Sentences with phrase «first investing in a company»

That SolarCity would become «a grand slam 10 times over,» as DBL partner Nancy Pfund put it, was anything but inevitable in 2008, when DBL first invested in the company.

After first investing in a company, they may participate in later funding rounds as well, but the primary aim is to very directly help small companies find their feet.

Not exact matches

Although it has previously invested in several chip companies, this is Alibaba's first takeover in the chip business.

That growth has helped convince the likes of Danhua Capital, First Cut Ventures, and Long Capital Ventures to invest $ 1.5 million in the company.

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It's the first time the Russian company has invested in a U.S. search engine.

Benchmark Capital, which has a board seat at Uber, first invested $ 11 million in the company during its Series A funding round in 2011.

Keep in mind companies often communicate with the same investors many times across months and years until they invest, so the first pitch is only the beginning of a long relationship.

Barak Eilam, a first - time CEO who leads $ 1.3 billion company NICE, explained it this way: «When you manage a company of six thousand employees you need to understand that in order to shift this large boat five degrees to the right, you need to invest a lot of energy and power, and sometimes overshoot and then correct to the left.»

Alan Joyce, Qantas Airways CEO, talks about the company's recovery strategy as it becomes the first carrier to connect every continent with Australia non-stop, invests in infrastructure, and leads the world as the safest airlines.

The first step is investing in communication tools, such as instant messengers, company emails and, if relevant, an intranet where data can be stored and referred to.

The partners expect to bring in $ 200,000 in their first year, most of which is invested back into the company.

Jack Abraham, a Twice investor, serial entrepreneur, and former classmate of Ready - Campbell's, had also invested in the pair's first business idea, a micropayment company.

That strategy, which he calls «cigar - butt investing,» is what led him to buy Berkshire Hathaway (brk - a), the company he now runs, in the first place — only to watch its then - core business (textile manufacturing) die slowly until he shut it down years later.

The first smackdown I received came courtesy of a guy at Bain Capital (Mitt Romney's company), who sent me a detailed rejection email explaining why they would never invest in my company.

After seeing millions of dollars invested in fantasy eSports and eSports betting sites over the past few months, the first big eSports company acquisition has finally happened.

The company took a first - mover advantage last year by investing in facial scanners and continues to place orders for more units.

Before the doors were shut on my first big - time venture, I had already begun a new business plan, joined as an adviser to a growing startup and invested in a media company.

Elliott had originally invested in the obscure financial stock as part of an arbitrage trade, but when a colleague saw that the company was laying groundwork to shield itself from activist investors, he went across the hall to Cohn for the first time.

Companies like General Motors and Toyota were also investing in electric vehicle technology, but Tesla was the first to show that a battery - powered car could be sexy.

As a (now) early - stage investor, I invest in businesses when I believe that 1) the founder has the passion and fortitude to stick with it through the tough times; 2) I have experience that can be helpful in propelling the business to first revenue, cash flow positive or exit; and 3) I will be engaged throughout the early days of the company.

Calacanis said he invested in Circa through an AngelList syndicate when the company was first getting off the ground and that he's friendly with the founders.

«If you incentivize a company like Lockheed Martin [with] billions of dollars in sales to invest in Canadian companies — for example, to give a virtual - reality company its first big sale — it could have a really positive effect,» Verkindt says.

First, we've got to invest in the right company,» he said.

But before you go jumping ship with the notion that your company can not afford to invest in a strategy that does not create revenue, consider a few things first.

Companies remain hyper - aware and committed to investing in their employer brand online and via social media, as the study revealed that 61 % of job seekers visit a company's online properties first before applying, which was a 17 % increase from 2015.

Crossense is the first company to emerge from Nielsen Innovate, a $ 25 million fund established to incubate and invest in early - stage software firms that are focused on measuring consumer behavior and the effectiveness of digital marketing and advertising services.

First she was the VP of development at Digital Currency Group, a venture capital company she helped launch that invests exclusively in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects.

