Q4 2014 Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index Research Report

Abstract

The Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index® (Bloomberg ticker symbol: SVVCCI) is based on a recurring quarterly survey of San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley venture capitalists. The Index measures and reports the opinions of professional venture capitalists on their estimations of the high-growth venture entrepreneurial environment in the San Francisco Bay Area over the next 6-18 months. The Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index® for the fourth quarter of 2014, based on a December 2014 survey of 28 San Francisco Bay Area venture capitalists, registered 3.93 on a 5 point scale (with 5 indicating high confidence and 1 indicating low confidence). This quarter’s index measurement is slightly higher than the previous quarter’s index reading of 3.89.

Keywords: venture capitalist, silicon valley, confidence

JEL Classification: M113