April 2024 marked a significant month for IPOs and funding rounds in the U.S. market. Viking's IPO became the largest of the year, contributing to the overall $5.7 billion raised in April. Additionally, a U.S.-based startup secured over $200 million in funding, with several rounds exceeding a quarter-billion dollars, including a $1 billion round for an AI-enhanced biotech company. VC investment in the first quarter of 2024 remained consistent with the previous year, totaling $36.6 billion across 3,925 deals.
Across the first quarter of 2024, VC investment remained on pace with the majority of last year, with $36.6 billion invested across 3,925 deals, according to Pitchbook's Q1 Venture Monitor report, released in April. More in @Inc 👇 https://t.co/bkipIjaVLV
A U.S.-based startup had to raise $200M or more to break into last month’s biggest funding rounds. April also saw a half-dozen rounds of a quarter-billion dollars or more, including a $1B round for an AI-enhanced biotech. Let’s take a look. https://t.co/Z9qQz9SwiJ
The 10 Biggest Rounds Of April: Xaira And Pine Gate Lead Huge Month Of Megadeals https://t.co/qWUTK9UKBB via @crunchbasenews
$5.7 billion raised in April – The US initial public offerings market capped its biggest month since September #ipo @BTLipschultz https://t.co/HF6Hz58pns via @markets
Viking is the biggest IPO of the year, capping off a huge month for IPOs. April was the biggest month for IPOs since November 2021. https://t.co/1UyITRJgCM @CNBC $IPO