According to a report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association, there were 35 venture capital-backed IPOs and 322 M&As in the information technology space in 2013. Read on to find out the top 25 VCs firms and top 10 corporate venture investors who mined the most gold in another banner year.

The exit market continues strong, building on last year's list of exceptionally profitable IPOs and acquisitions. This year's Top 25 VC Firms and Top 10 Corporate Venture Investors of 2013 list represents a wide range of investments, from Internet to cloud infrastructure to mobile to enterprise. This year, 35 companies raised $7.3 billion, creating $64 billion in public market capitalization. The largest IPO was Twitter (TWTR), the California-based social media platform, which raised $2.1 billion last November, leading the tech-based IPO offerings for the year.

While the consumer Internet IPOs may have grabbed the most attention, the M&A market remained sharp and focused, with several companies topping the $1 billion price point. Salesforce.com's $2.6 billion acquisition of ExactTarget was the biggest M&A dealing 2013. (Google's acquisition of Nest Labs for $3.2 billion happened in January 2014, so is not included in this year's stats.) Other billion dollar deals include Cisco's $2.4 billion acquisition of Sourcefire, Oracle's $2.3 billion acquisition of Acme Packet, Baidu's $1.8 billion acquisition of 91 Wireless, and Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr.

AlwaysOn editors compiled the Top 25 VC Firms and Top 10 Corporate Venture Investors of 2013 list with help from our research partners at Morgan Stanley. The winning venture firms were selected based on total number and dollar amounts of successful M&A and IPO deals during 2013 from their portfolio companies. The investors involved in the Twitter IPO benefitted from its 24.5 billion valuation, which represents almost 40% of the year's total market cap. We acknowledge that our editors were not privy to the valuations paid by investors at each respective round of financing, so this list is based upon our best educated estimation. The Top 10 Corporate Venture Investors are listed alphabetically, as the exact ROI on each investment is not known.

This year's winners list nears an astounding $88 billion in exit value, which clearly reveals a strong demand for quality tech companies, both in the public and M&A arenas. The on-ramp provision of the JOBS Act is likely a significant contributor to this shift, and the venture industry overall remains hopeful that IPO and M&A levels will further strengthen, as a bulging pipeline of mature companies awaits favorable market conditions in 2014. Following are this year's Top 25 VC Firms and the Top 10 Corporate Venture Investors of 2013, the power behind the Global Silicon Valley.

The winners of this competition will be officially honored at:

Venture Summit Silicon Valley 2014
Where Big Ideas Meet Big Money
February 13th, 2014
Draper University
44 E. 3rd Ave.
San Mateo, CA

See our current program, reserve your ticket, or learn more about Venture Summit Silicon Valley 2014.

Contact Shannon Calvin (shannon@aonetwork.com, 954.663.2086), Grant Gunderson (grant@aonetwork.com, 916.217.0427), or Paul Hamadeh (paul@alwaysonventures.com, 415.269.3738) for details on how your company can participate.

For more information on group rates or to make reservations by phone, please contact the AlwaysOn Concierge Joan Alperin at 310.993.3584 or by e-mail at VIPtickets@aonetwork.com.

Now is the time to get on board. Whether you are looking for new investments, strategic partners or clients in the Global Silicon Valley, Venture Summit Silicon Valley is the insider event you won't want to miss. We hope to see you there!

The conference is only two weeks away-Register today.

Introducing the Top 25 VC Firms of 2013:

Accel Partners
www.accel.com
2013 IPOs: Nimble Storage ($1.5B), YuMe ($286M), Model N ($332M), Sungy Mobile ($363M)
2013 M&As: Supercell Oy ($1.5B), Braintree Payment Solutions ($800M), Virident Systems ($685M), MoPub ($350M), 91 Wireless Websoft ($1.8B), StreamBe ($51M), Ubiquisys ($310M), Dealer.co ($994M)
Total Exit Value: $9.2 billion

Andreessen Horowitz
a16z.com
2013 IPOs: Zully ($4.6B), Twitter ($24.5B)
2013 M&As: Clover Network ($56M)
Total Exit Value: $29.1 billion

August Capital
www.augustcap.com
2013 IPOs: Zully ($4.6B), Mavenir ($142M)
2013 M&As: Virsto Software ($184M)
Total Exit Value: $5.0 billion

Benchmark Capital
www.benchmark.com
2013 IPOs: Wix ($596M), Marin Software ($432M), Twitter ($24.5B)
Total Exit Value: $25.5 billion

