VC Dollars Dropped 33 Percent In The Fourth Quarter

Venture capital firms tightened their purse strings in the fourth
quarter of 2008, according to the latest MoneyTree Report released by
the National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The total dollar amount invested in venture financings was $5.4
billion, down 33 percent from the fourth quarter of 2007 (when it was
$8.09 billion) and down 26 percent from the third quarter of 2008
(when it was $7.3 billion). For the entire year, the total venture
capital invested into startups was $28.3 billion, down 8 percent.

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