Energy: U.S. 4th-quarter VC funding fell 30% to lowest total in 3 years

Date: 18 JAN 2009 09:02:09 GMT

Venture-capital investment in U.S. companies fell 30% in the fourth
quarter, with the total marking the lowest quarterly VC investment in
three years and information technology in particular recording the
lowest investment since 1998, Dow Jones Venture Source reported.