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=='''Methodology'''==
To find exactly which companies were worth examining, we drew names of all venture-backed companies from SDC Platinum's MoneyTree deal list, and then used a perl script to match said list with each Fortune 500 between 1980 and 2014 (the most recently released year). We drew our Fortune 500 from 1980-2005 from Fortune magazine. We then drew 2005-2014 data from TopForeignStocks' database [http://topforeignstocks.com/downloads/].
Once the names were matched, we pulled specific data on these companies of interest from SDC platinum. These data included information on the first/last date of VC investment, total capitalization of the VC investment, specific location, and industry class/subclass. To ensure that our industry-specific data were accurate, we downloaded NAICS codes from the WRDS database and spotted no points of conflict between SDC and WRDS' conclusions.
Since 1980, 68 venture backed companies have reached the Fortune 500.
*Of these 68, 32 are in Information Technology, 13 are in Medical/Health/Life Science, and 21 are Non-High technology firms, as defined by Compustat's NAICS codes.
*Across all sectors, the average F500/VC backed company entered the Fortune 500 in 1994, as Venture Capital was experiencing preliminary growth.
*Information Technology companies have the longest average tenure in F500, at 14 years. Medical/Health/Life Science companies averaged 11 years. Non-High tech firms averaged 12.
Venture Backed Companies in Fortune 500 (view source)
Revision as of 16:00, 20 April 2016
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