Sentences with phrase «firm invests in companies»

Brand, whose venture capital firm invests in companies led by females, had a high - profile 2017 as an ABJ Profiles in Power winner, ranking among the top female executives in Central Texas, as well as being a featured guest in one of ABJ's monthly Face 2 Face interview events.

Without naming names, Khosla suggested that too many venture capital firms invest in companies that look good on paper and are likely to succeed.

Angel investors or venture capital firms invest in companies for a share of ownership.

Venture capital and private equity firms invest in companies and corporate divisions.

Not exact matches

In this thoughtful piece, Ben Horowitz explains why his firm invests in technology companies for which the entrepreneur should remain at the helIn this thoughtful piece, Ben Horowitz explains why his firm invests in technology companies for which the entrepreneur should remain at the helin technology companies for which the entrepreneur should remain at the helm.

In a conversation with Fortune, Gupta talks about the evolution of the venture ecosystem over the last decade and his firm's contrarian approach when it comes to investing in early - stage companieIn a conversation with Fortune, Gupta talks about the evolution of the venture ecosystem over the last decade and his firm's contrarian approach when it comes to investing in early - stage companiein early - stage companies.

According to data provided by Pitchbook, many of the top firms that invest in female - founded companies tend to have women in senior - level roles themselves.

A panel of three entrepreneurs discussed the relationship between purpose and profitability in greater depth: Pocket Sun, who, as founding partner of female - focused VC firm SoGal Ventures, has a purpose of «building an empire for millennial women to invest in startups»; Eileen Gittins, a serial entrepreneur who founded book self - publishing firm Blurb and now runs Bossygrl, a mobile app meant to introduce Gen Z girls to entrepreneurship by helping them launch micro-businesses; and Cathie Reid, co-founder and current digital advisor to Icon Group, an Australian cancer - care company with annual revenue of more than $ 1.5 billion.

The firm invests $ 10 to $ 50 million in health services companies.

Anzu Partners» Whitney Haring - Smith, who co-founded the firm with David Michael and David Seldin, told CNBC, «We plan to invest in private companies with breakthroughs in the M's — materials, manufacturing, measuring, monitoring and modeling.

In 2009, venture capital investing in Canadian tech companies and fundraising by Canadian VC firms dropped to the lowest levels since the mid-1990s (though there has been a slight uptick this yearIn 2009, venture capital investing in Canadian tech companies and fundraising by Canadian VC firms dropped to the lowest levels since the mid-1990s (though there has been a slight uptick this yearin Canadian tech companies and fundraising by Canadian VC firms dropped to the lowest levels since the mid-1990s (though there has been a slight uptick this year).

«We're seeing the mature technology companies trying to energize their work environments, getting rid of cube farms and investing in facilities to compete for talent,» said Kevin Schaeffer, a principal at architecture and design firm Gensler in San Jose.

Investors would get a (then) 35 % tax credit on money invested in a portfolio of startups managed by his firm, GrowthWorks Capital (now part of Matrix, a public holding company he created to bring together different divisions of his empire, including venture capital and mutual funds).

Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures noted that some firms, including hers, have begun steering their most promising portfolio companies toward «modern venture firms that have women and people of color in investing positions,» according to TechCrunch:

Camber Creek took note and spent 2016 recruiting Fingert to join their firm, which invests primarily in real estate tech companies.

While FundersClub may operate a platform for companies to seek investment, they only select a single - digit (1 to 2 percent) of startups to appear on the platform, with top venture capital firms such as Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz already investing nearly $ 1 billion in companies that they've funded.

Rajeev Misra, CEO of the Vision Fund, told CNBC in February that the firm had invested in 30 companies and that it would eventually reach 70 to 100.

Venture firms with a woman partner are more than three times as likely to invest in companies with women CEOs.

Meanwhile, Apple re-placed Microsoft as the world's most valuable tech company, and prominent Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs raised doubts about investing in the company's stock, downgrading its rating from Buy to Neutral.

«If I'm investing in a company that was created and coddled by a big company early on, my presumption is that their market is going to be limited,» says Harden, whose firm has invested in YouTube, Practice Fusion and InternMatch.

The firm will continue to invest in its existing portfolio companies and plans to launch a new fund with a new early stage strategy.

The most recent round of funding for fuboTV included Sky UK, a telecommunications company with 11 million United Kingdom customers as of 2015; Scripps Networks Interactive, the parent company of HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel; 21st Century Fox, whose stable of entertainment properties includes the Big Ten Network, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports Regional Networks, and the YES Network; and Northzone Ventures, a London - based venture capital firm that mainly invests in early stage software and technology companies.

Last year, Teten's firm invested in the Better Software Company, an enterprise resource platform based in Ottawa.

In January this year, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz invested $ 20 million in the companIn January this year, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz invested $ 20 million in the companin the company.

