NEW YORK, NY – U.S. venture capital firms raised $5.0 billion for 46 funds during the fourth quarter of 2015, a nine percent increase by dollar commitments from the third quarter and a 25 percent decrease in number of funds raised, according to the Fundraising Report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Venture capital dollar commitments during full year 2015 totaled $28.2 billion, down nine percent compared to full year 2014 but much higher than the $17.7 billion and $19.9 billion raised in 2013 and 2012 respectively and higher than the yearly average of $20.32 billion since 2006.
