Credit Crisis Spreads a Pall Over Silicon Valley
According to a quarterly survey by Mark V. Cannice, director of the University of San Francisco Entrepreneurship Program, the confidence of venture capitalists has plummeted to the lowest level since the survey began in 2004.
“Investment in venture firms could dry up if the drought continues and venture firms cannot show returns,” said Ken Wilcox, chief executive of SVB Financial Group, the parent of Silicon Valley Bank.