| Table 6-27 |
| Average investment of angel and venture capital per business: 2002–06 |
| |
| |
| |
|
Angel |
|
Venture |
| Year |
|
Businesses
(number) |
|
Total investment
($billions) |
|
Average
investment/business
($thousands) |
|
Businesses
(number) |
|
Total investment
($billions) |
|
Average
investment/business
($thousands) |
| |
| 2002 |
|
36,000 |
|
15.7 |
|
436 |
|
2,619 |
|
21.8 |
|
8,324 |
| 2003 |
|
42,000 |
|
18.1 |
|
431 |
|
2,416 |
|
19.7 |
|
8,154 |
| 2004 |
|
48,000 |
|
22.5 |
|
469 |
|
2,574 |
|
22.1 |
|
8,586 |
| 2005 |
|
49,500 |
|
23.1 |
|
467 |
|
2,646 |
|
22.8 |
|
8,617 |
| 2006 |
|
51,000 |
|
25.6 |
|
502 |
|
2,910 |
|
25.9 |
|
8,900 |
| |
NOTE: Business includes anything from an entrepreneur with an idea to a legally established operating company.
SOURCES: Center for Venture Research, University of New Hampshire, http://wsbe2.unh.edu/center-venture-research; and Thomson Financial, National Venture Capital Association Yearbook 2007 (2007). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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