U.S.-based venture capital funds raised $5 billion in 2012's third quarter according to a Dow Jones press release that came out today, based on data compiled by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).
That brings the total amount for the year's first nine months to $16.2 billion, a 31 percent increase over last year's total for the same time period, $12.4 billion.
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