Sector
1996 Total
1997 Total
1998 Total
1999 Total
Q1:00
Q2:00
Q3:00
Q4:00
2000 Total
Total VC Investments 9,045.66 11,416.40 15,038.95 36,186.05 19,354.44 18,927.18 16,764.44 13,710.33 68,756.39
Healthcare Sectors
Biopharmaceuticals 826.33 785.48 1,024.19 1,301.22 611.30 561.32 743.13 761.93 2,677.67
Healthcare services 653.97 768.75 645.51 387.40 99.60 68.51 135.85 32.80 366.76
Medical devices 539.81 751.17 817.00 1,192.56 299.49 299.79 374.55 397.54 1,371.38
Medical IT 377.15 428.89 395.78 658.21 651.77 445.26 416.82 232.23 1,746.08
Other medical 1.70 1.70
Healthcare Total 2,397.26 2,374.29 2,882.48 3,359.39 1,662.16 1,374.88 1,670.35 1,426.19 6,133.59
Table I. The amount of capital raised by venture-backed companies from 1996 to 2000, in millions of dollars. Source: VentureOne Corp. (San Francisco) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (New York City).