Triple Helix Discovery Engine
Triple Helix Framework
Industry
Architects: Small & Medium Size Business (SMBs), Product Development, De-Risking, Validation, Building Niche & Emerging Markets
*Funding Strategies for Architects (Private Equity, Venture & Risk Capital)
Intermediaries: Venture Organizations/Tools/Market Research

VentureOne

Parents

2006 VC firms poured $1.2 billion into Texas, up from $1 billion in 2005
2006 Venture capital investment in U.S.continued its ascent with the most annual deal flow and capital investment since 2001
2006: Median valuation of venture backed start up is $18.4m (2006), before investment
2006: The median time for a venture backed firm to go public has increased to 6.2 years from 3.1 years in 1997 (2006)
2007: VCs poured $1 billion into Texas companies, less than half the $2.6 billion they invested in 2001 (2007)
866 venture capital companies in 2005 compared to 943 in 2001
Josh Grove, senior research analyst for Dow Jones VentureOne
Venture industry has raised $275 billion since 1999 (2006)