VC funding up, biotech outpaces other industries
Venture-capital funding continued to rise in the fourth quarter, continuing a recent boom despite economic jitters sown by the subprime-mortgage financial mess.
VCs tossed $7 billion at startups in the fourth quarter, a substantial 12 percent rise over the same quarter last year, according to data… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading