Venture capital investing steady, clean-tech up
[Updated with VentureOne/Ernst & Young data, which shows investing increased significantly during the quarter]
Venture capitalists invested robustly during the third quarter, at or near record levels since 2001, according to two surveys released last night.
So all is OK on the investing side, even if the venture capital firms themselves are showing signs of pain. Friday, news spread of yet another venture capital firm that has put its fund-raising plans on hold, because investors found its… Continue Reading
Monster IPO quarter coming — to be biggest since dot-com boom
The economy may croak from the credit crunch, but public offerings and acquisition deals are happening at the fastest pace in years. The fourth quarter is going to be monster.
Some 46 U.S. companies backed by venture capitalist registered during the third quarter to go public, according to research by Dow Jones VentureOne to be released tomorrow. Not all of them will go public within the next three months, but even if half of them do,… Continue Reading
Private company values — are they really dropping?
The median valuation of U.S. private companies dropped from the six-year high reached late last year, but remains higher than a year ago, according to the latest quarterly valuation report from Dow Jones VentureOne.
Valuations on venture-backed companies are negotiated by venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. If valuations head lower, that is not great for companies because it means they give away a larger stake of their company for the dollars they get from venture capitalists.
At… Continue Reading