Comments on: VC Funding Heading Back to Pre-Bubble Levels

By: With $10M Funding Fresco Proves There’s Still Some Money for Chips

With $10M Funding Fresco Proves There’s Still Some Money for Chips — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:21:06 +0000

[...] to Money Tree data, down from 5 percent from the same period the year before. And because the funding environment is so dismal, total chip deals during that time dropped by 55 [...]

By: Preserving the nature of the seed – discourse and notes

Preserving the nature of the seed – discourse and notes — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:57:58 +0000

[...] have suffered. And as these groups (the limited partners (LPs) in such funds) have pulled back, so too has the venture capital business. So when we now see articles such as this one, expressing what is now a popular opinion that [...]

By: David Moskowitz

David Moskowitz — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:30:22 +0000

I don’t think anyone is saying the 1 month increase is a trend. The seed/early stage amount is still in line with patterns from the past 3 years. Only the expansion and later stages show dramatic changes from the past. Perhaps, VC’s are giving less time to companies to prove themselves, which means acceptance of less risk which is a good thing overall for everyone. We’ve seen what lack of risk aversion practices have done to the dot coms and real estate markets within the last 10 years. It is interesting that the “dismal exit environment” may be the key to lack of 2nd and 3rd stage funding. This may be an undertone that investors are looking to flip companies in even shorter time frames than in the past. Could this pressure to turn a profit more quickly mean even longer work hours for software developers, additional strains on work/life balances, etc?

By: Credit Cards Increase Risk of Failure for Startups

Credit Cards Increase Risk of Failure for Startups — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:01:30 +0000

[...] the report makes clear that a higher balance is linked to outright failure. And it comes just as venture firms are putting less money into startups and banks are shying away from small business loans — forcing entrepreneurs to turn to credit [...]

By: Can the U.S. Government Help Cloud Computing Reach a Tipping Point?

Can the U.S. Government Help Cloud Computing Reach a Tipping Point? — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:01:45 +0000

[...] has been driving technology trends. But with the timing of an economic recovery still uncertain and VC dollars hard to come by, it may be the Feds’ turn to set the stage — and technologies that fall under the [...]

By: FateMaster Tech News » International venture capital plummets 63 percent in Q2

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:22 +0000

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By: Tech News » Lofty valuations aren’t over for everyone — Ning raises $15M, valued at $750M

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:22:26 +0000

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By: Eideard

Eideard — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:11:28 +0000

Some people lag the market. Some try to figure out how to get ahead.

Some just sit and wait and wonder what that was that just whooshed by?

By: David Robins

David Robins — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:36:22 +0000

When the economy gets better the funding will increase too. So far the stock market has lead the economy. Hopefully this is sign of better time are comming back!

By: Tech News » VC investing rebounds in Q2, still at mid-1990s levels

Tech News » VC investing rebounds in Q2, still at mid-1990s levels — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:29:14 +0000

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By: FateMaster Tech News » Venture Capital Dollars Stabilize in Second Quarter at Mid-1990s Levels

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:28:24 +0000

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By: Jeffrey McManus

Jeffrey McManus — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:33:46 +0000

Yeah, so, a one-month increase isn’t really a trend.