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OVP Venture Partners , a venture firm in Oregon and Washington, is highlighting its latest "missed deal" in Aliso Viejo-based Networks In Motion . NIM, which was acquired last week for $170M, had been backed by venture firms Redpoint Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures. Networks In Motion's CFO is Gregg Marston, who was also CFO of Foundstone and Intek Global; he also is a board OVP is known for its list of "missed deals" in its portfolio, and recently added Networks In Motion to its missed deal for its 2001-era Fund 6. According to

PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association have weighed in on Q3 venture capital totals, saying that $475.5M Nationally, the MoneyTree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data from Thomson Reuters, found that there was $4.8 Orange County had $66.8M was invested in 65 Southern California deals in Q3, compared to $773.3M and 87 deals in Q3 of last year.

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters, were released this morning, finding that there was $587.8M However, nationally, venture capital numbers were much worse, with venture investments dropping to the lowest level in more than a decade. invested in Southern California in Q4. Those numbers were up from both Q3, when $506.9M

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters, were released this morning, finding that there was $587.8M However, nationally, venture capital numbers were much worse, with venture investments dropping to the lowest level in more than a decade. invested in Southern California in Q4. Those numbers were up from both Q3, when $506.9M

Mission Ventures ' Dave Ryan aptly describes the current challenges facing venture capital markets, "like catching a falling knife". Dave appeared this morning at the Orange County Venture Group 's Financial Outlook for 2009. Also participating were PIMCO Executive VP Ramin Toloui, Clearstone Venture Partners ' Jim Armstrong and Montauk Triguard 's Sam Tang. If Montauk Triguard doesn't ring a bell, note that Sam manages Pacific Life 's private equity portfolio. What did they say?