Quarterly Venture Capital Report – Q2 2011 – $7.6B Invested in 768 Deals

Quarter sees dealflow and funding levels dial it up even more over Q1 2011. Compared to Q2 2010, deals climbed 25% and funding climbed 29%.

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Q2 2011 registered $7.6B of venture capital funding invested in 768 deals representing a nine-quarter high on both dimensions. And this performance follows Q1 2011 which saw deals and funding at pre-recessionary levels. We know that all you bubble prognosticators are probably licking your lips reading this. But before you make these predictions, take a look at the quarter in a bit more detail as the quarter’s stats are not good news for everyone as we detail below.

At a higher level, if the final two quarters of the year maintain similar funding levels, we are on track for $29-$30 billion invested by VCs in 2011. Of course, some of the punditry have suggested that the VC asset class’ “right size” is around $25 billion so it will be interesting to see if the momentum of Q1 and Q2 continues or if we’re in for a second half swoon.

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