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Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest global startup funding rounds for April 2021. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, a brief description of the company, investors in the round, company location, and total equity funding raised for the company to further the analysis.
Round: Series D
Description: New York-based Capsule is a healthcare technology business rebuilding the pharmacy from the inside out Founded by Eric Kinariwala in 2016, Organization Name has now raised a total of $570.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include T. Rowe Price, Sound Ventures, TCV, Global Founders Capital, and M13.
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The record amount of venture capital investment in Europe this year suggests that the appetite for the region s startups remains strong despite the global pandemic. Including investment in Israel, VCs invested $46 billion in the continent as of Dec. 14, beating last year s record of $41.8 billion, according to PitchBook data. Part of the reason for this is that many startups have flourished at a time when remote digital services from food delivery to ecommerce are in more demand than ever.
VC investment was also concentrated on fewer rounds. As of Dec. 14, the venture capital deal count has dropped from 7,502 to 5,883 this year with almost all countries registering a decline in deals. Some jurisdictions have fared better than others. See the map below for a snapshot of the continent s hottest areas for VC investment in 2020: