Series B

Benchmark and Redpoint had the highest syndication rates of the country’s top 20 VC firms

Exploration Co., a French and German space logistic startups, closed a Series B round as European space tech takes off.

As more venture-backed startups land mega-rounds of $100 million or more, the trend has fueled an ever-growing debate: Do massive early-stage VC checks help or hurt fledgling startups?

We’ve looked at round size and valuations for Silicon Valley powerhouses investing at Series A and B. How do the 20 most active US VCs compare to each other?

We compiled data from the PitchBook Platform that compares the median deal size and valuation of Series A and Series B rounds joined by 20 major VC firms so far in 2015.

A look at the distribution of valuations for Series A and Series B rounds in 2010 vs 2014.

Below, you will find a breakdown of 2014s most active investors in European venture rounds by series type.

We have broken down 2014’s most active investors in U.S. venture rounds by series type.

PitchBook has released its inaugural Venture Capital Monthly, which combines the best VC data and content PitchBook has to offer into a comprehensive package of articles.

There is no “Series B Crunch.” Not by any meaningful definition, anyway. If what you mean by “crunch” is more Series B-worthy companies going unfunded because of a diminishing number of financings and opportunities, then no, we are not seeing a Series B crunch. The Series B landscape actually looks very healthy right now for startups.

A infographic look at the deal sizes and median valuations of the top 20 VCs Series A and Series B deals.

In 2013, VC investors, startups and the media were enthralled with the so-calledSeries A Cruncha phenomenon where a growing number of companies received angel and seed funding, leading to a dearth of capital for businesses ready for the crucial Series A round of funding.