Sentences with phrase «in tech funds»

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CNBC's Kate Kelly reports on hedge - fund titan Stanley Druckenmiller's optimism in the markets, including his tech shopping spree and big bet on the emerging markets last quarter.

SPECIAL REPORT: How does a tech startup in Northbridge backed by a mining consultancy in West Perth manage to secure work on the world's largest privately funded infrastructure project, in Nicaragua?

The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.

• Harver, an Amsterdam and New York - based HR tech company, raised $ 4.2 million in funding.

The program resembles Amazon's Alexa Fund and reflects the extent to which Google sees the success of its smart assistant as a driver of future growth, as both companies (and other tech giants) vie for dominance in the home.

Launched in 2009 by three Yale alums — Mahbod Moghadam, Tom Lehman, and Ilan Zechory — and refined during a stint with the well - known startup incubator Y Combinator, the company was completing the details of a massive $ 40 million funding round by one of the top investors in tech, a piece of news they had agreed to announce as part of a profile on Business Insider.

Enterprise tech start - up Innovium raised $ 77 Million in a series D funding round.

Of course I fund people outside of that age range but statistically startup founders of VC - backed tech companies are more likely in that range.

In the latest sign that the luster of many of Silicon Valley's tech superstars continues to fade, the mutual fund firm T. Rowe Price recently marked down the value of many of its priciest tech investments.

Steve Case's new $ 150 million venture fund dedicated to the flyover states is great, tangible proof of the tech world's interest in bringing the rest of the country along for the economic growth that comes from the innovation economy.

The fund behind AppDynamics, MuleSoft and Snapchat has raised $ 1.5 billion to keep investing in later - stage tech companies.

A VC firm started by OpenTable founder Chuck Templeton has closed its second fund at $ 180 million to invest in food tech startups.

Today, we learned that Magic Leap, a Florida - based wearable tech company, is raising $ 500 million in fresh funding at a valuation close to $ 6 billion.

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 toIn 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 toin on the action to bolster investor returns too.

With $ 9.5 million in funds from investors, the serial entrepreneur predicts her latest tech startup will encourage people to rediscover their sense of wonder.

NEW FUNDING: Police tech company Mark43 just raised $ 38 million in Series C funding in hopes of making law enforcement more effFUNDING: Police tech company Mark43 just raised $ 38 million in Series C funding in hopes of making law enforcement more efffunding in hopes of making law enforcement more efficient.

Ed - tech is a promising industry, within the $ 1 trillion American education industry, with ed - tech startups attracting $ 1.25 billion in funding in 2013, according to CB Insights.

CNBC's Dominic Chu reports on how Facebook's weighting in ETFs is affecting those funds following the tech giant's earnings.

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.

• AgShift, a Santa Clara, Calif. - based food tech startup, raised $ 2 million in seed funding.

Anzu Partners has closed its debut tech fund at $ 128.4 million and plans to invest in anything but the next Facebook, CNBC has learned.

Indian music streaming service Gaana has raised $ 115 million in a funding round led by Chinese tech giant Tencent.

The Vision Fund has upended tech investing in Silicon Valley by chasing after some of the sector's flashiest companies, Recode reports.

The work being done to bring entrepreneurship and funding resources to cities like St. Louis and Albuquerque — and in rural communities — isn't just about creating high - paying tech jobs.

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.

• Winnow, a U.K. - based developer of smart kitchen tech, raised $ 7.4 million in funding, according to TechCrunch.

• Harver, an Amsterdam - based HR tech company, raised $ 8.1 million in Series A funding.

• Legends of Learning, a Washington D.C. - based education tech company, raised $ 9 million in funding from undisclosed investors.

«Cornwall in the past has had quite a lot of funding from the EU,» said Rob Sanders, who founded Glas, an agri - tech startup in Cornwall.

The sophisticated fund - raising experts at Share Systems Inc., ensconced in Boston - area offices a mile from Harvard University, may not have much in common with the operators of the die - casting machines at Pace Industries» Cast - Tech Division, in rural Monroe City, Mo..

In contrast, China announced a $ 6.5 billion fund mainly for tech and green energy startups last year, while India pledged $ 1.5 billion in JanuarIn contrast, China announced a $ 6.5 billion fund mainly for tech and green energy startups last year, while India pledged $ 1.5 billion in Januarin January.

But SoftBank's new fund, which is run out of an office in London's Mayfair, makes Sequoia and other US tech funds look minuscule.

• Tilson Technology Management, a Buffalo, N.Y. - based information tech firm for professional services and network construction solutions, raised $ 5 million in Series D funding.

In response to the decline in venture capital, several provincial governments have created their own funds, and universities are increasingly investing in research and development, particularly in the biotech and clean - tech sectorIn response to the decline in venture capital, several provincial governments have created their own funds, and universities are increasingly investing in research and development, particularly in the biotech and clean - tech sectorin venture capital, several provincial governments have created their own funds, and universities are increasingly investing in research and development, particularly in the biotech and clean - tech sectorin research and development, particularly in the biotech and clean - tech sectorin the biotech and clean - tech sectors.

More good news for Canada's tech sector: Toronto - based Wattpad, often described as the YouTube of eBooks, announced this morning that it has raised $ 46 million in Series C funding.

Glas was created at a partly EU - funded tech incubator called Launchpad, which is located at Falmouth University in Cornwall.

• Engage Ventures, an Atlanta - based venture fund and accelerator program managed by Tech Square Ventures, has launched with $ 15 million in capital commitments.

At the time, Business Insider reported that the closing of the fund could «raise a few eyebrows» in the so - called «Startup Nation» and lead to questions about the calibre of the young tech companies that are coming out of the country but it turns out that the move may have been motivated by different reasons.

I think that for us to solve these issues, with the lack of diversity and the lack of funding for women in tech we need male allies at the table.»

At Denver - based Inspirato, a critical part of its latest $ 20 million funding round, led by tech - savvy firms W Capital Partners, Institutional Venture Partners and Millennium Technology Value Partners, was its plan to open five «experience centers» in upscale U.S. malls.

• Cosmo Tech, a France and San Francisco - based augmented intelligence startup, raised $ 3 million in funding.

Dropbox's cost - cutting measures drew a lot of attention because it's one of the most richly valued and highly funded startups in the tech industry.

The company says that in addition to funding expansion, optimizing its supply chain and tech, the $ 18.5 million will be put towards its «Sweetgreen in Schools» program that currently reaches 3,000 students across 14 different locations.

A major real - estate fund is betting that the tech giant will pick a site in Northern Virginia, specifically an Arlington neighborhood called Crystal City.

Baunach was one of the people who pushed to create Jumpstart, a nonprofit organization in Cleveland focused on helping idea - stage tech companies get access to funds and resources in order to grow.

The number of ad - tech companies raising money dropped 17 % last year compared with the year earlier, data from CBInsights shows, and the total volume of funding fell 33 % to $ 2.2 billion from $ 3.2 billion, putting it back where it was in 2013.

To build tech champions, the government should put more energy into funding R&D in a commercial environment, because you employ a hell of a lot more people and can build scale.»

Local tech entrepreneurs have pitched their ideas to representatives from the Big Pitch competition in Leederville today, with the pick of the crop to go into the national finals with a chance to win $ 5 million to fund their idea.

One of MSD's first investments was in an unknown, tech - focused private equity firm called Silver Lake, which at the time was raising its first fund.

Had Social Security started investing in stocks in the early 1980s or late 1990s, she argues, the trust fund would be significantly more flush than it is now, even taking into account the bursting of the tech bubble in 2000 and the meltdown in 2008.