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Venture capital investment rose in Colorado and nationwide during the first quarter of this year, according to the second report in as many days that points to a robust VC environment in the state.

The Dow Jones VentureSource report, released Thursday, shows VC investment in U.S. firms was at $14.51 billion, spread among 1,032 deals. That’s up from every quarter last year, except for the second quarter, which saw $16.76 billion invested in U.S. companies.

Colorado was one of the most active states for venture capital deals, tying with Texas for sixth most active. According to Dow Jones, 34 companies in Colorado raised $331.93 million.聽Colorado also had the second-largest acquisition in the U.S., when Boulder’s Zayo Group completed its $1.4 billion purchase of Electric Lightwave, a Washington state telecom.

In a report release Wednesday, PricewaterhouseCoopers and CB Insights’ MoneyTree Report found that overall investments fell nationwide. It聽 most active state for deals in the first quarter. PwC’s report listed聽43 companies in the state that raised $344.5 million.

Dow Jones’ report takes into account venture capital-backed initial public offerings, which included Snap Inc. in March. Snap’s IPO represented almost 80 percent of the total amount raised of IPO activity in the U.S., the Dow Jones report said.