by Daniel Nikic, Senior Associate & Data Team Lead
Compiled each week by the Azafran Data Team, transactions specific to the Azafran Fund II Thesis have soared from a total of ~$4B in 2017 to over $60B YTD Q4 2021 and are forecasted to exceed $200B by 2025. The Azafran Applied Deep Tech Index tracks all transactions globally related to companies utilizing voice, acoustics / sensory and imagery feeding augmented AI/ML into the MedTech, IoT and Enterprise / B2B markets. Funding and exit results, YTD and total: YTD funding and exits by year:
2022 - $23.5B - 150 exits
2021 - $16.4B - 166 exits
2020 - $4.3B - 100 exits
2019 - $15.3B - 108 exits
2018 - $3.3B - 78 exits
2017 - $17.4B - 63 exits
Total funding and exits by year:
2022 - $23.5B - 150 exits
2021 - $152.1B - 802 exits
2020 - $25.7B - 470 exits
2019 - $29.9B - 450 exits
2018 - $21.2B - 378 exits
2017 - $29.7B - 255 exits