NEA Goes Hyper, Does 12 Deals in October

I was putting together the monthly list of most active U.S.-based VCs for the next issue of Venture Capital Journal and was stunned to see New Enterprise Associates atop the list with 12 deals. (See table below.) That's a much larger number than we typically see for a monthly period. What's it mean? Maybe it's a sign that deal making is finally heating up after a long cool spell. Or maybe NEA just wanted to let loose. To put those numbers into perspective, here's how the prior three months looked: For September, the most active VC was NEA, with eight deals; for August, it was Kleiner Perkins, with five deals; and for July, it was Intel capital, with seven deals.

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