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After three years of relative drought, the "MoneyTree" is growing again. A
total of 608 startup and early stage companies got their first round of
venture capital in 2004, according to a special analysis of the "MoneyTree
Survey" prepared for Entrepreneur by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture
Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. Together, those
early stage companies received $2.68 billion in funding. Both figures are up
notably from 2003--the first increases in three years. On average, startup
companies received $2.1 million each, while early stage companies averaged
$5 million each.
More encouraging is that the factors underlying this growth are organic.
Since investing peaked in 2000, VC firms have naturally spent a large
portion of their time working with companies in which they had already
invested. Now, as many of those companies have matured, VCs can turn more
attention toward the next crop of seedlings. The VCs on this year's list are
doing just that: The median number of first-time investments in startup and
early stage companies is four, compared to a median of three last year. This
year, VCs had to complete at least three qualifying deals just to make it
onto the list. Last year, two was enough.
Still, cultivating venture capital is no easy task. Entrepreneurs must
combine an idea's potential with equal measures of prudence and
perseverance.
total of 608 startup and early stage companies got their first round of
venture capital in 2004, according to a special analysis of the "MoneyTree
Survey" prepared for Entrepreneur by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture
Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. Together, those
early stage companies received $2.68 billion in funding. Both figures are up
notably from 2003--the first increases in three years. On average, startup
companies received $2.1 million each, while early stage companies averaged
$5 million each.
More encouraging is that the factors underlying this growth are organic.
Since investing peaked in 2000, VC firms have naturally spent a large
portion of their time working with companies in which they had already
invested. Now, as many of those companies have matured, VCs can turn more
attention toward the next crop of seedlings. The VCs on this year's list are
doing just that: The median number of first-time investments in startup and
early stage companies is four, compared to a median of three last year. This
year, VCs had to complete at least three qualifying deals just to make it
onto the list. Last year, two was enough.
Still, cultivating venture capital is no easy task. Entrepreneurs must
combine an idea's potential with equal measures of prudence and
perseverance.
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