Sentences with phrase «for tech investors»

The last three weeks have been humbling ones for tech companies, especially the big four (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet or FANG) which seemed unstoppable in their pursuit of revenues and ever - rising market capitalizations, and for tech investors, many of whom seem to have mistaken luck for skill.

«I feel like these worlds are so merged over the past few years,» she said of Hollywood and Silicon Valley while making her pitch for tech investors to hit up her business associates with ideas.

Not exact matches

As angel investor and tech - company founder Tim Berry wrote on Entrepreneur, «You can probably cover everything you need to convey in 20 to 30 pages of text plus another 10 pages of appendices for monthly projections, management resumes and other details.

For starters, it may come as a surprise to many investors that, technically speaking, Amazon is not a tech stock.

Hundreds of ambitious tech startups from across the globe descended upon San Francisco this week for TechCrunch Disrupt, scrambling to stand out from the crowd and snag some serious investor cash.

In recent years, an increasing number of tech startups have turned into big - time investments opportunities for VCs, and as a result, these funds have wanted to get in on the action to bolster investor returns too.

The Silicon Valley investor compared American and Chinese tech cultures, criticizing western employees» push for things like paternity leave and work - life balance.

Tech innovators, investors and entrepreneurs descended on Perth during the past fortnight for a series of startup events that sparked wide - ranging discussions about how to strengthen the local ecosystem and compete on the world stage.

Bloomberg attributes this boost to a recent surge in tech companies acquiring funding for the first time, indicating that investors are more willing than ever to take chances on startups.

This goes beyond creating a different way to conduct business — it's a new ideology for people to follow, says Art Mesher, a Waterloo, Ont., tech investor who ran Descartes Systems, a logistics technology firm, for a decade.

Third, women want to see investors and tech leaders blacklisted for bad behavior.

In addition to catapulting EverFi into the ed tech big leagues, the fundraising round marks the debut deal for lead investor Rise, a newly established social impact investing fund managed by TPG Growth, a private equity firm that has also backed Internet hotshots like Uber and Airbnb.

As the busiest week for earnings begins, five tech giants reporting this week could cause a gain or reduction of $ 181 billion in value for investors.

The dominance of tech giants in the space has also made things more difficult for investors.

Whether it's the startups themselves, the international and domestic investors, the ecoystem for foreign and domestic companies, or the accelerators, it's certain Tel Aviv is emerging as a serious rival to other global tech hubs and is opening its doors to the world.

Investors are looking for bigger tech names to list on Hong Kong's stock exchange under the new rules, says Irene Chu of KPMG China.

That's one thing investors can be glad about after the tech giant posted disappointing results for its second quarter Tuesday.

New websites, some run by tech stars, are making it ever easier for regular investors to build portfolios at low cost.

Correcting the sexism in tech culture will take time, but with a deliberate approach, tech entrepreneurs and investors can start building a better work environment for everyone.

The Hoboken Business Center offers shared workspace through Mission Fifty, while the city's Stevens Institute of Technology is opening an entrepreneurship office for students and is seeking investors for a tech accelerator.

They mainly specialize in the tech industry, but you can find angel investors looking for a wide range of business opportunities.

For a tech play that's less likely to upset their stomachs, many investors like semiconductor companies such as Nvidia (nvda), whose chips are used in Tesla and other autonomous driving systems, smartphones, and more.

The mentors with whom the companies are paired for an hour at a time — VCs, tech executives, and angel investors — review the statements in advance, and come prepared for an in - depth discussion of how specifically to move the business forward.

For years, B Corp certification was rumored to hurt a startup's ability to attract investors, but recent deals have debunked this theory: San Francisco - based education company Altschool has raised $ 170 million from venture capitalists, and Data.world, an Austin - based tech startup, recently closed $ 19 million in Series B funding.

For the food tech startup Dinner Lab, however, having a whole clan of investors does exactly the opposite: It keeps the creative control of the company consolidated, untouched and unfettered by the otherwise omnipotent hand that comes with a big check from a VC deal.

Tech companies like Zillow and Trulia have taken small steps to open up real estate to buyers without a realtor being involved, but there are also startups emerging to automate processes for investors, brokers and property managers.

