Sentences with phrase «by raising the funds for»

InfoScout's mobile apps Shoparoo and Receipt Hog incentivize consumers to scan and upload the receipts they receive from every shopping trip they make, rewarding them either by raising funds for a school of their choice or by giving them cold, hard cash.

Cacique's partnership with Sanchez and The Food Network has not only helped educate English speakers about the taste of Mexican cheese, but it also has helped benefit a good cause by raising funds for the Hispanic Scholarship Foundation (HSF), which has administered more than $ 430 million in scholarships.

The MidMichigan Health Foundation supports patients and families served by MidMichigan Health by raising funds for equipment, services and programs.

Chappaqua, NY About Blog A Kids» Brain Tumor Cure Foundation (PLGA) helps to battle the most common forms of brain tumors in children by raising funds for medical research.

Students participate in programs aligned to personal interests and goals, and they develop agency by raising funds for their programs through Wishbone crowdfunding campaigns.

If you would like to help make a difference in the lives of our rescued animals and support our mission while you are reaching your own personal goal of running in this event, you can receive guaranteed entry by raising funds for Mighty Mutts.

Tails of Hope We support this wonderful organization by raising funds for some of their campaigns.

The «I'm Pet Friendly» license plate tells others that you love animals, and helps to end pet overpopulation by raising funds for spay and neuter programs in Missouri.

Throughout WVC, Pathway plans to fully demonstrate its commitment as a «change agent for good» by raising funds for three charities connected to causes important to the veterinary community.

Chappaqua, NY About Blog A Kids» Brain Tumor Cure Foundation (PLGA) helps to battle the most common forms of brain tumors in children by raising funds for medical research.

Pro bono lawyers can influence the propagation of further pro bono projects in specific areas by raising funds for the foundation and making representations about the pro bono causes in which they have an interest.

Chappaqua, NY About Blog A Kids» Brain Tumor Cure Foundation (PLGA) helps to battle the most common forms of brain tumors in children by raising funds for medical research.

This year members are continuing to support the AED program by raising funds for the Kawartha Lakes EMS Heart Hero CPR Program.

Not exact matches

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The best get - rich - quick process for a tech startup used to be to raise VC funding, get large and visible, and then be acquired by a tech giant.

Prosper, another online lender, has been looking to raise a new round of funding in exchange for equity at a price that would slash its market value by more than 70 %, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

By leveraging that, along with his brand and network of celebrity friends, he stays true to his rock and roll ethos while raising significant funds and awareness for a cause dear to his heart.

In 2017, the government bannedICOs — a way for start - ups to raise funds by selling off new digital currencies — and shut down domestic cryptocurrency exchanges.

For example, our local governments raise needed funding by pressuring police to issue more traffic tickets.

Pilbara Minerals has announced the biggest capital raising by a Western Australian company for 2016, which it will use to fund development of its Pilgangoora lithium project, while also announcing it will put its new Tabba Tabba plant on ice.

For example, a pledge made at CGI America last year by Detroit business incubator TechTown to help second - stage companies successfully transition from startups to sustainable businesses has raised $ 278,750 in funds, pulled in five new partners (including Kiva Detroit), and served more than 40 local entrepreneurs since June 2012.

The subject of a seven - year - long campaign by the association, its elimination removed administrative hurdles for foreign investment and raised hopes that venture capital from private and sovereign wealth funds would soon stream across the border to buoy Canadian startups.

Many have put up their own shares or stock of companies they own as collateral for their loans and are increasingly copying the convoluted fund - raising strategies employed by American hedge funds and private equity firms in financing their global expansion drives.

There's good reason: The practice has redefined the funding landscape by providing an attractive avenue for entrepreneurs to not only raise funds but also use the platform as a way to launch a sustainable business.

• Excision BioTherapeutics, a Philadelphia - based life science company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced gene editing therapeutics for the treatment of life - threatening disease caused by neurotropic viruses, raised $ 10 million in seed funding.

Mr Bryan, a former adviser to Bill Clinton who helped raise funds for Mr Obama's re-election campaign, has owed the money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) since 2006, according to court filings obtained by The Daily Telegraph from Texas.

When the Administration couldn't kill the program outright, it proposed to eliminate funding for technical assistance to these most fragile of borrowers by raising the fees on their loans, but Congress balked.

