Sentences with phrase «based venture investments»

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He previously worked at China Renaissance, a China - based investment bank, helping startups raise capital from venture capital and private equity firms.

ENTREPRENEUR: You teamed up with prominent investment banker Bill Hambrecht to launch a venture capital fund based on your findings.

But the school Wednesday got a hint of validation to the tune of $ 5.5 million in investment in a round led by Cambridge - based venture - capital firm Charles River Ventures and New York City - based Matrix Partners.

• EnCap Investments, a Houston, Texas - based venture capital and private equity firm, raised approximately $ 6.2 billion for its energy fund, EnCap Energy Capital Fund XI LP.

• Vintage Investment Partners, an Israel - based venture capital firm, raised $ 215 million for its 10th fund.

Just last month, financial powerhouses Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered PLC raised their investment in the operator of e-wallet MoMo by $ 28 million, while Silicon Valley - based venture capitalist 500 Startups announced a $ 10 million Vietnam - focused fund.

• Venture Investment Associates, a Peapack, N.J. - based private equity fund of funds manager, raised a combined $ 230 million for two new funds.

With 60 employees and about $ 23 million in venture capital investment over the past three years, the Des Moines - based company has grown wiser from its investors, which include Union Square Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz.

The venture capital firm had made an undisclosed investment in Shazam, a London - based music - identification service.

But that's chump change compared to the $ 2.5 million that Ubooly has raised in venture capital investments, led by Japanese investor SoftTech VC, Silicon Valley - based Translink Capital, and early - stage seed investor 500 Startups.

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts («NAREIT») defines funds from operations («NAREIT FFO») as net income / (loss) attributable to common shareholders computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States («GAAP»), excluding gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets and change in control of interests, plus (i) depreciation and amortization of operating properties and (ii) impairment of depreciable real estate and in substance real estate equity investments and (iii) after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures calculated to reflect NAREIT FFO on the same basis.

Golden Cup is a joint venture between Philippines - based Jollibee Worldwide Pte Ltd. and Jasmine Asset Holding Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of investment fund RRJ Capital Master Fund II, L.P.

As far as taking unconventional approach to problems is concerned, today's venture capitalists and mentors have shown that their investments patterns are based on actual problem - solving and innovative models.

We look at venture capital investments by state, as well as small - business lending on a relative basis.

Current Venture: Mint.com, based in Mountain View, California, helps 450,000 users organize bank accounts, credit card statements, and investment information.

«There's lots of positive momentum,» he says, pointing as well to the recent $ 80 - million venture capital investment by OMERS Ventures and the American venture fund New Enterprise Associates in Desire2Learn, a global provider of online education platforms, based in Kitchener, Ont.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Qasim Mohammad (@qasimamohammad) is a Toronto - based venture capitalist, and a member of the investment team at OMERS Ventures.

Witness Facebook's $ 19 billion acquisition last year of the subscription - based messaging platform WhatsApp or Charles River Venture's recent investment of $ 4 million into subscription - box company Cratejoy.

People often associate entrepreneurs and startups with Silicon Valley, if not New York City or Boston, because a disproportionate share of venture capital investments flow to startups based in those cities.

This would also lead to effective management of lifestyle disorders,» stated Anoop Pollavaram who is Operating Partner at Bengaluru - based Aspada Investments which is an early - stage venture capital firm.

Matt McIlwain, the managing director at Seattle - based investment firm Madrona Venture Group, says the city's relative strength in the grocery and retail sectors make it an attractive location, especially as the company continues to experiment with its Amazon Fresh delivery service.

Instead, structure the investment as convertible debt: a loan that gets swapped for equity in the next big round of financing, says David Cohen, a venture capital investor and CEO of TechStars, a Boulder, Colorado - based angel fund.

Toronto - based Barrick also said it has suspended work on a prefeasibility study on its massive Pascua - Lama gold and silver project on the border of Chile and Argentina as the venture does not meet its investment criteria.

Of course, the capital structure for investment - based crowdfunding deals will need to continue to evolve to meet the standards of the venture capital community.

