Sentences with phrase «capital funds focus»

Generally, early - stage venture capital funds focus more on sector and / or geography while later - stage investors take a broader approach.

For more than a year, she had been pursuing her dream of starting a venture capital fund focused on female, minority, and LGBT entrepreneurs.

Microsoft's Bill Gates will invest $ 50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund focused on seeking treatments for the disease.

The Hyperion fund is a syndicated venture capital fund focused on early - stage investing through SAFTs, private and public pre-sales and ICOs.

John Mannes is an investor at Basis Set Ventures, a $ 136 million early stage venture capital fund focused on supporting startups using machine learning to address big problems across industries.

However, we work closely with Amadeus Ventures, our corporate venture capital fund focusing on early - stage investments in startups sitting at the crossroads of travel and technology, as well as select third - party investment groups.

Shenzhen, China's Silicon Valley of hardware, has announced the official launch of its first venture capital fund focusing on blockchain.

Prior to Kota, in 2006, Matthew launched Anvil Global Partners, a fund of private equity and venture capital funds focusing on China, India, and the Middle East - North Africa, along with the marketing arm of the Wharton Global Consulting Practicum in that region.

Connie Sheng is the founding managing partner of Nautilus Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital fund focusing on early stage investments in mobile and IoT areas.

She joined MaRS in early 2005, following her role as president and CEO of Primaxis Technology Ventures, a startup - stage venture capital fund focused on the advanced technologies sector.

Second Century Ventures is a venture capital fund focused on promoting innovation in the real estate industry and helping to enable the entrepreneurial spirit of real estate thrive.

Not exact matches

Lacavera's fund will focus on Series A investments, the term given to the capital raise that follows an initial seed round, and will help bridge the funding gap in Canada by being faster, more flexible and willing to take on bigger risks.

• Fenox Venture Capital and AsusTek Computer Inc formed a $ 50 million venture fund, which will focus on AI, big data, Internet of Things, cloud, and AR / VR.

LONDON, April 20 - British emerging markets - focused hedge fund Onslow Capital Management has closed after a long period of low volatility hit returns and assets fell below a sustainable level, it said in a letter to investors.

The rapid development in this nascent field has spawned venture capital funds, like Data Collective and Bloomberg Beta, that invest with a focus on MI startups.

• Morgan Creek Capital Management, a Raleigh, N.C. - based investment firm, along with newly acquired Full Tilt plans to raise as much as $ 500 million in a new blockchain - focused fund.

But, at least in the venture capital world, funding for companies focused on tackling heart disease, respiratory disease, and other mass population conditions — i.e., those that afflict millions upon millions of people — has dropped sharply in the last decade.

• YI Capital, a Beijing - based early - stage venture fund focused on China's internet - tech companies, raised $ 116 million for its debut fund.

• AT&T (NYSE: T) and Coral Group, a Minneapolis - based venture capital firm, have teamed up to launch a venture fund that will invest in startups focused on connected services and platform technologies.

The two VC firms the Nexage execs decided were the best fit are Toronto - based BlackBerry Partners Fund and startup - focused GrandBanks Capital, based near Boston.

• Dominic Murphy is planning to raise 1 billion euros ($ 1.2 billion), for 8C Capital, a new private equity fund, which will focus on deals in the healthcare and consumer industries, according to Read more.

The new normal requires significant revenue traction on this level of investment, and if that is achieved the two comma capital investments (meaning millions of dollars) will flow from sources that are typically angels and smaller, more focused venture funds that are still scratching out a living.

Philippines - focused oil and gas play Nido Petroleum has launched a $ 31.9 million capital raising to fund drilling work at its Galoc project.

«Research indicates that companies with more women in senior management have higher returns on capital, lower volatility, greater client focus, increased innovation and greater long - term orientation,» Krawcheck says on the webiste promoting the funds.

That seed round also included Steve Case's Rise of the Rest fund, perhaps the best - known venture capital firm focused on startups outside of Silicon Valley.

In 2016, Jim Breyer launched a $ 1 billion China - focused fund in partnership with IDG Capital Ventures, another Circle investor, and he has toured China with Allaire to meet entrepreneurs and government officials on several occasions.

Mining - focused private equity firm Resource Capital Funds is seeking to privatise engineering and construction contractor Ausenco by way of a scheme of arrangement.

