Sentences with phrase «led venture capital firms in»

Along with partner, MPWM Theresia Gouw Ranzetta, her company, Aspect Ventures, is one of the few women - led venture capital firms in Silicon Valley.

Aspect Ventures is the first women - led venture capital firm in Silicon Valley with this kind of focus.

Description: As one of the few women leading a venture capital firm in the United States, Sara Brand specifically seeks out other female - led companies to invest in.

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In August, Bill Gates, Richard Branson and a handful of venture capital firms led a $ 17 million Series A round of fundraising for Memphis Meat.

Tehrani's approach led the Vancouver - based firm to secure US$ 61.5 million in venture capital financing in January, one of the largest ever for a Canadian biotech company.

But the school Wednesday got a hint of validation to the tune of $ 5.5 million in investment in a round led by Cambridge - based venture - capital firm Charles River Ventures and New York City - based Matrix Partners.

Details about its follow - up are tightly under wraps, but the firm's potential was enough for Silicon Valley veterans to lead what was then the second - largest venture capital round in Canadian tech history.

SAN MATEO, Calif., April 16, 2018 / PRNewswire / — Trident Capital Cybersecurity (TCC), a leading venture capital firm investing exclusively in cybersecurity, today announced the appointment of Myrna Soto as a PCapital Cybersecurity (TCC), a leading venture capital firm investing exclusively in cybersecurity, today announced the appointment of Myrna Soto as a Pcapital firm investing exclusively in cybersecurity, today announced the appointment of Myrna Soto as a Partner.

• Stateless, a Boulder, Colo. - based firm allowing network functions to be consumed through the «as a service» model, raised $ 1.4 million in a seed round led by Speedinvest and was joined by investors including Techstars, EVO Venture Partners, PV Ventures, and Service Provider Capital.

A personal dissatisfaction with an old boys» club mentality in venture capital led Pocket Sun to co-found what she calls the first female - led millennial venture capital firm.

What started as a personal dissatisfaction with an old boys» club mentality in venture capital led Pocket Sun to co-found what she calls the first female - led millennial venture capital firm.

«But in the course of the last three years, we've seen a dramatic explosion,» says Fortino, who now leads the Ann Arbor office of venture capital firm Mercury Fund.

It's been enough to attract the attention of famed Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which today led a $ 10 million Series A round of investment in Gigster.

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

In this regard, an early - stage venture called Carmel Organics very recently wooed leading VC firm Ankur Capital to raise undisclosed Series A funds.

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.

DST Global, a company that was early investors in Facebook and Spotify, led the funding round, which included other high profile venture capital firms Index Ventures and Ribbit Ccapital firms Index Ventures and Ribbit CapitalCapital.

On Tuesday, the food delivery startup hoping to reinvent frozen's reputation in the era of clean eating announced that it had raised some $ 43 million in a second round of funding, led by venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from VMG Partners, M13, actress Haylie Duff, Bobby Flay and Shaunventure capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from VMG Partners, M13, actress Haylie Duff, Bobby Flay and ShaunVenture Partners, with participation from VMG Partners, M13, actress Haylie Duff, Bobby Flay and Shaun White.

Co-founder and executive chairman Hoffman, who is also a partner at Greylock Partners, the venture capital firm that led a $ 10 million funding round in LinkedIn in 2004, started the company in 2002 in his living room.

A recent study from Babson College found that venture capital firms with female partners are more than three times as likely to invest in companies with female CEOs than firms led by all - male teams, but the percentage of women in the VC industry has dropped from 10 % to 6 % since 1999 — and only 2.7 % of VC - backed companies have a female CEO.

Participants in the latest round include Allegis Capital, a venture capital firm, which led the raise, as well as Blackstone Group (BX), the private equity firm, and angel investor Marc Benioff, the founder and CEO of sales - tool giant SalesforceCapital, a venture capital firm, which led the raise, as well as Blackstone Group (BX), the private equity firm, and angel investor Marc Benioff, the founder and CEO of sales - tool giant Salesforcecapital firm, which led the raise, as well as Blackstone Group (BX), the private equity firm, and angel investor Marc Benioff, the founder and CEO of sales - tool giant Salesforce (CRM).

Customers did $ 6.5 billion in sales last year through Elastic Path's platform last year, and today the firm announced it has raised $ 5.35 million in equity investments led by the BDC Venture Capital IT Fund.

And Ring's hot streak continues: On Wednesday, Ring announced it raised $ 61.2 million in funding from a group of investors led by the venture - capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers, bringing in one of the most successful Silicon Valley VC firms as an investor.

Insight Venture Partners is a leading global private equity and venture capital firm investing in software, eCommerce, Internet, and data - services comVenture Partners is a leading global private equity and venture capital firm investing in software, eCommerce, Internet, and data - services comventure capital firm investing in software, eCommerce, Internet, and data - services companies.

The company has raised $ 27 million in early stage financing from two leading Silicon Valley venture capital firms, and launched its service to the public in September 2011.

Office commute automation platform MoveInSync has raised $ 8 million (Rs 52 crore) in a Series B round of funding led by homegrown venture capital firm Nexus Venture Partners, a company statemenventure capital firm Nexus Venture Partners, a company statemenVenture Partners, a company statement said.

