CB Insights: “It was a record year for global & US fintech funding, mega-rounds, unicorns, M&A exits, and more. Global fintech deals and dollars reached record highs in 2021. Funding more than doubled year-over-year as private market deal activity soared across sectors and geographies. In our State Of Fintech 2021 Report, we dive into global investment trends to spotlight takeaways including:

• Fintech accounted for $1 in every $5 of global venture funding
• The metrics behind $100M+ mega-rounds, how mega-rounds compare against total global fintech funding, and which region had the highest number of mega-rounds
• The record unicorn count, unicorn birth trends, and the highest-valued unicorns to close out the year
• Which sector, from payments to digital lending to banking, saw the highest funding growth
• Which region saw the most fintech funding growth in 2021, and which accounted for almost 50% of total 2021 funding
• How 2021’s M&A, IPO, & SPAC exits & exit valuations compare to previous years
• The deal stages experiencing the most dramatic YoY median deal size expansion
• And much more..”