Sentences with phrase «lead in the first round»

After jumping out to a big lead in the first round and shooting one - under in the second, Phil Mickelson has allowed the field, specifically Keegan Bradley, to catch up to him in the Northern Trust Open.

«While Sadiq Khan has a growing lead in the first round, Zac Goldsmith appears to be doing better among second preferences than before and to be gaining ground on who Londoners trust to handle key issues.

He lost 54 to 46 in the second round, after showing a slight lead in the first round.

Not exact matches

Last summer the company raised $ 4 million in an early funding round led by First Round Capital and RRE Ventround led by First Round Capital and RRE VentRound Capital and RRE Ventures.

She took her concept to venture capitalists and secured a total of $ 10.4 million in two funding rounds — the first, in 2013, led by Kirsten Green's Forerunner Ventures; the second, last year, led by Thrive Capital and including Bonobos founder Andy Dunn.

Opposition leader Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party led with 43.3 percent of the vote in the first round of elections but failed to secure a majority vote needed to win, according to the electoral commission.

In Europe, opinion polls show that the race to elect the next French president is too close to call with both leading candidates losing momentum ahead of Sunday's first - round vote.

Why fans believe it is true: In the first round of their championship rematch, Muhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston down with a punch that many in attendance did not see, leading to the name, «phantom punch.&raquIn the first round of their championship rematch, Muhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston down with a punch that many in attendance did not see, leading to the name, «phantom punch.&raquin attendance did not see, leading to the name, «phantom punch.»

And after two years of bootstrapping, it's cash - flow positive, thanks in part to investors like John Stix, who started out as one of the company's first clients and has since become an investor (Plasticity raised $ 2.1 million in a financing round led by the venture arm of Stix's company in 2014).

I was investing in a way that was quite similar to what I had done at First Round — leading early stage deals in NYC.

And there, coated in desert dust, Pishevar agreed to lead the first round of funding - $ 15 million.

WordStream has picked up $ 4 million in a first round of financing led by Sigma Partners; the investment also comes with a new president and CEO, Rob Adler.

In January 2015, it had raised $ 50 million in the first tranche of its Series B funding round led by Hillhouse Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Tybourne CapitaIn January 2015, it had raised $ 50 million in the first tranche of its Series B funding round led by Hillhouse Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Tybourne Capitain the first tranche of its Series B funding round led by Hillhouse Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Tybourne Capital.

In January 2015, Girnar Software had received $ 50 million in the first tranche of the Series B funding round led by Hillhouse Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Tybourne CapitaIn January 2015, Girnar Software had received $ 50 million in the first tranche of the Series B funding round led by Hillhouse Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Tybourne Capitain the first tranche of the Series B funding round led by Hillhouse Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Tybourne Capital.

Benchmark led Uber's Series A financing round in 2011 and the company has made the firm a tremendous amount of money — even though relations have soured between Benchmark and the company's first CEO, Travis Kalanick.

To answer the first question, we looked at the top 100 venture firms globally, based on longevity (active since 2010), recent activity (investing in 2014 and 2015), rounds led and fund size.

BounceX secures Series B round led by Battery Ventures to help marketers unlock the first new scalable revenue Channel in 10 years

Kevin most recently led Spark's investment (alongside us, Lerer Hippeau, First Round, BoxGroup and Brainchild) in Mirror, a new connected fitness platform that combines a responsive mirror with best - in - class content to bring the boutique studio experience in home.

After spending almost 18 months following the company and developing a deep relationship with founders Nick Romito, Ryan Masiello and Karl Baum, Trinity Ventures was the first institutional investor in the company, leading the Series A funding round in 2013.

AllThingsD first reported last week that Sequoia was in the process of leading a $ 50 million round in Instagram.

One of the primary areas in which to first engage with patients is to offer them a better understanding of the billing process — ultimately empowering them to feel more in control over their own healthcare experience,» Lee Wallace, one of the lead investors of the round, said in a statement.

Before joining First Round, Bill led LiveOps to $ 100 million in sales and hundreds of employees.

Après, a digital - first company based in San Francisco offering a plant - based protein beverage developed specifically for premium whole - body replenishment, announced Tuesday the closing of a $ 1.1 million seed series fundraising round led by Rocana Venture Partners.

It was also the lead backer in Dollar Shave Club's first investment round back in 2012 — the same Dollar Shave Club that recently announced a sale to Unilever for $ 1 billion.

Theresia serves on the boards of several private and public companies and led the first investment rounds in the Consumer Internet / Mobile sector (Birchbox, HotelTonight, LearnVest, Trulia, Joyus) and Security sector (Imperva, ForeScout, TRUSTe).

Our VCs include First Round Capital (early investors in Uber), American Express Ventures, Ratan Tata, and a long list of leading financial services investors from around the world.

