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nytimes.com - 1/5/2009

In Silicon Valley, Venture Capitalists Turn Cautious and Focus on the Short Term

— nytimes.com — The search for the next big thing in technology gets a reality check. > (more) In Silicon Valley, Venture Capitalists Turn Cautious and ...

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techcrunch.com - 12/31/2008

Angelsoft Gets An Upgrade, Opens Network To Venture Capitalists

— techcrunch.com — Angelsoft , a New York based company that develops a platform for connecting early-stage investors and entrepreneurs and managing investment deal flow, has released a significant update to its software and is finally opening up its network to VCs ... (more) Angelsoft Gets An Upgrade, Opens Network To Venture ...

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IPO Drought Hides Bigger Tech Woes [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... A lot has been written about venture capital industry and how its problems affect (proverbial) Silicon Valley’s innovation machine. And that certainly is true, but the bigger problem for technology industry has been the IPO market that mirrors the pitching average of New York Yankees’ closer Mariano Rivera. This lack of public market liquidity is a much more systemic and longer term problem, one that actually was brought home by a research report issued by Jeffries & Co, a small investment bank. ...

Bits: No Recovery in I.P.O.'s Yet
NYT > Technology — ... in the third quarter fell below even the dismal second-quarter numbers, according to data from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association. There were only three I.P.O.’s, bringing this year’s total to eight. “The fact that the many in the media are classifying three I.P.O.’s as a resurgence is evidence of how low our expectations have become,” said Mark Heesen, president of the industry association. For those searching for good news, 2009 has already bested 2008, when only six venture-backed start-ups went public. That is hardly progress, though, compared ...