US venture funding falls 12 percent in 2Q to $7B

Friday, July 20, 2012 - 09:40 in Mathematics & Economics

(AP) — Funding for startups fell 12 percent in the April-June period as U.S. venture capitalists poured less money into fewer deals than a year earlier. But the number of companies getting funded in the earliest stages of development reached the highest level in more than a decade — a hopeful sign for the broader economy and an indication that investors are willing to wait for returns.

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