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Table 4
Computer and Communications Firms Drive Growth
Venture Capital Investment Activity by Sector
1999 |
1998 |
|
| Financings |
Investments |
Amount |
Financings |
Investments |
Amount |
| INDUSTRY |
# |
% |
# |
% |
$(mm) |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
$(mm) |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Biotechnology |
96 |
10 |
226 |
14 |
316 |
12 |
123 |
11 |
217 |
14 |
235 |
14 |
| Medical/Health Related |
83 |
8 |
141 |
9 |
159 |
6 |
85 |
8 |
135 |
9 |
153 |
9 |
| Communications |
71 |
7 |
133 |
8 |
359 |
13 |
69 |
6 |
102 |
7 |
150 |
9 |
| Computer Related |
281 |
28 |
468 |
29 |
982 |
36 |
244 |
23 |
377 |
25 |
387 |
23 |
| Electronics |
91 |
9 |
167 |
10 |
262 |
10 |
93 |
9 |
139 |
9 |
182 |
11 |
| Energy/Enviro.Technology |
23 |
2 |
31 |
2 |
49 |
2 |
23 |
2 |
32 |
2 |
17 |
1 |
| Industrial Automation&Equip. |
23 |
2 |
42 |
3 |
41 |
2 |
27 |
3 |
40 |
3 |
34 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total (Technology) |
668 |
68% |
1,208 |
75% |
2,168 |
80% |
664 |
62% |
1,042 |
68% |
1,160 |
70% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Consumer Related |
62 |
6 |
72 |
4 |
126 |
5 |
74 |
7 |
81 |
5 |
98 |
6 |
| Manufacturing |
118 |
12 |
152 |
9 |
147 |
5 |
149 |
14 |
174 |
11 |
194 |
12 |
| Miscellaneous |
141 |
14 |
180 |
11 |
279 |
10 |
187 |
17 |
232 |
15 |
204 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total (Traditional) |
321 |
32% |
404 |
25% |
552 |
20% |
410 |
38% |
487 |
32% |
496 |
30% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
989 |
100% |
1,612 |
100% |
$2,720 |
100% |
1,074 |
100% |
1,529 |
100% |
$1,656 |
100% |
Prepared for the CVCA by Macdonald & Associates Limited
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