2024 上半年 Web3 融资情况报告:融资超过 75 亿美元,交易数量增加58%

深潮Опубліковано о 2024-09-06Востаннє оновлено о 2024-09-06

Web3 的种子前阶段融资表现出强劲韧性,2024年上半年在这一阶段创下了新高,共筹集了1.89亿美元。

作者:Cheeky Rolo

编译:深潮TechFlow

总结

  • 在2024年上半年,Web3 领域的融资活动显著增加,共有1240个项目筹集了75.2亿美元,与2023年下半年相比,资本增长了24%,交易数量增加了58%。这超过了整个风险投资市场的表现,该市场的资本增长了16.1%,但交易数量减少了16.7%。

  • Web3 的种子前阶段融资表现出强劲韧性,2024年上半年在这一阶段创下了新高,共筹集了1.89亿美元,涉及80笔交易。A轮融资也表现出强劲增长,共筹集了15.6亿美元,涉及77笔交易,几乎是2023年下半年的两倍。

  • 2024年第二季度,全球初创公司的融资环境有所改善,这主要得益于大额融资轮次的增加和人工智能领域资金的激增,人工智能融资翻了一番,达到240亿美元。尽管市场波动,但整体趋势显示出逐步复苏,特别是在种子和A轮阶段。

  • 人工智能和 Web3 投资的增长表明投资者对这些高增长领域充满信心,推动了2024年市场环境的稳定和改善。这一趋势预示着未来几个季度,尤其是在早期阶段的交易中,可能会有上升势头。

2024年上半年亮点

来源:Messari,Web3 各阶段的季度交易

*注意:大约20%的项目没有披露基本信息,如筹集金额;“交易数量”指的是那些已披露筹集金额的项目。

  • 2024年上半年,各阶段共筹集了75.2亿美元,涉及1240个项目。这比2023年下半年增加了24%的资金和58%的交易数量。

    • 在2024年第一季度,624个项目共筹集了36.6亿美元,较上一季度的资金筹集下降了6.2%。

    • 在2024年第二季度,616个项目在所有融资阶段共筹集了38.6亿美元,较上一季度的资金筹集增加了5.5%。

  • 初步来看,2024年上半年的表现不如2023年上半年:当时1041笔交易共筹集了139亿美元。这意味着2024年上半年筹集的资金比2023年上半年减少了45.8%。

    • 不过,这一显著差异可以通过一个公司的成功案例来解释。2023年3月,Stripe 筹集了65亿美元。这一事件占当月筹集资金的83%,也占到2023年第一季度筹集资金的63%和2023年上半年总额的47%。如果我们将Stripe的融资视为特例并将其从数据中剔除,那么2024年上半年的资金筹集表现实际上比去年上半年高出2%,即2023年上半年(去除 Stripe)筹集了73.6亿美元。

来源:Messari,Web3 各阶段的每半年交易

注意:2023年3月 Stripe 的65亿美元融资已从该图表的数据中移除

  • 从整体风险投资市场来看,2024年上半年通过2525笔交易共筹集了396亿美元。相比之下,2023年下半年通过3031笔交易筹集了341亿美元。这表明从2023年下半年到2024年上半年,资金筹集增加了16.1%,但交易数量减少了16.7%。

    • 根据 Carta 的数据,2024年第二季度的交易数量和总筹资额较2024年第一季度显著增长,共完成1287轮融资,总金额达到209亿美元,自2023年第三季度以来,呈现出逐季稳步增长的趋势。2024年第二季度记录了过去12个月中风险投资资金投入的最高水平。

