Boston - U.S. venture capital investment increased 8% in the third quarter of 2007, compared to the same period last year, to reach about $8 billion, according to the Quarterly Venture Capital Report released on Monday by Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young.

San Francisco - Despite concern about the overall economy from the downturn in the real estate sector, U.S. venture-backed companies and their investors may be in the midst of another liquidity boom, according to a new report from Dow Jones VentureOne.