Sentences with phrase «most funds raised»

The Tezos class action lawsuit filed last fall by Silver Miller alleges that Tezos violated securities laws during their ICO, which raised $ 232 mln, making it the world's second largest ICO to date in terms of most funds raised.

Funds raised during the 2007 - 08 academic year will go directly to Room to Read's local - language publishing program, with awards for «most funds raised,» «most creative,» and «a little goes a long way» to be presented to contributors in summer 2008.

While most funds raised are still allocated to early - stage seed rounds, later stage funds are now increasing.

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Most likely, the manager will be forced to sell some bonds, potentially at a discount, as the fund needs to simply raise cash to meet redemptions.

She said «most of the founders we work with look at YC as the gold standard,» and that distancing the fund from YC could «hinder our chances of raising successor funds.»

Large though that figure may seem, analysts say it's within investor expectations: Delivery Hero, which brokers deliveries from a network of restaurants or brings the food to customers» homes via courier, was most recently valued at between 3.5 billion euros ($ 3.9 billion) and 4 billion euros ($ 4.1 billion), when it raised funding from Naspers, a South African e-commerce company.

It raised $ 4.4 billion in funding from SoftBank Group and SoftBank Vision Fund over the course of several months; bought the Lord & Taylor Fifth Avenue building for $ 850 million to serve as its new headquarters; is adding a second headquarters at the new Salesforce Tower in San Francisco; led a $ 32 million funding round in New York startup The Wing; and has bought several other startups, most recently spending $ 200 million on Meetup.

When they go to raise another fund, some and probably even most of their track record is still going to be illiquid, in companies that haven't yet gone public or been acquired.

Sohn is one of the most anticipated hedge fund events of the year, where managers volunteer their time and best investment ideas to raise money in the fight against childhood cancer.

Jet previously raised $ 225 million at a $ 600 million valuation to take on Amazon — the most equity funding ever raised in the first 12 months by a US commerce company.

But telephone fund - raising is high - stress work, so most employees are on the job less than full - time.

One of the things I've probably been most inconsistent with in my journey as a startup founder is whether to raise funding or to bootstrap.

With support from his closest influencers, he not only raised funds and arranged meals for shelters, but he broke a world record for the most cereal donation at a single event.

Nevertheless, they did seek validation from a third party, which brings us to one of the world's most sought - after investors, Dr. Finian Tan, founder and Chairman of Singapore - based Vickers Venture Partners, which recently raised Southeast Asia's largest non-government linked VC fund of US$ 230 million (Fundfund of US$ 230 million (FundFund V).

WeWork, which has already raised $ 969 million in funding at a $ 10 billion valuation, was already the 11th most valuable startup in the world without accounting for this round.

Hedge funds and other money managers raised their net bullish position in the six most important futures and options contracts linked to the price of crude and fuels by 45 million barrels in the week to April 20.

According to the minutes, most Fed officials said at their November 2nd meeting that it would be «appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate relatively soon.»

Most reward - based platforms charge the same success fee (5 percent) on funds raised, although some charge a higher rate (usually 8 or 9 percent) if you don't reach your goal, so be sure to check the fine print!

According to the Ivanplats prospectus, released back in September, most of the funds raised will be put toward several projects throughout the continent, including its US$ 2 - billion Kamoa copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has 9.2 million tonnes of measured and indicated resources and 12.5 million tonnes inferred.

The company raised $ 75 million in its most recent round of funding in Sep. 2015.

Most of that money was raised from funds of funds and pension funds in the United States.

The crowdfunding site Kickstarter might be best known for funding films, games and products — like Pebble, the Palo Alto - based smartwatch whose maker raised more than $ 20.3 million in March, making it the most - backed product in the site's history.

«In this month's fund holdings update, Consumer Discretionary remained the most crowded sector, as large cap fund managers modestly raised their relative exposure to a five - month high,» strategist Savita Subramanian wrote in a note to clients Thursday.

Jet previously raised $ 225 million at a $ 600 million valuation to take on Amazon — the most equity funding ever raised by a US commerce company in its first 12 months.

