109: Where are we in the venture capital cycle? | Henry Whorwood of Beauhurst

In this episode, we welcome back Henry Whorwood, Head of Research & Consultancy at Beauhurst. With access to the broad data that Beauhurst collects, Henry has a great overview of trends in the venture capital market over recent years and where we are now.

In a wide-ranging discussion, we talk about:

• Tourist investors;
• Whether this is a healthy correction;
• The lack of failures and the causes;
• Trends in valuations and amounts raised;
• The strength in AI and cleantech;
• Different patterns by stage of investment and location;
• What’s happening in exits;
• Demand from purchasers.

After a down phase in the cycle over the past couple of years, there is much speculation about whether we are close to, at or past the bottom. Listen and find out what the data says! Enjoy.

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Read the Beauhurst reports.

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Arts and Minds: How the Royal Society of Arts Changed a Nation by Anton Howes

Henry Whorwood started and runs Beauhurst’s Research & Consultancy department which produces research on the UK’s startups and scaleups. He has worked on briefs for clients including the British Business Bank, HM Treasury, BEIS and Innovate UK. Henry is an expert on business finance, entrepreneurship and innovation and regularly gives presentations on market trends at events around the country. He studied Classics at the University of Oxford.

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