US venture capital investment totaled $136.5 billion at the end of 2019 in 10,777 deals, exceeding $130 billion for the second year in a row, according to a report released by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).

However, the figure is down from $140.2 billion in 2018, it noted.

"2019 showed that industry trends from the historic 201