Mar 12, 2008
Some new stats from a USA today article about VC financing:
More VC financing info available through Price Waterhouse Moneytree.
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In venture capital, here are the fastest-growing U.S.
regions by companies and total investment dollars over 10 years. |
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Number of companies
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Total investment (in millions)
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2007
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1997
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% change |
2007
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1997
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% change | |
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| New Mexico |
21
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3
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600%
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128.26
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27.03
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375%
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| Pittsburgh |
44
|
12
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267%
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198.17
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32.32
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513%
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| Seattle |
132
|
65
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103%
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1253.41
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403.2
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211%
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| Los Angeles |
124
|
72
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72%
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1149.92
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450.28
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155%
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| Washington Metroplex |
180
|
105
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71%
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1282.16
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558.24
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130%
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| San Fran/Berkeley |
303
|
194
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56%
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2520.53
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1134.63
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122%
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| San Diego Metro |
129
|
83
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55%
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1989.48
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495.98
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301%
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| Boston |
314
|
222
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41%
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3173.98
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1164.45
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173%
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| Austin |
65
|
46
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41%
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674.72
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242.86
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178%
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| San Jose |
669
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497
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35%
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7581.26
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3514.29
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116%
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| South NJ/West Pa |
27
|
22
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23%
|
163.67
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79.73
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105%
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| New York Metro |
216
|
187
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16%
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1694.66
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1282.94
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32%
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| Denver |
70
|
63
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11%
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536.6
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350.69
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53%
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| Research Triangle |
53
|
48
|
10%
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508.98
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208.1
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145%
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| Other US |
382
|
352
|
9%
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2906.79
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1940.86
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50%
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| Great Lakes |
118
|
110
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7%
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699.76
|
525.43
|
33%
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| Philadelphia |
88
|
83
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6%
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664.89
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427.4
|
56%
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| Orange County |
56
|
53
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6%
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522.19
|
350.96
|
49%
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| Portland |
28
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28
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0%
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250.97
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124.57
|
101%
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| San Antonio/S.Texas |
6
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6
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0%
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22.5
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10.55
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113%
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| Atlanta |
52
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61
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-15%
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457.39
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326.55
|
40%
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| Dallas |
42
|
51
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-18%
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487.05
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334.44
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46%
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| Nashville |
14
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17
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-18%
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65.37
|
101.5
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-36%
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| Chicago |
48
|
61
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-21%
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426.42
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333.43
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28%
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| Houston |
27
|
35
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-23%
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242.64
|
247.41
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-2%
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| Twin Cities |
39
|
54
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-28%
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402.2
|
227.28
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77%
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| West Texas |
0
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3
|
-100%
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0
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9.17
|
-100%
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| Sources: PricewaterhouseCoopers and National
Venture Capital Association, Thomson Financial |
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