Global VC funding in Q3 2022 was $81B, down 53% YoY from $171B and 33% QoQ from $121B, the lowest level since $70.6B in Q1 2020 (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News)

Gené Teare / Crunchbase News:
European venture capital funding totaled $16B in Q3, down 44% YoY and 35% QoQ, the lowest level since $13.4B in Q4 2020; $8.6B went to late-stage startups  —  European venture funding for third-quarter 2022 continues to fall, sliding to its lowest point in nearly two years as early-stage investment shows clear signs of weakness.

Gené Teare / Crunchbase News:
Analysis: AI startup funding has been around 9%-10% of global VC investment in recent years, led by robotics, autonomous vehicles, and enterprise software  —  Editor’s note: In this four-part series, we explore the impact of artificial intelligence startups on multiple sectors.

Gené Teare / Crunchbase News:
Q&A with Coinbase Ventures’ head Shan Aggarwal on the impact of FTX’s collapse on his VC firm’s 400+ company portfolio, ramifications for the industry, and more  —  What does the world’s most active crypto and blockchain investor make of the spectacular collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX?

Harmeet Singh Walia / Counterpoint Research:
Global smartphone shipments fell 12% YoY to 301M units in Q3 2022, the lowest Q3 level since 2014; Apple was the only top-five brand to grow YoY, up 2%  —  – The global smartphone market declined by 12% YoY even as it grew by 2% QoQ to reach 301 million units in Q3 2022.

Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
PitchBook: venture capital investment in crypto startups declined 37% YoY in Q3 2022 to $4.44B, the industry’s lowest level in more than a year  —  Crypto startups are suffering from this year’s mass selloff of digital currencies.  Venture capital investment in the industry sank to its lowest level …

Keerthi Vedantam / Crunchbase News:
Chicago-based Tempus, which uses AI for drug discovery, clinical trials, and diagnostics, raised $275M in equity and debt, bringing its total funding to $1.3B+  —  This is not your average raise.  —  Biotech upstart Tempus announced on Thursday it raised $275 million through equity …