Sentences with phrase «capital fund money»

The top recipient of Donors Capital Fund money is the American Enterprise Institute, an organisation which has repeatedly challenged the need to act on greenhouse gas emissions.

Securing that capital funding money is the top priority, according to Mayor Kathy Sheehan.

Not exact matches

In the spirit of the series, rather than harping on the shrinking funding, I talked to a number of startup companies — Toronto - based Clickfree and SecureKey and Edmonton - based Empire Avenue — that have been successful in attracting venture capital money to find out how they did it.

Usually when investors move money out of one non-registered fund and into another, they have to pay capital gains.

And the amount of money these mutual funds are pouring in is worth noting: «Last year alone, global mutual fund investors poured $ 23.7 billion into 192 VC transactions — the highest amount of capital invested ever and a 66 % increase from the year prior,» states the release.

At first, Al - Naji and his friends decided that they would use their own money to fund the business, but when investors like GV (formerly Google Ventures), Bain Capital Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Andreessen Horowitz began expressing interest, they reconsidered.

Another is Montreal - based iNovia Capital, which raised $ 110 million for its third fund in December 2011, $ 10 million of that coming from Alberta Enterprise, an Alberta government - funded corporation formed in 2008 that gives money to VC funds.

The monies that would have been paid back and cycled into another advance are no longer available to the funder, who is nevertheless paying for the cost of that capital even as it's underperforming.

Investors would get a (then) 35 % tax credit on money invested in a portfolio of startups managed by his firm, GrowthWorks Capital (now part of Matrix, a public holding company he created to bring together different divisions of his empire, including venture capital and mutual Capital (now part of Matrix, a public holding company he created to bring together different divisions of his empire, including venture capital and mutual capital and mutual funds).

The belief that venture capital performance has been poor, and a desire to diversify internationally, have prompted many institutional investors to move their money out of the asset class, leaving «fewer and fewer venture funds with less and less to invest,» says Steve Hurwitz, a Boston - based lawyer and co-founder of an annual venture capital conference in Quebec City.

A traditional venture - capital firm raises money primarily from institutional investors and high - net - worth individuals, while corporate venture capital uses cash reserves from a parent company to fund new endeavors.

Mark Mobius» new firm, Mobius Capital Partners, initially will manage institutional monies and a cross-border, Luxembourg - domiciled mutual fund.

Stephen Carl, head trader at Williams Capital Group: «Whatever trigger points hedge funds and money managers have, they are acting on it now.

FEATURE: Having gained notoriety in the 1996 movie Jerry Maguire, the phrase «show me the money» will be heard often, and loudly, in business in Western Australia in coming years as capital inflows become capital outflows and funds become harder - than - ever to raise.

To fund the development of the app, AVOS, the company behind MixBit, raised venture capital money in April last year from Google Ventures, the China - based incubator Innovation Works, Madrone Capital and New Enterprise Assocapital money in April last year from Google Ventures, the China - based incubator Innovation Works, Madrone Capital and New Enterprise AssoCapital and New Enterprise Associates.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 - A venture capital firm aiming to bring more U.S. startups to Russia has raised a $ 200 million fund, hoping to use the fresh pool of money to help Silicon Valley companies deliver their services to Russia's biggest corporations and its millions of internet - connected consumers.

But that $ 2 billion in long positions only partly tells the story, because in true hedge - fund style, Weschler shorts stocks (positions that do not have to be reported in 13Fs) and also borrows money to leverage the fund's capital.

While there have long been small players in the venture capital community who defied the stats and were able to attract some LP money, they tended to be relegated to the fringes of the industry, with less access to sizable funds and the buzziest companies.

If you're running a «fixed funding» campaign, in which you don't receive any money unless you reach your goal, then you risk investing months of work and walking away without any capital.

GM has abandoned several money - losing markets over the past three years as part of a broader strategy to boost profit margins and conserve capital to fund electric and automated vehicles as well as new models for core markets in China, the U.S. and Latin America.

The state's first early stage venture capital limited partnership is one of three funds announced by Western Australian money managers this year, and one of two in a joint project by Cottesloe - based View Street Partners and Nedlands - based Mac Equity.

On top of that, they owed capital gains taxes because the money was in actively managed funds that sold off investments showing gains.

The same venture capital firm that funded you before probably won't give you money again.

Fewer private U.S. venture - capital funds are raising money to invest in startups, the National Venture Capital Associatiocapital funds are raising money to invest in startups, the National Venture Capital AssociatioCapital Association says.

Barclays» capital - solutions group recently highlighted this issue in a report, saying that this could be a serious problem if hedge fund investors request to redeem their money.

Today at least seven small financial firms, such as Poseidon Asset Management, Salveo Capital, and Emerald Ocean, are raising money to fund pot companies.

