Deloitte-Global trends in venture capital 2009 Report

Weathering the storm: new strategies for new global economic conditions

‘The perfect storm’ has become the cliché of choice to sum up the global economic recession of 2008-2009. Certainly, today’s economic environment is dramatically different than the one venture capitalists were operating in five years ago when the first Global Venture Capital Survey was launched. Five years ago, the venture capital community was recovering from the tech bubble bursting and was just beginning to see significant move towards the globalization of the venture capital industry.

Today, the economy is in a far different place. But, there are still signs of optimism. VCs are more attuned to the global
economy and we’ re seeing the maturation of some sectors, specifically semiconductors and telecom, while other
sectors, clean technologies and life sciences, are emerging as areas with great growth potential. With this shake up in
the economy, we are seeing venture capitalists make adjustments to their investment strategy in order to weather this
storm and establish the foundation to thrive in the future”.

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