Seattle, Los Angeles and Washington emerge as vibrant start-up areas

Venture Beat — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:38:47 -0700

The fastest growing major centers of U.S. venture capital investment are Seattle, Los Angeles, and the Washington DC metro area, all quietly growing their venture base over the last ten years, according to the National Venture Capital Association.

Silicon Valley and New England remain the country’s leading regions for investment, but New England has seen its portion of the overall investment pie shrink, even as these other regions have grown. Silicon Valley has kept its portion relatively constant — at about a third of the overall total.

Smaller regions seeing strong growth include New Mexico and Pittsburgh. Here are the findings (downloads Word file).