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Large VC funds signal new excesses, appetite for early stage

A new era of excess is coming to the venture-capital business, with wallets yawning wide to finance new start-ups and funds swelling to new records.

The fresh wave of capital became suddenly evident in the second quarter as investments in new start-ups reached a four-year high and two mega-sized funds became the largest in the industry’s history.

But with the new abundance has come fears of higher investment prices and subdued fund returns. The new wealth could also remake an industry landscape shaped by the austerity and restraint of the post dot-com meltdown.

“We cannot pretend that this isn’t an incredible amount of money to invest,” said Mark Heesen, president of the National Venture Capital Association.

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