Q1 was a good quarter for venture funding in DC as venture capitalists reported investing $203M in 40 DC regional companies according to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). That was a $25M increase from Q4 of last year and a $1.5M increase over Q1 2011.
Nationally the numbers were down. VCs invested $5.8B in the US in Q1 which was a $1.3B decrease from the prior quarter and a $1B decrease from the same quarter last year.
DC ranked 9th in dollars raised and 7th in total companies funded for the quarter.
| Region | Deals | Dollars | Avg Deal |
| Silicon Valley | 213 | $2,079,741,100 | $9,764,043 |
| New England | 97 | $677,915,200 | $6,988,816 |
| NY Metro | 75 | $378,282,200 | $5,043,763 |
| Midwest | 63 | $285,484,600 | $4,531,502 |
| LA/Orange County | 58 | $567,063,800 | $9,776,962 |
| Texas | 41 | $388,472,000 | $9,474,927 |
| DC/Metroplex | 40 | $202,547,400 | $5,063,685 |
| Northwest | 38 | $213,519,300 | $5,618,929 |
| Southeast | 29 | $117,951,100 | $4,067,279 |
| San Diego | 22 | $357,066,200 | $16,230,282 |
| Philadelphia Metro | 22 | $141,563,000 | $6,434,682 |
| Colorado | 20 | $121,622,100 | $6,081,105 |
| SouthWest | 19 | $91,293,100 | $4,804,900 |
| North Central | 12 | $90,400,100 | $7,533,342 |
| South Central | 4 | $18,126,000 | $4,531,500 |
| Upstate NY | 3 | $12,145,000 | $4,048,333 |
| Sacramento/N.Cal | 1 | $8,009,100 | $8,009,100 |
| AK/HI/PR | 1 | $645,000 | $645,000 |
