Comments on: Current State of Venture Capital http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/06/21/current-state-of-venture-capital/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:47:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: WasatchGirl http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/06/21/current-state-of-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-285 WasatchGirl Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:51:43 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=223#comment-285 Today on the PEHUB Wire there was some data on IPOs. I still don't have Q2 data as that will be released at month's end, but I thought I would include this blurb in case of interest to any of you readers.<br><br>" There are only 16 VC-backed companies left in IPO registration. This includes LogMeIn, which is road-showing and expects to price within the next few weeks. I know P&L is king -- and LogMeIn's is great -- but I also wonder if a successful LogMeIn IPO could have broader ramifications.<br><br>After all, it's a techie type of tech deal, rather than a consumer type of tech deal (i.e., OpenTable). A majority of venture deals in the IT sector belong to the former class, but investors have been beaten down by talk that the public markets don't love them anymore. Perhaps LogMeIn could serve as an emboldening flirtation." Today on the PEHUB Wire there was some data on IPOs. I still don't have Q2 data as that will be released at month's end, but I thought I would include this blurb in case of interest to any of you readers.

” There are only 16 VC-backed companies left in IPO registration. This includes LogMeIn, which is road-showing and expects to price within the next few weeks. I know P&L is king — and LogMeIn's is great — but I also wonder if a successful LogMeIn IPO could have broader ramifications.

After all, it's a techie type of tech deal, rather than a consumer type of tech deal (i.e., OpenTable). A majority of venture deals in the IT sector belong to the former class, but investors have been beaten down by talk that the public markets don't love them anymore. Perhaps LogMeIn could serve as an emboldening flirtation.”

]]> By: WasatchGirl http://www.wasatchgirl.com/2009/06/21/current-state-of-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-252 WasatchGirl Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:51:43 +0000 http://www.wasatchgirl.com/?p=223#comment-252 Today on the PEHUB Wire there was some data on IPOs. I still don't have Q2 data as that will be released at month's end, but I thought I would include this blurb in case of interest to any of you readers.<br><br>" There are only 16 VC-backed companies left in IPO registration. This includes LogMeIn, which is road-showing and expects to price within the next few weeks. I know P&L is king -- and LogMeIn's is great -- but I also wonder if a successful LogMeIn IPO could have broader ramifications.<br><br>After all, it's a techie type of tech deal, rather than a consumer type of tech deal (i.e., OpenTable). A majority of venture deals in the IT sector belong to the former class, but investors have been beaten down by talk that the public markets don't love them anymore. Perhaps LogMeIn could serve as an emboldening flirtation." Today on the PEHUB Wire there was some data on IPOs. I still don't have Q2 data as that will be released at month's end, but I thought I would include this blurb in case of interest to any of you readers.

” There are only 16 VC-backed companies left in IPO registration. This includes LogMeIn, which is road-showing and expects to price within the next few weeks. I know P&L is king — and LogMeIn's is great — but I also wonder if a successful LogMeIn IPO could have broader ramifications.

After all, it's a techie type of tech deal, rather than a consumer type of tech deal (i.e., OpenTable). A majority of venture deals in the IT sector belong to the former class, but investors have been beaten down by talk that the public markets don't love them anymore. Perhaps LogMeIn could serve as an emboldening flirtation.”

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