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Combination line/column chart showing venture capital deals in 2021. Chart subtitle: Investor demand for U.S. venture capital continues to be robust, as recent years have generated significant, market-leading returns and record-breaking fundraising and deployment. Chart description: Left Y-axis shows U.S. VC Deal Value in billions of dollars, ranging from $0 to $350B. Right Y-axis shows U.S. VC Deal Count ranging from 0 to 12,000. X-axis shows years from 2010 to 2021, with two additional categories at far-right for 2021 Early-VC and 2021 Late-VC. Deal value shown in dark teal columns, with 2021 Early-VC in light blue and 2021 Late-VC in light purple. Two lines range across 2010-2021 columns: Early VC Deal Count in light blue and Late VC Deal Count in light purple. 2021 was a record year for VC, nearly doubling in value ($329.8B) and 10,796 early-stage deals and 4,704 late-stage deals. Chart source: PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor. End chart description.
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