MoneyTree Venture Capital Profile for Houston

PricewaterhouseCoopers/Venture Economics/NVCA

Venture Capital Investment in Houston Metro Region Companies

By Year

As of 03/31/2008

Year Companies Deals Investment($M)
1998 37 46299.3
1999 39 47572.7
2000 61 791211.4
2001 54 69418.4
2002 29 35170.6
2003 23 26145.6
2004 24 27100.6
2005 26 27201.1
2006 28 34214.9
2007 27 28242.6
2008 10 10124.5

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Data current as of 15-APR-2008

Venture Capital Investment in Houston Metro Region Companies

By Quarter

Qtr Companies Deals Investment($M)
2006-1 4 4 17.9
2006-2 12 12 33.0
2006-3 11 11145.2
2006-4 7 7 18.7
2007-1 8 8 71.4
2007-2 3 3 24.5
2007-3 10 10 87.7
2007-4 7 7 59.0
2008-1 10 10124.5

© 2008 PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/NVCA MoneyTree Survey

Data current as of 15-APR-2008

Venture Capital Investment in Houston Metro Region Companies

By Industry/Technology Sector

01/01/2008 to 03/31/2008

No. Sector Companies Deals Investment($M)
1 Industrial/Energy 4 4 67.6
2 Software 2 2 32.2
3 Business Products and Services 2 2 10.1
4 Biotechnology 1 1 0.1
5 Medical Devices and Equipment 1 1 14.5
-Total 10 10124.5

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Data current as of 15-APR-2008

Venture Capital Investment in Houston Metro Region Companies

By Internet Related Technology

01/01/2008 to 03/31/2008

No. Industry Companies Deals Investment($M)
1 Ecommerce Goods, Services and Content 2 2 10.6
2 Internet Software,Services and Tools 1 1 24.0
-Total 3 3 34.6

© 2008 PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/NVCA MoneyTree Survey

Data current as of 15-APR-2008

Venture Capital Investment in Houston Metro Region Companies

By Stage

01/01/2008 to 03/31/2008

No. Stage Companies Deals Investment($M)
1Seed2 2 7.7
2Startup1 1 2.4
3Oth Early Stage1 1 3.0
4Expansion4 4 63.3
5Later Stage2 2 48.2
-Total 10 10124.5

© 2008 PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/NVCA MoneyTree Survey

Data current as of 15-APR-2008

Venture Capital Investment in Houston Metro Region Companies

By Region of Funding Source

01/01/2008 to 03/31/2008

No. Source metro_region Investors Deals
1 San Jose 4 3
2 Houston 1 3
3 Chicago 3 3
4 Denver 2 2
5 Austin 1 1
6 San Diego Metro 1 1
7 Dallas 1 1
8 Washington Metroplex 1 1
9 Los Angeles 1 1
10 San Fran/Berkeley 1 1
-Total 19 23

© 2008 PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/NVCA MoneyTree Survey

Data current as of 15-APR-2008

Venture Capital Investment by Houston Metro Region Venture Funds

By Region of Companies Receiving Money

01/01/2008 to 03/31/2008

No. Target metro_region Companies Deals
1 Austin 6 6
2 Houston 3 3
3 Other US 2 2
4 New York Metro 1 1
5 Great Lakes 1 1
6 Los Angeles 1 1
7 San Diego Metro 1 1
8 Boston 1 1
- Total 16 16

© 2008 PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/NVCA MoneyTree Survey

Data current as of 15-APR-2008

Venture Capital Backed IPOs in Houston Metro Region

By Year

As of 03/31/2008

Year Companies Amount Raised by IPO($M) Total Valuation Placed on Company by IPO($M)
1998 3368.4 2772.3
1999 3263.0 1295.8
2000 2433.8 2208.8
2001 1 72.0 415.4
2007 1 75.1 283.7

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Data current as of 15-APR-2008

Venture Capital Backed IPOs in Houston Metro Region

By Quarter

Qtr Companies Amount Raised by IPO($M) Total Valuation Placed on Company by IPO($M)
2007-2 1 75.1 283.7
Total 11287.3 7259.7

© 2008 PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/NVCA MoneyTree Survey

Data current as of 15-APR-2008

Venture Capital Investing in Houston Metro Region

Most Active Venture Investors

01/01/2008 to 03/31/2008

No. Firm Companies Deals Investment($M)
1DFJ Mercury 3 3 0.7
2Updata Partners1 1 2.7
3Artiman Ventures1 1 3.8
4Bay City Capital LLC1 1 7.2
5Craton Equity Partners (FKA:Pa1 1 7.4
6Draper Fisher Jurvetson (FKA: 1 1 1.7
7First Analysis Corporation1 1 1.2
8Hunt Ventures, L.P.1 1 1.3
9InterWest Partners1 1 6.0
10Lightspeed Venture Partners (F1 1 6.0

© 2008 PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/NVCA MoneyTree Survey

Data current as of 15-APR-2008

Venture Backed IPOs in Houston Metro Region

Top IPOs

01/01/2008 to 03/31/2008

No. Company IPO DATE Money Raised by IPO($M) Total Valuation Placed on Company by IPO($M)
-All Companies- 0.0 0.0

© 2008 PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/NVCA MoneyTree Survey

Data current as of 15-APR-2008

Profile Created:04/16/2008