Sentences with phrase «from big investor»

There has been a push down on pricing from big investor groups who came in late to a marketplace that is not regulated and they are manipulating the marketplace.

In 2010, as the dust from the financial crisis settled, three women working in disparate parts of the economy noticed that startups in «hard science» (think biology or chemistry rather than tech) weren't getting the attention they deserved from big investors.

Corporate buyout specialists generally raise money from big investors and then buy undervalued or underappreciated companies.

Not exact matches

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«There are two ways to receive validation: from partnerships with big pharma and from smart investors,» Bloom says.

Investors expect faster returns from Walmart's investments compared to Amazon, said Yarbrough, a move that limits the brick - and - mortar retailer's ability to spend big on acquisitions in growth markets.

So unlike Amazon, which investors don't expect to make mounds of profit, many traditional retailers don't get the latitude from Wall Street to take big risks and make the major moves that would modernize them.

· Marque players (The big name brands in your marketplace who are your customers, investors, advisors, suppliers, etc. and from whom you can get a «halo effect»)

In a conversation with Term Sheet, Barna talks about her transition from operator to investor, her biggest mistakes as a founder, and whether she plans to start another company.

«This is a major event for GetGlue, a big vote of confidence from investors, and a huge opportunity to continue to play a defining role in the social TV space,» said CEO Alex Iskold in a blog post.

Last March, it gave HootSuite $ 20 million, which HootSuite used to buy back stock from its early investors — «to align for a bigger win,» Holmes says.

From Bezos to Walton, Big Investors Back Fund for «Flyover» Start - Ups.

Dataminr is the biggest player in a nascent industry — call it alternative big data for big finance — that has exploded in the past six months: In March it raised $ 130 million from Fidelity as well as other investors, including former Citigroup (C) CEO Vikram Pandit, valuing the company at $ 700 million.

To nurture very early - stage companies along, Acceleprise invests $ 50,000 initially and provides a 4 - month program that includes mentorship from seasoned tech entrepreneurs, sales coaching, and introductions to big potential customers and investors.

«I strongly advise investors to stay away from these things in a big way.»

The new reality TV series follows 10 hungry millennials as they perfect their startup pitches, then battle for big bucks from billionaire investor Tim Draper.

Aside from its deal pipeline and vetting process, the Breakout team's most attractive asset may be its close connection to big companies that could become investors, acquirers, or customers.

You hear it like a broken record from banks and private investors and maybe from your boss at the big corporation that employs you.

Fifteen global investors are already doing big business in B.C., and the government will introduce legislation in the fall to help convince new, major investors from China to come on the board, Clark added.

A handful of quarters and dimes may not sound impressive at first, but from a big picture perspective, Apple will be sending its investors $ 13.2 billion annually — nearly 30 % of its earnings over the last four quarters, and nearly enough to match Twitter's total value by market cap: $ 14.1 billion.

The notion of a startup founder with student - loan debt evokes the clichéd image of a Silicon Valley millennial fresh out of college and living in a shared apartment, playing video games and feverishly pitching angel investors to fund his (or her) next «big idea» — from 3D printing to the next Facebook.

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The road to IPO has gotten longer, he said, thanks to new funding from big foreign investors such as SoftBank, which earlier this year invested $ 9.3 billion in Uber.

USA - focused gold explorer Anova Metals has raised $ 9 million from investors to progress development of its Big Springs project in Nevada, USA.

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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.

ZURICH, May 3 - UBS Group Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti warned on Thursday that investors may be expecting too much too soon from Switzerland's biggest bank, noting heavy spending on technology would weigh on results in the short term.

Investors are still vulnerable to big drops in the stock market, but the premium income and dividends from the portfolio can help cushion the blow.

Big pension and endowment funds regularly hold private equity stakes, but it's a crucial component of investing withheld from retail investors, Lee - Chin says.

In the last few years, the number of clinical trials in this field has exploded, along with the flurry of money from Big Pharma and investors, stirring optimism in the fight against cancer.

Now, as a big - fish investor on ABC's Shark Tank, John uses everything he's learned from more than two decades of business building to size up other companies as potential investment opportunities.

The company, started in 2010 by former Microsoft executive Hardeep Walia, has attracted $ 126 million from some big - name investors, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Chinese social networking company Renren.

Ladouceur predicts that all segments of Toronto's housing market will get pricier, from condos to detached single - family homes, but the luxury segment — where many foreign investors park their money — could see the biggest lift.

We won the prize money, developed the site and were able to recently secure $ 1.7 million in funding from some of the biggest investors in the world.

The company does not disclose the amount of funding it has raised from investors, including CoachCEO and Chairman Lew Frankfort and Jillian Michaels, a fitness trainer best known for her role on NBC's The Biggest Loser.

Other big technology companies have created similar investment funds to fuel technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality, which are generating a lot of interest from investors and analysts.

And funding has gotten easier: To date, Mixpanel has raised $ 77 million from investors that include big names like Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital.

NEW YORK, April 18 - A start - up launched by three Princeton University graduates for a new cryptocurrency has raised $ 133 million from a slew of big investors in a private placement, Intangible Labs Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Nader Al - Naji said on Wednesday.

If you want to capture investors» attention or land that big client, you must shift your focus from being nice to being persistent.

A list of big, important predictions from the investors at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

As investors shy away from bond markets and search for bigger returns, members say they've opted for farmland.

In practice, it just reflects that many investors are accepting the likelihood of small losses if that means they can insulate themselves from bigger ones in the aftermath of the June 23 vote.

A big mistake Bera sees from younger investors is that many just do not fully understand the benefits of a 401 (k).

Until now it has raised most of its funds from big banks and corporate investors such as Google.

One of the key traits that has helped Ray Dalio build a remarkable career as an entrepreneur and investor is the ability to reflect and learn from his biggest mistakes.

(Reuters)- Blackstone Group LP has secured $ 17 billion from investors for its latest global private equity fund in just seven months, the biggest so - called first close of a buyout fund ever, according to people familiar with the matter.

Hootsuite also raised $ 20 million last year, but that was to buy back stock from early investors — for «a bigger win,» as Holmes explained it.

Jeremy Stoppelman twice rejected big offers from Google and Yahoo, but now he is under new pressure from investors.