Sentences with phrase «for venture capital in»

With economic and political uncertainties kicking off the New Year, many are asking what the outlook is for venture capital in 2017 and how the IPO market will evolve this year.

Not exact matches

In August, Bill Gates, Richard Branson and a handful of venture capital firms led a $ 17 million Series A round of fundraising for Memphis Meat.

But it could also mean a windfall for partners in private - equity, venture capital, and hedge funds, unless Congress can figure out a way to block them from taking advantage of the new rate.

Fast - growth companies like Airbnb and Uber have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital funding in the past few years, which has pushed their valuations into never - before seen territory for startups.

Still, there is some debate in the venture capital community about whether the overall need for capital is greater at the Series A stage (where rounds are typically between $ 5 million and $ 10 million) or at the next stage, Series B, where bigger amounts are required.

Melinda Gates told The New Yorker men who «demean, degrade, or disrespect women» have been able to operate in industries like tech and venture capital, and that «the asymmetry of power is ripe for abuse.»

By many accounts, venture capital funding in Canada has been shrinking for years, which on the face of it is very bad news.

• Elsen, a Boston - based platform - as - a-service company for large financial institutions, raised $ 2.4 million in a seed extension round led by Hyperplane Venture Capital and was joined by investors including Accomplice and Launch Capital.

In the first quarter of 2013, for example, U.S. venture capital firms raised $ 2.9 billion from 44 funds — a decrease of 33 percent compared to the same quarter last year, according to the NVCA and Thomson Reuters.

Tehrani's approach led the Vancouver - based firm to secure US$ 61.5 million in venture capital financing in January, one of the largest ever for a Canadian biotech company.

For all the hoopla surrounding the digital economy and virtual businesses, the success of many ventures still hinges on serious capital outlay; indeed, a recent benchmark report by the Business Development Bank of Canada identifies «significant» investment in fixed assets as a key variable that helps mid-size companies grow into large ones.

Details about its follow - up are tightly under wraps, but the firm's potential was enough for Silicon Valley veterans to lead what was then the second - largest venture capital round in Canadian tech history.

Less than 20 in 1,000 companies that raise venture capital sell for $ 100M or more.

John Chambers, JC2 Ventures CEO and former Cisco CEO, discusses the volatility in markets and what it means for venture capital investment in start - ups.

By late last year, people — investors, angels, venture capital firms — were all overpaying for growth in technology startups and stocks, just as they had been 14 years earlier at the height of the last bubble.

China's SenseTime said Monday that it had broken the record for the largest venture capital investment in the AI industry.

Boeing's venture capital arm invests both outside the U.S. and in a space company for the second time in less than a month.

Venture capital firms, in particular, have long been overwhelmingly averse to funding female - run enterprises, «and I don't see a trend line for any significant change,» added Trish Costello, CEO and founder of Portfolia, a platform designed to help women invest in entrepreneurial enterprises.

Earlier this week John Doerr, the illustrious investor and chairman of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, proselytized his bible for business management — a system he calls «objectives and key results,» or OKRs — in a video conference call with several Fortune staffers (myself included).

The federal governments has been making efforts to boost entrepreneurial outcomes, with a new startup visa for foreign - born entrepreneurs and $ 400 million in funding to create venture - capital funds led by the private sector.

The firm has been investing under - the - radar in a mix of venture and private equity deals since 2014, but had not raised a large fund of pooled capital for deals until this year.

One of The Flatiron School's investors, Antonio Rodriguez, a general partner at the venture - capital firm Matrix Partners, said «a lot of hammers looking for nails in this space.»

But, at least in the venture capital world, funding for companies focused on tackling heart disease, respiratory disease, and other mass population conditions — i.e., those that afflict millions upon millions of people — has dropped sharply in the last decade.

FORTUNE: You've previously said that you believe the greatest untapped opportunity for venture capital lies in backing women.

Not all of them involve venture capital, and some end up earning more money for their founders in the end.

Opportunities for companies like Lunar have been increased by a fertile investment niche opened by a mismatch between the high degree of entrepreneurial innovation in today's economy and the changed demands of venture capital.

Choi has not raised any venture capital money for Mink, and has said that she's not interested in doing so.

(For context, female founders received 2.19 % of venture capital funding in 2016.)

True enough, a 2010 evaluation of B.C.'s venture capital program by Thomas Hellman of the Sauder School of Business and Paul Schure of the University of Victoria determined that the province's current 30 % tax credit generated nearly $ 2 in provincial revenue for every $ 1 in credits.

And in the midst of its troubles throughout 2014 — Levi stepped back as president and CEO to become executive chairman in November — GrowthWorks was the recipient, along with BDC Venture Capital, of the «Deal of the Year» award from Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association following its sale of Layer 7 Technologies, a developer of security software for businesses.