By the end of their third campaign, after setting their target at $ 30,000, Knixwear had raised close to $ 2 million in pre-sales for their new bra line, breaking the record for the most funded fashion project in the entire history of Kickstarter.

Indeed, The Funded is just one of dozens of insider blogs on venture capital that have sprung up recently, most prominently Pmarca, a site written by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, whose «The Truth About Venture Capitalists,» a 4,400 - word essay posted on the site, has become a must - read for any CEO raising capital.

The economy may be healthy enough for them to raise interest rates, but the new 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent target for the benchmark fed funds rate, up a quarter point from where it had been, remains far below the historical norm — and, by all indications, the Fed still expects rates to stay low for at least a few more years.

She currently serves as President and Executive Director and as a member of the board of directors of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), an independent 501 (c)(3) charitable organization established by Congress to support the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by raising private funds for biomedical research and fostering partnerships and alliances around the world.

A July 2015 Kickstarter campaign raised roughly $ 1.6 million in funding for the case, augmented by a seed round of $ 2.3 million and a convertible note of $ 1.5 million.

Nomad Health, a startup that's set up a platform for a new generation of doctors and nurses to pursue gig work that meets their own needs, has raised $ 12 million in a Series B funding round led by Polaris Panthers, the company announced Tuesday.

By the time Bhakta went to raise funds from investors, he says he was transparent about his intentions to hold on to the company for the long term.

• Eko Communications, a Bangkok - based provider of mobile communications tools for large organizations, has raised $ 5.7 million in Series A funding led by Gobi Partners.

• Klaviyo, a Boston - based platform for ecommerce email campaigns, has raised $ 1.5 million in VC funding led by Accomplice.

By being able to raise funds on these sites, it proves that people will pay you for what you're creating.

Trevi Therapeutics Inc., a New Haven, Conn. - based developer of treatments for chronic pruritus conditions, has raised $ 25 million in Series B funding led by TPG Biotech.

The Top 5 VC funding deals in Q3 2014 were the $ 70 million raise by DXY (Ting Ting Group), an online healthcare community for medical institutions and healthcare providers in China, from Tencent Holdings Limited, a provider of comprehensive internet services in China, followed by the $ 52 million raise by Proteus Digital Health, a developer of products and services integrating medicines with ingestible sensors, wearable sensors, mobile and cloud computing.

• Genesis Capital, a private equity fund led by former Tencent M&A exec Zhijian Peng, is raising upwards of $ 400 million for its debut fund, according to a regulatory filing.

McKelvey helped organize the Families of Freedom fund after the September 11 attacks, headed by Bill Clinton and Bob Dole, which raised more than $ 100 million to be used toward college scholarships for the children of the attack's victims.

I would guess that there is a much sharper drop in the chance of your business surviving for 2 years during a recession caused by a financial crisis where it is much more difficult to raise funding.

These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors who are the most plausible sources of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary return for investors; and (iv) by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 percent rate, invite all kinds of tax shelter abuse.

For instance, Mishkin (2012:1 and 24) explains that «in our economy, nonbank finance also plays an important role in channeling funds from lender - savers to borrower - spenders... Finance companies raise funds by issuing commercial paper and stocks and bonds and use the proceeds to make loans that are particularly suited to consumer and business needs.»

Tipped for a potential stock exchange listing, SuperAwesome recently raised $ 21m in a funding round led by Mayfair Equity Partners.

By having a thorough understanding of your market, accurate documents, a realistic outlook for your company, a fair valuation, and a commitment to prioritizing the due diligence process, you will be better prepared to undergo due diligence, and increase your chances of having a successful fund raise.

In the same month, Chennai - based Aahaa Stores Pvt. Ltd, an online B2B store for office supplies, raised $ 1 million (Rs 6.4 crore) in its second pre-Series A funding round led by YourNest Angel Fund.

The raised funds will be used for new vehicle procurement by the leasing enterprises in order to expand the transportation capacity of DiDi's platform.

These campaigns take lots of marketing effort — but the end reward, should you raise your funds, is a startup loan and validation of your business idea by many potential future customers for your business.

Theodore J. Forstmann, the financier who has said that he will not raise a new last investment fund, made what was likely to be his last big bet yesterday by acquiring a private fitness company for $ 1.6 billion.