Jan 20
2011: A Good—and Bad—Year for Venture Capital
Small Business Advisor | posted by Taj Anivitti No Comments »
The fourth quarter 2011 data from the is in and there is good news and bad news about the venture capital industry.
The good news is that the amount of money venture capital firms are investing is on the rise; the bad news is that the number of venture capital funds out there is declining. In the U.S., 38 venture capital funds raised a total of $5.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, representing a dollar increase of 162 percent but a 41 percent drop in the number of funds compared to the third quarter of 2011.
Tags: Capital, Venture Capital