Global venture capital investment drops in Q1 2019, with Europe and the US remaining relatively strong: KPMG Enterprise Venture Pulse report

TORONTO, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Overall venture capital (VC) investment dropped from record heights of US$71 billion* in Q4'18 to $53 billion in Q1'19, due to a decline in Chinese investment, among other factors. While US and European investment remained relatively robust quarter over quarter, Chinese VC fell from $10.1 billion in Q4'18 to $5.8 billion in Q1'19, as megadeals took a pause, according to the Q1'19 edition of KPMG Enterprise's Venture Pulse report.