«The GUIDES indicators that focus on some overall macroeconomic indicators,» Chisa recommends, plus «a few other topics that get you a lot of bang for the buck: British Colonialism, nations versus states, Dutch Disease (resource curse), Sovereign Wealth Fund, import substitution, current account balance, fiscal deficit, IMF austerity measures, and the «trilemma» of free - capital flows, independent monetary policy, and fixed exchange rates.»

The fund focuses on making an impact on the Michigan economy by providing capital to businesses that are headquartered in Michigan, have a significant presence in Michigan or are in the process of expanding their operations in Michigan so they can grow and create jobs.

By contrast, pension funds are always focused on preserving capital in down cycles.

Renaissance Capital manages IPO - focused exchange traded funds.

Case in point: Arlan Hamilton, the founder of Backstage Capital, an early stage tech investment fund that focuses on three underserved markets in the world of venture capital: black, female, LGBTQ company founders, or any combination of theCapital, an early stage tech investment fund that focuses on three underserved markets in the world of venture capital: black, female, LGBTQ company founders, or any combination of thecapital: black, female, LGBTQ company founders, or any combination of the three.

On Wednesday, Hawkins announced the release of an education - focused app through his new startup called If You Can, as well as a $ 6.5 million funding round from Greylock Partners and Almaz Capital.

Jessica Alba's startup The Honest Company, a subscription ecommerce service focused on providing parents non-toxic, eco-friendly family and baby products, has closed a $ 25 million funding round let by Institutional Venture Partners with participation from Iconiq Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners.

When Dorm Room Fund, a student - focused fund from First Round Capital, launched at Berkeley, a 21 - year - old Fiance became managing partner and spent two years sourcing deals for tFund, a student - focused fund from First Round Capital, launched at Berkeley, a 21 - year - old Fiance became managing partner and spent two years sourcing deals for tfund from First Round Capital, launched at Berkeley, a 21 - year - old Fiance became managing partner and spent two years sourcing deals for them.

• Extreme Venture Partners, a Canada - based venture capital firm and accelerator, raised just over $ 50 million for its third fund focused on immigrating international startups.

Prior to that, he was the founder of MSMB Capital Management, a now - defunct healthcare - focused hedge fund that launched in September 2009.

• Ping An's venture capital arm (SEHK: 2318), is planning to raise up to $ 1.3 billion in two healthcare - focused funds, according to Reuters.

Shkreli ran now - closed MSMB Capital Management, a healthcare - focused hedge fund.

ICG wasn't an index fund so much as a collection of venture - capital investments focused on so - called business - to - business Internet companies.

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas.

Cendana founder Michael Kim was amongst the earliest and certainly the most focused LP to spot the changes in venture capital leading to seed stage funds and has backed many of the best in the industry so it's always a pleasure to come and share thoughts with all of these great peers.

Leonard is a former portfolio manager and principal at Brecken Capital LLC, a hedge fund focused on domestic equities.

• Gobi Partners, a China - based venture capital firm, raised $ 50 million for its Southeast Asia - focused fund, according to China Money Network.

TOKYO, Jan 31 Fujitsu Ltd said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell a majority stake in its wholly - owned mobile phone unit to investment fund Polaris Capital Group, as it sharpens focus on its main IT services business.

The BDC, a healthcare - focused fund, has a target raise of $ 1.5 billion in capital for investing primarily in medium - sized businesses.

BBG Ventures, MergeLane, the Female Founders Fund, Rivet Ventures, Halogen Ventures, Scale Investors, Fierce Capital and The Perkins fund are all early - stage funds focused on female - founded companFund, Rivet Ventures, Halogen Ventures, Scale Investors, Fierce Capital and The Perkins fund are all early - stage funds focused on female - founded companfund are all early - stage funds focused on female - founded companies.

The Blue Wolf Capital Funds are a family of private equity funds which focus on transformational investments in middle market compaFunds are a family of private equity funds which focus on transformational investments in middle market compafunds which focus on transformational investments in middle market companies.

From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Pozatek was an Associate at Penske Capital Partners, a middle - market, transportation - focused private equity fund.

Prior to founding Cordillera, Ashley was a Partner at Makena Capital Management where she was the Portfolio Manager responsible for a Makena private fund focused on distressed real estate credit and assets.