Inflation has had little to no effect on investments, with only 8 percent of respondents saying they have significantly pulled back on investing due to inflation rates, according to Pitchbook from a new survey conducted in partnership with Web Summit, the world’s largest technology conference which is taking place through Nov. 4 at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.
The impact of geopolitical events on investment strategy jumped from 53 percent in 2020 to nearly 80 percent in 2022. And only 25 percent of respondents said their firm has launched programs and initiatives to increase representation of women at both the firm-level as well as portfolio companies.
The survey was completed by 142 global venture capital (VC) investors attending the conference. This is the sixth survey PitchBook and Web Summit have collaborated on and offers a glimpse at how investment strategies have changed following the pandemic and amid market uncertainty, representation of women in VC an