Venture capitalists came raging back in 2010, putting $26.2 billion into 2,799 venture deals, a spike of 11 percent from 2009 and a major sign that formerly wary VCs have begun to come off the sidelines, according to a study by Dow Jones VentureSource released today.
The data also showed that 2,636 deals took in $23.6 billion, with the fourth quarter alone raising $7.6 billion through 735 deals — a 6 percent increase in capital invested from the same quarter a year prior.
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Author: Riley McDermid
