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Top VCs stand by Web3 & DeFi as fintech falls in Q2
The Emerging Tech Indicator tracks seed and early-stage investments from the world’s top-15 most successful VC firms in order to gauge technology investment trends. In the second quarter of 2022, our analysts tracked $5.1 billion in investment across 195 deals, down significantly from $8.3 billion in Q1 as leading firms pulled back on tech investment.
The report provides an overview of the pace of early-stage investment trends across different areas of technology and gives a detailed look at trends within key segments: Web3 & DeFi, DevOps, foodtech, AI & ML, and e-commerce.
Key takeaways
- Web3 & DeFi was the largest area of ETI investment for the fourth consecutive quarter, with $868 million invested across 24 deals. However, that number is down significantly from the more than $2 billion invested in each of the prior two quarters.
- DevOps secured $654 million in ETI investment across 21 deals in Q2.
- Traditionally strong tech categories saw a funding drop, with fintech seeing one of its weakest quarters on record.
- Q2 VC activity declined significantly from the peak levels reported over Q4 2021 and Q1, and we expect activity to remain relatively volatile in the current environment.
Table of contents
| Introduction | 3 |
| Key takeaways | 4 |
| Deal activity | 5 |
| Areas of investment | 6 |
| ETI segment spotlights | 12 |
| Web3 & DeFi | 13 |
| DevOps | 18 |
| Foodtech | 22 |
| AI & ML | 25 |
| E-commerce | 28 |
| Other notable activity | 31 |
| Venture activity summary | 33 |
| Emerging tech indicator investor ranking | 36 |
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