Sentences with phrase «led by»

In early 2012 we ended up raising a $ 5 million Series B round led by Union Square Ventures.

Still, she occupied a tenuous position in a society led by men.

Led by CEO Jason Sauers, the company boasts an impressive three - year growth rate of 1,461 percent, but maintains an intimate corporate structure.

Maple had previously raised a seed round of $ 4 million, led by Thrive.

As part of its turn rightward, the NRA has developed its own media profile led by spokeswoman Dana Loesch, who stars in videos that present an ominous view of an America engulfed in a barely contained conflict that threatens to explode into violence.

There is a hard core of eight campaigners, led by the cafe owner Duncan Lawrence.

According to the European Commission, a fully integrated economic and monetary union would need a Treasury led by a EU finance minister, who could chair the meetings of the euro zone finance ministers — currently known as the Eurogroup.

That has provided IAG, formed in 2011 through the merger of traditional flag - carriers British Airways and Iberia and led by CEO Willie Walsh, with an opportunity, say analysts.

But Apple also has an AR - specific team led by Mike Rockwell, a former Dolby executive, which includes respected Apple veterans including Fletcher Rothkopf, who helped design the Apple Watch and who is named on several of Apple's most inventive patents.

By June 2012 they had transitioned to the sports site full time, helped by a $ 525,000 round of funding led by Zappos founder Tony Hsieh and his Vegas Tech Fund.

A consortium led by BC Partners acquired the company in 2014 for $ 8.7 billion, which I believe is the largest take - private since the financial crisis.

Kurt Kelty, who joined Tesla in 2006, was one of the longest - serving executives at the automaker led by Elon Musk.

«We condemn in the strongest possible terms the violent dispersal of the protest here at US Embassy which was led by our fellow Moro and Indigenous Peoples,» Jerome Aba, the national spokesman of Suara Bangsamoro, a leftist group representing indigenous peoples in the Philippines, said in a statement.

The funding round was led by DST Global, the investment vehicle of Russian billionaire Yuri Milner who was an early investor of Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, and Airbnb, among others.

Pet supply retailer PetSmart Inc succumbed to calls from some shareholders for a sale on Sunday with an agreement to be bought by a private equity consortium led by BC Partners Ltd for $ 8.7 billion, in the largest leveraged buyout of the year.

His decision to go harder on politics instead of ignoring his «Colbert Report» roots, led by a new showrunner brought on last year, seems to have been a good one.

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.

The company has raised more than $ 20 million in venture capital, led by Third Point Ventures, with participation from NEA and Khosla Ventures.

Bhattacharya says that's due to a measured funding and growth strategy determined with his seed investors, led by Village Ventures.

In a similar fashion, the 36th (Ulster) Division went «over the top» on the first day of the great Somme offensive, July 1, 1916, led by a football kicked out by a lead battalion, only to be mowed down, counting among the 57,000 British troops who fell dead or wounded that terrible day.

Newman inspired loyalty through sheer charisma, while Hollender was the indefatigable worker who led by example.

• A group of investors led by KKR (NYSE: KKR) raised its offer to $ 5.4 billion in its bid to acquire Tatts Group (ASX: TTS), according to Reuters.

In my role as advisor to small businesses, I often hear first - hand the challenges and failures of retail store owners who fear the advantages of online and feel the exodus to Internet eCommerce, led by Amazon and Ebay.

«Internet retailers (led by Amazon) have added $ 27.8 billion to their apparel revenue since 2005, while dept stores have lost $ 29.6 billion,» Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a 2016 note.

And this concerted, targeted effort led by CEO Klaus Kleinfeld resulted in a 3.2 percentage point bump in executives and a 2.7 percentage point increase in women in professional and plant manager roles.

Losses were led by the Chinese markets, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index down more than 3 percent and the Shanghai composite down more than 4 percent at midday after losing the most since February 2016, according to Reuters records.

(Reuters)- A U.S. judge blocked Obama administration guidance that transgender public school students must be allowed to use bathrooms of their choice, granting a nationwide injunction sought by a group of 13 states led by Texas.

For one thing, a Democratic President Clinton and a Republican Congress led by Newt Gingrich had found ways to work together and get things done.

«The investigation, which is being led by a third - party, is drawing to a close,» a Wendy's spokesman told CNBC.com after the earnings call.

The 69 - year - old railroad veteran stormed into Canadian Pacific in June 2012 after a proxy battle led by activist investor Bill Ackman and has made good on his promise to repair the underperforming company.

The markets will parse over a series of economic reports this week, led by Tuesday's report from the Commerce Department on May retail sales, which likely improved by roughly 0.3 % after posting strong growth of 1.3 % in April.

A handful of tech companies will also report results from their latest fiscal quarters this week, led by Hewlett - Packard (HPQ).

• An investor group led by Stone Point Capital and KKR (NYSE: KKR) agreed to acquire a majority stake in Focus Financial Partners, a New York - based wealth management firm, for around $ 2 billion.

• PetSmart, a Phoenix - based pet retail chain operator owned by a group of private equity investors led by BC Partner, agreed to acquire Chewy, a Dania Beach, Fla. - based online pet retailer.

The series of studies led by Haas School of Business professor Laura Kay asked pairs of negotiators to rank the effectiveness of their partners, then quizzed female participants about the extent to which they employed social charm.

It was last valued at $ 2.3 billion following an investment round led by Iconiq Capital, and has since been encircled by rumors of going public.

According to the latest polls Esquerra will get the biggest share of the vote in the region, 20.5 per cent, narrowly leading Junts per Catalunya, the new name for the party led by Puigdemont, on 19.3 per cent.

Perhaps the best plan for most organizations is to follow the Ritz - Carlton daily lineup approach: a few minutes every day discussing just one of your list of cultural values or service standards, with the meeting led by a different employee every time.

Another study led by Michael Kane, a psychologist at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and published in Psychological Science also found that some forms of mind wandering can be beneficial.

Inc. helps you celebrate with year - round regional events led by high - profile business leaders, exclusive private company research and more.

Led by Moz co-founder Rand Fishkin, Whiteboard Fridays provide visual dissections of confusing marketing principles.

Two much larger projects led by Shell and Chevron should roll out by 2020.

Exact terms of the IPO, being led by Jefferies and William Blair, have yet to be disclosed.

• Costello, an Indianapolis - based deal management platform, raised $ 1 million in funding led by Dundee Venture Capital with participation from Elevate Ventures, M25 Group, and Service Provider Capital.

After witnessing a 95 % decline in the pharmaceutical company's share price amid a series of scandals, Valeant's board, led by former shareholder and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, smartly tied Papa's compensation to a recovery in the stock price.

The additional funding round, led by Alphabet Inc's CapitalG, is an extension of the $ 1 billion round announced in October.

The new company will have roughly 70,000 employees and be led by Simonelli and 14 senior executives.

Digitalundivided is a nonprofit that helps provide networks, coaching, and access to capital to tech startups led by women of color.

At the Pool is closing a $ 1 million seed round led by Silicon Valley venture - capital firm Clearstone Venture Partners and has overhauled its platform with many new features.

Raider managed to raise $ 4 million in seed funding led by New York venture firm Thrive Capital.