Venture capitalists greeted the new year with fewer overall deals and dollars invested during the first quarter, but in the rapid-fire world of investing in web startups this data is about as relevant as a day-old newspaper. In a post-Instagram world the tides have changed. Read more »
Big money deals are back in style. Venture firms dropped nearly $5.9 billion on 736 deals during the first quarter of 2011. Fourteen companies got at least $50 million, while four drew more than $100 million – numbers not seen since the third quarter of 2001. Read more »
Greentech startups captured four out of the five biggest U.S. venture capital rounds last year — and if it weren’t for Twitter, they might have landed all five. Read more »
Venture capital investing rebounded in 2010 after a grim 2009, but the big story arising from the latest MoneyTree results was that the superstars in the startup world appear to be reaping the rewards of big valuations while the others are pretty much left to malinger. Read more »
Venture capital funding shrank by 31 percent in the third quarter of 2010: to $4.8 billion compared to the previous quarter due largely to a decline in cleantech deals. But the strength in the number of early and seed-stage deals suggest VCs are optimistic. Read more »
During the third quarter venture firms invested $7.13 billion in 907 deals, a drop of 9 percent in dollars and 8 percent in deals compared to the same period a year ago, according to the report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, and based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Read more »
Growth in venture capital investing in the U.S. will continue, according to the latest figures. But venture firms are battening down the hatches to prepare for a rough 2008. Read more »
