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Q3 2011
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Figure 1: VC Investment by quarter, 2009 to 2011
| Quarter |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| ($ millions) |
| Q1 |
279 |
290 |
392 |
| Q2 |
213 |
335 |
366 |
| Q3 |
218 |
257 |
392 |
| Q4 |
329 |
246 |
– |
| Total |
1039 |
1128 |
1150 |
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Figure 2: Distribution of VC investment by deal size, Q3 2010 and Q3 2011
| Deal size |
Q3 2010 |
Q3 2011 |
| (# of deals) |
| Under $1M |
32 |
52 |
| $1M to 4.9 |
38 |
43 |
| $5M and over |
38 |
42 |
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Figure 3: VC investment value by stage of development, Q3 2010 and Q3 2011
| Stage of development |
Q3 2010 |
Q3 2011 |
| ($ millions) |
| Seed/start-up |
21 |
29 |
| Other early stages |
82 |
84 |
| Later stages |
154 |
276 |
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Figure 4: Distribution of VC investment by type of investor, Q3 2010 and Q3 2011
| Type of investor |
Q3 2010 |
Q3 2011 |
| ($ millions) |
| Other |
14 |
76 |
| Government |
30 |
26 |
| Institutional |
3 |
17 |
| LSVCC/Retail |
58 |
44 |
| Private Independent Funds |
70 |
146 |
| Foreign Funds |
83 |
79 |
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Figure 5: Regional distribution of VC investment in Canada, Q3 2010 and Q3 2011
| Province |
Q3 2010 |
Q3 2011 |
| ($ millions) |
| British Columbia |
53 |
80 |
| Alberta |
4 |
17 |
| Saskatchewan |
0 |
6 |
| Manitoba |
0 |
1 |
| Ontario |
113 |
105 |
| Quebec |
80 |
145 |
| New Brunswick |
4 |
0 |
| Nova Scotia |
3 |
35 |
| Prince Edward Island |
0 |
0 |
| Newfoundland |
0 |
0 |
| Territories |
0 |
0 |
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Figure 6: VC investment by industry sector, Q3 2010 and Q3 2011
| Industry sector |
Q3 2010 |
Q3 2011 |
| ($ millions) |
| Life Sciences |
58 |
107 |
| Information Technologies |
135 |
177 |
| Energy and Environmental |
21 |
43 |
| Other Technologies |
8 |
25 |
| Traditional |
34 |
37 |
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