He was officially appointed CEO in January 2011, and quickly guided 99designs to a $ 35 million first - round capital investment led by Accel Partners (Facebook, Dropbox, Etsy), followed by a $ 10 million Series B round in 2015.

Speaking further, Sahil said, «We are proud to be backed by people like Roger Ver (who has single handedly funded the seed rounds for the entire first generation of Bitcoin businesses), Amit Bhardwaj (who is leading the march for Bitcoin Adoption in India), Michael Terpin (he co-founded BitAngels, the first angel network for investments in bitcoin / digital currency companies) and more Bitcoin Pioneers.

Bulletproof Coffee Cold Brew is the first nationwide retail launch for the popular Bulletproof brand, coming on the heels of a $ 19M funding round led by CAVU Venture Partners and Trinity Ventures that closed in May 2017.

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In their first season in Colorado after moving from Quebec, the Avalanche won their first Cup after the team's 1987 first - round draft pick went on a scoring tear — leading all postseason players with 18 goals and 16 assists in 22 gameIn their first season in Colorado after moving from Quebec, the Avalanche won their first Cup after the team's 1987 first - round draft pick went on a scoring tear — leading all postseason players with 18 goals and 16 assists in 22 gamein Colorado after moving from Quebec, the Avalanche won their first Cup after the team's 1987 first - round draft pick went on a scoring tear — leading all postseason players with 18 goals and 16 assists in 22 gamein 22 games.

The Drexel Dragons led by as many as 18 points in the first half of Sunday's 2012 NIT Tournament second round game against the Northern Iowa Panthers.

But in the end, Milwaukee didn't have enough to hang with the No. 2 seeded Boston Celtics, who extended their first - round playoff series lead to 2 - 0 on Tuesday night.

While there is no Jordan Spieth or Phil Mickelson jumping out to the first - round lead like at previous majors, some of the top players in the world are still in the mix.

As a freshman, Chubb looked like a future first - rounder in relief of lead back Todd Gurley, but then he tore multiple ligaments in his knee as a sophomore and was capably replaced by Michel.

For Oklahoma State, Brad Underwood is in his first season as head coach after leading Stephen F. Austin to three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths including two first round victories as double - digit seeds.

Since reaching his peak with a victory at the 1992 British Open at Muirfield — where he squandered a four - stroke lead in the final round before gathering himself over the last four holes — Faldo has been overshadowed first by Price, and in the last two years, by Norman.

Now, a Bora - led upset of the Crew in the teams» first - round playoff, which began on Wednesday in Columbus, would only further validate his approach: He doesn't reconstruct teams so much as deconstruct them with the zeal of Jacques Derrida.

Second - seeded IMG Academy was upset by seventh - seeded Greensboro Day in its first - round game, but Duval still managed to lead the team with 14 points despite playing in the McDonald's All - American Game the night prior.

Tied for the lead entering the final round, in position to win his first regular season event since «The Thanksgiving Incident,» noted golf enthusiast Tiger Woods fired a 72 in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, finishing at -11 and dropping to a tie for third place with Graeme McDowell and Thomas Bjorn behind winner Robert Rock -LRB--13) and Rory McIlroy -LRB--12).

He led the Rams to the second round of the NCAA tournament in his first year on the job, but has not been able to get back to the Big Dance since.

After picking up an early morning birdie to finish his third round at 11 - under, Tiger Woods walked to the No. 1 tee to start a round at TPC Sawgrass holding a lead, or co-lead, for the first time in his career.

The collapses should not obscure a stunning performance by Bowen, who shared the first - round lead and hung in tenaciously the rest of the week.

Veteran Charley Hoffman had a 4 - shot lead and was 7 strokes under par after the first round, putting himself in terrific position to contend deep into the weekend.

South African Branden Grace and Canadian Graham DeLaet lead the field, after shooting 65s in the first round — good for 5 - under par.

Dufner, known for his stoic demeanor whether he's blown the lead at the Atlanta Athletic Club or pumped in a tourney - winning putt in Rochester, was making the standard media rounds after capturing his first major title.

Betty Jameson, veteran San Antonio, Texas stylist, set course record with sparkling first - round 65, added cautious 71 and 74, held eight - stroke (210 to 218) lead over Patty Berg of St. Andrews, Ill. at finish, romped off with top money in Babe Zaharias Open at Beaumont, Texas.

The recent round at the Estering in Germany was no exception thanks to this outrageous first corner from Kevin Eriksson to take the lead at the start of the event final — if there's a better overtake this year, it hasn't happened yet.

Troy Matteson holds a three - stroke lead after shooting a 10 - under in his first round at the John Deere Classic.

Jeff Teague has led the Hawks to overpower the # 1 seed Indiana Pacers so far in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, and that didn't stop in Game 3 on Thursday night.