Sentences with phrase «as a backer in»

And council members Peter Koo and Peter Vallone of Queens say they haven't endorsed Hizzoner, even though they were named as backers in an August press release from de Blasio's campaign.

Get the Terminator 2: Judgment Day pinball table on a single platform of your choice, PLUS your name listed as a backer in the game credits!

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Other investors in the round include past backers Blackbird Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Industry Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Rally Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Stanford as well as new investor Hostplus, another Australian superannuation fund.

«Running a crowdfunding campaign is not the same thing as buying a product in a store, and our backers on Indiegogo understand this,» a spokesperson for Indiegogo tells Tech Insider.

It didn't take long to realize that given the volume of orders, and the complexity involved in co-ordinating the shipment of components, that the company would not be able to ship by September, as it had promised Kickstarter backers.

As one of the backers of Fed Up, a documentary about our growing addiction to sweet, processed foods, she's taken a stand on sugar (in her stores, she's banned treats from the checkout aisle).

As long as there is breath in my body we are committed to getting each and every backer their Coolest CooleAs long as there is breath in my body we are committed to getting each and every backer their Coolest Cooleas there is breath in my body we are committed to getting each and every backer their Coolest Cooler.

In total, it has raised $ 589 million from prominent venture backers including Fidelity Investments, which led the last round, as well as Andreessen Horowitz and Venrock.

For instance, there was an entrepreneur who was raising money for his coffee business and alongside his reward of coffee shipments, he offered backers the chance to be a «barista for a day» and have a coffee drink named after them, as well as a coffee tasting evening in his shop.

Junior creditors led by Appaloosa Management remain the biggest hold - outs in the CEOC bankruptcy, and have said they have as much as $ 12 billion in claims against Caesars Entertainment and its private equity backers, Apollo Global Management LLC and TPG Capital LP.

And as a direct consequence, your chances of being featured in the platform's newsletter (or on its homepage) are increased — which gets even more potential backers checking out your pitch.

With additional support from corporate backers such as Amazon and Infosys, the group formed with over $ 1 billion in donations.

While women typically face gender - discrimination or bias in traditional sources of funding like venture capital or banking, crowdfunding «enables and empowers far more female decision - makers — as project backers and «micro-VCs» — than within traditional finance,» the report argues.

As a result, it's off to a hot start in collecting backers.

One of the gold prospecting's most outspoken backers was Peter Binz, the mayor of the valley, who works as an executive with PricewaterhouseCoopers in distant Zurich.

In a report tonight on The Daily Beast, 24 - year - old Luckey is revealed as a financial backer for Nimble America, an organization that promotes Trump in the forthcoming presidential election through online and real - world advertising and viral postIn a report tonight on The Daily Beast, 24 - year - old Luckey is revealed as a financial backer for Nimble America, an organization that promotes Trump in the forthcoming presidential election through online and real - world advertising and viral postin the forthcoming presidential election through online and real - world advertising and viral posts.

Winklevoss Capital is being sued, Page Six has exclusively learned, for allegedly backing out of a deal to buy stock from an investor in Silicon Valley marijuana delivery app Eaze — dubbed the «Uber for weed» with backers such as pot - loving rapper Snoop Dogg.

Backers of the SALT deduction pledged to keep up the fight as the tax reform legislation is devised in the House and Senate committees.

So when the data came in as non-inferior, GSK backers let out a sigh of relief and drove up the pharma giant's shares 2.25 % Tuesday morning.

Their ambivalence was not a function of trade skepticism — the Liberals emerged as enthusiastic backers of the trade deal between Canada and the European Union — but rather stems from the recognition that Canadian interests in the TPP were largely defensive in nature.

The investment round also involved Alium Capital, which was also revealed today as a backer for Nitro's $ US15 million series C, with Go Capital, Carsales.com.au founder Greg Roebuck and the founders of e-commerce outfit Lux Group chipping in.

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.

Its Silicon Valley venture capital backers saw it as a game - changer for real estate, and envisioned themselves picking off $ 250 million a year out of a potential $ 25 billion market: insurance policies that would protect the nation's homeowners from one of their deepest fears — further losses in their equity.

Critics point out that the open system can be gamed, especially when an incumbent's backers flock to the other party's primary to support a weaker candidate, who then ends up as the other party's nominee against the incumbent in the general election.

While existing backers participated in the most recent funding, the round also brought new investors such as David Gardner, Ben Boyer, and Mosley Ventures.

Investors in the round aren't being disclosed, though the FT cites Sawiris, an Egyptian billionaire business family, as a new backer.

He also the primary backer of Macklowe Properties» $ 585 million acquisition of 1 Wall Street, as well as an investor in 432 Park Avenue «s retail condo.

