Sentences with phrase «funding than venture capital»

Token Crowdsale is on track to account for more funding than venture capital.

According to reporting from the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA), the crowdfunding industry is on track to account for more funding than venture capital.

Not exact matches

In the spirit of the series, rather than harping on the shrinking funding, I talked to a number of startup companies — Toronto - based Clickfree and SecureKey and Edmonton - based Empire Avenue — that have been successful in attracting venture capital money to find out how they did it.

The 12 - year - old company, which calls itself «the front page of the internet» and boasts more than 300 million monthly users, has raised an additional $ 200 million in venture capital funding that gives Reddit a valuation of nearly $ 1.8 billion.

Funding is also critical, but entrepreneurs are finding it easier to secure funding than ever before through venture capital and other traditionalFunding is also critical, but entrepreneurs are finding it easier to secure funding than ever before through venture capital and other traditionalfunding than ever before through venture capital and other traditional means.

It's a well - documented fact that female founders receive less venture capital funding than their male counterparts.

In 2016, women got just 2.19 % of venture capital funding — a smaller piece of the pie than in every year this past decade, with the exception of 2008 and 2012.

Moreso than either government - funded labs or venture - capital - backed rivals, General Fusion has reached out to create a community of partners.

• Energy Innovation Capital, a Kirkland, Ill. - based venture capital firm, raised more than $ 130 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC Capital, a Kirkland, Ill. - based venture capital firm, raised more than $ 130 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC capital firm, raised more than $ 130 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing.

Female founders received more venture capital funding in 2017 compared to previous years, but it was still far less than their male counterparts.

Now, less than two years later, Dror has left his position as the head of marketing at AngelList to start a venture - capital fund.

«DEFINITELY NOT A BUBBLE:» China's digital revolution was bankrolled with dollars, and it has emerged as the world's second - largest destination for venture capital with more than 3,000 funds.

Slacker Radio raised more than $ 70 million in venture funding from investors including Centennial Ventures, Rho Capital Partners, Austin Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds.

RedOwl had raised more than $ 21 million in venture funding from investors including In - Q - Tel, Blackstone, Conversion Capital, Allegis Capital, and TCP Venture Cventure funding from investors including In - Q - Tel, Blackstone, Conversion Capital, Allegis Capital, and TCP Venture CVenture Capital.

For more than a year, she had been pursuing her dream of starting a venture capital fund focused on female, minority, and LGBT entrepreneurs.

Financial technology («fintech») startups have received more than $ 11 billion in venture capital funding so far this year, 83 % more than all of last year, according to CB Insights.

Unomy had raised more than $ 2 million in venture funding from investors including AltalR Capital, Janvest Capital Partners, LETA Capital, and ValueShine Ventures.

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.

Average five - year growth rate among the 2001 Inc 500 that had Venture - capital funding at start - up: 4,619 % CEO with an M.B.A.: 2,542 % CEO who took 5 days or fewer of vacation yearly: 2,385 % Open - book management: 2,283 % CEO who took more than 10 days of vacation yearly: 1,983 %

Since its 2012 launch, the Toronto - based «virtual garage sale» site had raised more than US$ 34 million, including from heavyweight American funds such as Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

In examining funding opportunities, 86 % of all venture capital - funded businesses have no women at all in management positions, and more than 97 % of venture - funded businesses have male CEOs.

With that many cooks in the kitchen, it's no wonder that Israel, with aquarter of our population, attracts more venture capital funding than all of Canada.

He recently wrapped up a new round of funding with more than $ 10 million from Star Avenue Capital, a joint venture between CAA and Irving Place Capital.

In case you missed it, «bubble» is another way of saying that it's easier for startup companies to get angel and venture capital funding than it has been in many years.