Bessemer Venture Partners
www.bvp.com
2013 IPOs: Wix ($596M), Criteo ($1.7B)
2013 M&As: Liazon ($215M), GTS Central European Holding ($728M), Soluto ($130M), Adap.tv ($405M), Keynote Systems ($399M), StreamBe ($51M), Intucell ($475M), Gracenote ($170M)
Total Exit Value: $4.9 billion

Charles River Ventures
www.crv.com
2013 IPOs: Twitter ($24.5B)
2013 M&As: The Active Network ($1.0B)
Total Exit Value: $25.5 billion

DAG Ventures
www.dagventures.com
2013 IPOs: FireEye ($4.8B), YuMe ($286M), Silver Spring ($771M), Wix ($596M), RingCentral ($808M), Chegg ($1.0B), Marin Software ($432M)
2013 M&As: Aggregate Knowledge ($119M)
Total Exit Value: $9.4 billion

Draper Fisher Jurvetson
www.dfj.com
2013 IPOs: Tremor Video ($494M), Silver Spring ($771M), Twitter ($24.5B)
2013 M&As: Shanghai SynaCast Media Tech ($422M) The Active Network ($1.0B), Spreadtrum Communications ($1.7B), Tumblr ($1.1B)
Total Exit Value: $30.0 billion

GSR Ventures
www.gsrventures.cn/en
2013 IPOs: LightTheBox ($612M), Qunar ($3.9B)
2013 M&As: Shenzhen State Microelectronics ($185M)
Total Exit Value: $4.7 billion

Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)
www.ivp.com
2013 IPOs: Twitter ($24.5B), Marketo ($827M)
2013 M&As: Supercell Oy ($1.5B), Websense ($1.1B)
Total Exit Value: $28.9 billion

Jafco Ventures
www.jafco.com
2013 IPOs: Twitter ($24.5B), Marin Software ($432M), Violin Memory($736B), Sungy Mobile ($363M)
2013 M&As: The 41st Parameter ($324M), MoPub ($350M), Intelligence ($723M), J-SCube ($52.5), Miyachi ($144M)
Total Exit Value: $31.2 billion

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
www.kpcb.com
2013 IPOs: Twitter ($24.5B), Chegg ($1.0B), Silver Spring ($771M)
2013 M&As: Aggregate Knowledge ($119M), The 41st Parameter ($324M), Volterra Semiconductor ($600M), Waze Mobile ($966M), EdgeSpring $79M), LendingClub ($125M), CyOptics $376M)
Total Exit Value: $28.8 billion

Mayfield Fund
www.mayfield.com
2013 IPOs: Marketo ($827M), Qunar ($3.9B)
2013 M&As: Voxio ($145M), Alphonso Labs, ($100M), Shenzhen State Microelectronics ($185M)
Total Exit Value: $5.2 billion

Menlo Ventures
www.menloventures.com
2013 IPOs: YuMe ($286M)
2013 M&As: Tumblr ($1.1B), Digital Insight ($1.7B), Acme ($2.0B), Open Solutions ($1.0B)
Total Exit Value: $6.1 billion

Meritech Capital Partners
www.meritechcapital.com
2013 IPOs: Tableau Software ($1.8B), Rally Software ($318M), Zully ($4.6B), Model N ($332M), Cyan ($490M), Tremor Video ($494M)
2013 M&As: Sourcefire ($2.4B), Tensilica ($326M)
Total Exit Value: $10.7 billion

Millennium Technology Value Partners
mtvlp.com
2013 IPOs: Twitter ($24.5B), Tremor Video ($494M), Chegg ($1.0B)
2013 M&As: Tumblr ($1.1B), Netspend Holdings ($1.3B)
Total Exit Value: $28.4 billion

New Enterprise Associates
www.nea.com
2013 IPOs: Tableau Software ($1.8B), Xoom ($509M), Cvent ($812M), ChannelAdvisor ($418M)
2013 M&As: Braintree Payment Solutions ($800M), Sourcefire ($2.4B), Spreadtrum Communications ($1.7B), Alphonso Labs ($100M), Virtela Technology Services ($525M)
Total Exit Value: $9.0 billion

Norwest Venture Partners
www.nvp.com
2013 IPOs: RetailMeNot ($1.1B), FireEye ($4.8B), Cyan ($490M)
2013 M&As: Virtela Technology Services ($525M), The 41st Parameter ($324M), The Active Network ($1.0B), LendingClub ($125M)
Total Exit Value: $8.4 billion

Sequoia Capital
www.sequoiacap.com
2013 IPOs: Barracuda Networks ($900M), LightTheBox ($612M), Nimble Storage ($1.5B), RingCentral ($808M), FireEye ($4.8B), Xoom ($509M), Virident Systems ($685M)
2013 M&As: Onavo Mobile ($150M), Sourcefire ($2.4B), Tumblr ($1.1B), Gracenote ($170M)
Total Exit Value: $13.0 billion

