Twenty-four U.S. venture capital funds raised $6.07 billion in the...

Twenty-four U.S. venture capital funds raised $6.07 billion in the second quarter, compared with 22 funds raising $3.36 billion in the first quarter and 22 funds raising $2.3 billion in the second quarter 2004, according to VentureOne, a unit of Dow Jones Newswires. In Europe, 11 venture capital funds raised €729.9 million in the second quarter, compared with seven funds raising €868.4 million in the previous quarter and six funds raising €457.4 million a year earlier.