Dig in to the Q12009 MoneyTree Report

It may come as no surprise, but attracting the eye of a venture capital firm is a lot tougher during a recession. VC investments hit a 12-year low during the first quarter of 2009 with only 549 deals struck, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Report.

That’s roughly half the number of deals done during the same period in 2008.

VC’s invested only $3.08 billion during the first quarter, with double digit declines in virtually… Continue Reading

Cleantech speeding ahead — but will oil prices push it even faster?

Cleantech speeding ahead — but will oil prices push it even faster?

Venture capitalists invested $2.2 billion in cleantech companies over the last year, excluding debt and other non-venture financings. That’s a significant 45 percent growth in 2007, and a more robust level than earlier expected.

The data comes from the new MoneyTree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers released this morning. The report finds investment levels in cleantech are at a higher rate than what was reported a few months back by a competing research company, Dow Jones VentureSource.

According to… Continue Reading