Pittsburgh technology startups bucked a national trend by attracting more venture capital investment in 2016.
Funding for Pittsburgh-area companies from venture capital firms increased 8 percent in 2016, jumping from $217.4 million in 2015 to $235.1 million, according to a report by Innovation Works and Ernst & Young released Tuesday.
Nationally, venture financing dropped 32 percent in 2016, falling from $77.3 billion in 2015 to $52.3 billion.
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