Venture capital investments in the international markets continued to slow in the second quarter of 2009, according to new global data from industry tracker Dow Jones VentureSource. Investors put $1.46 billion to work in 250 deals for emerging companies in Europe, Canada, Israel, China and India in the second quarter, less than the $1.99 billion invested in the first quarter of 2009 and down 63% from the $3.95 billion invested in 452 deals during the second quarter last year. This marks the lowest non-U.S. quarterly investment total since at least the height of the tech boom fallout in 2003.