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TEXAS INVESTMENTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER 2014
The PricewaterhouseCoopers National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. The data are
collaborations between PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based upon data from Thomson Reuters.
TOTAL $ INVESTED
$348,724,200
AVERAGE $ PER DEAL
$8,505,468
DEALS
41
AMOUNT
% of
DEALS
TOTAL
Software
$136M
38.87%
21
Medical Devices & Equipment
$61M
17.48%
4
Biotechnology
$59M
16.90%
3
Industrial/Energy
$49M
14.17%
3
IT Services
$20M
5.62%
3
Media & Entertainment
$17M
4.84%
3
Financial Services
$4M
1.05%
2
Semiconductors
$4M
1.05%
2
Source: Thomson Reuters
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