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
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USA
$149 bn
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China
$48 bn
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UK
$21 bn
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India
$11 bn
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France
$9 bn
Leading segments by VC investment
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Health
$149 bn
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Enterprise Software
$51 bn
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Fintech
$42 bn
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Energy
$39 bn
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Transportation
$33 bn
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Food
$14 bn
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Security
$12 bn
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Semiconductors
$12 bn
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Marketing
$10 bn
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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
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year
20%
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year
30%
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year
50%
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year
75%
Influence of founder’s experience on success
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First-time founders
18%
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Founders with failed businesses before
20%
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Founders with prior successes
30%
Startup realities
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Bootstrap Beginnings
33% of startups kick off with <$5K
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Market Fit Marathon
Finding fit takes 2-3x longer than planned
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Lone Success
Only 8% of entrepreneurs hit the success jackpot
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Time Drain
40% of an entrepreneur's day goes to tasks that don't pay
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Hiring Hurdle
Looking for the right talent? Six months, on average.
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Scaling Challenges
Most companies stagnate when they have 11-50 staff
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Dynamic Duos
Two founders net 30% more funding and 3x the growth
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Funding Clocks
Seed to A: 18 months. A to B: 10-18 months. B to C: 27 months
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Series A Cliff
60% crash transitioning from Pre-Series A to A
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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
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Blockchain and crypto currency
95%
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HealthTech
80%
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FinTech
75%
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EdTech
60%
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E-commerce and B2C
53%
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PropTech
53%
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Manufacturing and FMCG
51%
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IT industry
50%
Most common reasons for startup failure
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Misaligned product-market fit
42%
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Ignoring customer needs
14%
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Insufficient funding
29%
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Mistimed product launch
13%
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Wrong team
25%
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Loss of focus
13%
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Can't beat competition
19%
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Team disharmony
13%
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Pricing issues
18%
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Pivot problems
10%
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Poor product quality
17%
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Burnout or lack of passion
9%
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Unsustainable model
17%
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Lack of necessary skills
8%
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Ineffective sales/marketing
14%
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Legal troubles
8%
Data provided as of November 2023