As of September 2023, the number of private equity and venture capital-backed companies amounted to over * in the United States. The sector with the highest number of PE/VC-backed companies was the one, accounting for nearly half of the total. By contrast, PE/VC-backed companies in the real estate sector amounted to ***.
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S&P Global Market Intelligence. (October 16, 2023). Number of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) backed private companies in the United States as of 2023, by sector [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/235310/pe-vc-backed-private-companies-us-by-sector/
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