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Jan. 7, 2015

Venture capital investments grow in size, shrink in number

Although the number of venture capital financings announced globally declined by 11 percent in 2014, the aggregate value of those financings rose 58 percent, a new report shows.


By Alison Frost


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Venture capital fund managers invested 58 percent more in young companies in 2014 than in the year before, according to a report released Monday by alternative investment research and consulting firm Preqin Ltd.


Although the number of venture capital financings announced globally declined by 11 percent to 7,474, the aggregate value of those financings rose to $86.6 billion, according to the report.

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