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Venture Capital Fund Performance Continues to Strengthen Amid Growth Prospects and Exit Market

All Press Releases, Benchmark, Research July 31, 2014/by actualize

Venture Capital Outperformed DJIA, NASDAQ Composite and S&P 500 in Q1 2014

Arlington, VA, July 31, 2014 – Venture capital fund performance continued to make gains across most time horizons as of March 31, 2014, according to the National Venture Capital Association’s (NVCA) performance benchmark, the Cambridge Associates LLC U.S Venture Capital Index®. Despite returns being down on a quarter over quarter basis, the 1-, 5-, 10- and 20-year horizons all showed higher returns compared to the previous quarter. The 15-year horizon was down and the 3-year horizon was unchanged. Compared to other benchmarks, venture capital outperformed the DJIA, NASDAQ Composite and the S&P 500 during Q1 2014. In addition, venture capital outperformed the other leading benchmarks during the 1-, 3-, 10-, 15- and 20-year time horizons. However, during the 5-year time horizon, the DJIA, NASDAQ Composite and the S&P 500 all outperformed venture capital. Read more

Venture Capital Investing Reaches Highest Level Since Q4 2000 with $13.0 Billion Invested During Q2 2014, According to the Moneytree Report

All Press Releases, Research, Venture Investment July 18, 2014/by actualize

Software Continues to Dominate VC Investing MoneyTree Reports Largest Ever Quarterly Investment of $1.2 billion in Q2

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2014 – Venture capitalists invested $13.0 billion in 1,114 deals in the second quarter of 2014, according to the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Quarterly venture capital (VC) investment activity rose 34 percent in terms of dollars and 13 percent in the number of deals, compared to the first quarter when $9.7 billion was invested in 985 deals. The total dollars invested in Q2 2014 marks the largest quarterly investment total since $13.1 billion was invested in Q1 2001. VC investments for the first half of 2014 reached $22.7 billion, the highest first half total since 2001. Read more

Number Of Venture Capital Funds That Raised Capital Hits Seven-Year High In Second Quarter

All Press Releases, Fundraising, Research July 9, 2014/by actualize

U.S. Firms Raise Nearly $7.5 Billion

New York, July 9, 2014 – U.S. venture capital firms raised $7.4 billion in new commitments from 78 funds during the second quarter of 2014, a 24 percent increase compared to the number of funds raised during the first quarter of 2014 and a 19 percent decline by dollar commitments, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). The number of funds raised during the second quarter of 2014 increased 42 percent compared to the second quarter of last year and marks the strongest quarter for venture capital fundraising, by number of funds, since the fourth quarter of 2007 when 83 funds were raised for venture capital investments. Read more

Venture-Backed IPO Exit Activity Extends Streak Of 20+ Offerings For Fifth Consecutive Quarter

All Press Releases, Exits, Research June 1, 2014/by actualize

Average M&A Deal Size Falls to Lowest Level Since 2013

New York, New York, July 1, 2014 – Twenty-eight venture-backed initial public offerings (IPOs) raised $4.9 billion during the second quarter of 2014, a 45 percent increase, by dollars raised, compared to the previous quarter, according to the Exit Poll report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). The second quarter marked the fifth consecutive quarter to see 20 or more venture-backed IPOs but below the strong performance of the first quarter, which marked the strongest three-month period for new listings since the third quarter of 2000. For the second quarter of 2014, 97 venture-backed M&A deals were reported, 33 of which had an aggregate deal value of $3.3 billion. This represents a 56 percent decrease in disclosed value from the first quarter of this year. Average deal size during the second quarter totaled $98.6 million, the lowest average deal size since the first quarter of 2013. Read more

Venture Capital Fund Performance Continues To Strengthen Amid Improving Exit Market