To be sure, Irish venture capital firms have their own trouble raising money, which often makes it difficult to invest in startups for the long - term.

At the same time, a recent reform to Canada's Income Income Tax Act has made it as easier for U.S. venture capital firms to invest in Canadian startups.

Chris Mackey, founder and CEO of MackeyRMS, said that for his business, venture capital would only get in the way.

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.

So if you find yourself forced to cut back on your compensation — or even to cash in some of your family's outside investments to raise capital for your venture — you'll need to delay diversification until conditions stabilize.

The biggest states for venture capital activity were California, Massachusetts, and New York, which together accounted for more than half of all U.S. venture funding in the fourth quarter of 2015.

The company has raised $ 231 million in venture capital since its start - up in 2007, including a round for $ 150 million in October.

In many countries where you'd think the opportunity would be good (in Europe, for instance), entrepreneurs have found that the infrastructure wasn't as well developed and clear as it is in the U.S.. For example, angel networks aren't as well organized or even that easy to find, and venture capital firms are almost nonexistenIn many countries where you'd think the opportunity would be good (in Europe, for instance), entrepreneurs have found that the infrastructure wasn't as well developed and clear as it is in the U.S.. For example, angel networks aren't as well organized or even that easy to find, and venture capital firms are almost nonexistenin Europe, for instance), entrepreneurs have found that the infrastructure wasn't as well developed and clear as it is in the U.S.. For example, angel networks aren't as well organized or even that easy to find, and venture capital firms are almost nonexistefor instance), entrepreneurs have found that the infrastructure wasn't as well developed and clear as it is in the U.S.. For example, angel networks aren't as well organized or even that easy to find, and venture capital firms are almost nonexistenin the U.S.. For example, angel networks aren't as well organized or even that easy to find, and venture capital firms are almost nonexisteFor example, angel networks aren't as well organized or even that easy to find, and venture capital firms are almost nonexistent.

GV, Alphabet Inc.'s venture capital firm, offered up significantly less than half of its stake in Uber even though Alphabet's self - driving car subsidiary Waymo is suing Uber for stealing trade secrets.

For one, independent venture - capital firms still hold a competitive advantage over their corporate counterparts due to their flexibility, speed and experience in helping companies succeed financially.

Mittal's FundersClub, founded in 2012, isn't to be confused with AngelList or other equity crowdfunding platforms, instead functioning as an online venture capital firm where high - quality deals are sourced for over 17,000 accredited investors.

Corporate venture - capital firms that benefit from high cash flows might be willing to spread out their investments over a few similar companies and take a back seat in terms of driving their growth, while a venture - capital firm is typically motivated to take a more focused and hands - on approach for its portfolio companies.

Zenefits also zoomed to the top of this year's list of unicorns for 2015, thanks to a staggering $ 500 million Series C venture capital round, which increased its value from $ 500 million in 2014 to $ 4.5 billion today.

This U.S. venture capital company invests in numerous business segments, including its foray into RegTech thanks to Managing Partner Wayne Kimmel's decision to put money into KIND Financial, a regulatory and compliance platform for the cannabis industry and for the government to monitor those businesses.

In August 2015, Jenkins decided to turn it into a for - profit venture and raised $ 14 million from venture capital firms Social Capital, Lux Capital, and Capricorn Investmentcapital firms Social Capital, Lux Capital, and Capricorn InvestmentCapital, Lux Capital, and Capricorn InvestmentCapital, and Capricorn Investment Group.

Perhaps most interesting, the report calls for Ontario to legalize crowd - funding for financial gain to provide startups and small to medium - sized enterprises with the same levels of access to seed and venture capital as their counterparts in the U.S and Europe.

In an opinion piece for the Globe and Mail, David Teten, a partner with New York — based FF Venture Capital, wrote, «The dropping Canadian dollar makes investing in Canada significantly more attractive.&raquIn an opinion piece for the Globe and Mail, David Teten, a partner with New York — based FF Venture Capital, wrote, «The dropping Canadian dollar makes investing in Canada significantly more attractive.&raquin Canada significantly more attractive.»

New York City - based Casper is known for delivering fluffy mattresses in boxes the size of golf bags, and has raised $ 70 million in venture capital funding since launching in 2014.

Saildrone started as a nonprofit endeavor with the Schmidts» philanthropic foundation, but in August 2015, Jenkins decided to turn it into a for - profit venture and raised $ 14 million from venture capital firms Social Capital, Lux Capital, and Capricorn Investmentcapital firms Social Capital, Lux Capital, and Capricorn InvestmentCapital, Lux Capital, and Capricorn InvestmentCapital, and Capricorn Investment Group.

It boasts 75,000 members, and with $ 350 million in venture capital, Oscar is now valued at $ 1.75 billion, landing it on this year's list of unicorns, named for companies with valuations in excess of $ 1 billion.