Venture capital funding reached its highest level in 2018 since the boom in 2000. $99.48 billion was invested into venture capital deals last year. The current activity level of investments is being driven by large deals involving later-stage companies that have proven track records. $36.7 billion of the investments were attributed to internet companies.

Source: Statista

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