Sentences with phrase «capital general partner»

Paul Holland, Foundation Capital general partner, discusses the business impact of the data scandal for Facebook and the rest of the tech sector.

Not exact matches

Moreso than either government - funded labs or venture - capital - backed rivals, General Fusion has reached out to create a community of partners.

One of a handful of women to be a general partner at a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Barr uses her influence to bolster emerging Canadian tech firms.

Ohanian said he will return to Initialized Capital, an early - stage VC firm he co-founded with Garry Tan, as a full - time general partner.

Company director and former WA attorney general Cheryl Edwardes has been appointed as the new chairperson for agribusiness CropLogic while St John of God Health Care has appointed Azure Capital managing partner Adrian Arundell to its board.

One of The Flatiron School's investors, Antonio Rodriguez, a general partner at the venture - capital firm Matrix Partners, said «a lot of hammers looking for nails in this space.»

«Kevin has become a real celebrity in the green industry,» says Paul Holland, general partner in charge of the clean - tech practice at Foundation Capital, an investor in Serious Materials.

«The bicycle industry is largely driven by enthusiasts,» says investor Brian Jacobs, a general partner at St. Paul Venture Capital, based in Bloomington, Minn. «There's not a lot of management depth.»

GGV Capital led the round, and was joined by TimeWarner (NYSE: TWX), Social Capital, General Catalyst Partners, and Saban Capital.

Investors include Cross Creek Advisors, Danhua Capital, Barry Sternlicht, Bow Capital, Union Square Ventures, General Catalyst Partners and Menlo Ventures.

«Startups are ultimately a collection of great people,» says Jon Sakoda, a general partner at Menlo Park venture capital firm NEA.

Avista Capital Partners has formed a new company to fund a portion of the equity required to design and build three 50,000 deadweight ton product carriers, which Seacor Holdings (NYSE: CKH) has contracted to build at General Dynamic's National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. shipyard in San Diego.

The most active venture capital firms in North America during 2015 were New Enterprise Associates, General Catalyst Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Greycroft Partners, and Khosla Ventures.

«You've got to have a sense of purpose, authenticity, self - awareness, intellectual honesty, and the ability to navigate ambiguity,» says Hemant Taneja, managing director at General Catalyst Partners, a venture capital firm.

Mamoon Hamid, co-founder and general partner at venture capital firm Social Capital, of Palo Alto, California, says broker - led health insurance sales to smaller businesses are probably worth up to $ 150 bcapital firm Social Capital, of Palo Alto, California, says broker - led health insurance sales to smaller businesses are probably worth up to $ 150 bCapital, of Palo Alto, California, says broker - led health insurance sales to smaller businesses are probably worth up to $ 150 billion.

«Get comfortable with being uncomfortable,» advises Mike Abbott, a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, who knows as an entrepreneur and as someone whose career zigged to Microsoft, Palm, and Twitter before it zagged to venture capital.

Acting as a sort of Silicon Valley emissary to the Wall Street crowd, Bill Gurley, general partner at venture capital firm Benchmark, also took the stage later in the afternoon.

Canadian startups aren't immune to a crunch coming from the south, warns Janet Bannister, general partner at Real Ventures, the most active early - stage venture capital firm in Canada last year.

According to Sona Wang, quoted in a Crain's Chicago Business article and general partner of Inroads Capital Partners, an Evanston venture capital firm that specializes in backing women and minorities, the venture capital business «clearly relies heavily on the old - boy network.Capital Partners, an Evanston venture capital firm that specializes in backing women and minorities, the venture capital business «clearly relies heavily on the old - boy network.capital firm that specializes in backing women and minorities, the venture capital business «clearly relies heavily on the old - boy network.capital business «clearly relies heavily on the old - boy network.»

-- Gordon Ritter, founder and general partner of Emergence Capital, an enterprise cloud venture firm which was recently named Venture Capital Firm of the Year by the National Venture Capital Association

The eccentric general partner of the incubator and venture capital firm apologized and resigned from his role.

Lars Dalgaard, who sold SuccessFactors to SAP for $ 3.4 billion in 2011 before going into venture capital, is stepping down from his general partner role at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz to found his own investment firm.

«I'm very excited about Ethereum,» says Chris Dixon, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley that got into the Bitcoin game early on.

