Silicon Valley VC hottest since crash; Meet No. 1 investors by sector

- Cromwell Schubarth
- Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley Business Journal
- Big Data, mobile, digital health and the Internet of Things are a few of the hottest trends in Silicon Valley these days and a new report shows who the biggest investors in those sectors are.
The Silicon Valley Venture Capital Almanac, which compares VC and angel investments in the region since 2009, shows data and Internet technology investments are dominating in the region today where the sector once shared top billing with health and cleantech.
“There used to be three main areas that the Valley dominated in, but cleantech and health have given way and tech investing is by far No. 1 today,” according to Anand Sanwal, CEO of CB Insights. His research firm wrote the report for Silicon Valley Bank, Orrick and GLG Share.
The number of deals and dollars in the third quarter were the highest they have been since the financial crisis of 2009, with 267 fundings and $2.8 billion invested here, the report also shows.
Here is a look at who the almanac says are the big dogs in the hottest trends in tech investing in the region. All of the totals are based on the number of funding deals they have done since 2009. Click through the accompanying photo gallery for more detail:
Most active in Internet deals: SV Angel, 111.
Most active in mobile deals: SV Angel, 41.
Most active in ad tech deals: 500 Startups, 15.
Most active in Big Data deals: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, tied with 11 each.
Most active in finance tech deals: Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, tied with 9 each.
Most active in digital health deals: Felicis Ventures, 7.
Most active in Internet of things deals: Intel Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, tied with 5 each.
Here is a look at who the most active overall investors have been since 2009:
Most active investor: SV Angel, 156 deals.
Most active corporate VC: Google Ventures, 89 deals.
Most active seed investor: 500 Startups, 106 deals.
Most active late stage investor: Sequoia Capital, 26 deals.
Click here to see the Silicon Valley Venture Capital Almanac online.
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