Investments in Pittsburgh companies and the city’s technology sector continue to grow. A report by Innovation Works, an investment firm, and Ernst & Young LLP, a professional services company, found:
- Venture capital firms invested $333 million in the Pittsburgh region in 2014, more than double that of 2013 (though 2013 was the lowest year from 2010-2014).
- Local angel investors contributed $73 million in 2014, a 35 percent increase over 2013.
- Pittsburgh’s technology sector saw $438 million in investments, a 46 percent increase over 2013.
- Since 2012 the local supply of venture capital funds has been growing.
The size of the deals has followed national trends, growing in dollar amount. So the number of deals grew more slowly, by 26 percent in the same time. In 2014, almost half of available venture capital went to just three large deals.
Read a full version of this report at the website of Keystone Crossroads, a statewide public media initiative reporting on the challenges facing Pennsylvania's cities.