{"id":7060,"date":"2020-05-27T02:29:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T02:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/?p=7060"},"modified":"2021-03-05T06:54:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T06:54:48","slug":"video-a-discussion-on-vc-activity-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/blog\/video-a-discussion-on-vc-activity-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: A discussion on VC activity in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/0cfd3jmxb0.jsonp\" async=\"\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_0cfd3jmxb0 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\"><div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/0cfd3jmxb0\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" title=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I recently joined \u200bCameron Stanfil from Pitchbook, Justin Field from NVCA, and \u200bKatherine Andersen from SVB to discuss fundraising, dealflow, and exit activity based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/blog\/q1-2020-pitchbook-nvca-venture-monitor\/\">Q1 2020 Venture Monitor Report<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We also discussed the impact of COVID-19 and expectations for Q2. Highlights include:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul><li>Exits were first to see effects as the IPO window has essentially closed<\/li><li>Mega-deals represent 50% of total capital investment<\/li><li>Dry powder sits at record levels ($120B)<\/li><li>Valuations trends by stage from 2019 to 2020<\/li><li>Shifting role of employee equity and venture debt in 2020&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carta.wistia.com\/medias\/0cfd3jmxb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the video<\/a> to hear perspectives on the data, and how Carta, SVB, NVCA, and Pitchbook are adapting to market volatility.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">DISCLOSURE: This communication is being sent on behalf of eShares, Inc. dba Carta, Inc. (\u201cCarta\u201d). This communication is not to be construed as legal, financial or tax advice and is for informational purposes only. This communication is not intended as a recommendation, offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security. Carta does not assume any liability for reliance on the information provided herein.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This post contains links to articles or other information that may be contained on third-party websites.&nbsp; The inclusion of any hyperlink is not and does not imply any endorsement, approval, investigation, or verification by Carta, and Carta does not endorse or accept responsibility for the content, or the use, of such third-party websites. Carta assumes no liability for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions in or from any data or other information provided on such third-party websites. All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners in the U.S. and other countries, and are used for identification purposes only. Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply affiliation or endorsement<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently joined \u200bCameron Stanfil from Pitchbook, Justin Field from NVCA, and \u200bKatherine Andersen from SVB to discuss fundraising, dealflow, and exit activity based on the Q1 2020 Venture Monitor Report. We also discussed the impact of COVID-19 and expectations for Q2. Highlights include: Exits were first to see effects as the IPO window has &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/blog\/video-a-discussion-on-vc-activity-in-2020\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video: A discussion on VC activity in 2020<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":7061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[66],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7060"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-staging.carta.com\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}