Table 2.
Top 30 most actively financing industry fields among 281 VentureSource industry codes/subcodes based on 17,681 financing deals during January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
| Rank | Industry Segment | Industry Code/Subcode | Average Finance Size | Order | # of Rounds | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travel and Leisure | Transportation Services | 148.25 | 4 | 224 | 18 |
| 2 | Financial Institutions & Services | Lending | 46.31 | 25 | 359 | 5 |
| 3 | Consumer Information Services | Shopping Facilitators | 34.23 | 36 | 921 | 1 |
| 4 | Business Support Services | Facilities/Operations Management | 32.35 | 43 | 272 | 13 |
| 5 | Consumer Information Services | Email/Messaging | 58.61 | 16 | 97 | 52 |
| 6 | Financial Institutions & Services | Insurance | 33.50 | 38 | 133 | 36 |
| 7 | Financial Institutions & Services | Retail Investment Services/Brokerages | 63.95 | 15 | 81 | 60 |
| 8 | Wholesale Trade and Shipping | Logistics/Delivery Services | 29.72 | 51 | 166 | 29 |
| 9 | Biopharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals | 32.28 | 44 | 129 | 38 |
| 10 | Financial Institutions & Services | Payment/Transactional Processing | 20.60 | 86 | 313 | 10 |
| 11 | Business Support Services | Data Management Services | 18.50 | 94 | 339 | 6 |
| 12 | Biopharmaceuticals | Biotechnology Therapeutics | 23.87 | 72 | 154 | 32 |
| 13 | Financial Institutions & Services | Real Estate | 23.46 | 73 | 140 | 35 |
| 14 | Electronics & Computer Hardware | Consumer Electronics | 17.71 | 99 | 316 | 9 |
| 15 | Biopharmaceuticals | Immunotherapy/Vaccines | 29.05 | 54 | 93 | 55 |
| 16 | Medical Devices & Equipment | Medical Lab Instruments/Test Kits | 34.51 | 35 | 65 | 74 |
| 17 | Machinery & Industrial Goods | General Industrial Goods | 35.91 | 34 | 60 | 77 |
| 18 | Vehicles and Parts | Automotive Parts | 50.62 | 19 | 49 | 92 |
| 19 | Retailers | Food/Drug Retailers | 22.73 | 76 | 118 | 41 |
| 20 | Biopharmaceuticals | Small Molecule Therapeutics | 25.72 | 67 | 104 | 51 |
| 21 | Biopharmaceuticals | Gene Therapy | 30.58 | 47 | 68 | 73 |
| 22 | Software | Security | 15.12 | 115 | 336 | 7 |
| 23 | Retailers | Vehicle Parts Retailers/Vehicle Dealers | 49.57 | 23 | 45 | 100 |
| 24 | Travel and Leisure | Travel Arrangement/Tourism | 17.53 | 100 | 179 | 25 |
| 25 | Consumer Information Services | Entertainment | 15.85 | 110 | 264 | 16 |
| 26 | Financial Institutions & Services | Institutional Investment Services | 19.79 | 91 | 129 | 37 |
| 27 | Vehicles & Parts | Automobiles | 157.79 | 2 | 30 | 130 |
| 28 | Business Support Services | Procurement/Supply Chain | 16.15 | 108 | 160 | 30 |
| 29 | Media and Content | Broadcasting | 39.56 | 28 | 37 | 112 |
| 30 | Electronics & Computer Hardware | Electronic Components/Devices | 15.08 | 117 | 194 | 23 |
Note: Rank here is based on the sum of both orders.