Research: EU Tech Investment Hit Record Low In Last Three Months

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The number of venture capital investments in European IT firms fell from 127 in Q408 to 82 in Q109 – the lowest number of deals since Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS) VentureSource began tracking in 2000…

The slide in the sector, which was the most attractive of all industries to investors, matched the 35 percent fewer investments that were made in European companies overall. But the amount invested was 43 percent down on the previous quarter at