Plenty of
experienced venture investors have been sounding the alarm on the tech bubble for a while.
There is little doubt that his recent comments about the pending risk of a bubble resonate with most
experienced venture investors.
During these leaner times, more
experienced venture investors typically have mixed emotions.
Not exact matches
Between being a minority at pretty every much industry event, having to convince (mostly male)
venture capitalists to invest in your company, and having those
investors constantly question your judgment, being a female founder can be an isolating
experience.
Here is my list, based on my own
experience as a startup advisor, talking to other angel
investors, and derived from the lean startup principles of
venture advisor and entrepreneur Eric Ries:
In this business environment, hiring a new CEO who had
experience growing a company around a single technical innovation was a rational decision for
venture investors.
Historically, recessions have not affected them because angel
investors and
venture capital firms largely base valuations on the
experience of the management team and the size of the opportunity, not the prevailing market conditions.
Although its early
investors got Quincy through those near - death
experiences, the struggling fashion startup couldn't gain enough traction to secure a Series A round of funding from
venture capitalists and the young company — barely a year old — shut its doors in January 2013.
«Filling the place of smart money
venture capitalists are
investors with less
experience in the market, such as mutual funds better known for public - market investing,» states The Information.
By combining startup operating models with our
investor experience, we are helping enterprises launch market - leading new
ventures.
Jennifer Fonstad is a serial entrepreneur and veteran
venture investor with over two decades of
experience in Mobile and Enterprise technology, including Healthcare IT.
For example, during 2008 and 2009, many third - party
investors that invest in alternative assets and have historically invested in our investment funds
experienced significant volatility in valuations of their investment portfolios, including a significant decline in the value of their overall private equity, real assets,
venture capital and hedge fund portfolios, which affected our ability to raise capital from them.
Omar has over 12 years of international
experience in corporate finance, corporate communications, management consulting, strategy,
investor relations and
venture capital.
with the best parts of a leading
venture fund and the technical insight, scale and
experience of a strategic
investor.
Bruce is a managing director at Blumberg Capital with more than 25 years
experience as a
venture capital
investor, entrepreneur, technology investment banker and corporate attorney.
LRVHealth is an «Inside Healthcare»
venture capital platform that was established in 2000 by an
experienced team of healthcare
investors, operators, and advisors.
Rigontec is supported by a consortium of
experienced life science
investors including Wellington Partners, Boehringer Ingelheim
Venture Fund, NRW.BANK, High - Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Forbion Capital Partners, Sunstone Capital and MP Healthcare
Venture Management.
We are a team of proven healthcare technology
investors with deep industry domain knowledge and
venture capital
experience alongside accomplished healthcare operating executives.
Sunstone Capital is an independent
venture capital
investor founded in 2007 by an international team of industry experts with combined entrepreneurial, operational and financial
experience.
Art has over 30 years of operating
experience as a pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry executive and
venture capital
investor in life science companies.
In addition to more than 30 years of
experience in commercializing new technologies, both as an entrepreneur and
investor, Bob has more than 20 years of
experience as an early stage
venture capitalist in the Boston area.
Nabbing Insight
Venture Partners — a prominent venture capital (VC) firm with more than two decades experience — as its sole series B investor is a major coup for Receip
Venture Partners — a prominent
venture capital (VC) firm with more than two decades experience — as its sole series B investor is a major coup for Receip
venture capital (VC) firm with more than two decades
experience — as its sole series B
investor is a major coup for Receipt Bank.
Those
experienced in the game of raising capital knows that the way you pitch angel
investors is different from the way you pitch
Venture capitalists.
In addition to capital, we support Alberta's
venture capital ecosystem by connecting
investors, entrepreneurs, and
experienced technology executives who share our passion for building a bright, innovative Alberta.
Listing concerns such as regulation, volatility, disclosures, and risk appetite, the agency warned that «new
ventures are highly - speculative and risky, and early - stage financing is often best undertaken by
experienced investors.»
In many cases, these
investors were themselves founders of startup
ventures and have
experienced both sides of the capital divide — as entrepreneurs and angel
investors — and provide invaluable insight into the angel investing process.
