Vc Investing Survey (polachi)

Polachi VC Survey: Pulse on the Industry 1. Please select the title that most accurately describes your current position. Response

Response

Percent

Count

Senior Associate/Associate

10.8%

15

Vice President/Principal

18.7%

26

Partner

39.6%

55

Managing General Partner

30.9%

43

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Response

Response

Percent

Count

2. Are you more confident about the state of the VC industry today than you were six months ago?

yes

40.1%

55

no

59.9%

82

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137

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2

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3. What are you most worried about? Rating

Response

Average

Count

Not very worried

Worried

Very worried

30.9% (43)

48.9% (68)

20.1% (28)

1.89

139

43.9% (61)

40.3% (56)

15.8% (22)

1.72

139

16.7% (23)

65.2% (90)

18.1% (25)

2.01

138

7.2% (10)

39.1% (54)

53.6% (74)

2.46

138

62.6% (87)

32.4% (45)

5.0% (7)

1.42

139

60.1% (83)

26.1% (36)

13.8% (19)

1.54

138

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139

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0

Syndicate Risk- tough to predict ability of syndicates to hold together New Deals – no one seems in a hurry to do anything Portfolio – it is all about survivability Exit Markets – when will they return? Management Teams – issues exacerbated by markets Deal Flow – the companies raising money are not necessarily the ones I want to invest in

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4. What are the hottest growth areas in the VC industry right now? Response

Response

Percent

Count

Cleantech/Energy

62.8%

81

Biotech

16.3%

21

Consumer Internet/Web 2.0

44.2%

57

Enterprise software

10.9%

14

Infrastructure

17.8%

23

Med Tech

22.5%

29

Internet Marketing

40.3%

52

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10

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Response

Percent

Count

5. In your opinion, is the the VC industry broken?

yes

52.9%

72

no

47.8%

65

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136

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3

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6. Please select the geographical region that currently represents the area of hottest investment opportunities. Response

Response

Percent

Count

East Coast

40.7%

55

West Coast/Silicon Valley

43.7%

59

Mid-West

1.5%

2

South

2.2%

3

Northwest

1.5%

2

Outside of the US

10.4%

14

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4

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