VCs Retake Control of $50M+ Deals as Tiger Global, SoftBank Cut 95% of Mega-Round Activity
Traditional venture capital firms now lead large financing rounds after mega-investors Tiger Global and SoftBank Vision Fund cut their $50M+ deal count by over 95% from 2021 to 2025. The shift comes as just 1,440 companies raised rounds of $50 million or more in 2025—roughly half the 2021 total—concentrating capital in VC hands amid the AI investment wave.
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