Slowly, venture capitalists are recognizing that investment - based crowdfunding is an efficient means to find pre-vetted deals that are ripe for further capital investment.

• NRD Capital Management LLC made an investment of an undisclosed amount in FundRx, a New York City - based venture capital platform that invests in healthcare and life sciences startups.

«With angel investors and venture capitalists, they generally accept that some investments are not going to do well, but they also know the ones that do very, very well will more than compensate,» says Janet Bannister, partner of Real Ventures, a Montreal - based venture fund that invests in early - stage businesses.

• Klingenstein Fields Wealth Advisors, a New York - based investment manager, plans to raise $ 50 million for a venture fund, according to an SEC filing.

In short, investment - based crowdfunding will remain an effective and valuable partner to the venture capital community.

Marc Sandroff, a managing director at Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, a Chicago - based venture firm that followed up its earlier investment in HealthHelp with more money, notes: «Good companies continue to be financed.

Israeli sports technology company PlaySight Interactive has announced today that it has extended its Series C financing round to $ 21 million with $ 10 million in new investments from SoftBank Ventures Korea, a SoftBank Group early stage venture capital arm based and CE Ventures from Hong Kong.

Mumbai - based seed investment platform Venture Catalysts (VCats) has launched a three - month - long incubation programme, Catalysts...

Created in 1997 with support from the federal government and Alberta, AVAC Ltd. is a venture capital investor that provides investment funding for research and commercialization for Alberta - based companies in the areas of agriculture, renewable resources, and industrial technology.

In the same month, FinBucket Pvt. Ltd, which runs an eponymous online marketplace for loans and investments, had raised Rs 12 crore ($ 1.8 million then) from Delhi - based early - stage venture capital firm Impanix Capital.

Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, the venture arm of the telecommunications giant is leading a $ 3.3 million seed investment in Blockdaemon, a New York City - based startup that creates enterprise software for interacting with a wide range of blockchains.

The New York — based venture capital firm Union Square Ventures (USV) broadened its investment strategy so that it could buy ICOs directly.

Before joining the Bay Area - based VC firm as an operating partner at the end of 2016, Ragatz held more traditional roles at investment firms including DAG Ventures and Steamboat Ventures, Disney's venture capital arm.

Jerusalem - based biotechnology lab - grown meat company Future Meat Technologies has announced a $ 2.2 million seed investment round co-led by Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods.

Ripple partner Accenture published a brief report based on investment data from global venture finance analytics firm CB Insights last week.

OpenX Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of OpenX Software Ltd., is based in Los Angeles and is backed by leading investors including Accel Partners, Index Ventures, SAP Ventures, and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation.

Through regionally based retail venture capital funds, GrowthWorks identifies, analyzes, and structures investments in companies with high growth potential.

South Korean bitcoin exchange Coinplug has announed a new joint remittance venture with the fintech subsidiary of Japan - based investment group SBI.

In addition, McKinsey & Company estimates that between 3 - 4 % of the limited partnership interests in the private equity and venture capital business trade on an annual basis, or approximately $ 1.2 B. Combining both of these figures, the secondary market for both LP and direct venture capital investments amounted to more than $ 2.45 B and represented 8 % of all venture investments in the industry.

Mumbai and Bangalore - based Orion Venture Partners has made over 35 seed and Series A type investments in Indian startups.

«EIB manages the EIF which currently accounts for more than a third of investment in UK - based venture capital funds.

SBI Investment is the venture capital arm of SBI Holdings, the world's first Internet - based financial conglomerate.

The round was led by Singapore - based investment company Temasek, with participation from returning investors 5AM Ventures, Arboretum Ventures, and JAZZ Venture Partners, as well as new partners Novartis, EDBI, and the Bridge...

Delhi - based HT Media Ltd, which made an ad - for - equity investment in Koovs Plc — parent of Indian lifestyle e-commerce venture...

According to a report from Sohu, while the fund has been launched by Hangzhou - based venture capital firm Tunlan Investment, it will see over $ 400 million coming from the Hangzhou city government as a guided fund that will be used to invest in promising blockchain projects.