VCs prepping for a souring economy

Iria · Apr 3, 2008, 06:58 PM

In a contracting U.S. economy, venture capitalists are in the somewhat awkward position of sitting on billions of investment dollars with fewer opportunities to strike it rich. The question is whether VCs will hold tighter to their purse strings.

In the next two weeks, researchers will issue numbers on how much VCs invested in the first quarter of 2008, which ended March 31. Early projections of financing deals suggest that venture activity isn't waning--at least in the first quarter.
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Source: Tech-Ex

Apr 3, 2008, 06:58 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	VCs prepping for a souring economy In a contracting U.S. economy, venture capitalists are in the somewhat awkward position of sitting on billions of investment dollars with fewer opportunities to strike it rich. The question is whether VCs will hold tighter to their purse strings. In the next two weeks, researchers will issue numbers on how much VCs invested in the first quarter of 2008, which ended March 31. Early projections of financing deals suggest that venture activity isn't waning--at least in the first quarter. _________ Source: Tech-Ex