Q2 US venture capital exits revive marginally

A bunch of independent research reports are out on worldwide venture capital and private equity activity during the April to June quarter of 2009. Overall, fundraising and investment levels continue to be depressed, compared to the same period in 2008. But, the second quarter numbers mark some improvement over the January to March 2009 quarter. The National Venture Capital Association…

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US VC investments down 61.5% in Q1

Update: The NVCA has just put out the Q1 venture capital investment numbers — $3 billion across 549 deals. This represents a 47% decline from the $5.7 billion invested in Q4 2008 across 866 deals. The decline this quarter is even more worrying when compared to Q1 2008 when venture capitalists invested $7.8 billion – which is a drop of…

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