Table 6-8: Federally and privately funded early-stage venture capital

Table 6-8

Federally and privately funded early-stage venture capital

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Year	Federal SBIR	Federal ATP	Private early-stage venture capital

1990	461	46	1,148
1991	483	93	826
1992	508	48	1,186
1993	698	60	2,100
1994	718	309	1,581
1995	835	414	2,143
1996	916	19	2,658
1997	1,107	162	3,373
1998	1,067	235	4,700
1999	1,097	110	10,995
2000	1,190	144	20,260
2001	1,294	164	764
2002	NA	156	1,813

ATP Advanced Technology Program
NA not available
SBIR Small Business Innovation Research

NOTE: Data reflect disbursements funded publicly through Federal SBIR and ATP and privately through U.S. venture capital funds.

SOURCES: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Science and Engineering Indicators — 2002, p. 4–36 through 4–38; and Thomson Venture Economics, special tabulations, June 2003.

Science & Engineering Indicators — 2004

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