Private equity fundraising continued to break new records in both the venture capital and buyout asset classes in Q2 2006, according to Thomson Financial and the National Venture Capital Association. In the quarter, 50 venture capital funds raised a total of $11.2 bln, the highest level since the first quarter of 2001. Thirty-five Buyout and Mezzanine funds raised $30.8 bln. The unusually high fundraising level this quarter was driven by several large funds in both the venture capital and buyout asset classes. An oversubscribed Oak Investment Partners XII raised $2.56 bln becoming the largest venture capital fund ever raised. New Enterprise Associates 12 nearly matched this level raising $2.25 bln in the quarter. On the buyout side, Texas Pacific Group’s TPG Partners V raised $14 bln.
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- $7.4 bln of venture capital invested into US startups in Q2 2008
- US VC investments drop 5.1% in dollar volume, up in deal volume
- $928 mln of VC money invested in India in 2007
- US venture investments up 10.8% in 2007
- $34.7 bln raised by VCs in 2007
- 38 European IPOs raised 893 mln euros in 2007
- Internet startup funding runs at $1 bln a quarter
- 81 venture-backed companies acquired in Q2 2007
- 22 venture-backed companies went the IPO route in Q2 2007
- $2.4 bln of venture investments went into health care in Q2 2007
- $7.4 bln invested by VCs into US companies in Q2 2007
- Cleantech spending up 14% in 2007
- Top venture capital companies for healthcare sector
- Venture investments in healthcare sector
- $8.2 bln of venture capital invested into healthcare companies in 2006
- Israeli VCs raised 67% less money in 2006
- $5.8 bln of venture capital invested in US in Q4 2006
- $8.25 of venture capital invested into healthcare companies in 2006
- $2.9 bln of VC money invested into cleantech
- $727 mln of VC money invested into alternative energy start-ups in 2006
- 2006 VC investments up 10%
- Global cleantech investments tops $1 bln in Q3 2006
- $1.99 bln of venture capital invested in Bay Area companies in Q3 2006
- VC investments into tech companies up by $1 bln in the first half of 2006
- Venture capital funding up 5.4% in Q1-Q3 2006
- 49 Web 2.0 companies received VC money in the first half of 2006
- 22.2% VC deals in Q2 2006 funded by corporate VC
- 16 IPOs of venture-backed companies in Q2 2006
- $6.7 bln of venture capital invested in Q2 2006
- US venture investments reached $6.7 bln in Q2 2006
- VC investments in Silicon Valley companies up 27%
- $11.2 bln raised by venture capital firms in Q2 2006
- Early-stage investments in Europe up 23% in 2005
- 8% of angel investors in 2005 were women
- Median value for a startup was $18.6 mln in Q1 2006
- Only 12% of fast-growing companies borrowed from the banks in Q1 2006
- Venture capital investments up 64% in Q1 2006
- 29.13 mln euros of VC investment in Ireland in Q1 2006
- $31.3 bln of venture capital invested worldwide in 2005
- $23.1 bln of angel investments made in 2005
- VC investment in Bay Area companies up 4.8% in Q1 2006
- Irish VC activity reached $75 mln in Q1 2006
- Private equity funds raised $31.4 bln in Q1 2006
- Publicly traded biotech companies generated $60 bln in 2005
- Angels invested $23.1 bln in 49,500 companies in 2005
- VCs invested $6.5 bln in Q1 2006
- $144 mln of VC money invested in open source companies in Q1-Q3 2005
- 61% of entrepreneurs feel bullish about the market
- Median startup valuation at $15.2 mln in 2005
- 7% of VC money went into wireless companies in 2005
- 10% of software VC investments went into SAAS in 2005
- Venture capital market in India reached $1.5 bln in 2005
- Irish VC investments reached 30.58 mln euros in Q4 2005
- $340 bln of tech mergers and acquisitions in 2005
- $22.16 bln of venture capital raised by US VCs in 2005
- 34 Web search startups funded in 2005
- Nanotech venture funding up 121% in 2005
- IT healthcare for $485 mln in venture financing in 2005
- $21.68 bln of venture capital invested in 2005
- Biotech VC investments up 5% in 2005
- Australian venture capital investments up 25% in 2004-2005
- Venture investments in European companies down 5.8% in Q3 2005
- $144 mln of venture financing went into open source companies in Q1-Q3 2005
- 5-year VC average return is at -6.3% in Q3 2005
