Venture finance has not been oblivious to the adjustments that markets are undergoing following the financial exuberance of 2021The return of inflation and, more recently, the invasion of Ukraine. According to CBI Insightsa business intelligence firm focused on the technology sector, global funding for startups totaled US$143.9 billion in the first quarter of 2022a 19% decrease compared to the same period last year. This is one of the main indicators of the analysis of the first three months of the year conducted by CBI Insights. The other points to highlight:

1. 49% of financing went to U.S. ventures.
2. 113 companies became unicorns
3. 2.6 times the valuation of the companies that raised capital during the period compared to previous rounds
4. -45% was the variation of public market exits through SPAC or IPO
5. Tiger Global Management remains the most active investor, with investments in 120 companies.
6. Asia accounted for the largest number of IPOs, with 91
7. Mega financing rounds fell by 30%.
8. 20% of financing went to fintechs
9. Philadelphia, Atlanta and Dallas were the only U.S. tech hubs that did not see cumulative funding amounts fall in the first quarter

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