All Press Releases, Benchmark, Research May 28, 2014/by actualize

Venture Capital Outperformed DJIA, NASDAQ Composite and S&P 500 in Q4 2013

Arlington, VA, May 28, 2014 – Venture capital fund performance continued to make gains across most time horizons as of December 31, 2013, according to the National Venture Capital Association’s (NVCA) performance benchmark, the Cambridge Associates LLC U.S Venture Capital Index®. The quarterly, 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year horizons all showed higher returns with the 15-year horizon down from the previous quarter and the 20-year horizon unchanged. Of note, the quarterly, 1-year and 5-year horizons nearly doubled to 11.9%, 27.2% and 12.5% respectively. Compared to other benchmarks, venture capital outperformed the DJIA, NASDAQ Composite and the S&P 500 during Q4 2013. Despite besting them for the quarter, the 1-, 3-, and 5-year returns were outperformed by DJIA, NASDAQ Composite and S&P 500. The 10-, 15- and 20-year venture capital performance horizons, however, continue to outperform the other benchmarks. Read more

Corporate Venture Records Strongest Quarter of 2014 as a Percentage of Overall Venture Investing

All Press Releases, Corporate Venture, Research May 13, 2014/by actualize

Corporate venture groups accounted for 10.0% of total dollars invested and 17.2% of deals during Q3

ARLINGTON, VA – Corporate venture groups invested $993.6 million in 176 deals to U.S.-based companies during the third quarter of 2014, according to the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Corporate venture accounted for 10.0% of all venture dollars invested and 17.2% of all venture deals in the third quarter, marking the strongest quarter of 2014 as a percentage of total venture investing. One hundred and sixty corporate venture groups have invested almost $3.3 billion in 562 deals through the third quarter of 2014, representing 9.3% of total venture dollars invested and 17.7% of all venture deals. If this pace continues, 2014 will mark the strongest year for corporate venture investing since 2000, when corporate venture groups invested $15.1 billion in 1,195 deals. Read more

Dollars Invested in Software Companies Reaches $4 Billion for the First Time Since Q4 2000

All Press Releases, Research, Venture Investment April 18, 2014/by actualize

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2014 – Venture capitalists invested $9.5 billion in 951 deals in the first quarter of 2014, according to the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Quarterly venture capital (VC) investment activity rose 12 percent in terms of dollars but fell 14 percent in the number of deals, compared to the fourth quarter of 2013 when $8.4 billion was invested in 1,112 deals. Read more

Venture Capital Funds Raised $8.9 Billion During First Quarter 2014 For Strongest Fundraising Quarter Since 2007

All Press Releases, Fundraising, Research April 14, 2014/by actualize

Number of New Funds Hit 14-Year High

New York, April 14, 2014 – U.S. venture capital firms raised $8.9 billion in new commitments from 58 funds during the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 81 percent compared to the level of dollar commitments raised during the fourth quarter of 2013 and a nine percent increase by number of funds, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). The level of dollar commitments during the first quarter of 2014 more than doubled the comparable period in 2013 and marks the strongest quarter for venture capital fundraising, by dollars, since the fourth quarter of 2007 when $10.4 billion was raised for venture capital investments. Read more

Venture-Backed IPO Exit Activity Maintains Momentum With Best Quarter For New Listings Since 2000; Led By Life Sciences Companies, Fourth Consecutive Quarter For 20+ Offerings

All Press Releases, Exits, Research April 2, 2014/by actualize

Average M&A Deal Size at Highest Level Since 2004

New York, New York, April 2, 2014 – Thirty-six venture-backed initial public offerings (IPOs) raised $3.3 billion during the first quarter of 2014, a 50 percent increase, by number of new listings, compared to the previous quarter, according to the Exit Poll report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This quarter, which marks the fourth consecutive quarter to see 20 or more venture-backed IPOs, is the strongest three-month period for new listings since the third quarter of 2000. For the first quarter of 2014, 105 venture-backed M&A deals were reported, 29 of which had an aggregate deal value of $7.5 billion. This represents a 12 percent increase in disclosed value from the fourth quarter of last year and marks the strongest quarter for M&A disclosed value since the third quarter of 2012. Average deal size during the first quarter totaled $259.2 million, the highest average deal size since the first quarter of 2004. Read more