Below is our recent data on private company funding trends for the week ended May 29, 2010 and a couple of other interesting data points. Do let me know if any questions or if we can be of assistance in any way.
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NY Falls From Top 5 - 117 Pvt Cos Raise $482.9M (Week of 5/22/10)
One week does not a trend make but this week saw big moves in the state league tables with NY dropping to #7. Cali and Mass held their #1 and #2 spots, respectively. Illinois which we'd noted last week has been strong stayed in the top five as did Colorado for a second week. Texas rounded out the top five. Deal dollars remained solid but the number of deals did dip. Interactive charts to dissect the dealfow by week and by geography are available in the post.
Take me to Interactive Funding Charts & Data
Renewable Energy VC Deals Heavily Favor Solar Q1 2010 saw a solid uptick in green tech investment with much of that coming from the renewable energy arena. Within renewables (bio-energy, solar, wind, geothermal, etc), were the investments spread evenly across sub-industries or was there a particular area of focus? And the very clear answer is that Solar is where VCs are shining their attention. Learn how all renewable energy sub-industries break down over the last five quarters.
See how Solar Energy Dominates VC Dealflow
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