Going forward, investors speculate that Alibaba will continue looking for tech companies that will help it expand in electronic payments, mobile commerce, and gaming.

There are quite a few potential market movers this week, as investors will be watching out for a handful of corporate earnings reports — including some major players from the world's of tech and media — as well as U.S. Fed chair Janet Yellen's two - day stint in front of D.C. lawmakers.

In the past 18 months, Zynga CEO and cofounder Mark Pincus purchased a mansion in San Francisco for $ 16 million; Netscape cofounder Jim Clark purchased a sprawling estate in Southampton for an estimated $ 49 million; Russian tech investor Yuri Milner purchased a chateau - style mansion in Silicon Valley for a record $ 100 million; and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison purchased the entire Hawaiian island of Lanai for an estimated $ 600 million.

Markets may have soared higher, but were dragged down by losses in the tech sector — an industry that has come under criticism by Trump during his campaign — as investors worried the president - elect's policies may lower profits for Silicon Valley.

«The readability and visualization of the data your BI collects is not only advantageous for your tech team, but often times the reports that the BI summary creates will need to be seen by other people - executives, future vendors, investors, etc.,» points out SelectHub, a service for enterprise software product evaluation.

But the growing number of investors, particularly in Silicon Valley, on the hunt for technologies that do for medicine what apps have done for tech can be a boon for new companies like Theranos whose narratives may be more compelling than their science.

Appetite among U.S. investors has been strong this year for tech sector debuts by Dropbox, Spotify and Zscaler, easing concerns raised by the fall in Snap Inc's shares last year.

On Monday, investors became concerned about tepid demand for the upcoming smartphone following a seemingly negative report by Digitimes, a news site focused on the Asian tech industry.

While that's a modest return for a high - flying tech stock, at a certain point, Twitter would hit a wall trying to satisfy investors and contain its costs.

He also said he'll look for limited partner investors, particularly corporate investors who are outside the tech sector and want an entry into Silicon Valley.

There just aren't many tech companies going public for investors to latch onto.

If you're looking for investor cash, particularly if you're in tech, expect to be more closely scrutinized.

Here's a sample list of lingo that's good to know, courtesy of David S. Rose, managing partner of Rose Tech Ventures and the chief executive officer of Gust.com, the largest global platform for early stage investors.

Propelify is an Innovation Festival focused on uniting innovators for talks, tech, exhibitors, drones, investors, and fun.

The latest boost is the plan backed by top business leaders, including billionaire tech investors Bill Gates and Jack Ma, to set up a $ 1 billion fund for the development of innovative energy technologies.

-- Matt Hunckler, CEO of Powderkeg, a network of local communities with global reach for tech entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals

In the same month, «Shark Tank» judge and investor Chris Sacca issued an apology for helping make tech hostile to women after being accused of touching a female investor without her permission at a tech event in 2009.

The life sciences and frontier - tech companies that are making an impact are the ones that are most likely to make it to an initial public offering or an exit for their investors — more so than are traditional tech companies.

Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son, chairman of SoftBank, a telecommunications and tech investment group, revealed plans for the fund last October and since then it has obtained commitments from some of the world's most deep - pocketed investors.

In September, BlackBerry investor Fairfax Financial released a letter of intent to purchase the ailing Canadian tech company for US$ 4.7 billion, but gave BlackBerry six weeks to find a better offer.

Tech stocks took a beating in what could be an ominous sign for the sector, while health care and utilities also fared poorly as investors demonstrated a preference for cyclicals over defensive.

It's hardly even a surprise anymore when a company advertises women as one of its office «perks,» or a high - profile tech conference kicks off with a joke about a a new app for staring at breasts, or a male tech investor declares he wants to change the way women smell through biohacking.

One encouraging sign for both Dropbox and its investors, though, is that some of the biggest tech companies were all active acquirers before going public: Twitter and Facebook both had 31 acquisitions before their IPOs, while Zynga and Groupon each had 20 and 19 deals, respectively, CB Insights noted.

News that tech investor Vinod Khosla is getting sued for turning a public beach private isn't the only example of entrepreneurs rubbing the public the wrong way.