Private Equity & Venture Capital investments (amount) by sector in 2022 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Others Chemistry/Plastics Biotechnology Transport Financial Services Others Services Agriculture Construction Energy & Natural Resources Communications Health related Leisure Industrial Products & Services Consumer related products Computer related Source: SPAINCAP/webcapitalriesgo Volume invested by region in 2022 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 0.1% 0.1% 3.0% 3.0% 0.3% 0.3% 2.5% 2.5% 10.8% 10.8% 1.9% 1.9% 17.3% 17.3% 14.3% 14.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0,5% 0,5% 44.1% 44.1% 0.7% 0.7% 3.6% 3.6% 0.2% 0.2% Source: SPAINCAP/webcapitalriesgo Read more For yet another year, companies in the Information Technology (IT) sector were the main recipients of funds, both by volume and number of investments. Madrid led Venture Capital & Private Equity investment with 44% of total investment in 2022. The geographic distribution of the Venture Capital and Private Equity investments highlights the wide disparity between the various regions of Spain when it comes to attracting investment. Madrid stood out with 44% of total investment in Spain, followed by Catalonia (17%), Autonomous Community of Valencia (14.3%), the Basque Country (10.8%) and Andalusia (3.6%) which ranked third, fourth and fifth, respectively. In the case of Madrid the La Liga, General Life, Neolith, Seedtag, Konecta, Natra, Grupo Gransolar, Fever and Civitatis transactions, among others, were crucial; in Catalonia, the Ekon, Paack, Indiba, TravelPerk, Dorsia, Typeform, Factorial, Agromillora and Wallapop transactions stood out; as did the Esmaglass and Aire Networks transactions in the Autonomous Community of Valencia; ITP Aero, Uvesco or EducaEdu in the Basque Country; and, in Andalusia, those in Ayesa, Vitro and Isotrol. Regarding number of investments by region, Catalonia topped the ranking, as has been the case since 2010, with 340 investments, followed by Madrid (240), the Basque Country (98), the Autonomous Community of Valencia (80) and Andalusia (45). Notes Notes 23 See page 64 of this report for a description of the activities included in each sector.