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Published August 30th, 2009 by johnmcintyre

The recent report from the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) of 111m Euro in investments  through June is relatively good news in tough times. It will be good to see more early stage investing which will signal investors have a increased appetite for risk, and reward.  See the full story in the Irish Times.

In the U.S. venture world seed and early stage investing skyrocketed 67 percent in terms of dollars in the second quarter of 2009, with $1.5 billion invested into 221 deals, compared to the first quarter when venture capitalists invested $885 million into 233 deals according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers Money Tree report.

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