Sentences with phrase «global tech fund»

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As a result of these moves, the city enjoyed the highest job growth in the $ 20 - billion global mobile app industry, and it was the only region in the U.S. to have an increase in tech venture - capital funding.

This week brought the clearest demonstration yet of Chinese tech firms» global ambitions as Didi Chuxing raised $ 4 billion in new venture funding and signaled its interest in acquiring control of the largest taxi - on - demand service in Brazil.

Once considered largely an aerospace and defense manufacturer, Boeing (ba) is now unquestionably a tech company in its own right, says Ian Mortimer, comanager of the top - performing Guinness Atkinson Global Innovators Fund.

Silicon Valley venture capital firm IVP on Tuesday announced the close of a $ 1.5 billion fund, the latest in a string of massive new venture funds that are appearing as global investors scramble for a piece of the tech boom.

These estimates point to a gap in the valuation of privately funded sports tech companies and publicly owned ones such as Catapult, which is the global leader in wearable sports tech.

creating new VC Funds to provide for the more costly later stage investments tech companies require to reach global stature and profitability, Canadian firms will once again have a reasonable prospect of success.

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Erik is tech entrepreneur and founder of his own global macro hedge fund.

CCI considers the $ 7.8 M in dedicated funding Ottawa has put behind the new Global Talent Stream a sign that they are aware this new process will be heavily subscribed to by tech companies and will require the staffing resources needed to succeed.

In the waning months of the Bloomberg administration, however, the iZone initiative, and schools like Global Tech — which have benefited from extra funding and support offered through the program — are being buffeted by a series of changes, from budget cuts to city - wide implementation of the Common Core state standards.

Schroder GAIA Contour Tech Equity is a low - net, global equity long / short fund that invests predominantly in the Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) sector.

The fund had only six equivalent positions: in the Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT; average weight of 54.4 %), iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ; 28 %), iShares 7 - 10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF; 7.6 %; representing the fixed - income holdings), iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ; 5.7 %), Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU; 2.3 %; also representing fixed - income investments), and iShares North American Tech - Software ETF (IGV; 2 %; helping explain the remainder of the fund's returns).

The fund had major equivalent positions in the aforementioned IWO, iShares North American Tech - Software ETF (IGV), iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF (IHI), PowerShares S&P SmallCap Health Care Portfolio (PSCH), SPDR ® S&P ® Biotech ETF (XBI), and Global X Social Media ETF (SOCL).

While they've added more flavors of funds lately — Emerging Markets Small Cap, Microcap Value, and Global Tech — their focus on great, smaller companies has remained.

ValueWalk is a news site with a team of global reporters covering all breaking Financial news with an emphasis on value investing, hedge funds, large asset managers, Tech news, Business news, Political news and contains archives of famous investors, and their resource pages

Yet as high - tech devices such as global positioning systems and sophisticated radar nip at the value of these winking pillars, a budget - wary Coast Guard has begun to question whether they can continue to maintain them in the face of deepening funding cuts.

Tech companies join CEI in spite of the fact that the oil industry - funded front group continues to be one of the most vocal opponents to addressing global warming pollution regulations inside the Beltway.

Dr. Bazilian is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Advisory Council, and serves as an advisor to the Novus Modus Fund, a $ 200M clean - tech venture capital vehicle.

In November, Asay sold her company to global legal services provider Integreon for an undisclosed amount, after earlier in the year securing a $ 500,000 - plus round of funding from several major legal tech investors and continuing to build out her product over the intervening months.

We partnered with Seedcamp, the first round fund for ambitious founders, to co-sponsor a global callout to early stage legal tech startups.

The January issue of the Legal IT Insider newsletter is out now, top stories include... Dealroom & extranet specialist HighQ receives $ 50 million in private equity funding — Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley among the investors + Intapp acquires Rekoop and now has 70 % of UK law firm time capture market + New Heads of IT at Macfarlanes — Andrew Powell headhunted from Nabarro as Maurice Millen retires + Edie Dillion promoted to global CIO at Norton Rose Fulbright + Ediscovery — the race is on to consolidate as deals spur «feeding frenzy» among Silicon Valley investors & scrabble by vendors not to be left behind + Zoopla GC Ned Staple Talks Tech: law firms need better time & billing software — real - time billing portals would be helpful

Nextlaw Labs, the tech development company of global law firm Dentons, has announced the 20 legal tech start - ups it will fund to attend the Legal Geek Conference in London, 17th October.

Nextlaw Labs, the tech development company of global law firm Dentons, has announced the 20 legal tech start - ups it will fund to attend the Legal Geek...

Nextlaw Ventures, the global legal technology - focused venture capital fund, today announced its investment in Apperio, a legal tech startup that is changing the way law firms handle matter management.

The most noteworthy being recognized as India's top and world's leading «Fin Tech Innovator» by the Global consultancy firm, KPMG and venture capital fund, H2 Ventures for 2015 & 2016.

A group of global tech companies, alumni of the 500 Startups Global Seed Accelerator program 2017, has formed the 22X Fund, offering investors equity in up to 30 startups, via an initial coin offering global tech companies, alumni of the 500 Startups Global Seed Accelerator program 2017, has formed the 22X Fund, offering investors equity in up to 30 startups, via an initial coin offering Global Seed Accelerator program 2017, has formed the 22X Fund, offering investors equity in up to 30 startups, via an initial coin offering (ICO).

We are working exclusively in Partnership with a Central Bristol based Tech start - up who are changing the face of Global Crowd - Funding with Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Technologies.

For PerkinElmer, a global high - tech company headquartered in Boston, the asset sale raised capital to fund its core businesses.