California leads venture capital funding in Q3
Venture capitalists are pouring money into the cleantech industry even though investors are scaling back funding in other sectors, according to a report from Ernst & Young LLP as reported in the Los Angeles Times. The report found cleantech companies raised almost $1.2 billion in the third quarter, up 73 percent from $684 million compared [...]
Investment in U.S. Venture Companies Rose 35% in First Quarter
NEW YORK – Investors put $6.4 billion into 661 deals for U.S.-based venture companies during the first quarter of 2011, a 35% increase in investment and 5% increase in deals from the same period last year, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. The median amount raised for a round of financing during the first quarter was [...]
LA Times – Venture Capital Funding and Deals Rise in 2010
By Tiffany Hsu January 24, 2011 Click here to read the full article U.S. venture capitalists began to dip back into their pockets in 2010 after sitting tight the year before, but the number of deals made and the amount invested still trailed pre-recession levels, according to the Dow Jones VentureSource report. Companies around the [...]
US VC Investment in Cleantech Continues Upward Trajectory With $1.5 Billion Investment in Q2 2010
SAN FRANCISCO /PRNewswire/ — US venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies in Q2 2010 hit $1.5 billion in 68 financing rounds, a 63.8% increase in capital and an 4.6% increase in deals compared to Q2 2009, according to an Ernst & Young LLP analysis based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource. This was the [...]
Venture capital up a bit in region
By Mike Freeman San Diego Union-Tribune Click here to read the full article Venture capital investment in startup San Diego companies increased during the first six months of this year but remains near its lowest level in 12 years. Many venture capital firms have been forced to invest more money into their older, later-stage companies [...]
Venture capital investments rebound in state
By Jason Bacaj The Seattle Times Click here to read the full article Seattle metro area startups received $550.8 million in venture capital in the second quarter of this year — their highest amount of quarterly investment since late 2007, according to a report by Dow Jones VentureSource being released Saturday. A $315 million investment [...]
O.C. venture investing soars 117% in Q2
The OC Register Click here to view the full article Venture capital investments in Orange County companies rose 117% to $234.4 million in the second quarter compared to a year ago, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. It’s the second upbeat report on equity investing this week, and is good news for young, high-growth companies after [...]
U.S. clean-tech investment falls 45% in fourth quarter
Tiffany Hsu Los Angeles Times Click here to be directed to the Los Angeles Times article. Clean-tech companies raked in just $564.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2009, a 45% plunge from the previous quarter, according to research released Monday. But the number of deals jumped 21% to 62 total, according to analysis from [...]
