CB Insights: Private Company Dealflow is Up

by Christian Chabot on June 23, 2010

The precursor to most IPOs are, of course, private companies. So we were excited to see CB Insights’ live interactive dashboard of private company fundings around the country.

The short-term trend is slightly up from March. And while I’m not surprised to see a lot of deal flow in California and the Boston area, I am surprised to see on the map the activity in the Rust Belt. It would be interesting to see what deals are happening there.

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