Overview of funding North Carolina funding activity in 2015.

1. EQUITY FUNDING
191 Deals • 170 Companies
2015 INNOVATORS REPORT
Tracking North Carolina’s Entrepreneurial Activity
$516,349,339
$583,768,091
$55,951,274
$26,284,869
$261,829,537
$186,756,355
$74,241,324
$9,814,775
$91,698,103
$223,711,381
$70,649,664
$10,250,000
Total Funding
2015 $1,182,353,573
2014 $532,641,991
2013 $396,309,148
Funding by Sector
2015
2014
2013
TOTAL FOR 2015
$1,182,353,573
LIFE SCIENCE
$583,768,091
TECH
$516,349,339
CLEANTECH
$26,284,869
ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING
& MATERIALS
$55,951,274
Funding by Top Cities/Region
Triangle Region $881,932,658
Durham $300,345,398
Charlotte $269,847,648
RTP $242,573,940
Raleigh $116,532,706
Funding by
Deal Size
$27M
≤ $999K
$145M
$1M-4.9M
$169M
$5M-$14.9M
$237M
$15M-$29.9M
$179M
$30M-49.9M
$425M
≥ $50M

2. TOTAL # OF EQUITY DEALS
191
EQUITY DEALS
2015 INNOVATORS REPORT
# OF COMPANIES
COMPLETING DEALS
Q1
Deals
49
Companies
46
Total Equity
$223,186,800
Q2
Deals
49
Companies
46
Total Equity
$227,291,200
Q3
Deals
53
Companies
46
Total Equity
$441,093,974
Q4
Deals
40
Companies
32
Total Equity
$290,781,599
Tech
$55,537,746
Life Science
$132,076,554
Adv. Man. & Mat.
$23,900,000
Cleantech
$11,672,500
Tech
$65,784,161
Life Science
$149,957,039
Adv. Man. & Mat.
$10,350,000
Cleantech
$1,200,000
Tech
$308,377,577
Life Science
$112,244,037
Adv. Man. & Mat.
$16,099,991
Cleantech
$4,372,369
Tech
$86,649,855
Life Science
$189,490,461
Adv. Man. & Mat.
$5,601,283
Cleantech
$9,040,000
$0M
$50M
$100M
$150M
$200M
$250M
$300M
$0M
$50M
$100M
$150M
$200M
$250M
$300M
CLEANTECH
8TECH
98
LIFE
SCIENCE
52
ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING
& MATERIALS
12

3. 2015 INNOVATORS REPORT
INVESTORS
146 UNIQUE
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
16
International
WA
2
CO
2
CA
24
TX
5
MO
5
IL
3
IN
1
OH
1
TN 3
AL
1
FL
3
NC 36
SC
3
NJ
2
MA
11
MD
2
DC
2
NY
19
REGIONAL
BREAKDOWN
Northeast 34
Mid-Atlantic 7
Southeast 51
Midwest 10
Northwest 4
California 24
International 16
INTERNATIONAL
BREAKDOWN
China 3
Israel 3
UK 2
Singapore 2
Germany 1
France 1
Ireland 1
Belgium 1
Saudi Arabia 1
Thailand 1
PA
2
VA 3

4. 2015 INNOVATORS REPORT
27 EXITS IN 2015
HIGHLIGHTS
The Innovators Report is made possible by generous gifts to the CED Annual Fund.
Thank you to our many supporters! For more information on how to contribute, please visit www.cednc.org/donate.
REPORT SOURCES: CED, National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), North Carolina Biotechnology Center, EY, PwC, SBIR.gov
NYSE: MXPT NASDAQ: VTVT