This is Alibaba's first takeover in the chip business although the e-commerce giant has so far invested in several chip companies.

And, the New T - Mobile plans to invest up to $ 40 billion in its new network and business in the first three years alone, a massive capital outlay that will fuel job growth at the new company and across related sectors.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. invested in its first U.S. blockbuster with «Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation,» while film production companies STX Entertainment and Studio 8 attracted funding from Hony Capital and Fosun Group.

Bush's first fund invested in Inflection Energy, a Denver - based company exploring for natural gas in Appalachia, which named Bajpai to its board.

Mr. Robertson, president of Potomac Global Advisors, an international strategic and financial consultancy based in Washington, DC, announced that based on an internal market analysis, the U.S. arm of the company is prepared to invest as much as 50 million USD in the market, including 20 million USD in the first year.

The Morgan Stanley - led deal is the first of its kind by a U.S. company, and is a key advancement in the world of sustainable investing.

When I first started reading about this style of investing one company was referenced in the article.

First, an analysis of publicly - traded Vertical SaaS vs. Horizontal SaaS companies yielded some interesting results (since we primarily invest in emerging growth - oriented companies, we only included SaaS businesses with less than $ 250M in revenue and 15 % + CAGR)... Despite similar growth profiles (30 - 40 % forecasted revenue growth), our selected public Vertical SaaS businesses field EBITDA margins that are on average 20 % -25 % higher than our selected Horizontal SaaS businesses.

Allos Ventures invests in early - stage companies, augmenting the capital provided by angel investors who have helped the companies reach a stage at which they are ready for their first institutional financing round.

Chris Lucas, Founder and Managing Director, formed Black Diamond Ventures to provide the individual investor the ability to invest alongside first - tier venture capital firms and institutional investors in privately - held companies.

Maglan concentrated on investing in companies with economic difficulties in the United States but the low values in Puerto Rico and «the steps taken by the Governor to close the gap in the budget» attracted Maglan to invest for the first time in municipal debt.

NewSci is the first startup company to receive funding from members of the Tallahassee chapter of the Florida Angel Nexus, a statewide network of angel investors seeking to invest in high - growth ventures.

We are among the first Bitcoin companies in the world and have invested heavily in building trusted services throughout our history.

Stage IDEA Fund Partners is generally the first institutional money in and invests in pre-revenue companies and those up to $ 5 million in revenues.

Ms. Gouw and Ms. Fonstad — who met 25 years ago at Bain and Company, their first job out of college, and have spent two decades in the venture capital industry — said they wanted to return to hands - on investing in companies when they are just starting and as they mature.

Other US startups Munich Re has partnered with but not invested in include renters and surety startup Jetty, cyber insurance company At - Bay, and TLC driver insurance app Inshur, which recently said it had done $ 3.5 M in gross written premium for its first month.

Founders Fund was the first outside venture capital business to invest in Musk's rocket company SpaceX (the fund made an initial investment of $ 20 million, and with additional investments Founders Fund's holding in the company is now valued at $ 500 million).

First choose the company loan you want to invest in, then simply enter the amount you want to buy, from a minimum of # 20 up to the entire available investment value.

Apple, the world's most valuable company, said Wednesday that it will spend $ 350 billion on development and create 20,000 jobs in the United States in the next five years, outlining for the first time how it will invest in the U.S. economy following the new tax law passed late last year.

«As soon as the final portion of the JOBS Act kicks - in, we will open SeedInvest to 240 million Americans who will be able to invest in startup companies for the very first time,» Ryan Feit, CEO and co-founder of SeedInvest, said in a statement.

It is a safe bet to stay focused on investing in good companies first and foremost.

The YC documents are probably fine in situations where the investor (i) wishes to purchase equity rather than convertible debt, (ii) is otherwise somewhat indifferent on terms other than percentage ownership of the company, liquidation preference and right of first offer in future financings, (iii) is investing at a fairly low valuation (i.e. a couple of million dollars), and (iv) is only investing a small amount (i.e. a couple hundred thousand dollars or less).