How much funding will U.S. tech startups raise between July 1 and December 31, 2021, inclusive?
Related question. This question was previously issued for the period July 1 to December 31, 2020. You can view it here. The crowd's mean forecast was $19.35 billion, and the correct answer was $17.4 billion.
Data and resolution details. This question resolves based on Crunchbase data. Crunchbase classifies every company under multiple “category groups.” For this question, companies are classified as “tech” if software, hardware, internet services, or information technology are among their category groups. These categories are overlapping. A company is classified as a startup if the funding round in question is any of the following: pre-seed, seed, angel, series a, series b, or venture round. This question resolves on January 30, 2022, 30 days after the forecast period ends. The question -- and the graph below -- therefore includes only transactions entered into Crunchbase within 30 days of the date of its announcement. Historically, 80% of new funding is entered into Crunchbase within 30 days.
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For more on this metric, see the accompanying Foretell metric analysis: "Are Established Tech Companies Crowding Out Startups?"
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Outcome
| Answer | Final crowd forecast | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $13 billion | 2% | Did not happen |
| Between $13 billion and $17 billion, inclusive | 9% | Did not happen |
| More than $17 billion but less than or equal to $21 billion | 46% | Did not happen |
| More than $21 billion but less than or equal to $25 billion | 34% | Did not happen |
| More than $25 billion | 9% | Happened |
“Final crowd forecast” is the last aggregate crowd probability computed before the question closed – the right-hand end of the chart below, which this table is the accessible equivalent of.