Value of VC funding worldwide 2020, by region

Venture capital (VC) is the financing of start-ups and small businesses by investment banks, private investors and other financial institutions. As a form of private equity funding, venture capitalists try to assess and invest in startups that will have a long-term return potential. In 2020, North America had the highest value of VC deal funding globally, totaling over 130 billion U.S. dollars in financing. How many VC deals have been completed in each region? In 2020, North America dominated the VC financing scene in terms of the value of deals closed that year, followed by Asia and then Europe. Similarly, the highest volume of VC financing deals was also closed in North America – just under 6,500 deals in total. Following the pattern of deal value, Asia had the second-highest number of VC financing deals closed, and Europe the third-highest. Impact of COVID-19 on stock indices worldwide As of the first quarter of 2021, the internet industry in the U.S. saw the highest value of venture capital investment – almost 26 billion U.S. dollars in funding. This was followed by the healthcare and mobile and telecommunications industries, although with significantly less funding in comparison to the internet industry. Overall, the value of venture capital funding invested in the United States in 2020 amounted to more than 100 billion dollars – an increase compared to the previous year, despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

风险资本（Venture Capital）是指投资银团、私人投资者及其他金融机构对初创企业和小型企业进行的融资。作为一种私人股权投资形式，风险资本家致力于评估并投资于那些具有长期回报潜力的初创企业。至2020年，北美在全球风险资本交易融资中占据最高价值，融资总额超过1300亿美元。请问各地区完成的风险资本交易数量有多少？2020年，北美在风险资本交易价值方面主导了全球风险资本融资市场，其次是亚洲，然后是欧洲。同样，北美在风险资本融资交易数量方面也位居首位，总计接近6500笔交易。在交易价值方面，亚洲位居第二，欧洲位居第三。COVID-19疫情对全球股票指数的影响至2021年第一季度，美国互联网行业在风险资本投资方面取得了最高的价值——约260亿美元。紧随其后的是医疗保健行业、移动和电信行业，尽管与互联网行业相比，其资金投入显著减少。总体而言，2020年投资于美国的风险资本总额超过1000亿美元，与上一年相比有所增长，尽管受到COVID-19疫情的影响。