Less than a year after their Indiegogo campaign, Whirlscape has also nabbed $ 500,000 in seed funding from BDC Venture Capital (a Canadian venture capital fund), a U.S. - based fund, and California's renowned Y Combinator incubator, which took Whirlscape on as a participant in its accelerator program earlier thiVenture Capital (a Canadian venture capital fund), a U.S. - based fund, and California's renowned Y Combinator incubator, which took Whirlscape on as a participant in its accelerator program earlier thiCapital (a Canadian venture capital fund), a U.S. - based fund, and California's renowned Y Combinator incubator, which took Whirlscape on as a participant in its accelerator program earlier thiventure capital fund), a U.S. - based fund, and California's renowned Y Combinator incubator, which took Whirlscape on as a participant in its accelerator program earlier thicapital fund), a U.S. - based fund, and California's renowned Y Combinator incubator, which took Whirlscape on as a participant in its accelerator program earlier this year.

More than 500 digital technology startups around the world have raised funds by selling their own cryptocurrencies, or tokens, that sidestep banks or venture capital firms as intermediaries.

The infographic below, generated by Pulp PR, highlights 13 U.S. venture capital firms, each with a total fund size of less than $ 150 million, as well as their particular area of interest.

Plus, these funds are also much more inclined to invest in low - tech industries, multi-location service companies, franchise operators and Main Street manufacturing businesses than venture capital funds.

Of that $ 3.3 billion, more than $ 800 million came from venture capital and angel investments in space startups — that's more VC funding than in the previous 10 years combined.

For the university, the dealmaking complements more than $ 20 billion it already has invested in everything from public stocks to venture capital funds to real estate.

Launched in 2007 with millions of members, New York - based Ideeli has raised $ 107 million in venture capital funding since its founding, so being sold for less than half of that appears to be a loss for investors.

BigBasket raised more than $ 290 million in venture funding from investors including Trifecta Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Helion Venture Partners, and Abraajventure funding from investors including Trifecta Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Helion Venture Partners, and AbraajVenture Partners, Helion Venture Partners, and AbraajVenture Partners, and Abraaj Group.

While women typically face gender - discrimination or bias in traditional sources of funding like venture capital or banking, crowdfunding «enables and empowers far more female decision - makers — as project backers and «micro-VCs» — than within traditional finance,» the report argues.

That may seem like a bold prediction, but consider that Gemvara, which is just more than a year old, had a $ 10 million run rate at the end of last year and, as of this spring, is venture capital funded to the tune of more than $ 25 million.

One of the most notable celebrity tech investors, Kutcher has invested in more than two dozen companies through his venture capital fund A-Grade Investments, including mattress maker Casper, and e-commerce company Fab.

Over the years, he's raised more than $ 30 million in funding, most recently an undisclosed amount from Hearst Interactive Media, the media company's venture capital arm, in 2006.

The company has raised more than $ 18 million in venture capital funding.

If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn't the decade to do it.

Its other backers include the mutual fund giant Fidelity and the big private equity investor TPG, as well as prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which has invested more money in Zenefits than in any other startup in its portfolio.

It has emerged as the world's second - largest destination for venture capital, with more than 3,000 funds.

Bypassing Traditional Venture Capital, MicroVentures Facilitated Seed Round of Funding for Startup in Less Than a Week

A down round is a venture capital industry term that denotes a fresh funding by a startup at a lower valuation than its previous VC round.

Playsight does not publish its revenue but Norman's venture capital fund only invests in companies with annual revenue less than $ US25 million.

Solyndra, which also received more than $ 700 million in venture capital funding, said it will try to find a buyer quickly to avoid a firesale liquidation.

Historically, early - stage venture returns for small funds — defined as those with less than $ 250 million of committed capital — have outpaced those of their larger peers.

Industry Ventures» hybrid fund - of - funds (known as Partnership Holdings) focuses on small, early - stage venture capital funds, less than $ 250 million in size, as well as direct venture investments.

This paper will suggest that fund size segmentation yields important insight into the debate about the viability of the venture model and that smaller funds with less than $ 250 million of committed capital are the answer to better alignment and outsized returns.

«EIB manages the EIF which currently accounts for more than a third of investment in UK - based venture capital funds.

This was where the venture capitalists» unique skill - set came into play: they identified the startups worthy of funding through little more than a PowerPoint and a person, and brought to bear the level of upfront capital necessary to make that startup a reality.

He believes public venture capital is a great opportunity for small business to get access to funds at lower cost and with fewer regulations than their U.S. counterparts.