In addition to GAC, a state - affiliated car maker, Uber China's backers now include the HNA Group, a major travel and logistics company (best known in China as the owner of Hainan Airlines, the country's largest privately - owned airline); China Taiping Insurance, a Hong Kong - listed insurance company; China Life, another insurance company; and CITIC Securities, an investment bank part of the state - backed CITIC GrouIn addition to GAC, a state - affiliated car maker, Uber China's backers now include the HNA Group, a major travel and logistics company (best known in China as the owner of Hainan Airlines, the country's largest privately - owned airline); China Taiping Insurance, a Hong Kong - listed insurance company; China Life, another insurance company; and CITIC Securities, an investment bank part of the state - backed CITIC Grouin China as the owner of Hainan Airlines, the country's largest privately - owned airline); China Taiping Insurance, a Hong Kong - listed insurance company; China Life, another insurance company; and CITIC Securities, an investment bank part of the state - backed CITIC Group.

Some of the biggest developers in New York are funded by capital from the wealthy Gulf states — United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia — but these backers, unlike those from countries such as Canada and Norway, prefer staying behind the curtain.

Well known as investors in Twitter and early backers of Foursquare, which recently raised $ 20 million in Series B funding, Union Square Ventures is lead by Brad Burnham, Fred Wilson, and Albert Wenger.

Still, Al - Naji sees Basis playing a winner - takes - all game, in what investor Deshpande and presumably the company's other backers see as a multi — billion opportunity.

Union Square Ventures Well known as investors in Twitter and early backers of Foursquare, which recently raised $ 20 million in...

If a contributor wants to redeem their «Tatiana Coin,» they can do so in exchange for exclusive prizes such as, «autographed memorabilia, passes to backer oriented invite - only events, sponsorship opportunities, house concerts, and even specially crafted, personalized songs.»

The lawsuit put Ovitz in an awkward position as the backer of the very thing that many in his professional circle were trying to sue out of existence.

Some firms are treading cautiously, but others like Coinbase backers Andreessen and USV have effectively become branded as, in the words of one investor, «the establishment» in this market.

In exchange for their support — what could be thought of as an investment — the backers get cool rewards and limited edition bonuses.

Many campaigns get around this by asking international backers for an extra $ 15 - $ 20 to cover the increased shipping cost — yet, with new logistics service like, Floship, for example, in many cases — when you plan ahead, it is very possible that international shipping can be just as affordable as domestic.

With more than $ 220 million raised in 2014 alone, Indiegogo has also proven itself as having a viable pool of backers.

Our pre-sale is an opportunity to invest in Eterbank's token (EterPay) as early backers of the project with our highest possible bonuses, before the official Initial Coin Offering.

He settled a big lawsuit and just brought in Macau rival Galaxy as a backer, which could lead to fresh opportunities.

Instead, it has become a mess with the tightly controlled fundraising process in disarray as early backers sell their tokens for handsome returns.

If the project is successful, then the backers will make a profit from the venture as the initial coin tokens will be worth more than the money that they put in to find the project.

That's just some of the examples of unofficial deals that are flowing as early backers who got Gram tokens cash in on demand, which has only increased following the cancellation of the public sale.

As freelance journalist Wendy Siegelman and Business Insider reported in March, two members of the Mercer family — major backers of conservative political causes whose money and management was key to Cambridge Analytica from the beginning — have joined the board of Emerdata.

Amazon has been a champion for the LGBT community as early supporters of the Equality Act, backers of marriage equality campaigns, and active voices against legislation that discriminates against transgender people in states across the country.

Thus, when they support crowdfunding campaigns with their money, backers get not only promises (as on other crowdfunding platforms) but also a real valuable asset - KickCoins in the amount of up to 20 % of their contribution as a bonus.

As described in this Financial Post article, Deloitte notes the success of Kickstarter, through which over two million backers pledged over $ 320 million, as being an indication of crowdfunding's popularity to comAs described in this Financial Post article, Deloitte notes the success of Kickstarter, through which over two million backers pledged over $ 320 million, as being an indication of crowdfunding's popularity to comas being an indication of crowdfunding's popularity to come.

Any god, vitally believed in at any time, is conceived as the backer of man's necessary enterprises.

Time for a reality check the dream was that self finance from the satdium would put us up their with major players, good idea in the years we moved, however time for investment from Usminov or get some Chinese backers (looks like liverpool are) as football has moved the oalposts from the dream eg Man City, Chelsea, PSG etc

Evidence of the vigor and enthusiasm the third league evokes was detectable in the people who stepped forward last week as backers of the Continental.