Venture capital investors continue to have their work cut out for them for the second half of 2024. Macroeconomic and geopolitical factors have created a challenging environment for investors over the last couple of years, resulting in record-high reserves of dry powder capital.
However, signs of optimism are emerging, with stable interest rates and decelerating inflation. Investors are keen on surfacing lucrative opportunities and deploying funding that has sat untouched for years.
In this report, we explore the trends and themes shaping the VC landscape in the second half of the year—including implications of record dry powder for deal activity, the competition for fundraising, trending sectors seeing funding—and more.