Until now it has raised most of its funds from big banks and corporate investors such as Google.

When the Administration couldn't kill the program outright, it proposed to eliminate funding for technical assistance to these most fragile of borrowers by raising the fees on their loans, but Congress balked.

By the end of their third campaign, after setting their target at $ 30,000, Knixwear had raised close to $ 2 million in pre-sales for their new bra line, breaking the record for the most funded fashion project in the entire history of Kickstarter.

To date, OfferUp has raised $ 90 million in funding, with the most recent round of $ 73 million coming in March.

Indeed, The Funded is just one of dozens of insider blogs on venture capital that have sprung up recently, most prominently Pmarca, a site written by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, whose «The Truth About Venture Capitalists,» a 4,400 - word essay posted on the site, has become a must - read for any CEO raising capital.

WeWork recently raised $ 4.4 billion in funding from SoftBank Group and SoftBank Vision Fund and is now considered the most valuable startup in New York City.

Coursera, like most MOOC providers, has had moderate success sorting out a revenue model (Coursera charges students for identity verification and certificates of completion), but it will need to do a lot more than that to justify the $ 85 million in venture funding it's raised.

China's Xiaomi Inc [XTC.UL], one of the world's fastest - growing smartphone makers, has raised $ 1.1 billion in a round of funding that cements its status as one of the world's most valuable private technology companies at a valuation of $ 45 billion.

Since its first round of financing in January 2009, the company has raised $ 142 million in venture funding, completing its most recent round for $ 85 million, in February.

Sohn is the most widely anticipated hedge - fund event of the year, where managers volunteer their time and best investment ideas to raise money in the fight against childhood cancer.

To date, Coinbase has raised a total of $ 217 million, making it the world's most well funded cryptocurrency venture.

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.

So I made them an offer: I would pay 100 percent of my own moving costs, I would join at a reduced partner salary (I know that $ 170,000 is not small by most standards, believe me), and if we didn't raise another fund they wouldn't have to pay me anything else.

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.

While any project can be successful given the right combination of preparation and execution, any attempt you make to raise significant funds will most likely need a well - planned and well - funded marketing and PR campaign.

It's intended to be a low enough cost that most companies and funds who are serious about raising money can afford to pay for it.

Since its founding in 2010, the eyeglass retailer has raised $ 115.5 million in venture - capital funding (most recently taking in $ 100 million in a round of funding led by T. Rowe Price in April), opened 16 storefronts in nine cities and become a «unicorn» with a valuation of $ 1.2 billion.

And Sequoia is definitely making an enormous leap from a previous $ 2 billion raise for its most recent global growth fund in 2015 that was disclosed in June.

These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors who are the most plausible sources of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary return for investors; and (iv) by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 percent rate, invite all kinds of tax shelter abuse.

Powerful budget committees in the State House and Senate signed off on a package of bills on Tuesday that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18, mandate a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases, and increase funding for school safety measures and access to mental health care.

Adding to the confusion, insurers like Anthem Inc (ANTM.N) have sharply raised monthly premiums on the most popular Obamacare plans to account for reduced government funding, or pulled out of dozens of U.S. counties.

Most recently, KabadiExpress raised Rs 1 crore (about $ 147,000) from a Delhi - based investor in June this year while e-waste management startup Karma Recycling raised an undisclosed amount in June last year from Infuse Ventures and Low Carbon Enterprise Fund, a fund managed by Environmental Resources Management FoundatFund, a fund managed by Environmental Resources Management Foundatfund managed by Environmental Resources Management Foundation.

Most mainstream crowdfunding sites, which let people fund projects or ventures by raising money online, have policies that prohibit campaigns that promote hate speech or violence.

Zomato's most recent funding round earlier this year saw it raise $ 200 million (Rs 1,300 crore) from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's payment affiliate.

Massolution predicted $ 5.1 billion would be raised via crowdfunding platforms in 2013, with a greater shift towards funding new businesses and small firms rather than social projects, which are currently the most popular category.

These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors that are the most plausible sources of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary return for investors; and (iv) by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 per cent rate, invite all kinds of tax - shelter abuse.