http://www.thestandard.com/node/125370/comments comments feed. en No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com No tech IPOs in first half of 2009? http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>There were no venture-backed tech IPOs in Q4 2008. In fact, there were <a href="http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:lbBP-GR0ymkJ:www.nvca.org/pdf/Q408ExitsReleaseFINAL.pdf+tech+IPOs+q4+2008&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=6&amp;gl=us">no venture-backed IPOs for any sector</a> in the fourth quarter. San Antonio-based IT hosting company RackSpace was the last company <a href="http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/money-out/blog/ipo/hooraaaaayyy-rackspace-hosting.php">to go public five months ago</a>. The last time there were two straight quarters with zero IPOs was 34 years ago. </p> <p>Prediction: No venture-backed U.S. tech company will go public by June 30, 2009. Venture capital firms that fund start-up companies defined by the <a href="http://www.nvca.org/def.html">National Venture Capital Association</a> will be used to judge this prediction. </p> <p>Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digiart2001/">Digiart2001</a>/Flickr  </p> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/no-tech-ipos-first-half-2009#comments Business &amp; Finance financial crisis Ipos opentable rackspace recession Silicon Valley startups tech IPOs Venture Capital waldenVc Wall Street Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:49 -0500 Yi-Wyn Yen 125370 at http://www.thestandard.com