Now that the first half of the year over, it’s a good time for taking stock. These numbers pretty much tell the story of the tech financing markets: Down 57 per cent . The value of tech IPOs and M&A in the US in the first half of 2009, compared with the same period last year (figures from Dow Jones Venture Source .) At only $2.8bn, this is back at 2003 levels. The NVCA reckons that the amount that all venture-backed companies raised from “liquidity events” fell by 53 per cent, to just
See more here:
Tech finance by the numbers: a grim first half