From its peak activity in 2021–2022, early-stage funding—which includes seed, angel, and Series A—has nearly dropped. Data indicates that the softening of early-stage funding activity is pulling down the overall funding in the ecosystem today, both in terms of funding and deal-making, even though funding activity, which includes the total number of deals and funding amount, has increased this year in growth- and late-stage investments.
From its peak activity in 2021–2022, early-stage funding—which includes seed, angel, and Series A—has nearly dropped. Data indicates that the softening of early-stage funding activity is pulling down the overall funding in the ecosystem today, both in terms of funding and deal-making, even though funding activity, which includes the total number of deals and funding amount, has increased this year in growth- and late-stage investments.