Investors running for Venture Capital operations are increasingly choosing cloud computing, mobile technologies and robotics. This, in short, the outcome of the latest annual survey Global venture capital confidence conducted by the National Venture Capital Association along with Deloitte, which shows that investors are increasingly inclined to invest their capital in high-tech companies.

To reach the final report, more than 300 venture capitalists were surveyed from around the world, asking them what was the level of confidence is on global investments on particular markets and industries. The survey, conducted between May and June, shows that over the last three years the hi-tech sectors have become progressively more attractive for investors.

The category that has got absolutely the most confidence is cloud computing, which on a scale of 1 to 5 has reached 4.11 (increasing by 2% from last year).

As commented by Jim Atwell Deloitte, cloud computing is particularly attractive to investors because it requires less capital for the initial investment. The possibility of obtaining a product at low cost and then resell more times the license, in fact, is a very valid business model for the industry.

Second in the standings it is mobile technology with a score (unchanged) of 4.02, while the third place will place their technologies and IT services to the health, which rose by 9% and reach 3.94 share.

Follow a short distance enterprise software, consumer software, new media along with social networks and robotics. The latter, in particular, has seen a significant + 14% in the last 12 months.

The 2014 survey is also the first in which confidence in a country exceeds 4 share (always on the scale of 1 to 5): The United States has obtained a rating of 4.03, followed by Israel to 3.71, and Canada 3.48. Only in the second quarter of 2014, in particular, in the US they would be invested 7.4 billion dollars, from 78 funding sources. In parallel, however, it is declining investor confidence in the political system and the US government due to legal immigration reform, taxation and patent.