With more than 140 years of
venture capital, entrepreneurial, operating, and industry
experience among its investment professionals, Zero Stage Capital is the lead
investor in more than 80 percent of its portfolio company investments.
MaRS Health's team of accomplished founders, entrepreneurs and
experienced business leaders supports these
ventures with mentorship and strategic advice, as well as connections to a robust network of
investors, industry specialists, potential partners, policy - makers, customers and talent.
Victoria Duff specializes in entrepreneurial subjects, drawing on her
experience as an acclaimed start - up facilitator,
venture catalyst and
investor relations manager.
The unique conference
experience will attract
venture capitalists, angel
investors, early adopters, startups, business educators, service providers and more from Alberta and around the world.
«A new
venture launched in Cambridge is leveraging the
experiences of a «super-network» of serial
investors to help new generations of early - stage startups avoid common pitfalls and reach global potential.»
Flare Capital Partners is a team of proven healthcare technology
investors with deep industry domain knowledge and
venture capital
experience alongside accomplished operating executives of leading healthcare organizations.
Polaris
Venture Partners is a partnership of
experienced investors, operating executives and entrepreneurs.
Read on and you'll see that statement is deceptive in its simplicity This post is based both on my
experience as an
investor and as entrepreneur (when I've boot - strapped and
venture - funded).
Having previously worked in Finance and Business Development at Yellow Brick Capital Advisers and being a Founder of One
Venture Partners, Stewart brings a wealth of
experience to the eCoinomic.net project as an
Investor Relations Advisor
B.J. Bellock has over 25 years of
experience in the financial industry, dedicating most of his career to working with Alternative
Investors, including Hedge Funds,
Venture Capital Funds and Private Equity Funds along with other Institutional
Investors.
We represent a select group of
experienced entrepreneurs, executives of leading technology companies, and
venture capital
investors.
A proven
experience in providing competence within
investor readiness and
investor matchmaking opportunities for private
investors, seed funds,
venture funds, private equity funds, corporate
venture investors, family offices and financial intermediaries.
Art has over 30 years of operating
experience as a pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry executive, and
venture capital
investor in life science companies.
This panel of
venture capitalists, private equity funders, publishing startups and established publishers whose growth was made possible through equity investments will share their
experiences, offer advice to others in the same boats, and discuss the pros and cons of publishers and
investors working together.
Zoocasa.com was acquired in June 2015 from Rogers Communications Inc. by a small group of
investors led by Lauren Haw, a Toronto - based entrepreneur with 10 years»
experience launching, managing and investing in Canadian real estate
ventures, including RateHub.ca and True North Mortgage.
The new
venture will bring true Nintendo gaming
experiences to mobile platforms for the first time, which is something fans, and even Nintendo's
investors, have been demanding for years.
That framework helped maximise
investor interest, with the council securing and signing a partnership with Hong Kong property developer Far East Consortium in under four months — a timeframe accomplished thanks to Pinsents» extensive
experience and expertise structuring property joint
ventures and its ability to react quickly to potential problems (such as various title issues that came up during the
investor's due diligence).
Mr. Aguilar brings to Shutts more than 20 years of
experience representing real estate developers, home builders, financial institutions, private equity funds, and other
investors in sophisticated commercial transactions throughout the United States and in Latin America, with an emphasis on acquisitions and dispositions, joint
ventures and financings.
In addition, we have significant
experience representing angel
investors, SBIC's,
venture capital and private equity firms as they invest in new and existing portfolio companies.
Ning brings extensive
experience in M&A, private equity and
venture capital (both
investor side
Our investment professionals have in - depth
experience as
investors and operators, spanning
venture capital, the middle market and public companies.
Rafael brings more than 20 years of
experience representing real estate developers, home builders, financial institutions, private equity funds, and other
investors in sophisticated commercial transactions throughout the United States and Latin America, with an emphasis on acquisitions and dispositions, joint
ventures and financings.
We have
experience representing investment banks, private equity and
venture capital firms and other financial
investors who are active in this space, including:
Mark is particularly
experienced in the formation of joint
venture vehicles and multi-party landowner /
investor agreements for the promotion of land for development and leasehold re-gears.