- $3.5 bln of venture money invested in software startups in Q1-Q3 2005
- $984 mln of venture capital invested into 114 wireless startups in Q1-Q3 2005
- Biotech venture capital investments reached $1.6 bln in Q3 2005
- VC funding for Silicon Valley companies: 161 in Q1 2005, 163 in Q2 20095, 187 in Q3 2005
- 219 Internet startups funded in the first half of 2005, $7.1 mln average
- Venture investments in China reached $1.27 bln in 2004
- $5.39 bln of venture capital funds raised in Q3 2005
- Investments in Indian companies up 487% in Q3 2005
- 219 Internet startups funded on the first half of 2005, average deal at $7.1 mln
- Mergers and acquisitions up 23% in Q3 2005
- $6.1 bln raised by venture capitalists in Q2 2005
- 72% of small-cap investors increasing their IT investments in 2005
- $705 mln invested in clean tech in the first half of 2005
- European VC investments down 34% in Q2 2005
- $6.1 bln invested in venture funds in Q2 2005
- Cleantech venture investments up 4.8% in Q1 2005
- Asia-Pacific private equity down 48% in the first half of 2005
- Venture investments in China to slow down to $1 bln in 2005
- Venture capital investments total $5.77 bln in Q2 2005
- 12% of venture capitalists invest in energy, 19% on consumer businesses
- 10 venture-backed companies raised $714.1 mln through IPOs in Q2 2005
- $387 mln invested in Israeli startups in Q2 2005
- Indian VC investments up to $395 mln in Q2 2005
- 20% of US venture capitalists want to invest in China, 18% - in India
- 58% of venture capitalists think angel investors over-valuate the starups
- Q1 2005 valuations for venture-financed startups up 24%
- 18% of 2004 venture capital went into biotech
- In Q1 2005 198 software companies received $1.1 bln of venture money
- US venture investments down 16% in Q1 2005
- $96.8 mln invested in semiconductor startups in March 2005
- Venture capitalists raised $5.33 bln in Q1 2005
- Number of US venture capital firms fell by 21% in 2004
- 2004 ROI: 8.6% on Nasdaq, 9% on SnP, 19.3% on venture capital
- $1.3 bln of venture investments in India in 2004, growth of 49%
- Venture capital investments reaches $97.5 mln in Ireland in Q1 2005
- Venture investment in semiconductor industry decreased 40% in Q1 2005
- Venture capitalists with most deals in 2004: New Enterprise Associates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Intel Capital
- Top US venture capital locations: Silicon Valley, New England, New York City
- Top industries for venture investments in 2004: software, biotech, telecom
- $5.3 bln of US venture capital investments in Q4 2004
- $1.21 bln of venture investments went into clean technologies in 2004
- US venture capital investments doubled in 2004 to $17.5 bln
- $66 mln of venture investments in Indian IT sector in Q1 2005
- Venture investments for 2004: $21 bln in USA, $7 bln in Japan, $1 bln in China
- $208.05 mln of venture investments in February 2005
- Average technology merger size down 58.6% in 2004 from 1999
- German venture capitalists invested 3.766 bln euros in 2004
- UK and Ireland venture investments totalled 464 mln pounds in 2004
- Women entrepreneurs increased 190% since 1990
- 11% of venture capital was invested in health services
- US merger activity up 46% in 2004
- $17.6 bln of venture capital raised in 2004
- 10% of teens want to be entrepreneurs
- 11.3% of Americans are entrepreneurs
- $20.42 bln of venture capital invested in 2004
- Venture investments in Q3 2004 fell by 15% (VentureOne) or by 26% (PWC)
- Affluent investors are divided about Bush vs. Kerry
- $1.54 bln of venture investments in Silicon Valley in Q3 2004
- Venture investments totalled $12.4 bln, 27500 companies in the first half of 2004
- New England venture investments dropped 51% in Q3 2004
- Canadian VCs invested $375 mln in Q2 2004, up 48%
- 90 venture-backed companies completed IPOs in Q3 2004
- US IT venture unvestments up 11% in Q2 2004
- European venture investments up 21% in Q2 2004
- $5.1 bln of venture investments in Q2 2004
- $4 bln of venture money invested in software startups
- US global venture investment share dropping
- $18 bln of venture investments in 2003
- Venture capital losses amounted to 17.8% in 2003
- VCs have $70 bln in cash ready for investments
- Wireless companies receive $915M in 2Q venture capital