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Q4 2010 venture capital activity saw the highest dealflow and funding of the last eight quarters. Year-over-year, internet, green tech/clean tech and healthcare investments were up 21%, 7% and 2% respectively.
At $6.5B of venture capital funding over 735 deals, Q4 2010’s venture capital stats have something for everyone. For those of you looking for a data point that suggests VC is back and on the road to recovery after 2009’s tough sledding, the eight quarter high on deals and dollars gives you something to hang your hat on. For those of you who think VC is overheated and we’re headed for a bubble, the eight quarter high on deals and dollars gives you something to hang your hat on. Yes – it’s all a matter of perspective.
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While our post on Massachusetts vs. New York venture capital post highlighted that NY is winning on the internet front, how do the two states compare on aggregate technology venture deals and dollars? We put the data together along with a pretty telling graph, and again, the picture is less than pretty for Massachusetts. (Thx to Galen Moore whose question spurred this analysis. You can follow him on twitter here)
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Our Q4 Venture Capital Activity Report will be out soon, but we wanted to give you a preview of at least one trend that caught our eye – specifically, the ascent over the last five quarters of NY in venture capital dollars and deals and the relative lack of chutzpah evidenced by Massachusetts on the same measures.
Massachusetts still retains its title as the #2 destination for venture capital deals and dollars and as the graphs below illustrate, it is also a significantly more diverse place for venture dollars and deals than NY in terms of the sectors and industries receiving capital. BUT, the NY and Massachusetts five-quarter trend does show that NY is starting to credibly close the gap between itself and it’s northern brother, Massachusetts and that both states’ funding and deal trends are traveling in different directions. (To see a comparison of NY vs. Mass in aggregate tech VC deals and funding, go here)
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