U.S. venture capital firms raised $6.1 billion in new commitments from 60 funds during the third quarter of 2014, a 26 percent decrease compared to the number of funds raised during the second quarter of 2014 and a 21 percent decline by dollar commitments, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). The level of dollar commitments raised during the third quarter of 2014 increased 40 percent compared to the third quarter of last year and brings the dollar volume of capital committed to U.S. venture capital funds during the first nine months of 2014 to $23.8 billion, eclipsing full year 2013 levels.
