Number of PE/VC-backed private companies in the U.S. 2023, by sector
As of September 2023, the number of private equity and venture capital-backed companies amounted to over 62,000 in the United States. The sector with the highest number of PE/VC-backed companies was the technology, media and telecommunications one, accounting for nearly half of the total. By contrast, PE/VC-backed companies in the real estate sector amounted to 542.