Spark Capital Partners
www.sparkcapital.com
2013 IPOs: Twitter ($24.5B)
2013 M&As: Adap.tv ($405M), Tumblr ($1.1B)
Total Exit Value: $26.0 billion

SV Angel
svangel.com
2013 IPOs: Twitter ($24.5B)
2013 M&As: Locu ($70M)
Total Exit Value: $24.5 billion

Tenaya Capital
www.tenayacapital.com
2013 IPOs: Qunar ($3.9B), Cyan ($490M)
2013 M&As: Composite Software ($180M)
Total Exit Value: $4.6 billion

Trinity Ventures
www.trinityventures.com
2013 IPOs: Zully ($4.6B)
2013 M&As: Skyfire Labs ($155M)
Total Exit Value: $4.8 billion

Union Square Ventures
www.usv.com
2013 IPOs: Twitter ($24.5B)
2013 M&As: Tumblr ($1.1B), LendingClub ($125M)
Total Exit Value: $25.7 billion

Wing Venture Partners
wing.vc
2013 IPOs: Nimble Storage ($1.5B), FireEye ($4.8B)
Total Exit Value: $6.3 billion

Introducing the Top 10 Corporate Venture Investors of 2013:

Cisco Systems
wwww.cisco.com
2013 IPOs: RingCentral ($808M), Barracuda Networks ($900M)
2013 M&As: Virident Systems ($685M)
Total Exit Value: $1.6 billion

Google Venture
www.gv.com
2013 IPOs: Silver Spring ($771M), RetailMeNot ($1.1B)
Total Exit Value: $1.8 billion

Intel Capital
www.intelcapital.com
2013 IPOs: Montage ($338M), YuMe ($286M)
2013 M&As: Prolexic Technologies ($402M), Validity Sensors ($255M), Virident Systems($685M) , Volterra Semiconductor ($600M), JouleX ($107M), Allied Technologies ltd. ($191M), Enpirion ($141M), CyOptics ($376M), mFoundry ($115M)
Total Exit Value: $3.5 billion

Juniper Networks
www.juniper.net
2013 IPOs: Cyan ($490M), FireEye ($4.8B), Violin Memory ($736B)
Total Exit Value: $6.1 billion

QUALCOMM Ventures
qualcommventures.com
2013 M&As: Validity Sensors ($255M), Waze Mobile ($85M)
Total Exit Value: $1.3 billion

Samsung Ventures
www.samsungventures.com
2013 IPOs: YuMe ($286M), BioAmber ($184M),
2013 M&As: iWatt ($345),
Total Exit Value: $815 million

SAP Ventures
www.sapventures.com
2013 IPOs: Criteo ($1.7B), Marin Software ($432M), Violin Memory ($736B), Tremor Video ($494M)
2013 M&As: Apriso ($205M), ExactTarget ($2.6B)
Total Exit Value: $6.2 billion

SoftBank Capital
www.softbank.com
2013 IPOs: Criteo ($1.7B)
2013 M&As: Bluefin Labs ($80M), Shanghai SynaCast Media Tech ($422M)
Total Exit Value: $2.2 billion

SVB Capital
www.svb.com/svbcapital/
2013 IPOs: RingCentral ($808M), FireEye ($4.8B), Xoom ($509M)
2013 M&As: LendingClub ($125M)
Total Exit Value: $6.3 billion

Time Warner Investments
www.timewarnerinvestments.com
2013 IPOs: Tremor Video ($494M)
2013 M&As: Bluefin Labs ($80M)
Total Exit Value: $574 million

The winners of this competition will be officially honored at:

Venture Summit Silicon Valley 2014
Where Big Ideas Meet Big Money
February 13th, 2014
Draper University
44 E. 3rd Ave.
San Mateo, CA

See our current program, reserve your ticket, or learn more about Venture Summit Silicon Valley 2014.

Contact Shannon Calvin (shannon@aonetwork.com, 954.663.2086), Grant Gunderson (grant@aonetwork.com, 916.217.0427), or Paul Hamadeh (paul@alwaysonventures.com, 415.269.3738) for details on how your company can participate.

For more information on group rates or to make reservations by phone, please contact the AlwaysOn Concierge Joan Alperin at 310.993.3584 or by e-mail at VIPtickets@aonetwork.com.

Now is the time to get on board. Whether you are looking for new investments, strategic partners or clients in the Global Silicon Valley, Venture Summit Silicon Valley is the insider event you won't want to miss. We hope to see you there!

The conference is only two weeks away-Register today.

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