Q4 2009 statistics out on VC industry
Thursday, 28 January 2010 08:44 | 
Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association have released venture capital fundraising statistics for the fourth quarter of 2009. See the release under ‘Fundraising Statistics’ on the included link.
DESPITE FOURTH QUARTER INCREASE VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES SLOWEST ANNUAL PERIOD FOR DOLLARS COMMITED SINCE 2003To read the full, original article (PDF) click on this link: DESPITE FOURTH QUARTER INCREASE VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES SLOWEST ANNUAL PERIOD FOR DOLLARS COMMITED SINCE 2003
New York, January 11, 2010 – US venture capital firms raised $3.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009 from 32 funds, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). For full year 2009, venture capital fundraising totaled $15.2 billion from 120 funds, a 47% decline by dollars committed and slowest year for fundraising since 2003. By numbers of funds, fundraising activity in 2009 will mark the slowest annual period since 1993.