Sentences with phrase «invest higher capital»

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Over the past decade, public stock markets have outperformed the average venture capital fund and for 15 years, VC funds have failed to return to investors the significant amounts of cash invested, despite high - profile successes, including Google, Groupon and LinkedIn.

And the amount of money these mutual funds are pouring in is worth noting: «Last year alone, global mutual fund investors poured $ 23.7 billion into 192 VC transactions — the highest amount of capital invested ever and a 66 % increase from the year prior,» states the release.

«The small number of venture firms with female founders and / or an unusually high percentage of female partners invest at elevated levels in female entrepreneurs,» according to a 2016 CrunchBase report on venture capital funding.

Venture capital activity soared in 2015, with $ 17.5 billion invested in the second quarter alone — the highest quarterly total since 2000.

«Turkey's strong STEM universities are churning out high - quality technical talent, and Turkish students from top - tier global schools are keen to return to their bustling hometowns,» says Cem Sertoglu, a partner at Earlybird Venture Capital who invested in Yemek Sepeti and GittiGidiyor.

In spite of the high - profile turnover, Palihapitiya seems to be hyper - focused on this data - driven approach, and he reiterated his plan to make Social Capital a full - service capital partner to the businesses it invests in throughout their lifeCapital a full - service capital partner to the businesses it invests in throughout their lifecapital partner to the businesses it invests in throughout their lifecycles.

The $ 7 billion in capital expenditures is far higher than the $ 5.2 billion the company invested in new technology, facilities, and capacity last year, and the $ 3 billion spent in 2016.

She then looks at a company's return on invested capital; the higher the ROIC, she says, the higher multiple the stock deserves.

Kostin also outlined three strategies: Secular growth, or companies where sales growth is expected to rise at least 10 percent for multiple years without high valuations; firms that are investing in capital expenditures and research and development; and companies with a strong chance to be acquired.

Founders of new high - potential businesses will find access to capital more challenging since higher capital - gains taxes will make investing in start - ups less attractive.

At a very high level, I'm investing in ventures where I believe we stand a chance of getting our money back within a timeframe we're willing to wait, getting a return on capital (including financial and impact returns), and investing in someone we trust.

• In the first quarter of 2018, European investors deployed $ 4.4 billion across 571 deals, which is on pace to match last year's decade - high in capital invested ($ 18.3 billion).

These strong results and our efficient management of our working capital have allowed us to invest in high - return capital projects and pay down debt.

This year, First Round Capital invested in a ton of high - profile startups, including Massdrop, ModCloth, BloomThat, Vinli, AltSchool, Ringly, the Black Tux, Boxed, and DogVacay.

A recent pullback in late - and mid-stage investing and the cooling IPO market are expected to make capital tougher to raise for high - priced companies.

CSI has successfully executed thousands of transactions representing billions in notional value through its cultivated network of (a) sellers seeking to raise and redeploy capital and (b) buyers seeking to invest in off - the - run, high return strategies.

Screening for high cash flow returns on invested capital, as you can see, helps give us a competitive advantage and uncovers hidden gems such as Northern Star and others.

As a result, the investing environment becomes inflated and drives valuations so high, with so much cheap capital, that even the most seasoned entrepreneurs tend to spend money as if it were in endless supply.

Given the high cost of building a blockchain system, any proposed use must have a positive return on invested capital.

The ETF's sub-sector focus does an effective job allocating capital to higher - quality companies with lower relative valuations, the cornerstone of the value investing discipline.

The trade with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin carries a high risk of losing your invested capital up to the total loss.

It appears that after Sequoia's original offer, Binance received higher valuations from other interested venture capital firms, including IDG Capital (though IDG stated that it has not invested in the exccapital firms, including IDG Capital (though IDG stated that it has not invested in the excCapital (though IDG stated that it has not invested in the exchange).

Analysts excited about the company's exposure to the rapidly growing natural gas sector were pumping up the stock, ignoring its low and declining return on invested capital (ROIC), significant write - downs indicating poor capital allocation, and the high expectations implied by its stock price.

