Key Takeaways
Our State of the Markets report distills venture capital fundraising, investment and exit dynamics across the venture landscape using SVB proprietary insights. Every six months, we pair our proprietary data with investor conversations and independent market analysis to equip the innovation economy with timely, practical insights.
$340B Invested in US VC-backed companies in 2025
2025 marked the second-strongest year on record for US VC, driven primarily by mega-deals.
$4.4T Of value is locked in US private unicorns
Half of US VC-backed tech unicorns exceed $800M in revenue – easily clearing the $400M IPO benchmark.
5 AI companies outvalue all dot-com era IPOs
They also captured one-third of US tech VC funding in 2025.









