There were 116 wireless companies that received venture funding in the second quarter of 2001. That's $898 million dollars, representing 10.9% of all investments made in the quarter. Of that total, $82 million dollars was invested in seed stage across a field of 60 companies.

This research is free to Members of WirelessDeveloper.com through a special relationship with Rutberg & Co. As a special, one-time promotion, we are making this 64 page report available to EVERYONE .. just click here to get your copy electronically. The smart companies are still getting money. While it is generally noted that VCs have turned "cold" on wireless, it is interesting to note that while overall investments are down from a year ago today, wireless captured essentially the same share of dollars (10.9% vs. 11.5%). However, the total dollar volume is reduced substantially ($898 Million vs. $2.8 Billion) as well as the number of companies financed (116 vs. 208).

But money is moving. Who's getting it and how? The companies, their descriptions, the amount they received, and who funded them are all included in the report for this quarter. In addition, here are the major trends that are affecting how:

• Middleware startups are refocusing on enterprise
• 3G dependant plans are refocusing on 2.5G
• Infrastructure enabler startups are refocusing on Asian markets
• Wireless LAN infrastructure startups are refocusing on 802.11

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