Subject: 2014 VC Investment Tops $48B
From: "Katie Mouallek | Trusted Insight" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:00:29 +0000
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Hi Hunter,

Here's what's happening in Venture Capital
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2014 VC Investment Tops $48B (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/2014-vc-investment-tops-48b/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=5fff405135-VC_to_GP_19_January_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-5fff405135-325125525)

PwC reports, $48.3B was invested into a total of 4,356 deals, resulting in a 61% increase in dollars and 4% increase in deals compared to 2013. Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/2014-vc-investment-tops-48b/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=5fff405135-VC_to_GP_19_January_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-5fff405135-325125525)

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In 2014, venture capital backing for UK life science companies reached $713m (£527m), and signals 'a coming of age for the sector' states one investor. Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/vc-funding-for-life-sciences-soars-in-the-uk/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=5fff405135-VC_to_GP_19_January_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-5fff405135-325125525)

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That data-mining software company raised $500M last year; the lastest valuation makes Palantir "the third most valuable company backed by venture capitalists in the world, below car-hailing service Uber and smartphone maker Xiaomi". Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/palantir-valued-at-15b-begins-new-round/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=5fff405135-VC_to_GP_19_January_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-5fff405135-325125525)

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There is a standard venture capital belief that only 10-15 companies per year will be blockbusters, this is the Rule of 15, but is this number going up? Duncan Davidson of Bullpen Capital explores the idea. Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/is-the-rule-of-15-now-the-rule-of-50/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=5fff405135-VC_to_GP_19_January_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-5fff405135-325125525)

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