U.S. venture capital firms raised more cash in the first three months of this year than at any time since the final quarter of 2007, but it’s still a handful of funds driving up the numbers.

Venture firms raised $9.64 billion in the first quarter, a 111% increase over a year ago when the total take was $4.56 billion, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, a data provider owned by VentureWire publisher Dow Jones & Co.

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