来源:Carta, Hamza Shad,《2024 年第二季度私募市场状况》,2024年8月

来源:Crunchbase,Gené Teare,《全球融资和并购在第二季度回暖,AI融资激增》,2024年7月

  • 全球初创企业在第二季度的融资有所回升,达到790亿美元,比上一季度增长了16%,比2023年第二季度的710亿美元增长了12%。这一增长很大程度上是由超过1亿美元的巨额融资推动的。Crunchbase 数据显示,目前我们正处于一个更广泛的融资下降趋势的第八到第九个季度。尽管本季度的融资额在2023年第一季度以来位居前列,但这并不一定意味着风险投资市场已经完全复苏。自2023年以来,融资水平每季度波动很大,主要是因为 IPO 前公司和 AI 领域公司的大规模融资轮次增多。

  • 总体来看,与更广泛的风险投资市场相比,Web3 领域的筹资表现略有改善。这不仅因为筹集资金的相对增加(Web3 增加了24%,而更广泛的市场增加了16%),还因为 Web3 筹资交易数量的显著增加(Web3增加了58%,而更广泛的市场减少了17%)。

Web3 种子前(Pre-Seed) 阶段融资情况

来源:Messari,Web3 种子前阶段交易和季度筹资情况

  • 自2023年第二季度以来,种子前阶段的筹资在 Web3 领域和更广泛的风险投资市场中表现出对熊市趋势的最强抵抗力。自2023年第三季度起,种子前阶段交易的数量也呈现逐季度增长的趋势。2024年第一季度,Web3 风险投资在种子前阶段筹集的资金达到了历史新高:通过36笔交易筹集了1.06亿美元。

来源:Messari,Web3 种子前阶段交易和半年筹资情况

  • 这也创造了 Web3 种子前阶段在半年内筹资的新纪录:2024年上半年通过80笔交易筹集了1.89亿美元,而之前的最高纪录是2022年上半年通过102笔交易筹集的1.84亿美元。

Web3 种子轮及 A 轮融资情况

来源:Carta,Hamza Shad,《私募市场状况:2024年第二季度》,2024年8月

  • Carta 提供的数据展示了种子轮和 A 轮交易在更广泛的风险投资市场中的表现情况。2024年第二季度的种子轮交易数量几乎与第一季度持平,而 A 轮交易则表现优于前一季度,这表明第二季度可能成为第一季度的转折点,因为第一季度的种子轮和A轮交易数量是自2019年初以来的最低点。虽然第二季度这两个阶段的筹资总额略有上升,但值得注意的是,第一季度的A轮融资达到了五年来的最低水平。尽管第二季度的16%增长率仍使其处于A轮融资较低的季度之一,但这可能标志着上升趋势的开始,尽管这一迹象还不够强烈。

  • 在更广泛的筹资市场背景下,种子轮和A轮交易的预期增长趋势更加明显。

来源:Messari,Web3 种子轮交易及季度筹资情况

来源:Messari,Web3 种子轮交易及半年筹资情况

  • 2024年上半年,种子阶段共筹集了12.3亿美元,涵盖了256笔交易。这比去年同期的资本筹集增加了47%,交易数量增加了49%。尽管从2024年第一季度到第二季度,种子阶段的筹资额下降了7%,但整体上已经连续两个季度实现交易增长。即便如此,第二季度的筹资总额仍然高于2023年第二季度到第四季度的任何一个时期。

来源:Messari,Web3 A 轮交易及季度筹资情况

来源:Messari,Web3 A 轮交易及半年筹资情况

  • Web3 A 轮交易的上升趋势更加显著,自2023年第四季度末以来,每季度的筹资额和交易数量都在增长,这与同期的种子前或种子阶段交易形成对比。总体来看,2024年上半年通过77笔 A 轮交易共筹集了15.6亿美元,几乎是2023年下半年的两倍(增长97%),交易量也增加了75%。

  • 此外,AI 领域的融资出现了激增,季度环比翻了一番,达到240亿美元,占据了总投资的很大一部分。公共 Token 销售继续占据主导地位,而早期风险投资活动保持稳定。这表明投资者对 AI 和 Web3 等高增长领域的信心依旧强劲,有助于在2024年稳定和改善市场环境。

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