Table 12 Comparison between VCAC and ChinaVCtype.

From: A dataset of venture capitalist types in China (1978–2021): A machine-human hybrid approach

Year

No. of narrowly defined VCs that invested during the specified years, in VCAC

No. of narrowly defined VCs that invested during the specified years, in ChinaVCtype

No. of broadly defined VCs that invested during the specified years, in ChinaVCtype

1978–1999

N.A.

120

223

2000–2016

6,379

10,932

23,726

2017–2021

N.A.

13,622

33,906

Total: 1978–2021

 

18,871

49,187

  1. The columns report the number of VCs in VCAC that followed a narrow definition and the number of VCs in ChinaVCtype that adopted a narrow or broader definition of VCs.