Sentences with phrase «growing number of funders»

A growing number of funders are paying author fees on behalf of the scientists they support, but this approach is still far from becoming mainstream.

Implementation of favorable government regulations such as the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act and Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs in the U.S. and growing number of funding programs pertaining to the renewable energy sector in developed countries such as Italy and Canada are some of the factors which are expected to present future growth opportunities.

Not exact matches

In fact, Bartomeu had failed to foresee a major looming threat: the growing number of clubs that — unlike Barça — have virtually limitless funds to tap.

A growing number of people are turning their IRAs — regular or Roth — into «self - directed» IRAs, using the funds to invest in anything they want, including start - ups.

That's a pretty decent number of companies whose policies support women, and hopefully that number will grow as attention to the index fund, and women's issues in business and elsewhere, increases.

A growing number of brands in the UK — including the government, L'Oreal, McDonald's UK, HSBC, and ad agency Havas UK on behalf of all of its clients — suspended their advertising from YouTube and Google this week over fears their ads were appearing next to questionable content and funding their creators.

And a growing number of companies are borrowing money to fund the repurchases.

Venture capitalists can invest in startups or growing companies — however, it's worth noting that the number of businesses funded by venture capitalists has gone down in recent years.

Slack's sizeable funding round reflects the trend of a growing number of $ 100 million - plus checks pouring into technology startups.

The number of $ 1 million to $ 2 million funding rounds has grown sevenfold over the past decade.

Ten years ago, I had the occasion to speak to a number of hedge fund complexes as the industry was growing.

Following a series D round of funding to the tune of $ 135 million in June, the startup announced its $ 2 billion valuation, making it one of tech's growing number of unicorns: privately held companies with valuations of $ 1 billion or more.

Of those women, the number who received funding grew to 13 percent in 2010, up from 9.5 percent in 2008.

But actively managed funds are growing in number, and today represent about 10 % of all U.S. - listed ETFs.

The exploration sector also appears to be starting to grow as the number of prospectors applying for Mineral Incentive Program funding is increasing.

Companies with «defined benefit plans» are obliged contractually to set aside earnings in a special fund that will generate enough interest, dividends or capital gains to be paid out to a growing number of retirees.

Crowdfunding — the practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people — has grown in popularity since the launch of Kickstarter.com in 2009.

A growing number of foreign financial institutions, including Aberdeen Asset Management ADN.L, U.S. hedge fund Bridgewater Associates and Vanguard have recently set up wholly foreign - owned enterprise (WFOE) in China, but they still need AMAC registration to launch onshore products.

By the same token, he says, private equity firms face stiff competition from strategic buyers and a growing number of other financing options, including pension funds, family offices, sovereign wealth funds and special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs).

PLANADVISER: Do you see the Intel case as opening the door to other cases about the construction of custom target - date funds or TDFs, just as the number of cases about excessive fees in retirement plans grew?

We've seen a number of great exits recently, but with a growing pipeline of extremely well - funded, high growth successes, we should expect many, many more

While equity crowdfunding has been targeted as a boon for startups and small companies in need of early stage funding, a growing number of businesses are comprehending that offering shares, in a transparent manner, to consumers familiar with the brand or company can be very effective.

We realize that you have selected the Oakmark Funds out of an ever - growing number of competitors.

The OCC's findings are consistent with more recent surveys: The Fed's October survey of senior U.S. loan officers found a growing number loosening standards for commercial and industrial loans, often by narrowing the spread between the interest rate on the loan and the cost of funds to the bank.

Space Angels has aimed to build upon the foundation already laid, in order to best position itself to attract new capital to the sector and continue funding the growing number of quality space ventures in its pipeline.

The seed stage focus of this fund helps meet a growing demand for early stage capital in Alberta, given the increasing number of young technology companies entering the ecosystem year - over-year.

This is then invested so that the fund can grow over time depending on a number of different variables.

The rapidly increasing number of individual donor - advised fund accounts make them the fastest - growing vehicle in philanthropy; and the rising value of charitable dollars granted from donor - advised funds also makes them the most active type of charitable giving vehicle.

In general, the number of donor - advised funds at SICs has grown at a much slower rate than at National Charities or Community Foundations.

National Charities» donor - advised funds have grown significantly in recent years by number of individual donor - advised funds, the dollar value of grants made to qualified charities, the dollar value of contributions received, and the dollar value of charitable assets.

A growing number of hedge funds and even retail traders in the stock market are exploring the concept of algorithmic trading strategies.

In addition, a growing number of commentators, including senior representatives of some institutional investors, have expressed concern about the impact of hedge fund activism, and associated increased debt and cuts in capital spending, on long - term corporate health, innovation, job creation and GDP growth.»

RxEAL is a solution for eliminating a growing number of unfair withholdings of funds from the security deposit at the end of the rental agreement by providing an interface to engage in these activities using smart contracts requiring no technical knowledge.

So too do a growing number of well - funded start - ups trying to make meat without animals, with a view to addressing concerns about animal welfare and the carbon footprint of meat.

The Productivity Commission acknowledges the impact of increasing student numbers when it says that real funding has grown:

There is a growing trend for obstacle course racing and a quick search will often reveal a number of fund - raising events going on, that are designed to give you a personal challenge as well as raise some money for worthy causes.

Astorino's plan to unleash his own commercials comes as a growing number of Republican activists fear that Cuomo's heavily funded TV attacks are putting a permanent negative stamp on their candidate.

The groups say all the uncertainty over when the funds for supportive housing will finally be released is making it harder to plan for any future housing projects, while the number of homeless New Yorkers is growing.

In a statement, Cuomo's spokesman Rich Azzopardi said, «The governor's priority is providing education funding based on the number of students it helps, not growing the education bureaucracy to serve the demands of the special interests.

There are also serious questions to be asked about Qatari foreign policy, with a growing number of MPs and commentators linking Qatari businessmen to the funding of Islamic State and terrorism across the Middle East.

This number has grown in recent years as successive governments have increased the influence of religious groups in the state - funded education system.

They are asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders to address the growing number of homeless people in the state and free up funding for supportive, affordable housing before the end of the year.

In December, 50 people were cut off from the extended funding, but that number could grow as other residents reach the end of their first 20 months with the aid program.

During the half - decade when NIH funding was growing rapidly, many labs took on large numbers of additional graduate students and postdocs.

As the number of applicants grows, budgets stagnate or shrink, and funding rates fall, scientists submit more proposals and funding rates fall further.

But then, about 2.5 years ago, she had breakfast with Kirschner at Harvard, and he mentioned his own concern about the increasingly fierce competition for grants and jobs arising from the rapidly growing numbers of scientists chasing a limited supply of funds.

According to the paper, the registration fees already adopted by at least eight states reflect concerns about how the growing number of electric vehicles may affect road infrastructure funding.

A growing number of international and national funding organizations encourage global scientific collaborations.

Yet, as the number and types of funding mechanisms grow, so does the competition for them.

She applauds the growing number of black women in her field and her company's approach to advocating diversity: it funds teacher training to help get kids excited about science early on.