Comments on: Fund-Raising By U.S. Venture Capital Funds Fell 55% in 2009: We Have the Boston, San Diego, and Seattle Details, Too http://www.xconomy.com/national/2010/01/11/fund-raising-by-u-s-venture-capital-funds-fell-55-in-2009-we-have-the-boston-san-diego-and-seattle-details-too/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Isis Pharmaceuticals Adds New Drug To Pipeline « NCTimes.com Blogs http://www.xconomy.com/national/2010/01/11/fund-raising-by-u-s-venture-capital-funds-fell-55-in-2009-we-have-the-boston-san-diego-and-seattle-details-too/comment-page-1/#comment-105582 Isis Pharmaceuticals Adds New Drug To Pipeline « NCTimes.com Blogs Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:52:53 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=57976#comment-105582 [...] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Fund-Raising By U.S. Venture Capital Funds Fell 55% In 2009 [...] [...] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Fund-Raising By U.S. Venture Capital Funds Fell 55% In 2009 [...]

]]> By: James C. Roberts III http://www.xconomy.com/national/2010/01/11/fund-raising-by-u-s-venture-capital-funds-fell-55-in-2009-we-have-the-boston-san-diego-and-seattle-details-too/comment-page-1/#comment-105575 James C. Roberts III Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00:10 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=57976#comment-105575 Interesting numbers put in context. Other factors raise some questions: 1. Is the trend suggested by these numbers a realization of the predictions last year that half the VC/PE funds would disappear because there was too much money chasing too few deals? 2. How does this compare with VC/PE raises in other countries or regions, especially the EU and China? 3. Whither greentech/cleantech VC investment? Interesting numbers put in context. Other factors raise some questions:

1. Is the trend suggested by these numbers a realization of the predictions last year that half the VC/PE funds would disappear because there was too much money chasing too few deals?

2. How does this compare with VC/PE raises in other countries or regions, especially the EU and China?

3. Whither greentech/cleantech VC investment?

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