Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey - First Quarter 2013 | Fenwick & West LLP - JDSupra: "It also appears that more hedge funds and private equity investors are doing later stage "venture" deals, which provides additional capital, but also creates more competition for venture capitalists (VentureWire, Shira Ovide and Pui-Wing Tam, March 7, 2013). The interest of these alternative investors is likely driven by the increased time to IPO, and increased amount being raised prior to IPO, by some of the most promising venture-backed companies. For example, the median time from initial equity to IPO increased to 9.4 years in 1Q13, and the median amount raised increased to $105 million, both the highest amounts in at least eight years (VentureSource)." read more at link above

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