The median round size reached $5 million, the highest on record -- and are directing investments to an increasing number of second- and later-round financings:

• Seed- and first-round deals make up 70% of deal flow in the third quarter. There were 38 seed- and first-round deals in the third quarter, an increase from the 25 that occurred in the third quarter of 2005. The capital investment to these rounds was $216.6 million, a 65% increase in capital from a year ago.
• There were 14 second or later round deals this quarter, up from 10 in the same quarter a year ago, with $139.7 million directed toward these later rounds, an increase of 57% from last year. 
• 69% of the companies funded in the third quarter in mainland China are already shipping product, compared to 56% in the U.S., and 22% of the Chinese companies are already profitable compared to 7% in the U.S.

VC Investing Activity By industry:

• Information technology (IT) remains the stronghold for venture capital activity in China in the third quarter as there was $221.8 million invested in 34 IT companies in the third quarter, an increase of 85% in capital and nine more deals than a year ago. 
• Within the IT industry, the Internet-focused information services segment continued to draw the most activity, with 22 deals and $136.2 million invested. 
• There were three energy deals in the third quarter and $8.70 million invested in them, compared to zero in the third quarter of 2005. 
• Investment in the business and consumer services category also increased, with 17 deals, nearly twice as many as a year ago, and $130.6 million invested, a 7% increase.