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Silicon Alley’s Top 10 VC Deals

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Guess who’s fueling Silicon Alley’s rise?  While angels and early stage funds provide the early sparks, the big bucks are coming from the west coast.  For example, Fab’s $160 million Series D is the largest VC investment round in a NYC-based company since 2009. But Menlo Ventures and Andressen Hororwitz from the Other Coast lead the list of VC’s in the round.  Below, from CB Insights, are Silicon Alley’s top 10 VC investment rounds in NY-headquartered companies since 2009.  And note – Fab and GILT are listed twice.

Silicon Alley Top 10

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Angel Valuations Inch Up

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How much to Angels typically invest and at what company valuation?  Angel valuations are inching up per the Halo Report for Q2 2012:

  • Company valuations for early stage financing rounds with Angels are $2.7 million in Q2 2012, up from $2.5 million in Q1 (median, pre-money valuations).
  • Typical angel investment rounds total $550,000 for Angel-only rounds and $1.5 million with VC’s involved (these are median values; the mean values are higher at  $1 million and $4 million.
  • And VC’s have Angels co-invest in 72.5% of their deals.
  • And half of Angel  deals are in tech-related fields  (Internet, Software, Mobile, Telecom).

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