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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135
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4
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