In 2014, $48.3 billion was invested by venture capitalists, a 61% increase in VC funding from 2013.
Software received the most VC funding, accounting for $19.8 billion and almost 1,800 deals, followed by biotech ($6 billion) and media/entertainment ($5.7 billion). The most money was invested in expansion-stage companies (over 3 years old), then early-stage companies, later-stage companies, and seed companies.
