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It is not exactly happy days here again in the venture capital world. Sure in 2010 the number of deals rose by 6 percent, to 2,799 over 2009 and the amount of capital invested in those transactions climbed 11 percent to $26.2 billion, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.
Another source of funding for small businesses is coming back. Venture investors pumped $5.5 billion into 662 deals for US-based companies during the third quarter of 2010, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. This works out to a 5 percent decline in the value of the investments but a 2 percent increase in the number of deals from the same period last year.
Liquidity is clearly improving in the venture capital market, making it easier for investors to cash out their investments. During the third quarter, there were 111 venture-capital backed company exits, netting $6.4 billion. The number of exits rose by 11 percent while deal volume surged 70 percent compared to the same quarter a year ago, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.
The venture capital business is trying to battle back, but with mixed success. On one hand, during the second quarter, 15 IPOs by venture-backed companies raised $899 million, up from just three offerings which raised $232 million in the same period last year, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.
The venture capital market is slowly coming back to life. In the first quarter, venture capitalists plunked down $7 billion in 919 deals for companies based in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Israel, Mainland China and India, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. This is a 13 percent increase over the $6.2 billion invested in 860 deals during same period last year.
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