Web 2.0 companies have raised 455.5 Million

U.S.-based web 2.0 companies have raised $455.5 million in 79 deals so far this year, according to Dow Jones VentureOne figures published today. That’s out of $1.63 billion total invested in 198 consumer technology companies so far this year, and it’s more than twice the amount invested at web 2.0 deals at this point last year.