Despite a stormy outlook for 2009, the first three quarters of 2008 were good for clean tech companies in search of venture capital.
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Annual record eclipsed as more cash chases fewer deals in third quarter, study says.
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Investments fall 5% year-over-year to $1.5B in third quarter; IT stumbles, energy booms, report says.
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Clean tech investments surge 55 percent in third quarter as venture capital firms pour $1.6 billion into U.S. sector that sees hottest action in solar.
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167 deals—the lowest total in 9 years—close in the second quarter; UK and France plunge while Germany gains.
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Indian advertising startups snare $89 million, more than any other sector, or 37 percent of the region’s funding, in the second quarter of 2008, according to a report.
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India sees a sharp drop in venture capital spending in the first quarter, while China remains hot.
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VCs pumped a record $1.34B into Web 2.0 companies last year, but the rate of funding growth has declined and the prospects for exiting look weak.
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