In order to offset this trend, there need to be more funds like Revolution Growth and Binary Capital dedicated to steering some venture capital money away from Silicon Capital dedicated to steering some venture capital money away from Silicon capital money away from Silicon Valley.

Immigrants» money was originally administered by provincially managed venture capital funds; before recent reforms, some of it went to dubious or fraudulent schemes.

Krinzman says the entrepreneurs who pitched the idea of a «Boogie Box» workout DVD likely would have gotten some capital if they'd asked for only enough money «to get to a milestone that would let them prove they can sell DVDs,» rather than asking for full funding for an unproven idea.

Activist hedge fund group Camber Capital Management has taken a 5.7 % stake in hospital chain Tenet Healthcare, which has been losing money amid declining patient admissions.

With a biotech startup, it may seem the potential is all in the science, but investor Amy Schulman, a venture capital partner at Polaris Partners, which led SQZ's $ 5 million funding round, says the main reason she decided to put money in SQZ is because of Sharei, even though he's young and had never started a company before.

«I thought it was good idea, but when I spoke with a lot of prospective LPs, nobody believed me,» he recalled, using finance jargon for «limited partner,» the investors who put money in venture capital funds.

Take the private - equity marketplace, a broadly defined investment sector that includes venture capitalists, large and small angel investors, hedge funds, private investment pools, and even insurance companies and other institutional players that either participate through money - management funds or make direct capital investments in growth companies.

[T] he dramatic increase in leveraged bond positions by both US hedge funds and mundane money managers set in motion self - reinforcing liquidations once uncertainty over emerging markets including Turkey, Venezuela, Mexico, and Malaysia - all of which experienced sharp capital flow volatility - put pressure on speculative positions.

A recent WSJ article, «Venture - Capital Firms Draw a Rush of New Money,» highlights that VC firms are raising new funds from LPs at the highest rate in 15 years, even though cash liquidity is sitting at a seven - year low.

Camber Capital Management, a hedge fund with an activist history, has purchased 5.7 million shares of Tenet Healthcare Corp., or a 5.7 % stake in the money - losing hospital chain.The emergence of Camber was disclosed Monday, just three days after Tenet's largest shareholder, Glenview Capital Management, resigned two Tenet board seats, citing irreconcilable differences with management and the board.Glenview Capital, which owns an 18 % stake in Tenet, gave notice Friday that it would no longer participate in a stand - still agreement that had prevented it from launching a proxy fight for control of the company.Tenet investors welcomed the Camber disclosure Monday, driving up Tenet's stock price to $ 2.18, or 15 %, to $ 16.63 as of 12:30 p.m. ET.Tenet is the nation's third - largest investor - owned

Qualtrics has raised $ 220 million from Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital, and Insight Venture Partners over two rounds of funding, but the 13 - year - old company was bootstrapped for its first decade, taking institutional money for the first time in 2012.

If you believe the outlook will make funding more difficult (in time and price) you owe it to yourself to keep your burn rate in check so you can last longer until you need money and either «grow into your valuation» or at least get through a period of time where raising capital is more difficult

Its other backers include the mutual fund giant Fidelity and the big private equity investor TPG, as well as prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which has invested more money in Zenefits than in any other startup in its portfolio.

• Gobi Partners, a China - based venture capital firm, raised $ 50 million for its Southeast Asia - focused fund, according to China Money Network.

I think these banks / funds are the next big thing as a hybrid between venture capital firms and venture debt... actually looking to raise money that way myself.

«This will greatly benefit start - ups looking for raising venture funding not just for the money but for the other value addition that raising money from a venture capital firm brings such as direction and mentorship from seasoned investors and being able to package the start - up as an entity that has raised funding from a prestigious venture capital fund to boost investor confidence,» said Dhruva.

Minimal; the objective of a money market fund is capital preservation, though some growth is possible.

Founded eight years ago by a Chilean entrepreneur, Sebastian Valin, ComparaOnline raised two previous rounds of funding from the regional investment firm Kaszek Ventures, and financial technology investors Ribbit Capital and Rise Capital, all of whom committed money to the latest round.

«Money manager» capitalism aims to financialize Social Security and Medicare along similar lines, sending a new tsunami of public funds into the stock market to produce capital gains.

We are putting our emergency fund in a lousy 1 % Capital One money market fund - we did 2 years of savings since my husband is self employed.

Finance Grow convertible equity investment pitch money raising startup capital seed funding seep capitalSome wonder if it is a good replacement for convertible debt (which has become ubiquitous in seed stage startup funding).

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

Indeed, the prices of money (Fed funds), savings (inflation term premium), capital (credit spreads), labor (wages), trade (USD), and insurance (volatility) are all historically low, which is resulting in exceptionally easy financial conditions.

Launched with $ 5 million in federal research funds, it has since raised more money from such private sources as Mithril Capital Management and Y Combinator.