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 - Web 2.0 companies raises more than $464 million during the first half of 2007, the highest half-year total on record for the sector and more than 7% more than in the same period last year, according to a new report from Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young.