The public markets usually get all the attention when it comes to exits, but acquisitions of venture-backed companies have been rapid-fire this year, with 2021 set to outpace the previous three years.

So far this year, there have been 1,070 acquisitions of venture-backed companies with a reported total of $91.9 billion, according to Crunchbase data. We’re not even halfway through the year yet, but that puts us on pace to surpass 2018 (which saw 1,945 deals with a reported total of $129.9 billion), 2019 (1,946 deals with a reported total of $87.7 billion) and 2020 (1,692 deals with a reported total of $154.9 billion). READ MORE