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Our State of the Markets H1 2022 report provides insights on last year’s strong fundamentals, the recent tech trend to watch and the outlook for venture in the upcoming year. 

SVB Asset Management's quarterly report reviews financial conditions in the domestic and global economies.

To kick off 2022, early-stage venture showed signs that last year’s positive activity wasn’t over yet. Despite concerns about inflation, global conflict and other obstacles, Q1 data describes general persistence. 

Our annual report finds founders are in a positive mood at the start of 2020, but they are facing challenges around raising capital, finding talent and building more-diverse leadership teams.

Our latest report on the gender gap in startup leadership shows there is still a long way to go before reaching parity. And only 30% of US startups report they have programs designed to increase the number of women holding leadership roles.

Healthcare venture fundraising almost doubled over the previous year, with phenomenal growth across sub-sectors: biopharma, health tech, dx/tools and device. Download our report for a deep dive into the current healthcare landscape and critical trends to watch.

In our mid-year update we cover how optimism, industry strength and pace of economic activity translated to record fundraising and investment in many areas of healthcare innovation.

HealthTech is truly changing the world and the healthcare landscape for the better. The latest healthtech report provides insights into a variety of subsectors including alternative care, provider operations, clinical trial enablement, wellness and education, healthcare navigation and more.

Our newest healthcare report covers China's growing role in the global healthcare ecosystem. We look at the strong venture growth that has been driving innovation and the 2020 outlook and beyond.

The 2022 State of the Wine Industry report provides a look back at how wineries performed during the COVID-19 reopening of 2021 and what, industry expert, Rob McMillan predicts the year ahead will have in store.

The Direct-to-Consumer Wine Survey Report highlights digital sales strategies for the future, the evolution of wine tasting rooms and provides valuable industry benchmarks to help guide your business.

In this 20th annual State of the Wine Industry report, Rob McMillan finds that 2021 will be a year of two phases for the wine industry: the continuation of a COVID-restricted mode during the first part of the year, followed by a gradual reopening of business to a post-COVID world that will include a resurgence in hospitality, travel and entertainment made possible by the success of widespread vaccinations.

In this 19th annual State of the Wine Industry Report, Rob McMillan finds that the wine industry is in the midst of a consumer reset, which requires every winery to reimagine how they sell and market wine. Read more about Rob’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities that need to be addressed within the industry.

The latest edition of our report analyzes venture investments, exit trends and emerging technologies that offer hope for a sustainable future.

The State of SaaS report highlights the latest trends shaping the enterprise software industry.

Dive into consumer retail in our latest report. Topics include the role of omnichannel, consumer online shopping trends, and how adoption of new technology and partnerships become paramount for to remain competitive in a COVID-19 world.

The State of Fintech report looks at emerging trends and insights for the private equity and venture capital fintech ecosystem.

Despite broader market headwinds, opportunities remain in private equity and venture capital markets.

Family offices are enjoying strong returns from their venture portfolios. Read our January 2022 report for a breakdown of portfolio performance and trends in family offices' investment priorities.

SVB’s Rob Freelan responds to questions about how large venture funds are growing larger and solo venture capitalists are writing substantial checks into startups at all stages.

SVB partnered with Counterpart Ventures to debunk common myths about the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) ecosystem.