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Washington state sees uptick in venture capital amid dismal first quarter nationally

April 18, 2009 /

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Venture-capital investment nationwide plunged to its lowest levels since 1997, reaching just $3 billion in the first quarter of 2009, a little more than half of what was invested in the last quarter of 2008.

By Kristi Heim

Seattle Times business reporter

Full Story: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009078496_venture180.html

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