Orange County startups raised fewer venture-capital dollars in the third quarter than a year ago, according to an analysis from Dow Jones VentureSource released last week. Startups received almost $159 million from wealthy backers, a 23 percent drop...
Startup Investments Slump In Third Quarter
By LILY LEUNG, Orange County Register: Business
Thu, 10/23/2014 - 10:30am
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