What Trends Do the Data Show?

1. The average deal size is increasing. The average went from $2.12 million in November to $4.11 million in December to $6.06 million in January.
2. California still rules, but global investment is happening. In the US, venture capital is still dominated by Silicon Valley, but we are seeing a few more global deals, specifically in the UK, Canada, and English-speaking India.
3. Total diversity was apparent, without any market-segment bias. This is a good sign that ventures are being evaluated on the fundamentals rather than on what's hot.

Which Ventures Received Money?

December:

• NetShelter
• dotblu
• InnerRewards
• KZOInnovations
• smartfundit
• Appcelerator
• Wordstream

January:

• HubDub
• Sittercity
• Appnomic
• CloudSwitch
• GoInternetMedia

Which VCs Wired the Money?

December:

• Rho Canada
• GrowthWorks Canadian Fund
• JLA Ventures.
• DE Shaw, Maple Investments
• Valhalla Partners
• Baytech Venture Capital
• Storm Ventures
• Sigma Partners

January:

• Pentech Ventures
• Apex Venture Partners
• Norwest Venture Partners
• Atlas Ventures
• Matrix Partners
• Kennet Partners