Extraordinary growth in U.S. Biotech venture capital funding

This week we report an exceptional increase in U.S. Biotech venture capital funding. Compared to the 1st quarter of last year, accumulated biotech venture capital funding in the United States has increased by staggering 106%, reaching USD 8,953m so far (USD 4,349m in Q1 2020).

The analysis of deal count and funding volume by ticket size reveals the main driver of the significant growth: The number of deals with a ticket size greater than USD 25m nearly doubled while the funding volume increased from USD 3,499m to USD 8,393m (+140%).

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