private equity firms. The core of VentureOne's research is its ongoing contact with venture-backed company CEOs and CFOs who inform us of their financing plans and company developments. Statistics VentureOne's aggregate venture capital statistics do not include buyouts, recapitalizations, or any of the transactions listed below. However, records of the following transactions may be accessed through VentureOne's database: bridge financing, debt financing, public investment (initial public offering, secondary public offering, merger, acquisition, public placement of private equity), secondary transaction, roll-ups, subsidiaries, and deals in which the financing is used for the purpose of making acquisitions. VentureOne tracks initial liquidity events separately and releases