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Venture capital funding hasn’t hit the peaks it saw in early 2000, but it’s still going strong — particularly in Silicon Valley and for software companies.

Our analysis of venture funding from a variety of data sources revealed some interesting facts about last quarter’s deal flow.

Last quarter, venture capital firms invested $6.95 billion into 876 deals, averaging $7.9 million per deal, with the vast majority of funding funneling out of Silicon Valley in the form of expansion and later-stage investments in the software and biotech industries.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Venture capitalists focus on later stages, but Silicon Valley still rules | VentureBeat