Sentences with phrase «more venture capital fund»

Female founders received more venture capital funding in 2017 compared to previous years, but it was still far less than their male counterparts.

With that many cooks in the kitchen, it's no wonder that Israel, with aquarter of our population, attracts more venture capital funding than all of Canada.

American companies also spend three times more on R&D and receive almost three times more venture capital funding.

Not exact matches

The 12 - year - old company, which calls itself «the front page of the internet» and boasts more than 300 million monthly users, has raised an additional $ 200 million in venture capital funding that gives Reddit a valuation of nearly $ 1.8 billion.

Schneider's vision to make women's health more transparent has attracted $ 15.5 million in venture capital funding and a cult - like following most vitamin companies can't boast.

• Energy Innovation Capital, a Kirkland, Ill. - based venture capital firm, raised more than $ 130 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC Capital, a Kirkland, Ill. - based venture capital firm, raised more than $ 130 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC capital firm, raised more than $ 130 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing.

«DEFINITELY NOT A BUBBLE:» China's digital revolution was bankrolled with dollars, and it has emerged as the world's second - largest destination for venture capital with more than 3,000 funds.

Slacker Radio raised more than $ 70 million in venture funding from investors including Centennial Ventures, Rho Capital Partners, Austin Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds.

RedOwl had raised more than $ 21 million in venture funding from investors including In - Q - Tel, Blackstone, Conversion Capital, Allegis Capital, and TCP Venture Cventure funding from investors including In - Q - Tel, Blackstone, Conversion Capital, Allegis Capital, and TCP Venture CVenture Capital.

For more than a year, she had been pursuing her dream of starting a venture capital fund focused on female, minority, and LGBT entrepreneurs.

Financial technology («fintech») startups have received more than $ 11 billion in venture capital funding so far this year, 83 % more than all of last year, according to CB Insights.

Unomy had raised more than $ 2 million in venture funding from investors including AltalR Capital, Janvest Capital Partners, LETA Capital, and ValueShine Ventures.

Always the riskiest level on the funding food chain, venture capital experienced its own mini-boom, as fund - raising became easier and more ideas and innovation could be supported at startups.

What's more, the news - reading public has grown accustomed to announcements of multi-million-dollar investments over the last 15 years, a period of extremely active venture capital funding, which reached new highs in 2015.

The new normal requires significant revenue traction on this level of investment, and if that is achieved the two comma capital investments (meaning millions of dollars) will flow from sources that are typically angels and smaller, more focused venture funds that are still scratching out a living.

The biggest states for venture capital activity were California, Massachusetts, and New York, which together accounted for more than half of all U.S. venture funding in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Average five - year growth rate among the 2001 Inc 500 that had Venture - capital funding at start - up: 4,619 % CEO with an M.B.A.: 2,542 % CEO who took 5 days or fewer of vacation yearly: 2,385 % Open - book management: 2,283 % CEO who took more than 10 days of vacation yearly: 1,983 %

Since its 2012 launch, the Toronto - based «virtual garage sale» site had raised more than US$ 34 million, including from heavyweight American funds such as Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Canadian startups are enjoying more and bigger venture capital deals (in the first quarter of 2016, venture capital investments reached $ 838 million, nearly double what they were for the same period the year before), but the VC community, lacking size and versatility, is not keeping pace with their funding needs.

In examining funding opportunities, 86 % of all venture capital - funded businesses have no women at all in management positions, and more than 97 % of venture - funded businesses have male CEOs.

He recently wrapped up a new round of funding with more than $ 10 million from Star Avenue Capital, a joint venture between CAA and Irving Place Capital.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 - A venture capital firm aiming to bring more U.S. startups to Russia has raised a $ 200 million fund, hoping to use the fresh pool of money to help Silicon Valley companies deliver their services to Russia's biggest corporations and its millions of internet - connected consumers.

So far, the Capital Connections Series has attracted five capital market participants: BMO Capital Markets, Cormark Securities Inc., Mackie Research Capital Corporation, Versant Partners Inc., and The Equicom Group Inc. «It's sometimes hard [for technology companies] to be heard, appreciated and actually funded through the more obvious venture channels,» sayCapital Connections Series has attracted five capital market participants: BMO Capital Markets, Cormark Securities Inc., Mackie Research Capital Corporation, Versant Partners Inc., and The Equicom Group Inc. «It's sometimes hard [for technology companies] to be heard, appreciated and actually funded through the more obvious venture channels,» saycapital market participants: BMO Capital Markets, Cormark Securities Inc., Mackie Research Capital Corporation, Versant Partners Inc., and The Equicom Group Inc. «It's sometimes hard [for technology companies] to be heard, appreciated and actually funded through the more obvious venture channels,» sayCapital Markets, Cormark Securities Inc., Mackie Research Capital Corporation, Versant Partners Inc., and The Equicom Group Inc. «It's sometimes hard [for technology companies] to be heard, appreciated and actually funded through the more obvious venture channels,» sayCapital Corporation, Versant Partners Inc., and The Equicom Group Inc. «It's sometimes hard [for technology companies] to be heard, appreciated and actually funded through the more obvious venture channels,» says Reid.

