Table 6-9
New capital committed to U.S. venture capital funds: 1980–2002
(Billions of U.S. dollars)
 
Year New capital
1980 2.1
1981 1.6
1982 1.7
1983 4.1
1984 3.1
1985 4.0
1986 3.9
1987 4.4
1988 4.9
1989 5.6
1990 3.5
1991 2.1
1992 5.4
1993 3.9
1994 7.8
1995 10.0
1996 12.2
1997 19.0
1998 29.7
1999 62.8
2000 105.8
2001 37.9
2002 7.7
 

SOURCE: Thomson Financial Services, special tabulations (June 2003).

 
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