Tech VCs Re-Opening Their Wallets After Scroogiest Year For A Decade
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European technology investments fell below the €1 billion mark for the first time in a decade last year, says Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS) VentureSource…
—The number of investments fell from 2008’s 411 to just 289.
—The amount invested in IT fell from $2 billion (€1.4 billion) to $1.1 billion (€778 million).
But, as our chart shows, things are looking up, with more and more investments being made throughout the year…
VentureSource researcher Arno Castanet: “In Europe, venture capitalists opened their wallets a little wider in the fourth quarter. But with investors’ capital sources - fundraising and liquidity - still tight, entrepreneurs will continue to face intense competition for capital in 2010.”
Europe’s uptick is also less pronounced than that across the Atlantic…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Research & Metrics, Research
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