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Arkansas venture capital falls 33% to five-year low
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Arkansas companies raised $197 million in angel, seed and venture capital in 2025, according to the Arkansas Capital Scan 2025, which the University of Arkansas released Oct. 13. Venture capital fell 33% to $184.3 million, the lowest in five years. The average deal shrank from $15.2 million to $7.1 million, while the number of deals rose 47% to 28. Northwestern Arkansas had 54% of venture deals but only 34% of the dollars, and two large central Arkansas deals took 54% of all capital raised in the state. Northwestern Arkansas companies also had 77% of angel or seed deals. The Northwest Arkansas Council commissioned the report and the Walton Family Foundation funded it. The report summary does not name the companies or deals.
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The Bentonville Planning Commission agenda is set for its Oct. 20, 2026 meeting. The listed cases include 2 large scale developments (LSD26-0033 and LSD26-0021), sidewalk waiver requests WAV26-0013 and WAV26-0014/15, 1 lot split (LS26-0013) and 1 final plat (FP26-0002). The packet also carries the Oct. 6 meeting minutes. [agenda]