Our 2014 US Venture Capital Year in Review showed that overall VC activity reached $47.3B across 3617 deals in 2014. It was a big year for venture – the highest since 2000. Of total US VC funding, the majority of it went to tech companies. In fact, $33.4B in funding and 2859 deals were to tech companies representing 71% and 79%, respectively, of total venture activity in 2014. Venture capital activity includes pure-play financial VCs as well as corporate venture investors.
