FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Chemist Jeanine Yaboub works at Psilera Bioscience, a Tampa, Fla., startup that is researching healing properties in psychedelics. Startup investment across the United States is on track to shatter records, according to a new report released this week by PitchBook. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS) Startup investment poised to break records in 2021, report says Venture capital is continuing its surge in the Pacific Northwest, as startup investment across the United States is on track to shatter records, according to a new report released this week. The spike is driven by a rise in late-stage investment, and particularly deals that exceed $100 million, said the report produced by PitchBook, a Seattle-based financial data company, and the National Venture Capital Association.