| Early-stage venture capital (No. of companies receiving seed, startup and early-stage venture
capital) and the amount received by these companies in millions of dollars. Ranked
according to 1998 figures.
| |
Metro
Area |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
| 1 |
San Diego |
(13) 83.2 |
(21) 79.8 |
(18) 57 |
(36) 148.9 |
 |
| 2 |
Denver,
Boulder, Greeley |
(8) 61.9 |
(13) 61.3 |
(22) 91.5 |
(29) 120.2 |
|
| 3 |
Atlanta |
(7) 16.8 |
(9) 40.3 |
(16) 37.2 |
(18) 96.1 |
|
| 4 |
Seattle, Tacoma,
Bremerton |
(16) 64.1 |
(12) 76.1 |
(14) 47.9 |
(22) 92 |
|
| 5 |
Minneapolis,
St. Paul |
(8) 26.6 |
(3) 5.4 |
(13) 44.2 |
(13) 54.2 |
|
| 6 |
Cleveland,
Akron |
(2) 1.1 |
(2) 1.2 |
(2) 10.8 |
(4) 34.8 |
|
| 7 |
Portland,
Salem |
(1) .3 |
(2) 6.7 |
(2) 8 |
(5) 25.2 |
|
| 8 |
Tampa,
St. Petersburg |
(0) 0 |
(0) 0 |
(2) 4.8 |
(2) 21 |
|
| 9 |
Miami
Ft. Lauderdale |
(2) 1.8 |
(4) 15.1 |
(4) 23.6 |
(4) 19.1 |
|
| 10 |
Phoenix,
Mesa |
(8) 18.7 |
(5) 19.8 |
(3) 7.9 |
(4) 17.1 |
|
| 11 |
Pittsburgh |
(1) .6 |
(2) 6.4 |
(3) 6.8 |
(8) 15.6 |
|
| 12 |
Kansas City |
(2) 2.5 |
(2) 9.9 |
(2) 21.5 |
(2) 13.8 |
|
| 13 |
Milwaukee,
Racine |
(0) 0 |
(1) 4 |
(3) 9.9 |
(2) 8 |
|
| 14 |
St. Louis |
(1) 2 |
(1) 1.6 |
(2) 8 |
(2) 5.7 |
|
| 15 |
Cincinnati,
Hamilton |
(0) 0 |
(2) 1.3 |
(0) 0 |
(1) 1.5 |
|
Source: Venture Economics |