Sentences with phrase «new venture group»

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Tensions were high Wednesday at New York University's Stern School of Business, as a group of academics, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs faced off during a panel discussion on the future of higher education.

Running a business was a blast, Newman found, and three years later, he launched a new venture — Niche Marketing, which advertised and distributed products for progressive companies and nonprofit groups, such as a militant left - wing T - shirt maker and a manufacturer of water - saving showerheads.

This group of successful business people, this circle of successful entrepreneurs (not just socialites as some may think of us) are always bouncing new ventures and ideas off one another and looking to expand into new arenas.

We hired fantastic people throughout the Virgin Group to run our businesses, which provided me with the space to think creatively and strategically about new ventures and as I worked to grow Virgin's business.

Like looking in a mirror: Last week we wrote about Confluent, a new open - source software startup launched by a group of LinkedIn engineers who raised first - round funding from both LinkedIn (GS) and venture capital firm Benchmark.

«Most MBAs give boredom a whole new meaning, but the Miro and Tom show is absolutely refreshing,» says Howard Anderson, senior lecturer at MIT's Entrepreneurship Center and the founder of The Yankee Group and Battery Venture Capital.

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The Series A funding, which allowed the company to gain $ 10.2 million, saw a number of noteworthy participants: existing investors such as 1776 and BBG Ventures, as well as new investors that include Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Greycroft Partners.

Softbank Group subsidiary ARM Holdings will cede control of its Chinese operations to a new joint venture involving itself and Chinese partners, Nikkei reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Israeli sports technology company PlaySight Interactive has announced today that it has extended its Series C financing round to $ 21 million with $ 10 million in new investments from SoftBank Ventures Korea, a SoftBank Group early stage venture capital arm based and CE Ventures from Hong Kong.

Ng announced Tuesday that he raised money from venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates, Sequoia Capital and Greylock Partners as well as SoftBank Group Corp..

The new venture probably won't affect the polarized healthcare debate in Washington, but could alter the dynamics of the issue down the line if the companies come up with some innovative ideas, said Neil Trautwein, a vice president at the National Retail Federation trade group who lobbies Congress on healthcare issues.

TORONTO, September 3, 2015 — MaRS Discovery District today announced new tenants in its West Tower, including cutting - edge research groups with a focus on precision medicine and rapidly growing ventures such as Synaptive Medical, a leader in neuro - imaging, and LEAGUE, a new personal health platform.

Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists like Foundry Group's Brad Feld moved to the area and helped launch new businesses.

MaRS Venture Services has created three new advisory groups, each focused on a priority sector and comprised of six to eight entrepreneurs, to provide strategic guidance on MaRS» work with high growth, high impact firms.

South Korean bitcoin exchange Coinplug has announed a new joint remittance venture with the fintech subsidiary of Japan - based investment group SBI.

WMYAC and Eastern Guruma have formed an exciting new joint venture to undertake $ 200 million worth of mining contracts at Fortescue Metals Group's Solomon mine.

While every capital raise introduces new relationships, we have built a broad network of contacts with reputable venture capital firms, capital raising groups, mezzanine funds, and senior lenders, many of whom view Croft & Bender as a proprietary source of deal flow for quality middle - market opportunities in the Southeast.

New investors, including BVF Partners L.P., Perceptive Advisors LLC, Nextech Invest Ltd., GV (formerly Google Ventures), Roche Venture Fund, 6 Dimensions Capital, Boxer Capital of the Tavistock Group, and Driehaus Capital Management, LLC, joined existing investors, including 5AM Ventures, Canaan Partners, Celgene Corporation, WuXi Healthcare Ventures, and Alexandria Venture Investments, in the financing.

A new study sponsored by TMX Group says Canadian growth companies face a $ 4 billion shortfall in venture capital compared with the United States.

The new generation of «techtrepreneurs» may also be inclined to deploy their wealth directly through a hedge fund or venture capital firm, notes April Rudin, president of The Rudin Group, an independent consultant to banks on digital communication.

Last week, the New York Times reported that a group of venture capitalists has lobbied the US Securities and Exchange Commission to create a «safe harbor» for some currencies, which would presumably include ether.

Tom Light, Senior Vice-President of Business Development at SBTech, is to leave the group to establish a new business venture that will unite blockchain and gambling and leverage the power of the crypto - currency in a gaming and betting environment.

