Sentences with phrase «by venture investments»

[This item has been updated to include the correct amount of money raised by Venture Investment Associates]

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6 Dimensions Capital and Curative Ventures co-led the round, and were joined by investors including Redmile Group, ArrowMark Partners, Hillhouse Capital Group, MiraeAsset Financial Group, Lucion Group, Sirona Capital, Alexandria Venture Investments, MPM Capital, F2 Ventures and Cathay Fortune Capital Investment.

GMP Securities and Fidelity Investments led the round, and were joined by investors including Vickers Ventures Partners, Graphene Venture Capital, FPV, Fenbushi, Bloomberg Beta and Rakuten.

That's a function praised by Jeff Jordan, the Andreessen Horowitz partner who led the venture firm's early investment in Tilt.

GMP Securities and Fidelity Investments led the round, and was joined by investors including Vickers Ventures Partners, Graphene Venture Capital, FPV, Fenbushi, Bloomberg Beta and Rakuten.

For all the hoopla surrounding the digital economy and virtual businesses, the success of many ventures still hinges on serious capital outlay; indeed, a recent benchmark report by the Business Development Bank of Canada identifies «significant» investment in fixed assets as a key variable that helps mid-size companies grow into large ones.

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.

Venture capitalists across Europe are «baffled» and «bewildered» by the size and frequency of the tech investments being made by SoftBank.

By allowing angels and VCs to invest small amounts of money in many companies at a very early stage, accelerators give investors the right, but not the obligation, to make additional investments in the most promising ventures.

ATX Seed Ventures led the investment and was joined by investors including included Okapi Venture Capital, Sway Ventures and NoName Ventures.

The extent of the contraction is especially apparent when compared to the United States: a study compiled by Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association found that from 2003 to 2008, venture capital investment as a share of GDP dropped 35 % in Canada; meanwhile, south of the border, it increased bVenture Capital & Private Equity Association found that from 2003 to 2008, venture capital investment as a share of GDP dropped 35 % in Canada; meanwhile, south of the border, it increased bventure capital investment as a share of GDP dropped 35 % in Canada; meanwhile, south of the border, it increased by 17 %.

Doug Mackenzie, a fan of Edmark's products and a partner at the prestigious venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, obliged by leading a round of equity investment that put $ 5.5 million into Edmark's coffers, paying the market price of $ 10 a share.

Unicorn startup Medallia was bootstrapped by its founders for 10 years before they sought venture capital investment.

Opportunities for companies like Lunar have been increased by a fertile investment niche opened by a mismatch between the high degree of entrepreneurial innovation in today's economy and the changed demands of venture capital.

Among 71 of the top venture capital firms, women represent only 8 percent of senior investment teams, according to data compiled in 2015 by Social Capital and The Information.

Ireland's venture capital scene is hot; investments grew by a record 41 percent in 2014, hitting $ 448 million total, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association venture capital scene is hot; investments grew by a record 41 percent in 2014, hitting $ 448 million total, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association Venture Capital Association (IVCA).

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.

The company, officially acknowledged by the SEC, focuses heavily on quality of investments, returns and trust with their investors, which flies in the face of the worrying statement by Fortune that «now anybody can try being a venture capitalist» under the new rules set by Title III of the JOBS act, allowing anyone to raise up to $ 1 million through crowdfunding.

The bill codifies the ownership of stuff gathered by U.S. companies in space in part to allow for stable investment in such ventures — and to encourage more players to get into the field.

Boston Scientific Group led the round, and was joined by Hatteras Venture Partners, Synergy Life Science Partners, Lord Baltimore Investment Partners, Mountain Group Capital, and Sovereign's Capital.

By that time, O'Leary and O'Brien had already launched another venture entirely — O'Shares Investments, which provides a handful of ETFs to American investors.

According to a 2013 study by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, minority entrepreneurs accounted for just 7 percent of pitches made to angel investors (13 percent resulted in an investment).

When he was 11, Buffett already bought stock, and by 16 he had amassed more than $ 53,000 from various business ventures and investments.

By the time of the venture capital investment, Etsy's rise had been well documented in the press (including Inc.).

The Rise Fund led the round, and was joined by investors including T. Rowe Price Associates, GT Healthcare Capital Partners, and existing investors Sofinnova Partners, KCK Group, Venrock, Pfizer Venture Investments, and Johnson & Johnson Innovation.

It was a strange formulation, given that the occasion for the reading was Etsy's acceptance of a $ 27 million investment led by Jim Breyer, a venture capitalist with Accel Partners who sits on the boards of Facebook, Dell, and, to the consternation of the Etsy faithful, Walmart.

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.

He added that ICOs backed by real assets would allow companies to circumvent much of the Wall Street middleman apparatuses, such as the army of investment bankers and venture capitalists, and sell directly to would - be stakeholders.

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.

Chinese venture capital investment in Latin America jumped to $ 1 billion since the start of 2017, compared with about $ 30 million in 2015, according to data collected by Preqin.

Unfair trade practices detailed by the office of the U.S. Trade Representative accuse China of using «joint venture requirements, foreign investment restrictions, and administrative review and licensing processes to force or pressure technology transfers from American companies.»

And in a reversal of a five - year trend, venture capital investment in the information technology sector increased by 6 % in 2012.

In June, Uber closed more than $ 1 billion from a number of venture capital companies, led by Fidelity Investments, making it the priciest startup ever with a value or more than $ 18 billion.

The initiative also offers an entrée into the country's tight circle of well - heeled venture capitalists, whose investments are being matched as much as 3 to 1 by the Chilean government.

Eight Roads Ventures and Cowen Healthcare Investments co-led the round, and was joined by investors including MPM Capital, F - Prime Capital Partners and ARCH Venture Partners, existing strategic partners Novartis, Medtronic and the JDRF T1D Fund, and new investors including ORI Healthcare Fund, Wu Capital, 6 Dimensions Capital and SinoPharm Capital.

Further, the study found that venture capital investment might have been $ 8 billion higher over the same time period, except for the litigation brought by frequent litigators.

Hyperplane Venture Capital led the round, and was joined by investors including Draper, Qualcomm Ventures, and the Hub Angels Investment Group.

London remains the top European city for venture capital investment in financial technology firms, according to data released by Mayor Sadiq Khan's promotional agency.

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

«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.

It also offers specific policy recommendations including providing tax credits to promote venture capital investments in minority businesses, as well as tax credits for new low - income entrepreneurs, and encouraging the use by credit rating agencies of alternative data such as rent and utility payments in establishing credit histories.

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Other universities are watching carefully and will likely follow Stanford's lead, says Chris Lesmes, former director of the Big Red Venture Fund, a student - run $ 2 million investment fund targeting startups at Cornell University and financed by alumni, not the school.

The investment is being led by SoftBank Group and venture capital firm Accel, a previous investor, said the people, who declined to be identified.

For now, the firm is supported by venture funding, including an unspecified investment from Google Ventures last October.

Assuming I got along with both CEOs and enjoyed working with either of them equally, but the number of women - led ventures receiving venture investment was still disproportionately less than their male counterparts, I would probably invest in the venture led by a female CEO.

When women - led ventures are underrepresented in terms of securing venture investment, I will have the propensity to direct investment dollars towards high potential ventures led by women.

Customers did $ 6.5 billion in sales last year through Elastic Path's platform last year, and today the firm announced it has raised $ 5.35 million in equity investments led by the BDC Venture Capital IT Fund.

Kim is the general partner of Forerunner Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early - stage investments in companies that want to take the world of retail and ecommerce by storm.

Blumberg has found rapid adoption of security products by consumers and businesses alike, making it a popular investment for venture capitalists.