Venture Capital in Technology rose in Q1 2010.
The bad phase of recession is getting over as it is evident from the fact that venture capitalists around the globe are investing and there was witnessed neatly 13% rise in investments at the first quarter of 2010. There are confirmed reports that venture capitalist are getting better and more funds as they were receiving at the time when market crashed down. It is expected that this investment may pass on to tech startups.
As Venture Capitalist funds are back they are once again making more deal if are compared to previous years. Globally, 919 venture capital deals were signed in Q1 2010 amounting to $7 billion. The U.S. market headed these investments having 65% of the worldwide deal in its kitty.The data show that in the U.S., tech deals account for more of the total than other types of investments, and that the trend toward smaller, more cautious dollar amounts for financing rounds continues.
Year-over-year, VC in the U.S. is showing progress. Q1 2009 is when the bottom fell out of private equity investing and now we’re seeing a slow and gradual return to healthier, pre-recession numbers. Around the entire investments, tech investments count for more dollars than any other type of investment. In 2010 tech investments rose to surpass healthcare investments, which earlier had more venture capital than any other category. Tech investments in the U.S. have grown on YOY basis from $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion, making the U.S. far and away the largest source of VC for tech companies. Thus tech investments are looking better in the U.S. than anywhere else around the Globe.



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