Across the board, almost every stat in venture capital is down between 2021 and 2022. It’s sorta depressing to see. But interestingly, there was one major data point that reached record highs in 2022: the percentage of early stage deals that corporate venture firms are in participating in within fintech went up from 55% in 2021 to 69% in 2022, according to a new CBInsights report. CVC, as its also known, is when institutions or companies write checks into a startups round.