Venture capital investment in Oregon fell almost 50% last year to $124 million.
Venture capital investment in Oregon fell almost 50% last year to $124 million.
That’s the second-lowest annual tally since the dot-com era, a decline that coincides with a social-media fueled infusion of interest in young Oregon companies and new technologies.
Oregon’s falloff reflects, to some degree, a national decline in venture investment during 2012. The NVCA said national venture dollars fell 10 percent last year, with sharp decreases in clean tech and life sciences.
Read more at OregonLive.com.
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