NASVF State Comparisons

The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds has released a state-by-state comparison of venture investments comparing the 1st and 4th quarters of 2006 with the 1st quarter of this year, from the PricewaterhouseCoopers and National Venture Capital Association's Money Tree report. Virginia currently ranks number 18, with investments of $75,518,300.

In the first quarter of 2007, venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion into 778 deals, the highest quarterly dollar amount since the fourth quarter of 2001, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data by Thomson Financial. Deal volume actually declined in the quarter compared with the fourth quarter of 2006, indicating venture capitalists’ willingness to put more dollars into each round. Snippet from PricewaterhouseCooper