More than 500 digital technology startups around the world have raised funds by selling their own cryptocurrencies, or tokens, that sidestep banks or venture capital firms as intermediaries.

Plus, these funds are also much more inclined to invest in low - tech industries, multi-location service companies, franchise operators and Main Street manufacturing businesses than venture capital funds.

Of that $ 3.3 billion, more than $ 800 million came from venture capital and angel investments in space startups — that's more VC funding than in the previous 10 years combined.

For the university, the dealmaking complements more than $ 20 billion it already has invested in everything from public stocks to venture capital funds to real estate.

What's more, those larger venture funds can't afford to invest in small amounts, since they're trying to accrue their own capital.

In order to offset this trend, there need to be more funds like Revolution Growth and Binary Capital dedicated to steering some venture capital money away from Silicon Capital dedicated to steering some venture capital money away from Silicon capital money away from Silicon Valley.

BigBasket raised more than $ 290 million in venture funding from investors including Trifecta Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Helion Venture Partners, and Abraajventure funding from investors including Trifecta Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Helion Venture Partners, and AbraajVenture Partners, Helion Venture Partners, and AbraajVenture Partners, and Abraaj Group.

While women typically face gender - discrimination or bias in traditional sources of funding like venture capital or banking, crowdfunding «enables and empowers far more female decision - makers — as project backers and «micro-VCs» — than within traditional finance,» the report argues.

That may seem like a bold prediction, but consider that Gemvara, which is just more than a year old, had a $ 10 million run rate at the end of last year and, as of this spring, is venture capital funded to the tune of more than $ 25 million.

Requiring the reduction of carbon emissions will make coal - based energy more costly, while solar and wind technology are expected to be priced more competitively, thereby supporting those alternative energy industries, says Jason Blumberg, chief executive and managing director of Energy Foundry, a Chicago - based cleantech impact venture capital fund.

According to reporting from the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA), the crowdfunding industry is on track to account for more funding than venture capital.

One of the most notable celebrity tech investors, Kutcher has invested in more than two dozen companies through his venture capital fund A-Grade Investments, including mattress maker Casper, and e-commerce company Fab.

Over the years, he's raised more than $ 30 million in funding, most recently an undisclosed amount from Hearst Interactive Media, the media company's venture capital arm, in 2006.

The company has raised more than $ 18 million in venture capital funding.

Jasper had raised about $ 205 million in venture capital investments from Sequoia Capital and Benchmark and more recently from the private equity fund Tcapital investments from Sequoia Capital and Benchmark and more recently from the private equity fund TCapital and Benchmark and more recently from the private equity fund Temasek.

The 10 - week program started in June 2009, and Ms. Cannon began building relationships with Austin's angel investor community (she believes most start - ups don't need venture capital funding, which typically is for larger amounts and requires the entrepreneur to surrender more control).

Its other backers include the mutual fund giant Fidelity and the big private equity investor TPG, as well as prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which has invested more money in Zenefits than in any other startup in its portfolio.

It has emerged as the world's second - largest destination for venture capital, with more than 3,000 funds.

As more startups seek funds, the question of which is a better investor — tech giant or venture capital firm?

Solyndra, which also received more than $ 700 million in venture capital funding, said it will try to find a buyer quickly to avoid a firesale liquidation.

Jalak Jobanputra, founding partner of Future \ Perfect Ventures, an early - stage venture - capital fund, visited Global Finance to discuss the state of fintech, the future of blockchain and digital currencies, and how corporations can extract more value from such technology.

Four years after striking out from big - brand venture capital firms to set up their own shop, Theresia Gouw and Jennifer Fonstad are back for more with a second fund and several high - profile new supporters.

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.

The Financial Post article by Danny Bradbury captures it well: «Things are looking up for venture capital funding in the tech industry but in the middle [of a venture's development from startup to exit] is a chasm that needs more cash input.»

«EIB manages the EIF which currently accounts for more than a third of investment in UK - based venture capital funds.

This was where the venture capitalists» unique skill - set came into play: they identified the startups worthy of funding through little more than a PowerPoint and a person, and brought to bear the level of upfront capital necessary to make that startup a reality.

A March survey of 500 institutional investors showed that 48 percent planned to increase their allocation to venture capital and private equity, while 28 percent said they would invest more in hedge funds, according to the investment firm Commonfund.