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Megan Muir

Today Dow Jones VentureSource reported that venture capital firms invested $8.4 billion in Q3 2011, 29% more than in Q3 2010.  Additionally, the total of 765 deals is an 8% increase over the third quarter of 2010.

Jessica Canning, global research director for Dow Jones VentureSource, noted that:

Venture investment rose in the third quarter, putting the industry on pace to near pre-recession investment levels by the end of the year.  While it’s unclear how long venture capitalists can continue at this pace given the weak

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