VC Gushing in Silicon Valley

By Mark Evans
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

Deals, deals and more deals. The venture capital continues to gush out Silicon Valley in a way that harkens back to the heady days of the dot-com boom. Is there a cool start-up out there unable to get cash these days? Yesterday, the fund-raisers included Pandora Media ($12 million), Trumba ($8 million) and Brightcove ($16.2 million). What’s behind all this enthusiasm? Are we in the midst of Dot-Com Redux? While it’s encouraging to see start-ups getting capital to grow, it’s also a little troubling to see so much euphoria and bandwagon-jumping.

We Say: The VC market still seems to be somewhat pragmatic given the size of the deals are modest. When you start seeing $30 million, $40 million and $50 million deals, it’s time to start worrying.

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