Early- and seed-stage venture cap funds were the top performers among...

Early- and seed-stage venture cap funds were the top performers among venture capital funds for the one-year period ended Sept. 30, posting an average 91.2% return, which raised the one-year performance of all venture capital funds to 62.5%, up from 45.5% as of June 30, according to preliminary data from Venture Economics attributed the sizzling results to the 180 venture-backed companies that completed IPOs by the end of the third quarter. Buyout funds also improved, reporting average one-year returns of 15.2% as of Sept. 30, up from 8.3% as of June 30.