We invest in countries around the world at all levels of the capital structure — from debt (first lien bank debt, second lien loans and high yield bonds) to undervalued equity.

Credit Strategies (ACP) is a closed end fund that seeks a high level of current income with capital appreciation through investing in a portfolio of senior loans.

Peltz also proposed cutting other «excess» costs, adding debt, adopting a more shareholder - friendly policy for distributing cash from CyclicalCo / CashCo, prioritizing high returns on invested capital for initiatives at GrowthCo, and introducing more shareholder - friendly governance, including tighter alignment between executive compensation and returns to shareholders.

It will show that you invested time, energy and capital into creating a business that will provide a high quality effort into whatever products or services you could assist them with.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a holding company whose corporate objective is to achieve a high rate of return on invested capital and build long term shareholder value.

We've previously shown that companies with consistently high returns on invested capital (ROIC) are stocks that are able to withstand market downturns, especially bear markets like the market crash of 2008.

Our investment thesis highlighted consistent after - tax profit (NOPAT) growth, improving return on invested capital (ROIC), a focused effort to expand into higher margin segments, and a low PEBV ratio that implied immediate profit decline.

«U.S. Solar's strategy of developing grid interconnected community solar projects aligns with our focus of investing in small - scale, high quality clean energy infrastructure,» said Ian Marcus, Principal at New Energy Capital Partners.

Given the risk of early stage investing and venture capital's famously high mortality rate of portfolio companies, it is imperative that fund managers earn high return multiples at these more modest M&A exit values to offset casualties and drive attractive returns.

Though buyouts have a slightly higher average annual distribution than venture capital, more buyout capital is invested in each year such that the absolute buyout distributions have not surpassed called capital in the time frames measured above.

A VERSATILE APPROACH TO INCOME The Portfolio seeks high current income and some long - term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified mix of income and bond mutual funds.

We also recognized that many investors who are interested in investing in real estate are also uncertain about the the high minimum capital requirements of many other real estate investing platforms.

We were fortunate to invest in a number of small venture capital funds with high - multiple potential.

I currently have 50 % of my assets in cash which is pretty high for an emergency fund and that's because I like to invest small amounts of capital vs. all at once.

Venture capital (VC) investors only invest in high - growth potential businesses that require a minimum level of capital (varies by firm, available on VC firm's website)

A CORE HOLDING FOR ANY PORTFOLIO This Fund seeks high current income and some long - term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian federal and provincial government and corporate bonds, debentures and short - term notes.

Fairview's venture capital solutions help institutional investors access high - end venture opportunities, through investing with tenured, difficult to access managers as well as the next generation of leading venture capital firms.

Since both large and small funds typically target 20 percent (or more) ownership, math tells us that larger funds must pay higher entry valuations or invest in companies that will require more capital.

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies (ACP) is a closed end fund that seeks a high level of current income with capital appreciation through investing in a portfolio of senior loans.

With a strict focus on high growth consumer brands, Julian has completed 25 growth equity deals throughout his career representing roughly $ 400 million of invested capital.

And I'd rather invest in stocks with higher capital appreciation than dividend stocks for now (since I'm younger).

We saw that companies that earned a consistently high return on invested capital (ROIC) were the only ones to survive unscathed.

Investments in high - tech startups make up most of the venture capital (VC) investing in North America.

Investment Focus: Activate Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in high growth technology companies.

1) Diversify into heartland / flyover states and away from coastal city real estate 2) Conviction is HIGHER now that the new tax plan has passed with the $ 10K SALT cap and $ 750K mortgage cap 3) Invest in the fund with 12 — 16 deals, b / c they are picking the best deals on their platform and have a high incentive not to mess things up if they want to raise new funds 4) Learn from the investments of the fund and eventually invest in specific deals w / real capital (1 - 2 years away)

Portland Seed Fund invests in the most talented entrepreneurs in the region, those capable of building high - growth, capital - efficient companies in a variety of sectors.

While we have strengthened our balance sheet, prioritized efficient capital allocation and taken a disciplined approach to costs, we have continued to invest in a broad set of institutionally focused businesses that have a track record of providing higher returns than many other businesses within financial services.