Fundraising volume increased 81% QoQ during Q4. This increase was driven by slow but steady growth in early-stage deal volume combined with large spikes in public Bitcoin miner deals.
Q4's top deals to watch include Blockaid, Ritual, Blast, Privy, Drift, Northern Data, Phoenix Group, and more.
The average deal size climbed up to $8 million by the end of the quarter. At the end of Q3, the average deal size was ~$5.8 million.
Fundraising deals generally bounced in Q4. Even though the monthly deal count technically trended downwards throughout the quarter, the cumulative count was still up 28% QoQ. It's uncertain from here, but given Q4's public market rally, there are good odds this trend will continue into Q1 2024.