Volume of venture capital investments in China 2017, by sector

The data displays the volume of venture capital investments in China in 2017, by sector. That year, about 27.47 billion CNY had been invested in the Chinese IT sector.

Venture capital (also called risk capital) is defined as a temporary equity investment in young, innovative, unlisted companies that stand out to investors despite their current lack of earning power by the above-average growth potential they exhibit.