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Venture capital deals and dollars dipped slightly in Washington state during the third quarter, a trend that could continue as the economic storm looms.
Thirty six deals representing $226 million were reported during the quarter, which compares to 41 deals and $288 million for the same period last year, according to the MoneyTree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers [...]

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It is looking like 2008 could very well be the worst year for venture-backed initial public offerings, with Dow Jones VentureSource reporting that only seven companies have completed IPOs during the first three quarters.
That compares to 48 companies during the same period last year.
The only venture-backed company to test the IPO waters during the third [...]

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National Public Radio has a good piece on how the economic meltdown is impacting startup companies, with one early-stage entrepreneur saying that surviving the turmoil will be a “white-knuckle experience.”
Accel Partners’ Theresia Gouw Ranzetta — whose Silicon Valley firm is an investor in Seattle startups such as Wetpaint and Medio Systems– says entrepreneurs should “raise [...]

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The folks over at Curious Office Partners already produced one hit earlier this year when Cafe Press gobbled up ImageKind, a provider of online custom framing services.
Now, the small Seattle Internet investment firm — led by Kelly Smith and Adrian Hanauer — is going for another with the announcement of Pressplane. Smith isn’t saying much [...]

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