And he has good corapany on what must be one of the country's most formidable game - company boards: Richard W. Melmon, co-founder and executive vice-president, who was formerly VisiCorp's director of marketing; Steve Wozniak, the company's technical adviser, renowned computer freak, co-founder of Apple Computer and inventor of the Apple II: and Don Valentine the tough, well - connected Wall Street-wise general partner of Capital Management Services, and an early investor in Apple Computer.

Industry sources said including general partner capital in the average net IRR calculation can make a material difference if that commitment is sizeable.

Blackstone Group LP, Carlyle Group LP and Bain Capital LLC, for example, do not include money that comes from general partners in average net IRR calculations, while Apollo Global Management LLC does, the review shows.

So says Bill Gurley, general partner at Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture capital firms.

Jessica Alba's startup The Honest Company, a subscription ecommerce service focused on providing parents non-toxic, eco-friendly family and baby products, has closed a $ 25 million funding round let by Institutional Venture Partners with participation from Iconiq Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners.

Before running Earn, which lets users send and receive digital currency for replying to emails and completing tasks, Srinivasan was a general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

Less than 18 months after opening for business, this New York City - based company commands a heady $ 1.5 billion valuation and has raised $ 175 million from a group led by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, General Catalyst Partners, Khosla Ventures and Thrive Capital.

Peter Wagner, a general partner at Palo Alto venture - capital giant Accel Partners, has seen the future ofInternet hookups for small businesses.

We invested pre-launch, and have been very pleased with the progress that we've seen,» Daniel Waterhouse, general partner at Balderton Capital, told CNBC by email.

The 39 - year - old actor posted a series of questions on LinkedIn a few days ago with the intention of starting a «live open dialog about gender equality in the work place [sic] and in tech in general» with his partner from venture capital firm Sound Ventures, Effie Epstein.

Michael Greeley, a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, says that founders should follow one dictum that applies to all aspects of a company's self - presentation, no matter what the medium: «Be very judicious about what you put out.»

Brian O'Malley, a general partner at Battery Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, agrees.

«We've responded to the competitive environment by focusing on industries that are currently out of favor with the public - equity market, like biotech, medical devices, and early - stage information - technology companies,» says Patrick Boroian, a general partner at Sprout, which is the New York City - based venture - capital affiliate of financial - services giant Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.

• Shore Capital Partners recapitalized Advanced Animal Hospital Group and Progressive Pet Animal Hospitals and merged the businesses to form Midwest Veterinary Partners, a company with 22 general practice veterinary clinics in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

Kim is the general partner of Forerunner Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early - stage investments in companies that want to take the world of retail and ecommerce by storm.

The week will also feature speakers such as Walter Isaacson, the former managing editor of Time magazine who's now the Aspen Institute's CEO; Jim Coulter, founding partner of TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group); General Wesley Clark, and tech entrepreneur extraordinaire Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Former Twitter M&A executive Jess Verrilli is headed to the Google - backed venture capital firm GV to become the firm's newest general partner.

«It's an all - out land grab and will continue to be in perpetuity,» acknowledges Bob Davis, a general partner at Highland Capital Partners.

In 2011, NBA star Ervin «Magic» Johnson invested an undisclosed amount in venture capital firm Detroit Venture Partners, which has invested in more than a dozen early - stage tech companies, and signed on as a general partner.

On a recent Ventured podcast, I spoke with KPCB general partner Randy Komisar about whether or not there's a tech bubble and the consequences of raising too much capital.

The startup is valued at about $ 400 million, and raised $ 40 million in January in a series B round of funding led by General Catalyst Partners and Thrive Capital, bringing its total amount of venture capital raised to $ 54 million since its launch iCapital, bringing its total amount of venture capital raised to $ 54 million since its launch icapital raised to $ 54 million since its launch in 2013.

Marc is now co-founder and general partner of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, where he's quickly become one of the most influential and dominant tech investors in the world.

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Judges: Henry Han, Founding Partner, Lightspeed China Partners Keith Krach, Chairman, DocuSign Wang Ying, Managing Director, Fosun RZ Capital Contestants: Chao Xiaojuan, Founder and CEO, Baozhunniu Wang Tao, Co-founder and General Manager, SequoiaDB Wang Weidong, Founder, CEO, and Chairman, Bi Cai (UDO Media)

Joe Horowitz is the managing general partner of Icon Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California.

Icahn Capital is the general partner of each of Icahn Offshore and Icahn Onshore.

Icahn Enterprises Holdings is the sole member of IPH, which is the general partner of Icahn Capital.