Some interesting data from the recent PriceWaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree report on trends in venture capital. In Q2 2008, states that more than half of the US regions experienced a decrease in investment levels (both in number of deals and total investment). Its not a surprise that later stage investments saw the greatest jump in total deal flow making up 31% of the total volume. Total investment dollars for the quarter were basically flat YoY at $7.39 billion. As a startup, you should be looking to adequately capitalize your company during this rough economic patch and the data does imply that earlier stage companies could have a more difficult time raising money in the coming quarters. Although, you (early stage investor) no doubt have more flexibility with newer types of startup funding models like Ycombinator or angel funding.
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Great comment. I couldn't agree more. We're going to see some great companies come out of this environment. I remember this little company during the Web 1.0 bust that was all about this little crappy business called, "search." ;}
Posted by: Matt Hulett | September 29, 2008 at 01:09 PM
TechCrunch after CreditCrunch ? http://bit.ly/2KYKVW Doom or innovation drive.
One thing is for sure: those ocmpanies that survice this downturn well, will do great once the economy picks up again.
Moreover people and businesses will need to make new choices during a downturn: new opportunites.
Posted by: Engago Team | September 29, 2008 at 12:58 PM