Number of startup exit deals worldwide 2010-2018, by origin of buyer
This statistic shows the volume of startup exit deals made worldwide from 2010 to 2018, by origin of buyer. A startup exit is when an investor (usually a venture capitalist) sells his or her stake in the company, which most often occurs when the startup is acquired by a larger company. In that period, 12,780 startups globally were acquired by the U.S. companies.
