451 CAOS Theory *
A blog for the enterprise open source community

VC funding for open source rises again in Q2

Matthew Aslett, July 1, 2008 @ 5:02 am ET

The figures originally reported here were preliminary and have been revised for a formal CAOS report to be published in the first half of 2009. In the interests of accuracy this data has now been removed. For a full assessment of VC funding in 2008 see this post.

viagra
free viagra
buy viagra online
generic viagra
how does viagra work
cheap viagra
buy viagra
buy viagra online inurl
viagra 6 free samples
viagra online
viagra for women
viagra side effects
female viagra
natural viagra
online viagra
cheapest viagra prices
herbal viagra
alternative to viagra
buy generic viagra
purchase viagra online
free viagra without prescription
viagra attorneys
free viagra samples before buying
buy generic viagra cheap
viagra uk
generic viagra online
try viagra for free
generic viagra from india
fda approves viagra
free viagra sample
what is better viagra or levitra
discount generic viagra online
viagra cialis levitra
viagra dosage
viagra cheap
viagra on line
best price for viagra
free sample pack of viagra
viagra generic
viagra without prescription
discount viagra
gay viagra
mail order viagra
viagra inurl
generic viagra online paypal
generic viagra overnight
generic viagra online pharmacy
generic viagra uk
buy cheap viagra online uk
suppliers of viagra
how long does viagra last
viagra sex
generic viagra soft tabs
generic viagra 100mg
buy viagra onli
generic viagra online without prescription
viagra energy drink
cheapest uk supplier viagra
viagra cialis
generic viagra safe
viagra professional
viagra sales
viagra free trial pack
viagra lawyers
over the counter viagra
best price for generic viagra
viagra jokes
buying viagra
viagra samples
viagra sample
cialis
generic cialis
cheapest cialis
buy cialis online
buying generic cialis
cialis for order
what are the side effects of cialis
buy generic cialis
what is the generic name for cialis
cheap cialis
cialis online
buy cialis
cialis side effects
how long does cialis last
cialis forum
cialis lawyer ohio
cialis attorneys
cialis attorney columbus
cialis injury lawyer ohio
cialis injury attorney ohio
cialis injury lawyer columbus
prices cialis
cialis lawyers
viagra cialis levitra
cialis lawyer columbus
online generic cialis
daily cialis
cialis injury attorney columbus
cialis attorney ohio
cialis cost
cialis professional
cialis super active
how does cialis work
what does cialis look like
cialis drug
viagra cialis
cialis to buy new zealand
cialis without prescription
free cialis
cialis soft tabs
discount cialis
cialis generic
generic cialis from india
cheap cialis sale online
cialis daily
cialis reviews
cialis generico
how can i take cialis
cheap cialis si
cialis vs viagra
levitra
generic levitra
levitra attorneys
what is better viagra or levitra
viagra cialis levitra
levitra side effects
buy levitra
levitra online
levitra dangers
how does levitra work
levitra lawyers
what is the difference between levitra and viagra
levitra versus viagra
which works better viagra or levitra
buy levitra and overnight shipping
levitra vs viagra
canidan pharmacies levitra
how long does levitra last
viagra cialis levitra
levitra acheter
comprare levitra
levitra ohne rezept
levitra 20mg
levitra senza ricetta
cheapest generic levitra
levitra compra
cheap levitra
levitra overnight
levitra generika
levitra kaufen
Permalink | Technorati Links | Bookmark on del.icio.us | digg it
Categories: Funding, Software

Comments RSS feed | Trackback URI

9 Comments»

Collapse Comment by Roy Schestowitz, July 1, 2008 1:05 pm

Seems like an all-time high for Q2. The second chart is deceiving because it doesn’t show *projected* value for 2008.

Reply to this comment
Collapse Comment by Matthew Aslett, July 1, 2008 1:45 pm

Almost. $149.4m was raised in 2Q00, although 2000-2003 isn’t represented on the chart above as with that many bars it loses all meaning. These charts are running off live data so it’s not possible to show projected numbers. On the other hand, as more deals are added to the database the 2008 value will automatically increase.

Reply to this comment
Collapse Comment by Roy Schestowitz, July 2, 2008 1:30 am

If you take 2006 as a seasonly reference, then an all-time high for 2008 (recession year) can be expected, but the same cannot be said if you look at 2007. Interesting how it fluctuates.

I wonder if 2007q1 and 2007q2 were affected by “Microsoft Takes on the Free World”.

Reply to this comment
Collapse Comment by Roy Schestowitz, July 2, 2008 1:32 am

Oops, make that 2007 Q3 and Q4, not Q1 and Q2.

(Comments wont nest below this level)
Collapse Comment by Matthew Aslett, July 2, 2008 3:23 am

I wouldn’t have thought so. I think a number of deals were held over (for whatever reason) into 1Q08, which made the fluctuation from 2H07 to 1H08 so dramatic. There is also a theory that some deals were done in 1H08 because vendors fear it will be harder to raise cash later in th year due to recession, which is why I am tentative on predicting a record year. Time will tell.

 
Reply here
 
 
 
 
Collapse Pingback by Open-source venture funding rises 14 percent in Q2 | money news blog, July 2, 2008 3:15 am

[...] rose to $115 million in the second quarter, a 14 percent increase over the same period a year ago, according to The 451 Group. And funding for the first half of the year is up 62 percent over the first half [...]

Reply to this comment
 
Collapse Pingback by finette.co.uk » blog » Where is the Funding for (Consumer) Open Source?, July 12, 2008 10:00 am

[...] the fantastic OStatic blog posted an interesting article about venture funding in the open source space. It is great to see that VCs seem to warm up to open source projects (total spending in Q2 2008 was [...]

Reply to this comment
 
Collapse Pingback by 451 CAOS Theory » VC funding for open source down 12% in Q3, October 16, 2008 5:27 am

[...] The decline is not exactly unexpected. The overall market was down nearly 6% according to figures from The National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters, while there was bound to be some hangover for open source following the most successful quarter ever in Q1 and solid growth in Q2. [...]

Reply to this comment
 
Collapse Pingback by 451 CAOS Theory » Opportunities for open source M&A, November 20, 2008 11:15 am

[...] lot of open source vendors raised funds in the first half of the year, but a significant number didn’t and even though there is money [...]

Reply to this comment
 

Leave a Comment

Some HTML is allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> .

Your Comment (smaller size | larger size)