Private Equity & Venture Capital investments (amount) by sector in 2023 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Others Leisure Other Production Communications Agriculture Financial Services Others Services Consumer related products Energy & Natural Resources Biotechnology Computer related Industrial Products & Services Health related Source: SPAINCAP/webcapitalriesgo Volume invested by region in 2023 1.4% 1.4% 2.7% 2.7% 4.5% 4.5% 0.1% 0.1% 1.5% 1.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 21.0% 21.0% 24.1% 24.1% 0.7% 0.7% 0.1% 0.1% 0,4% 0,4% 33.9% 33.9% 0.7% 0.7% 2.8% 2.8% 5.4% 5.4% Source: SPAINCAP/webcapitalriesgo Madrid led Venture Capital & Private Equity investment with 33.9% of total investment in 2023, followed by the Autonomous Commmunity of Valencia. 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. For yet another year, Madrid stood out with 33.9% of total investment in Spain, followed by the Autonomous Community of Valencia (24%), and Catalonia (21%), Murcia (5,4%) and Asturias (4,5%) which ranked third, fourth and fifth, respectively. In the case of Madrid, the Grupo FCC, Amara NZero, Gestión Tributaria Territorial, Health Time, Bravo Debtech, Kzemos Technologies, Farmalíder, Vitaldent and Grupo Rakit transactions, among others, were crucial; in the Autonomous Community of Valencia the IVI-RMA Global, Fermax Holding Investment, Eurocebollas, Cerería Mollá 1899 and Aceitunas Serpis transactions stood out; as did the Palex Medical, Inkes, Kids&Us, Virospack, Wallapop, NOX, BCN Visuals, Acrylicos Vallejos or STM Group transactions in Catalonia; Martínez Nieto, La Margarita or Special Newfruuit Licensing Limited in Murcia and, in Asturias, those in Windar Renovables and Dental Ibérica 2008. Regarding number of investments by region, Catalonia topped the ranking, as has been the case since 2010, with 272 investments, followed by Madrid (233), the Basque Country (85), the Autonomous Community of Valencia (84) and Andalusia (41). Notes In 2023, Venture Capital and Private Equity maintained its focus on companies in the digitization and healthcare sectors. Regarding sectors22, Healthcare received 31.3% of funds invested (from the IVI-RMA Global, Palex Medical, Inke, Health time, Farmalider and Vitaldent transactions, among others), followed by Industrial Products and Services (24.1%), from the Gestión Tributaria Territorial, Trison, BCN Visuals, Abrasivos Manhattan and other transactions. IT received 8.1% of total investment from the Kzemos Technologies, Wallapop and Cabify transactions. This was followed by Biotechnology/Genetic Engineering with 6.9%, from transactions including Martínez Nieto and Special Newfruit Licensing Limited, the Energy/Natural Resources sector with 6.3% in the Amara NZero, Zamora Eco Energías and Biomethane Initiatives transactions and Consumer Goods (5.6%) from transactions including Grupo Lappi, Eurocebollas, JJ Ballve Sports, Cerería Mollá 1899, Acrylicos Vallejo, Candido Miró o Uniformes Garys. By number of companies, the Information Technology (IT) sector ranked first (290 investments, representing 34.4% of the total 844 companies receiving investments in 2023), followed by Healthcare and Biotechnology/Genetic Engineering (both with 10% of total), and Industrial Products and Services and Consumer Goods (8% of total each).