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Over $326 million of venture capital was invested in 29 U.S.-based companies during this weeks reporting period. The average deal size was approximately $11.24 million. The amount of venture capital invested this period is up by 39% from last week’s $235 million.
What’s Hot: California, Software, and Series A financings. |
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Geographically, 9 California companies raised $73 million in venture financings. The largest venture financing in California this period was into InSound Medical, Inc. for $17.2 million. InSound Medical, Inc. is a Newark based company that manufactures devices for the hearing impaired. |
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The software sector raised 31% of the venture capital this period. 13 software companies raised over $103 million in venture financing. The largest venture financing was by WildTangent, Inc. for $16.5 million. WildTangent, Inc. is headquartered in Redmond, WA and provides multimedia graphics, animation, and other interactive applications. |
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Companies raising their Series A round led this weeks venture capital activity. Series A companies represented 40% of the total venture capital deployed this period. The largest Series A financing was into IntelliRisk Management which is a provider of customer management solutions specializing in customer retention, accounts receivable management, and collections services. To learn more about the equity financings of this week please visit www.capitalhunter.com and obtain a free trial subscription to our service – no obligation. |
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The three largest venture deals this period are as follows: |
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Industry |
Investment |
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IntelliRisk Management |
Business Services |
$37.5 million |
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Amicus Therapeutics |
Biotechnology |
$31 million |
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Disc Dynamics |
Medical Devices |
$24 million |
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The following eleven investors funded the above mentioned top three venture capital investments in excess of $92 million: |
| 1 | Affinity Capital Management | | 2 | Brightstone Ventures | | 3 | Canaan Partners | | 4 | CHL Medical Partners | | 5 | Frazier Healthcare Investments | | 6 | Harvest Partners | | 7 | New Enterprise Associates | | 8 | Pequot Capital | | 9 | Radius Venture Partners | | 10 | St. Paul Venture Capital | | 11 | Venture Partners |
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A total of 70 equity financings of private and public companies occurred during this reporting period. Each of the 70 equity financings are profiled in a weekly report as well as over 30,000 other historic equity financings that you can obtain as a subscriber.
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