These VCs Bucked The Trend And Raised Fat New Funds In 2011

Without venture capitalists, there would be no tech startups.

But without limited partners willing to invest in high-risk, high-reward venture funds, there would be no VCs.

With the broader economy in the doldrums, it's not easy for a VC to raise a new fund, particularly for early stage investments. In Q3 of 2011, total VC fund raising was down more than 50% from the same time last year, and the number of firms raising dropped 4%, according to Thomson Reuters.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/these-vc-firms-all-raised-huge-new-funds-...
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