2021 Report on Angel Investing in Canada

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United States with 37% of invest- ments going to Information Technol- ogy and 36% of investments going towards the Healthcare sector. 10 ICT and Life Sciences also dominate in terms of the amount invested, ac- counting for 39% and 20% respec- tively of total investment by value (Figure 17). However, these sectors exhibit divergent trends, with ICT attracting a higher proportion of the dollars invested over time, while Life Sciences has attracted a diminish- ing share. Both Services and Man- ufacturing have attracted higher shares of investment dollars in 2020 compared with previous years.

B: Percentage of Investments by Industry (Amount invested) FIGURE 17

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10ACA Angel Funders Report 2020 https://www.an- gelcapitalassociation.org/angel-funders-report-2020

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