VC investments slide in Q4 and decline for all of 2012

Software deals were up, but biotech and cleantech investments declined.

VC investments drop in Q2, but funding for early-stage companies grows

Venture capital investments totaled $7 billion across 898 deals during the second quarter, down 12 percent from the same quarter a year ago. But investing in early stage companies grew to the highest level since early 2001.

The figures come …

Venture Capital deals drop across the board, clean tech hit

Venture Capital deals in the third quarter of 2011 dropped 12 percent in dollars invested compared to last quarter. Clean technology and life sciences industries were particularly hard hit, according to a report released today by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National …

Has the venture capital rebound lost its bounce?

Three months ago, things were looking up for startups seeking venture capital. Now it seems that optimism was misplaced, according to the latest Moneytree Report from Pricewaterhouse Coopers and the National Venture Capital Association.

Venture funding has followed an unsteady …