Sentences with word «backed»

To that end, Blue Ant — named after a fictional marketing company in a William Gibson novel — is in the midst of a two - year buying spree that began with the acquisition of GlassBox TV, the venture - capital - backed firm that first caught MacMillan's eye back in 2011.

Apart from smartphones, Xiaomi has backed dozens of startups producing a wide spectrum of products from wearables to rice cookers.

• Blacksmith Applications, which is backed by Strattam Capital, acquired GoSimple, an Oldsmar, Fla. - based provider of food service trade promotion management solutions to small and mid-tier CPG manufacturing organizations.

A defined benefit exchange backed by $ 35 million in venture funding, Liazon offers products that cater to small employers who give workers a fixed amount of money each year toward health coverage.

Then, during the Second Sino - Japanese War, when Axis - aligned Japan invaded a Soviet - and American - backed China, they allied again.

The regulatory morass leads to endless chatter when swift policy action is required (as in the 2007 asset - backed commercial paper crisis).

The nearly $ 2 billion project is backed by $ 1.4 billion in funding from the Chinese government and banks and is being built by Chinese construction crews.

The bill, which is backed by Bird, would allow scooters to be ridden on sidewalks unless local municipalities explicitly pass a law preventing it and only require riders under 18 to wear helmets.

A health insurance company launched by entrepreneurs - turned - financiers Josh Kushner and Mario Schlosser and backed by $ 40 million in venture capital.

SPECIAL REPORT: How does a tech startup in Northbridge backed by a mining consultancy in West Perth manage to secure work on the world's largest privately funded infrastructure project, in Nicaragua?

In addition to Jacobson, six others of the 10 - member board will be replaced by members backed by Icahn and Deason, while the two shareholders will withdraw their proxy fight as part of the settlement.

(When it comes to exits of venture - backed startups, M&A s dwarf IPOs as a rule.

Earlier this week Fortune had the scoop on Circle, a Goldman Sachs - backed fintech startup, buying the cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex, where many of these projects» digital tokens trade.

Labour, is predicted to make big gains in London — where a majority of voters backed Remain.

Western laissez - faire economics didn't have the standing in the world it once did, he said — and the China - backed AIIB was helping fill the void.

The two - page, follow - up letter said that, in fact, only «a small number» of the thousands of emails found on the laptop had been forwarded there while most had simply been backed up from electronic devices.

• Navicure, a company backed by Bain Capital, is nearing a deal to acquire ZirMed Inc, a Louisville, Ky. - based provider of cloud claims management solutions.

Lance backed me up and off we went.

Jackson is one of multiple directors who have publicly backed Parker's Screening Room, including JJ Abrams, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese.

• Infogix, which is backed by Thoma Bravo, acquired Lavastorm, a Boston - based provider of data preparation and advanced analytics.

We initially backed that with our own reserves, which was a very scary thing to do, but then we got a lot of interest from insurance companies.

Car companies coming back to U.S. JOBS!

Its mission is to «help voters take back control of their democracy» by giving them a place to debate issues, research candidates» platforms, recruit vote pledges from others and more.

I run from meeting to meeting, back and forth from home to work, and I often forget to give feedback.

And even celebrities like Floyd Mayweather are getting in on the hype, backing ICOs on social media as a potential shortcut to riches.

Would their generous state backing help them run private competitors into the ground?

«It was a crazy process that led me to buying a plane and I haven't looked back» Myhrvold, who later went on to found Intellectual Ventures, said.

As I wrote back in January, the old - fashioned neighborhood pharmacist remains one of the most accessible frontline healthcare providers in a lot of old - fashioned American neighborhoods.

«We use a heat exchanging system, which re-captures the heat energy from the brewing process, transferring it back to the new brew water for the next batch of beer,» Rahr said

Elon Musk, whose days have recently consisted of sleeping on his factory floor and skipping showers as he endeavors to get Model 3 production back on track.

«Now, they face a steep uphill climb of new network investment, and they will be back to burning cash,» Moffett wrote.

Come back from a hour - long meeting or week - long vacation, and the bot will be able to summarize what you've missed and highlight the most important messages.

He has acknowledged this to be true by replying back to you, and the spectators will see the same.

Great CEOS actively look to be cut back or even eliminate the number of emails they get.

I got the impression that setting the course and then stepping back and letting his team get the job done was the basic philosophy that had clearly served him well.

The jobs you create are local, the taxes you pay benefit your local community, and the profits you earn go back into the local community — not lining the pockets of corporate CEOs.

A previous report by the IG released back in 2010 cited cases of fraud totaling $ 724 million.

MONTREAL / SINGAPORE, April 27 - New global packaging standards expected in late 2018 will allow lithium - ion batteries back into passenger plane cargo holds, pending design and regulatory approval, but some airlines say the new rule overlooks other safety concerns.

Marc Andreessen wrote him back and said: «These things are never fun in the moment but typically turn out to be blessings in disguise, assuming the team manages the recovery properly.»

He needs to get his entrepreneurial groove back.

Here's how to build yours back up.

But Congress has pushed back against the federal wage increase, with legislation to increase the minimum wage to $ 10.10 an hour stalling in the Senate last April.

Perth company Underground Services is targeting the coal - seam gas sector for further growth on the back of already burgeoning revenue.

But Eric had fond memories of visiting Orcas Island, so when he was living in Delaware and got a call from a relative to come out for a construction job, he was enticed to go back.

Guys, I am going to send it back to you in New York.

I've also learned business basics, which is something I hadn't quite mastered back then.

«We're hoping things will be back to normal soon!»

That's a classic Musk tactic: predicting future success by referring back to a previous successful venture and stating that the odds were slim when it first began.

The Starbucks CEO has demonstrated his passion for giving back.

Marissa Mayer of Yahoo famously rolled back the company's telecommuting allowance in 2013, citing that employees are more collaborative and innovative when working in proximity.