What percent of vc investments go into software startups?

The amount of VC money going into software startups varies over time. Several things influence the amount... the stock market, general economy, etc. During the internet boom in the late 90s, it got a huge share. Now it is much smaller. In the latest NVCA report on the first quarter of 2009, software co's received $614M out of $3B invested or about 20%. This amount represents a 42% drop compared to 1st qtr. 2008.