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VC Model Kaput, Siguler Says

Typical deal 'burns $70M to create company worth $40M,’ says co-founder of Harvard Management.
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VC Fundraising Plummets Amid Dire Forecast

$3.4B raised in the fourth quarter a 71% decline from 2007; some see a shakeout that would halve the industry.
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2008 Legacy: Fewest IPOs in 3 Decades

NVCA predicts that drought will slow new investments and fundraising in 2009.
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Terror Casts Shadow on India VC

Attacks on haunts of U.S. venture capitalists add new dimension of risk. But some say strong ties between India and Silicon Valley will prevail.
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Sensor Networker Pinpoints $13.3M

Cardinal Partners leads fourth round of funding for Awarepoint, whose mesh networks track assets for hospitals.
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China VC Funding Jumps 22 Percent

Annual record eclipsed as more cash chases fewer deals in third quarter, study says.
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European VC Deal Flow 2nd Lowest on Record

Investments fall 5% year-over-year to $1.5B in third quarter; IT stumbles, energy booms, report says.
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Morgenthaler Closes $400M Fund

Venerable investment firm plans to exploit economy's weakness and extend to second and third funding rounds.
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Chinese VCs Get the Jitters

Mirroring Silicon Valley results, confidence falls to the lowest reading ever.
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Venture Capital Beats Street

Returns lost ground but stayed in positive territory in the second quarter, according to Thomson Reuters calculations.
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Chinese VC Fundraising Drops 83.7%

In third quarter, startups see 34.6% funding decline sequentially and 12.1% drop year over year, report says.
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European VCs Bounce Back: UK Lags

A 30 percent jump in investments is offset by a sharp drop in Great Britain, the Continent's biggest venture market. The biggest investments? Cleantech.
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U.S. VCs Put on the Brakes

Funding falls for second quarter in a row to lowest level since Q1 2007; number of deals decline 11.7%.
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Blackberry Apps Fund Adds VCs

Competing for developers against the iPhone and Android, company readies funding prizes.
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Blackberry Apps Fund Adds VCs

Competing for developers against the iPhone and Android, company readies funding prizes.
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Even Silicon Valley Gets the Blues

With Uncle Sam’s largesse extending to Wall Street, but not the innovation economy, U.S. VCs are down in the dumps.
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Report: U.S. VC Fundraising Falls 30%

Globally, venture fundraising falls 56 percent in the third quarter versus the 2007 period, a second report finds.
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Silicon Valley Goes Dry

Collapse of IPO, M&A; markets parches VCs, according new reports; median price in M&A; deal falls as time to exit rises.
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Lehman’s Pain, Startup’s Gain?

Join a startup, VC urges the estimated 150,000 Wall Street workers facing pink slips.
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Obama, McCain, and Venture Capital

With the capital markets in turmoil, the U.S. presidential election is taking on added importance. What do VCs want and who can deliver?
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