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Venture investing, fundraising in Europe tumble in Q3

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U.S. venture funding expands reach beyond traditional centers

Dashboard: VC-backed M&A deals soar in June with completion of Stemcentrx acquisition

U.S.-based venture fundraising also grows in June, as AH and Kleiner Perkins close billion-dollar funds

Dashboard: Fundraising drops, IPOs spike in May

M&A takes a big hit in May, with only deal with disclosed financials

Unicorn valuations can be triple fair market value: Stanford study

VC-backed unicorns boast of billion-dollar valuations, but these eye-popping numbers can be as much as 200 percent above fair market value, says a Stanford Prof

Venture investing shifts away from traditional Silicon Valley

When the phrase Silicon Valley came into being in the early 1970s, it referred to a group of Santa Clara Valley communities south of San Francisco with the city of San Jose as its hub. Turns out this birthplace of the modern high-tech industry is losing some of its mojo, at least for venture capitalists.

Dashboard: Fundraising keeps climbing in March

M&A also takes a leap forward in March, thanks to a large acquisition of a VC-backed company by Cisco

Venture slump overstated as growth-round deal-making rises

The new year started off with less hesitation than many in venture feared during the turbulent three months