Weekly Venture Capital Activity Week April 25 2005 through May 1 2005



May 8, 2005 -- www.capitalHunter.com was able to verify that $238 million of venture capital was invested in 33 U.S.-based companies during this week's reporting period. The average deal size was approximately $7.22 million. The amount of venture capital invested this period decreased by 35% compared to last periods $364 million.

Geographically,12 California companies raised $121.20 million in venture financings which represents 51% of the total venture capital invested this reporting period. The largest private venture financing in California this period was into Receptor Biologix. Receptor Biologix raised $33.6 million and is a San Bruno biopharmaceutical company developing protein therapeutics to treat cancer, autoimmune, metabolic and other diseases.

The software sector raised 49% of the venture capital this period. Thirteen software companies raised $116.6 million in venture financing. The largest private venture financing in the software sector this period was into WhenU.com. WhenU.com raised $20 million and is a New York, NY based provider of software-based contextual online advertising which allows consumers to make superior purchasing decisions.

Companies raising their Series A round of financing led this week's venture capital activity. Series A financings represented 38.7% of the total venture capital deployed this period. The largest private venture financing in Series A stage financing this period was into Receptor Biologix. Twelve companies raised $92.27 million in their Series A round.

The three largest venture deals this period are as follows:
1 Receptor Biologix Biotechnology 33.6
2 WhenU.com Software 20
3 ChannelAdvisor Software 18

The following thirteen and other unnamed investors funded the above mentioned top three venture capital investments for $71.6 Million:ABS Capital Partners,Advanced Technology Ventures,BlueSky Ventures,Domain Associates,eBay,Essex Woodland Health Ventures,Kodiak Venture Partners,MedImmune Ventures,Northwest Technology Ventures,Skyline Ventures,Southern Capitol Ventures,Takeda Research Investment,Tri-State Investment Group.

A total of 71 equity financings of private and public companies occurred during this reporting period. Each of the 71 equity financings are profiled in a weekly report which include venture financings, private placements, secondary offerings, PIPE's, and IPO's.

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Weekly Venture Capital Activity Week April 25 2005 through May 1 2005