Sentences with phrase «angel venture financing»

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In addition to the difficulty that many potential business owners face in accessing capital, aboriginal people have unique challenges to securing financing including legislation prohibiting the use of on - reserve assets as collateral, lack of local financial institutions to work with, and lack of access to angel investment or venture capital.

The answer is that accelerators offer a lasting solution to problems that business angels and venture capitalists face in financing high - potential «pre-seed-stage» companies.

Robb and Coleman reported findings from a 2014 survey that women founders prefer to rely on personal sources of financing and are three times less likely to approach angel investors or venture capitalists for equity financing.

Digitalundivided's FOCUS Fellow accelerator / incubator program has so far helped black and Latina founders raise more than $ 13 million in angel and venture financing, boosting to prominence a range of companies such as online design marketplace Zuvaa, food supply - chain data provider FoodTrace and postpartum - care developer Mahmee.

Instead, structure the investment as convertible debt: a loan that gets swapped for equity in the next big round of financing, says David Cohen, a venture capital investor and CEO of TechStars, a Boulder, Colorado - based angel fund.

Millman's company has helped 445 female - led companies connect with angel, venture and corporate investors to raise about $ 5.5 billion in equity financing over the last 11 years.

Brian Hill is the author of four popular business and finance books: «The Making of a Bestseller,» «Inside Secrets to Venture Capital,» «Attracting Capital from Angels» and «The Pocket Small Business Owner's Guide to Business Plans.»

LogicGate today announced the completion of a $ 1.9 million round of financing with participation from OCA Ventures, Chicago Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, MATH Venture Partners, Techstars Ventures, Firestarter Fund, Sandalphon Capital, Connetic Ventures, and a prominent Chicago - based angel investor.

Housed in the MaRS Commons, JOLT will select up to 15 high - potential startups annually, providing them with space, seed financing and mentorship, as well as access to partners and some of the top angel and venture capital investors in the industry.

JOLT offers these selected companies working space in the MaRS Commons, seed financing and mentorship, as well as access to seasoned partners and some of the top angel and venture capital investors in the industry.

Tim Baker, Global Head of Content Strategy at Thomson Reuters, reminded all that angel and venture financing is relatively small - only about $ 25 billion a year.

For example, venture capital fund managers and angel investors tend to put more emphasis on both market and finance issues, so those are areas that you should focus on when approaching these types of investors.

Represents high net worth and angel investors and venture capital funds in initial and follow on debt and equity financing transactions.

Puffin Partners, LP, of Dallas, Texas led the financing round, which includes existing investors MaRS Innovation and Maple Leaf Angels, and new investors, including the Winfield Venture Group, Epic Capital, and additional Canadian and U.S. Angel investors.

Although legal opinions are typically offered and delivered in financings involving a venture capital fund, they might not be volunteered or requested in a financing involving angel investors, or a typical bridge financing.

JOLT offers these selected companies working space at MaRS Discovery District, seed financing and mentorship, as well as access to seasoned partners and some of the top angel and venture capital investors in the industry.

I've been incorporating a lot of new startup companies, many of which have completed angel or venture financings.

In addition to professionals wanting to enter the venture capital field and entrepreneurs looking to raise venture capital funding, this course also benefits anyone who wants to learn more about financing, including lawyers, accountants, angel investors, bankers, policy makers, regulators and educators.

Through a post by Brad Feld I came across a very informative site on early stage investment, angel financing and venture capital.

When a company looks to raise an equity round of financing, the options again include family and friends, as well as angel investors, early - stage venture capital, and private equity firms.

He is a contributor for Forbes, a speaker and panellist at leading industry events on topics including equity crowdfunding, entrepreneurship, fintech, corporate finance, business angel investment and venture capital investment.

Whereas traditionally a start - up with a promising idea would sell its business plan to interested angel investors, later commit to sequential funding rounds in which venture capital investors would provide scale - up financing in return for a slice of equity, before eventually pursuing an initial public offering (if very successful) to sell some or all of its shares to the general public, the ICO can offer a novel and much faster approach.

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CCI's submission to the Department of Finance was prepared with the feedback from over 90 high - growth tech CEOs as well as Canadian venture capitalists (VCs) and angel investors.

The seed financing also includes investments from BDC Venture Capital, Mike Volker (WUTIF fund) and Jim Fletcher, a Vancouver super angel.

We raised $ 5 mm series A financing from Silverton Partners, Deepspace Ventures, Accion Venture Lab and a handful of amazing angel investors.

Institutional equity finance is also difficult to access: most venture capitalists and many business angels will not invest in games because of high risk levels, low knowledge levels about the industry and high, largely fixed costs of due diligence relative to the amount of equity sought.

His practice includes providing advice to emerging companies regarding corporate formation, founder arrangements, angel and venture capital financings, equity incentive plans and strategic transactions.

Our attorneys also provide advice with respect to business financings, including angel and venture capital investments, debt instruments and derivative products.

The Firm represents companies at every - stage in the corporate life cycle from incubation, startup, growth, angel and venture financing, to mergr, acquisition, or IPO.

In addition to advising emerging companies in their financing activities, Teresa represents angel investors and venture capital firms in connection with their investments in private companies.

We help companies and investors across the region on all types of cap raisings, including seed and angel rounds, venture capital financing and private equity investments, and pre-IPO rounds.

His legal practice focuses on formation, angel and venture capital financings, acquisitions, complex commercial and corporate transactions, and general advisory regarding corporate and financing strategy.

Jennifer advises her clients on angel and venture financings, strategic business matters, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, technology licensing arrangements, outsourcing relationships, corporate governance, human resources matters and more.

We collaborate with clients to reach their funding objectives, whether that involves seeking seed, angel and venture capital financing or preparing the company for an initial public offering.

We provide startup counseling, transactional representation and negotiation, venture capital and angel investor financing advice, and contract drafting and review for employment, consulting, lease, and other agreements.

Financing, including seed and angel finance, crowdfunding, venture capital, public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, and other investment and fundraising transactions.

That's why you will have easy access to our firm's extensive national business law experience and leading specialists in areas of particular concern for start - ups, including IP protection, angel and venture financings, securities regulation and employment law.

Peter's corporate practice focuses on representing middle market and emerging growth companies in initial public offerings, second offerings, mergers and acquisitions, angel and venture capital financing.

We work with our clients to formulate and structure innovative solutions for all types of financing transactions, at all stages of a company's growth cycle from seed and angel investors to venture capital and private equity to private placements to public offerings.

We also handle all aspects of the private placement, equity funds, institutional investors and venture capital firms; and we have been on the vanguard of every type of private financing transaction, including seed financing angel investments, venture capital financing, later stage equity or mezzanine financing, PIPES and private debt financing.

WilmerHale's Emerging Company Practice has helped thousands of entrepreneurs successfully launch their businesses; raise billions in angel, venture and strategic financing; and take their companies to sale, IPO and market leadership.

Gary Lauder thinks that this outcome will be a direct result of an inequitable distribution of resources, because smaller companies tend to finance their innovations by pitching ideas to angel investors and venture capitalists, which necessarily involves sharing those ideas.