Singapore - based Kristal.AI, an artificial intelligence - powered digital asset management platform, has raised $ 1.85 million (about Rs 12 crore) in a seed round of funding led by venture capital firm IDG Ventures India.

In February, Agricxlab, an agri - tech venture using smartphone imaging to assess the quality of agri produce, had raised $ 500,000 in a seed round led by early - stage venture capital firm Ankur CapitaIn February, Agricxlab, an agri - tech venture using smartphone imaging to assess the quality of agri produce, had raised $ 500,000 in a seed round led by early - stage venture capital firm Ankur Capitain a seed round led by early - stage venture capital firm Ankur Ccapital firm Ankur CapitalCapital.

Investors include heavyweights like Disney — which recently led a $ 65 million round in Jaunt VR — as well as Legendary, 20th Century Fox, and venture capital firms like Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Highland Capital Partners, and capital firms like Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Highland Capital Partners, and Capital Partners, and others.

These higher valuations might have led Binance to balk at the Sequoia deal, which called for the venture capital firm to acquire 11 percent in Binance, while providing the exchange with an approximately $ 80 million valuation.

We specialize in leading Seed and Series A rounds collaborating with angel investors, other venture capital firms and strategic partners.

In this role, he led the firm's venture capital fund investment strategy and due diligence process.

Over the last seventeen years, the firm has evolved from being a pioneer in secondary investments to becoming the leading provider of flexible capital solutions for the venture ecosystem.

Industry Ventures is a leading investment firm and pioneer in the secondary market focused exclusively on venture capital.

The lead investors are Hyde Park Venture Partners and Hyde Park Angels; others include New World Ventures, the I2A Fund, Amicus Capital and product - development firm IDEO, where Food Genius was a startup in residence.

In addition to the lead authors» work, several other firms contributed to this report by providing data and support including AceTech Ontario, BDC, Canadian Venture Capital Association, and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt.

Kraken announces a multi-million dollar agreement with SBI Investment, one of Japan's leading and most respected venture capital firms, to invest in and lead the Series B round of financing in Kraken.

Fosun RZ Capital (formerly called Fosun Kinzon Capital) is a leading China based venture capital firm that is part of the Fosun Group which is based in ShCapital (formerly called Fosun Kinzon Capital) is a leading China based venture capital firm that is part of the Fosun Group which is based in ShCapital) is a leading China based venture capital firm that is part of the Fosun Group which is based in Shcapital firm that is part of the Fosun Group which is based in Shanghai.

Prospa, Australia leading online lender to small business, has secured $ 25M in growth funding led by AirTree Ventures — Australia's most successful tech - focused venture capital firm...

Brand, whose venture capital firm invests in companies led by females, had a high - profile 2017 as an ABJ Profiles in Power winner, ranking among the top female executives in Central Texas, as well as being a featured guest in one of ABJ's monthly Face 2 Face interview events.

«We need to get more women starting funds and investing,» said Brand, founding general partner of True Wealth Ventures, an Austin venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early - stage, women - led startups in the consumer health and sustainable products sectors.

Alan, the Paris - based digital health insurance company has raised 23 million euros ($ 28 million) in Series A financing led by London and San Francisco - based venture capital firm Index Ventures.

GFI reports that as their scientists investigate further, they have become more optimistic — because clean meat is so much more efficient than animal - based meat.102 One of their senior scientists, Dr. Liz Specht, has met with venture capital firms and other venture investors to present technology plans of specific clean meat companies and their pathways to commercialization.103 GFI further reports that, based partly on her analysis, many leading venture capital investors and firms have become much more interested in clean meat companies.

US - based Pantera Capital, a bitcoin investment firm, has shown interest in taking part in the funding round that will be led by an Indian venture capital firm, Saurabh Agrawal, chief executive and co-founder of Zebpay, told TechCapital, a bitcoin investment firm, has shown interest in taking part in the funding round that will be led by an Indian venture capital firm, Saurabh Agrawal, chief executive and co-founder of Zebpay, told Techcapital firm, Saurabh Agrawal, chief executive and co-founder of Zebpay, told TechCircle.

Appknox secured S$ 875,000 ($ 650,000 or Rs 4.35 crore) in pre-Series A funding led by seed - stage venture capital firm SeedPlus last week.

Mumbai - based robotics and consumer electronics company RN Chidakashi Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which operates under the brand name Emotix, said on Wednesday that it has raised $ 2 million (Rs 13 crore) in a pre-Series A funding round led by venture capital firms IDG Ventures India and YourNest.

«I've always known that CRV was one of the most respected venture capital firms in the country, and I'm thrilled to be working with Jon and the team as we scale Lola to become a leading mobile service for the travel industry.

This first contract led to around $ 100 million in finance from venture capital firm KKR, enabling the construction of Sundrop's first fully operational 20 - hectare farm in Port Augusta.

Tonya has also consulted for leading U.S. venture capital firms about investments in the organic category.

GFI reports that as their scientists investigate further, they have become more optimistic — because clean meat is so much more efficient than animal - based meat.102 One of their senior scientists, Dr. Liz Specht, has met with venture capital firms and other venture investors to present technology plans of specific clean meat companies and their pathways to commercialization.103 GFI further reports that, based partly on her analysis, many leading venture capital investors and firms have become much more interested in clean meat companies.