The second quarter of the year was a banner one for early-stage companies seeking venture capital funding, according to a report released today. But overall fundraising is down compared with the same time last year, and the biotech and clean-tech industries continue to struggle.
The good news: More early-stage companies raised venture capital in the last quarter than since the beginning of 2001, during the last tech boom, the latest MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) shows. $2.1 billion went into 410 early-stage deals. Overall, $7 billion went into 898 deals.
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