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VentureSource: Worst venture liquidity in five years
VentureBeat — ... Now that 2008 is over, we can officially declare it the worst year for U.S. venture liquidity since 2003 (when the industry was still feeling the effects of the bursting tech bubble). This year, venture-backed companies generated $24.1 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&As), down 58 percent from $57.6 billion in 2007, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. ...

VentureSource: Lowest venture liquidity in five years
VentureBeat — ... Now that 2008 is over, we can officially declare it the worst year for U.S. venture liquidity since 2003 (when the industry was still feeling the effects of the bursting tech bubble). This year, venture-backed companies generated $24.1 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&As), down 58 percent from $57.6 billion in 2007, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. ...

Is the VC Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full?
WatchMojo.com Business & Technology — ... This year, venture-backed companies generated $24.1 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&As), down 58 percent from $57.6 billion in 2007, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. ...

With zero IPOs, venture liquidity drought continues
VentureBeat — ... There’s new data today from Dow Jones VentureSource confirming (again) that things are looking very, very bad for venture-backed startups seeking an exit — in fact, VentureSource describes this as the worst liquidity drought on record. (It started tracking this data back in 1992.) ...

Good luck with that funding: Q1 sees lowest VC investment in more than a decade
VentureBeat — ... . Compared to Q1 2008, it’s a drop of 61 percent. Meanwhile, Dow Jones VentureSource says $3.9 billion was invested in 477 deals, a drop of 50 percent since the same period last year. ...

Venture capital industry continues to shrink
VentureBeat — ... — there are fewer firms in the business, according to new data compiled by Dow Jones VentureSource and published ...

Q2 venture investing looks like it’s 2005 (and that’s a good thing)
VentureBeat — ... Hey, that wasn’t so bad. Dow Jones VentureSource has released its data on venture capital investments during the second quarter of 2009, and while the numbers might look bleak in most years, given the broader context, they look … okay. ...

International venture capital plummets 63 percent in Q2
VentureBeat — ... Overseas markets saw a sharp drop in venture capital investing in the second quarter, falling 63 percent since last year to $1.46 billion across 250 deals — the lowest it has been for six years, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. To put this into stark context, ...

So much for that venture capital recovery
VentureBeat — ... Optimists hoping that venture capital investing might be bouncing back will be disappointed by the latest numbers from Dow Jones VentureSource. After venture investments saw an encouraging ...