Changes

Venture Capital has been predominantly investing in a small subset of industries, changing historically based on trends in the market. Software has historically dominated Venture Capital investments, with 28% of total deals and 32% of capital investors often focus their investment over the last ten yearsportfolios within a specific sector. Software investment peaked surrounding the dot-com bubble, and decreased sharply in both number of deals and capital investment after the burst. Recently, venture capital investment in software has returned to levels similar to the dot-com bubble

Software has historically dominated Venture Capital investments, with 28% of total deals and 32% of capital investment over the last ten years. Software investment peaked surrounding the dot-com bubble, and decreased sharply in both number of deals and capital investment after the burst. Recently, venture capital investment in software has returned to levels similar to the dot-com bubble. Biotech has recently emerged as a strong sector for VC investment, with some VC firms investing exclusively within the biotech sector.  The Top 5 Sectors by Venture Capital Investment in Dollars (2015 (Quarter 1Q1- Quarter 3Q3) are: