2022 VC Predictions & Retrospectives

A running list of 2022 Predictions and '21 VC Retrospectives from top VCs and tech analysts

As we head into the New Year, one of our team’s favorite sets of content is the outlooks shared by investors across markets. Our team has pulled together the compilation below to aggregate and share the latest outlooks and end-of-year retrospectives in one place.

Let us know at team@sandhill.io if we missed any posts. We anticipate many investors will continue to publish posts over the coming month and so we’ll keep this page dynamic. You can bookmark and return to this page, or follow this thread on Twitter where we’ll share the latest content as it comes out.

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2022 Trends & Predictions

General Outlooks

2022 Consumer Trends →
Coefficient Capital & The New Consumer

Three Steps to the Future →
Benedict Evans, Independent Analyst & former Partner @ A16Z

The next big thing in 2022 is... →
Nikhil Basu Trivedi, GP @ Footwork

2022 Perspectives: what’s top of mind for trailblazing GPs →
Ann Bordetsky, Partner @ NEA

The top 5 tech trends that will shape 2022 →
Mark Sherman, MD @ Telstra Ventures

Consumer Predictions for 2022 →
Alexandra Sukin, VC @ Bessemer

VC Predictions 2022: 10 Industry Trends We’re Tracking →
M13 Team

Fintech In the Metaverse & More — Five Predictions for the Year Ahead →
Mark Goldberg, Partner @ Index Ventures

Five Predictions for 2022 →
Tomasz Tunguz, MD @ Redpoint

10 Forecasts For The Near Future Of Tech →
Scott Belsky, Angel Investor

Loup’s 2022 Tech Predictions →
Gene Munster, MP @ Loup Ventures

2022 Predictions: From Masked to the Metaverse →
Nicole Quinn, GP @ Lightspeed

Venture Investing in 2022 →
Ali Hamed, Co-founder @ CoVenture

Predictions For 2022 According to Emerging Managers in VC →
Heather Hartnett, GP @ Human Ventures

GPT-3 and 2022 Predictions →
Jake Tauscher, VC @ G2VP

[Paywalled] VCs say Web3, party rounds, and New York's resurgence are among the tech trends to watch in 2022 →
Melia Russell, Business Insider

Sector-Specific Outlooks

🌏 2021 in review, 22 perspectives for 2022 →
Kim Zou & Sophie Purdom, Climate Tech VC

My 5 Ecommerce Predictions for 2022 →
Damir Becirovic, Principal @ Index Ventures

The big ideas that fintech will tackle in 2022 →
A16Z Team

22 Healthcare Predictions For 2022 →
Meera Clark & Vishal Vasishth, Obvious Ventures

2022 Healthcare Predictions →
Nikhil Krishnan, Founder @ Out-Of-Pocket

More 2022 predictions →
Nikhil Krishnan, Out-Of-Pocket

4 Predictions from top VCs for Women’s Health in 2022 →
Deena Shakir, Partner @ Lux Capital

2022 Healthcare Predictions →
Steve Kraus, Sofia Guerra, Andrew Hedin, & Morgan Cheatham, Bessemer

Spotlight on Consumer-Directed Technologies: 2022 Digital Health Predictions →
7wire Ventures Team

[Paywalled] 15 top investors share their best 2022 healthcare predictions →
Business Insider

2022 Crypto Predictions →
Peter Johnson, Partner @ Jump Capital

Ten Predictions: Knowledge Work in 2022 →
James Joaquin and Arek Zarowski @ Obvious Ventures

10 Climate Tech Predictions For 2022 →
Andrew Beebe, MD @ Obvious Ventures

Equal’s 2022 Climate Wish List →
Rick Zullo & Simran Suri, Equal Ventures

Unlocking ClimateTech — Trends to Watch in 2022 →
Valerie Shen, Partner @ G2VP

Insurtech Predictions: Insurance, the industry technology forgot to change is now changing →
Connor Love, VC @ Lightspeed

Fintech and Insurtech in 2022 →
Rob Moffat, Partner @ Balderton

22 Fintech Predictions for 2022 and Beyond →
Christopher Cheng & Vishal Vasishth, Obvious Ventures

2022 Cybersecurity startup trends →
Alex Ferrara, Amit Karp, & Craig Tarnopol, Bessemer

2021 Retrospectives

Ecommerce Trends That Shaped 2021 →
Lia Zhang & Brian Schechter, Primary Ventures

Looking Back at the Fintech IPOs of 2021 →
Emily Man, Investor @ Redpoint

2021 Observations →
Aashay Sanghvi, Principal @ Haystack

🌎 2021’s year of climate by the headlines →
Kim Zou & Sophie Purdom, Climate Tech VC

Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2021 →
Semil Shah, GP @ Haystack

What Happened In 2021 →
Fred Wilson, GP @ USV

2021 Reflections →
Sherman Leung, VC @ AlleyCorp

2021 closing thoughts →
Nandu Anilal, VC @ Canaan

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