In 2011 he published his book «The Sportsman: Unexpected Lessons from an Around the World Sports Odyssey,» and in 2013, he co-founded investment firm Qey Capital, which has so far invested in small and medium companies worth a total of $ 100 millioIn 2011 he published his book «The Sportsman: Unexpected Lessons from an Around the World Sports Odyssey,» and in 2013, he co-founded investment firm Qey Capital, which has so far invested in small and medium companies worth a total of $ 100 millioin 2013, he co-founded investment firm Qey Capital, which has so far invested in small and medium companies worth a total of $ 100 millioin small and medium companies worth a total of $ 100 million.

The fund, called the Blackstone Core Equity Partners, will seek to invest in safer, larger companies for more than twice than the three - to - five - year holding period private equity firms usually have.

Though the pledge left benchmarks up to the individual companies, it asked the tech firms that signed on to implement goals to recruit, retain and advance underrepresented talent, to publish data annually on the demographics of their workforce, and to invest in partnerships that would build a larger pipeline of diverse candidates.

Additionally, JetBlue Technology Ventures is investing alongside GGV and other venture firms in a $ 36 million series C round of funding for Gladly, bringing the company's total capital raised to $ 63 million.

In some cases, private equity (PE) firms invest in promising companies that they grow or lever up to optimize their financial performance and enhance their opportunities to create valuIn some cases, private equity (PE) firms invest in promising companies that they grow or lever up to optimize their financial performance and enhance their opportunities to create valuin promising companies that they grow or lever up to optimize their financial performance and enhance their opportunities to create value.

The firm, not yet named, will aim to invest in extraordinary world - changing companies and teach leadership to CEOs.

His company will now «stay away from» investing in new firms dealing with media and video because «this is a bad scene for innovation in those areas.»

«You always want to keep your customer — you're not always going to keep every customer — but customer service is a huge part of us digitally native companies,» said Hudson, adding that it was an area that her firm was heavily investing in.

If you can't become invested in the products or services sold by your company, then how can you succeed by promoting them or working for the firm?

The food industry is not a small one, and many private equity firms and other capital providers have a great deal of capital invested in portfolio companies in this industry.

«I am proud to be working even more closely with ADFG to help accelerate 500's future growth, invest in more promising companies, and further achieve our mission as one of the most active VC firms in the world.»

Kostin also outlined three strategies: Secular growth, or companies where sales growth is expected to rise at least 10 percent for multiple years without high valuations; firms that are investing in capital expenditures and research and development; and companies with a strong chance to be acquired.

Dell Technologies said on Monday it has combined the venture capital operations from its two predecessor companies, computer maker Dell Inc and data storage firm EMC, and said it plans to invest about $ 100 million a year in startups.

The workplace collaboration company is teaming with several venture capital firms — including Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Spark Growth, and Social + Capital — to create an $ 80 million fund that will invest in software projects that complement its technology.

A recent study from Babson College found that venture capital firms with female partners are more than three times as likely to invest in companies with female CEOs than firms led by all - male teams, but the percentage of women in the VC industry has dropped from 10 % to 6 % since 1999 — and only 2.7 % of VC - backed companies have a female CEO.

Lloyd's dates back as far as 1688, but it wasn't until 1969 when the firm allowed women to invest in the company.

The company was also suspending plans to invest in Taiwanese tech firms due to regulatory hurdles, after agreeing to take a stake in Powertech Technology Inc and expressing interest in more cross-strait deals.

The storied VC firm, which made a name for itself with early bets on companies like Oracle and Google, has invested millions in two blockchain startups — Orchid Labs and Filecoin — and two cryptocurrency hedge funds, MetaStable and Polychain Capital.

Khosla, a partner at Khosla Ventures, said that his firm has invested in a company that created a hamburger app that allows users specify exactly how they want their hamburger prepared.

Fixed asset base: This is the long - term base of the company's operation strategy, represented by all the equipment, machinery, vehicles, facilities, IT infrastructure and long - term contracts the firm has invested in to conduct business.

The partnership invests in start - up companies and buyouts of small to medium - size firms in which Bain feels it can add value with its advice.

It's an approach that has merit in certain situations, if only as a stopgap until a company has the resources to invest in a full - blown website, according to Kirsten Mangers, CEO of WebVisible, an internet marketing firm that develops small - business online marketing strategies built around landing pages.

Large companies like Twitter and Facebook have set - up shop here, a whole slew of startups are popping up and VCs and private equity firms invested $ 7.9 billion in companies located in Chile last year.

Talal, who has invested in US companies such as Twitter and Citigroup, owns the investment firm Kingdom Holding and is one of the world's wealthiest men.

Remember, VC firms look for good transactions, not just good companies to invest in.

Gelenbe, however, said his firm wants to invest in companies, not in currencies; he would prefer to fund startups that could easily switch over to other digital currencies that may gain primacy and ones which are not likely to face regulatory trouble.