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Start-Ups Hungry for Cash in IPO Drought

Private funding hunt under way in Silicon Valley

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 1, 2008 1:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – Silicon Valley IPOs are suddenly an extremely rare beast, driven nearly to extinction by the sputtering economy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The first quarter has seen just five venture-backed offerings, compared to 31 last quarter. “The economics have been destroyed for small-cap IPOs,... Read full story »

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