In the first half of 2016:
- Corporate VCs participated in $12.7 billion across 633 deals globally, an 11% decrease in deals from Q1 2016.
- Europe saw rising CVC activity, accounting for 19% of deals in Q2 2016, a 5-quarter high.
- Early-stage deals (seed/Series A) made up 46% of CVC deals in Q2 2016.
- Internet and mobile sectors dominated with 63% of CVC deal share.
- 53 new corporate VC units made their first investments, putting 2016 on track to set a record.
- CVC deal sizes averaged $19 million in Q2 2016, consistently above overall VC average