Insider Guide Careers in Venture Capital PHẦN 2 pot

Top investment sectors for VC have remained fairly steady over the last 2 years,

with biotechnology gaining momentum to displace telecommunications as the

second biggest investment sector after software.

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The Industry

Share of Total

Industry Amount ($M) VC Invested (%) Deals

Software 1,005 20.79 174

Biotechnology 945 19.53 74

Telecommunications 547 11.31 64

Networking 384 7.94 45

Medical devices 347 7.18 56

Sources: WetFeet research; MoneyTree Survey (PwC/Thomson Venture Economics/NVCA).

 Top VC Investment Sectors in First Quarter 2004