National VC association makes predictions for 2008

nvca logo The National Venture Capital Association conducted a survey asking 170 of its members about their predictions for 2008.

The questions were:

1) How much will vcs invest in 2008?

Median answer: 71% of the respondents said between 20 and 29 billion dollar will be spent on vc investments next year.

2) Which global investment region are you most openly distrustful and unwilling to confide?

Answer: 86.5% responded South America. If you are an Argentinean with a startup – better move to Silicon Valley.

3) Predictions for high growth investment sectors in 2008?

Answer: Cleantech was the strongest sector (79%) followed by media (64%) and biotech (55%). Internet showed the slowest predicted growth.

4) Which single industry will be overvalued in 2008? Which one will be undervalued?

Answer: Cleantech (61%) and semiconductors (28%) respectively.

5) Exits and IPOs will…

Answer: 59% predict that exits will continue recovering. Only a fifth of those who believe that it will continue to recover think that’s in going to be in a slower pace than 2007.

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Eze is managing partner of Remagine Ventures, a seed fund investing in ambitious founders at the intersection of tech, entertainment, gaming and commerce with a spotlight on Israel.

I'm a former general partner at google ventures, head of Google for Entrepreneurs in Europe and founding head of Campus London, Google's first physical hub for startups.

I'm also the founder of Techbikers, a non-profit bringing together the startup ecosystem on cycling challenges in support of Room to Read. Since inception in 2012 we've built 11 schools and 50 libraries in the developing world.
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