2017 U.S. Venture Capital Investment Reaches Record $84.2 Billion After Strong Q4: KPMG Report NEW YORK, January 16, 2018-- Aided by a strong Q4'17 -- including three $1 billion plus megadeals -- venture capital (VC) investment in the United States soared to $84.24 billion, making 2017 the strongest year of VC investment since the dot-com bubble, according to Venture Pulse, a quarterly report on global VC trends published by KPMG. Total deal value in the U.S. during Q4'17 rose to $23.75 billion, up from $21.24 billion in Q3'17.