Growthink Private Equity Funding Report
The report found more than $5.5 billion of venture capital was invested in 502 private companies in Q4 2003. This represents the first quarter-to-quarter increase in funding in two years and the largest increase since early 2000. Among major metropolitan areas, the San Francisco Bay Area continued to lead the nation with $1.5 billion in investments, or 27.4 percent of the nations total, and 139 companies securing deals.
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