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*Venture capitalists invested $861.5 million in Philadelphia-area companies in 125 financings (2007)
20 private equity investors in the country have invested $5.4 billion over 551 deals in the past 15 years (2007)
2007: 31% of All Venture Dollars Invested (2007)
2007: U.S. venture capital funding continued its four-year upswing in 2007 to $29.4 billion propelled by record infusions into clean
2007: Venture funds focused on later- and expansion-stage investments, with $12.2 billion and $10.8 billion (2007)
27 venture capital deals in Arizona (2007), totaling nearly $201 million.
Venture capital firms nearly doubled their investment in Florida companies in 2007 compared to 2006
Venture capitalists invested $1.24 billion in area companies (2007)
Venture capitalists invested $29.4 billion in 3,813 deals in 2007.
While biotechnology posted a double-digit increase, a 40 percent rise in investments in medical devices was responsible for most