CALGARY / VANCOUVER - February 15, 2018: Four years ago, two visionaries began the process of reducing barriers for Canada's
early stage companies accessing growth capital.
Not exact matches
Corporate venture - capital efforts also have the advantage of involvement with startups at the
early stages, when they can most benefit from
access to a large, established customer base, credibility through brand association and a larger network of partner
companies and advisors.
«Optum Ventures is uniquely positioned to help develop and grow start - ups and
early -
stage companies through capital investment, Optum's decades of experience in health care, and our
access to the health - care marketplace,» said Renfro.
Nowadays, there are many online angel communities, such as AngelList and Gust, that provide
early -
stage companies with immediate
access to accredited investors and vice versa.
We serve institutional investor clients in the U.S. and globally, providing direct
access to both
early and late
stage private
companies that are frequently closed off to other investors.
Smaller,
earlier -
stage companies with some equity may have
access to Small Business Equipment Loans through a financial institution.
The Startup Factory Runs an intensive three month program customized for
early stage startup
companies, providing $ 50,000 in seed capital, hands - on mentorship and
access to a network of angels, startup founders and technology experts
As a co-Founder of an
early stage startup, Shopify's IPO validates the investor demand for Canadian
companies that can offer
access to a global market.
Commenting on the investment, Kristina Williams, Alberta Enterprise President and CEO said, «This new investment with Relay Ventures is a great fit for Alberta, creating
access to capital for our software and
early stage companies.
Ventures with existing equity investors are not eligible and should consider Next Founders, a program for entrepreneurs who have founded
early -
stage tech
companies and are seeking founder development and
access to networks to scale their business.
This funding will help
early stage tech
companies access the money and resources they need to stay and grow here.
On the other side, most
early -
stage companies looking for capital to grow their businesses had limited to no
access to capital markets.
Xcelerate will seek applications from entrepreneurs and
early -
stage companies, gaining first - hand
access to emerging technologies and trends; building a pipeline of investible businesses; and supporting the overall start - up ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand.
The project will lead to additional resources - including technical support and investment capital - for
early stage companies; and creation of an «entrepreneurial ecosystem» to increase
access to equity capital, government grants and other resources.
JumpStart's work within Northeast Ohio has focused in two areas: 1) providing resources (in the form of intensive technical support and investment capital) directly to high potential entrepreneurs leading
early stage companies, and 2) supporting the creation and growth of a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, which increases entrepreneurs»
access to equity capital, government grants, and other resources, and is delivered by a variety of collaborators across the region.
For life - science
companies, it also provides configurable laboratory space, hundreds of thousands of dollars of shared laboratory equipment, and a unique «Innovation Lab» that even provides
access to small equipment and reagents, helping
early -
stage companies bridge that critical gap between late -
stage academic research and
early -
stage product development.
The government is not alone in its quest to assist technology - based business pioneers; industry also participates, since a good Dutch economy — and, in some cases,
access to excellent
early stage technology
companies — puts participating
companies in a stronger position.
Technology
companies that enter the E / N platform receive
access to the full spectrum of corporate counsel: from dedicated, responsive
early -
stage focused attorneys to late -
stage M&A partners who've managed high - stakes transactions as partners at the country's leading large firms.
Having
access to Dan and, when needed, his 50 + colleagues with various specialties, all at affordable rates, makes Outside GC the perfect fit for this
early -
stage company.
McDermott created the innovative Life Sciences Entrepreneurs Acceleration Program (LEAP) in 2013 to help emerging and
early -
stage life sciences
companies grow by offering affordable
access to strategic legal advice on the full range of transactional, intellectual property, and employment matters..
It is a Big Media channel with 1.5 billion potential clients and they are ready to have discussions with payment in tokens, which is giving much easier
access for ICO and
early stage Blockchain
companies to Big Media.
Beyond the fact that issuing
companies now have new alternatives for raising capital, and a broader group of investors may gain
access to
early stage companies, there is a question of... Read More
The new program, which was introduced
earlier this month is for
early -
stage blockchain
companies with the selected startups getting
access to the Cofound.it Priority Pass community
earlier in the seed funding process before the larger crowdsale.