Thursday, March 08, 2007

Follow the Money: 2007 Should Be Banner Year for VC Software Investment | AMR Research

Follow the Money: 2007 Should Be Banner Year for VC Software Investment | AMR Research

Recent data from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association shows total venture capital investment hit a post-2001 peak of $25.5B from 3,416 deals in 2006. This is a 12% jump in capital invested from the 2005 level and a 10% increase in the number of deals year to year. Seed and early-stage companies received more financing in 2006, and first-time deals also hit a post-2001 peak, with 1,093 companies attracting $5.8B. The average deal size was $7.46M.

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