As of September 2023, the number of private equity and venture capital-backed companies amounted to over 62,000 in the United States. The sector with the highest number of PE/VC-backed companies was the technology, media and telecommunications one, accounting for nearly half of the total. By contrast, PE/VC-backed companies in the real estate sector amounted to 542.
Number of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) backed private companies in the United States as of 2023, by sector
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S&P Global Market Intelligence. (October 16, 2023). Number of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) backed private companies in the United States as of 2023, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235310/pe-vc-backed-private-companies-us-by-sector/
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Number of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) backed private companies in the United States as of 2023, by sector [Graph], S&P Global Market Intelligence, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235310/pe-vc-backed-private-companies-us-by-sector/
