Data Repository
Staying updated with the latest trends in the startup ecosystem is crucial for understanding what leads to a startup's success. Explore these revealing statistics about success, failure, funding and more.
Investment in tech companies in 2023
USA
$149 bn
China
$48 bn
UK
$21 bn
India
$11 bn
France
$9 bn
Leading segments by VC investment
Health
$149 bn
Enterprise Software
$51 bn
Fintech
$42 bn
Energy
$39 bn
Transportation
$33 bn
Food
$14 bn
Security
$12 bn
Semiconductors
$12 bn
Marketing
$10 bn
Robotics
$8 bn
Status of high-growth UK companies, within five years of incorporating
Exited
2.01%
Failed
20.1%
Scaled
23%
Scaled but failed
0.62%
Stagnated
54.2%
Failure by year of operating
year
20%
year
30%
year
50%
year
75%
Influence of founder’s experience on success
First-time founders
18%
Founders with failed businesses before
20%
Founders with prior successes
30%
Startup realities
Bootstrap Beginnings
33% of startups kick off with <$5K
Market Fit Marathon
Finding fit takes 2-3x longer than planned
Lone Success
Only 8% of entrepreneurs hit the success jackpot
Time Drain
40% of an entrepreneur's day goes to tasks that don't pay
Hiring Hurdle
Looking for the right talent? Six months, on average.
Scaling Challenges
Most companies stagnate when they have 11-50 staff
Dynamic Duos
Two founders net 30% more funding and 3x the growth
Funding Clocks
Seed to A: 18 months. A to B: 10-18 months. B to C: 27 months
Series A Cliff
60% crash transitioning from Pre-Series A to A
Series A+ Slump
Post-Series A, 35% don't make the next leap
Investment by round size
$69B
Global startup stage VC investment ($0-15M rounds)
$119B
Global breakout stage VC investment ($15-100M rounds)
$139B
Global scaleup stage VC investment ($100+M rounds)
Leading business models by VC investment
SaaS
44%
Manufacturing
43%
Marketplace
13%
VC facts
On average VC firm receive more than 1,000 proposals a year
Only 1% of VC-backed startups become unicorns
Less than 1% of startups receive VC funding
75% of VC-backed startups fail
20% chance VCs lose their initial investment but return some money
Startup failure rate by industry
Blockchain and crypto currency
95%
HealthTech
80%
FinTech
75%
EdTech
60%
E-commerce and B2C
53%
PropTech
53%
Manufacturing and FMCG
51%
IT industry
50%
Most common reasons for startup failure
Misaligned product-market fit
42%
Ignoring customer needs
14%
Insufficient funding
29%
Mistimed product launch
13%
Wrong team
25%
Loss of focus
13%
Can't beat competition
19%
Team disharmony
13%
Pricing issues
18%
Pivot problems
10%
Poor product quality
17%
Burnout or lack of passion
9%
Unsustainable model
17%
Lack of necessary skills
8%
Ineffective sales/marketing
14%
Legal troubles
8%
Data provided as of November 2023