Open source funding down in Q4 2007

Matthew Aslett from The 451 Group notes that funding in Open Source companies plunged in the last quarter of 2007: 74% down on a year-to-year basis! This results in a full year decline of 40.7% compared to 2006, which reached a peak. It is suspected that investors are looking for exit strategies before investing. Which doesn't mean getting funding is impossible, as illustrated by Acquia.