Startups in the Seattle region claimed a record $3.51 billion from venture capital firms across 374 deals this year. Here’s why the Emerald City is rolling in green.

Continuing our 2015 year in Review series, we break down the investment activity in the Bay Area, PNW and New York City Metro regions, examining how each fared during the year.

As we continue our week-long look at 3Q VC, PE and M&A activity, we shift our focus to regional venture data. The datagraphics below provide a glimpse into the VC ecosystems of New York, the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest, looking at deal counts, capital invested, most active investors and more.

To wrap up our 2Q 2015 recap series, we analyze venture capital activity in six of the most active U.S. regions: the Bay Area, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, the Midwest and the Pacific Northwest. Check out our breakdown of each region.

Here are datagraphics breaking down 1Q 2015 VC activity in five select U.S. regions: Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, Boston and Pacific NW.

We recently reached out to Cascadia Capital’s Christian Schiller to get his take on the U.S. Pacific Northwest’s M&A and economic scene. He was kind enough to work with several other Cascadia professionals to develop the following comprehensive answers to our questions.

We break down 2014 VC activity by region, covering Europe, the U.S. Bay Area, Pacific Northwest and New York.

Keying on several active venture capital markets in the U.S., these datagraphics break down VC statistics from 3Q 2014.

In the largest quarter for total VC capital invested since 1Q 2000, Bay Area companies came out as clear winners in 2Q, bringing in a huge amount of capital with some grandiose valuations.

The San Francisco Bay Area reversed a three-quarter decline in venture capital financings, as VC firms poured $5.0 billion across 321 deals in 1Q 2014, both increases over 4Q 2013’s figures, early quarter-end PitchBook data show.

Earlier in the week we took a look at the overall global venture capital landscape in 2013 and found that valuations were up across the board, deal flow was mixed and VC firms had a banner year fundraising.