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VC fundraising hits 7-year low - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Venture firms raised $1.7 billion in the second quarter, the lowest quarterlty raise in more thanseven years. Only 25 firmx reported raisingmoney nationally, accordingv to data from and the . The venture capitaol industry raises money to invest in young companiees looking for big returns when the companiees sell orgo public. But universities and some of venture’s biggest investors, and others have been crippler by the recession and can no longer afford the large investmentse that marked the lastseveral years. The lack of publif offerings over the last severa years has also made ventur capital investing less attractive tosome investors.
Mark President of the National VentureCapital Association, said many ventures capital firms will wait for an improvecd financial environment to raise money. But, he said the dismao fundraising environment will lead to a shakeout inthe industry. “There will be firmss that will not be able to raisea follow-o fund and our industry is positionexd to contract over the next five year through this type of attrition,” he The $1.7 billion raised in the second quartedr of 2009 is less than one-fiftg of the 2008 second quarte r total of $9.
3 billion when 82 firms raised

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