percentage wise than in June, when six of 15 venture deals were Series A financings and three were B rounds.
—The most active sectors in July were healthcare and Internet, just like in June. But their positions were reversed. In June, seven of the 15 venture deals were in healthcare, and three were in the Internet space. Last month, though, VCs did 11 Internet deals, and five in healthcare.
—One of the July venture deals was in the energy sector, and of course there was the First Wind debt round. There were no energy deals, venture or debt, in June.
—North Bridge Venture Partners claimed the crown as the most active investor in the region, taking part in four deals. Polaris Venture Partners was second with three deals, the same as in June, when it was the top dealmaker. Lexington, MA-based CommonAngels (the lead investor in Xconomy) was the most active angel group, taking part in two deals.
July 2009 MA Venture Investments
*Note: we are counting medical device company Augmenix’s $4.7 million financing, reported in a regulatory filing, as a venture investment but the company has not responded to our queries to confirm.
July 2009 MA Debt Financings
Author: Robert Buderi
Bob is Xconomy's founder and chairman. He is one of the country's foremost journalists covering business and technology. As a noted author and magazine editor, he is a sought-after commentator on innovation and global competitiveness. Before taking his most recent position as a research fellow in MIT's Center for International Studies, Bob served as Editor in Chief of MIT's Technology Review, then a 10-times-a-year publication with a circulation of 315,000. Bob led the magazine to numerous editorial and design awards and oversaw its expansion into three foreign editions, electronic newsletters, and highly successful conferences. As BusinessWeek's technology editor, he shared in the 1992 National Magazine Award for The Quality Imperative.
Bob is the author of four books about technology and innovation. Naval Innovation for the 21st Century (2013) is a post-Cold War account of the Office of Naval Research. Guanxi (2006) focuses on Microsoft's Beijing research lab as a metaphor for global competitiveness. Engines of Tomorrow (2000) describes the evolution of corporate research. The Invention That Changed the World (1996) covered a secret lab at MIT during WWII. Bob served on the Council on Competitiveness-sponsored National Innovation Initiative and is an advisor to the Draper Prize Nominating Committee. He has been a regular guest of CNBC's Strategy Session and has spoken about innovation at many venues, including the Business Council, Amazon, eBay, Google, IBM, and Microsoft.
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