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No-BS Venture Thoughts for No-BS Entrepreneurs.

A running perspective on Florida's growing tech and venture community, with an occasional detour to the Southeast/national scene, venture capital FAQs and maybe a gadget or two....

By Dan Rua, Managing Partner of Inflexion Partners -- "Florida's Venture Fund".

PWC/NVCA/VentureEconomics/[insert brand here] MoneyTree report came out just after E&Y/VOne with same Florida story, different numbers. Florida venture investing hit $361M for 2005, up from $318M in 2004 -- not as big a jump as reported by E&Y. Deals were just a nudge down, with 55 in 2005 vs. 58 in 2004. It was the largest year for Florida venture investing since 2002 and after a 2004 of zero VC-backed IPOs, 2005 saw three reach the public markets.

MoneyTree numbers show continued strength in FL venture investments, although expansion/growth deals continue to outpace seed/early. Greed is slowly catching Fear on the chart -- hopefully fast enough for those entrepreneurs with great ideas, pursuing first institutional dollars.

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Florida Venture Blog by Dan Rua

Another Day, Another Set of FL Venture Numbers

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