Even after you graduate from the Commercial Capital Training Group and start your new business venture, you are still a part of the CCTG family and continue to stay connected to us.

European private equity and venture capital fundraising soared to its highest level in more than a decade last year, new data from industry group...

Additionally, new investors include venture groups HealthCap, TPG Biotechnology Partners, and Genesys Capital, as well as founding investor FACIT.

Puffin Partners, LP, of Dallas, Texas led the financing round, which includes existing investors MaRS Innovation and Maple Leaf Angels, and new investors, including the Winfield Venture Group, Epic Capital, and additional Canadian and U.S. Angel investors.

Michael Mark § Michael Mark is a private investor and member of Walnut Venture Associates, an investment group seeking opportunities in early - stage and emerging high - tech companies in New England.

Clayton's testimony is pretty convenient timing for Harbor, a new blockchain technology company that just raised $ 10 million from an interesting group of investors, including Chicago - based Valor Equity Partners; the real estate tech - focused venture firm Fifth Wall Ventures; the Dubai venture firm Vy Capital; and Craft Ventures, a new venture fund created by serial entrepreneur David Sacks — who also helped incubate Harbor.

Two companies backed by venture capital have been recent buyers: Halifax Media Group (buyer of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and a couple of others since its purchase of the New York Times Company's Regional Newspaper Group in 2012) and the new Gatehouse / New Media (recent buyer of the Providence Journal), which has announced a $ 150 - $ 300 million war chest for newspaper company purchasNew York Times Company's Regional Newspaper Group in 2012) and the new Gatehouse / New Media (recent buyer of the Providence Journal), which has announced a $ 150 - $ 300 million war chest for newspaper company purchasnew Gatehouse / New Media (recent buyer of the Providence Journal), which has announced a $ 150 - $ 300 million war chest for newspaper company purchasNew Media (recent buyer of the Providence Journal), which has announced a $ 150 - $ 300 million war chest for newspaper company purchases.

MissionPoint empowers a select group of families, foundations and institutions to achieve social change at scale while preserving rigorous financial oversight, with an extensive history of investing in and launching new impact - driven ventures.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, CognitiveScale has offices in New York, London, and Hyderabad, India, and is funded by Norwest Venture Partners, Intel Capital, IBM Watson, Microsoft Ventures, USAA and The Westly Group.

$ 2,500,000 I Underscore VC, New Enterprise Associates, Storm Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Madrona Venture Group

New Relic's previous investors include Allen & Company, Benchmark, Dragoneer Investment Group, Insight Venture Partners, Tenaya Capital and Trinity Ventures.

Many of the equity partners will remain connected through an Impact Advisory Group that the new venture plans to establish to provide insight around product sourcing and impact.

Founded by angel and venture investor Russ Shaw, Tech London Advocates (TLA) is an advocacy group that aims to support technology start - ups in finding new investment, new talent and achieving high growth.

The round was led by Omers Ventures with participation from BDC Capital, Mistral Venture Partners and leading early - stage investor groups from both Canada and the United States, including Fundfire (Ottawa), BOLDstart Ventures (New York), Acadia Woods (New York), and Converge Venture Partners (Boston).

Today, the group consists of 18 restaurants in New York City; Westchester, N.Y.; New Jersey and Washington, D.C.; as well as international ventures in Hong Kong, London and Istanbul, Turkey.

The group, based in Griffith, NSW, planned to release new premium wines, and a beer joint venture struck with Coca - Cola last year would improve cash generation, he said.

SIG Combibloc Obeikan, a joint venture of SIG Combibloc and the Obeikan Investment Group, has opened a new headquarters in Dubai Silicon Oasis (United Arab..

Coega Dairy is planning to construct a new cheese plant near the UHT processing plant in Eastern Cape in a joint venture partnership with Famous Brands, a franchise restaurant group based in South Africa.

Scott has a conversation with the saucy Michele Northrup and Tom Was of Intensity Academy on their spicy condiments, their new Sauceology Group co-packing venture, and making the world's hottest lollipops.

A-Ware Food Group and Fonterra have a joint venture to develop new multi million dollar cheese factories in Frisland, Holland.

Smithfield Beef Group Inc and ContiGroup Companies Inc announced in mid-2006 an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture to build a new, state - of - the - art beef processing plant in Texas County, Oklahoma, US.

As CEO of the Light Group, Andy Masi oversees the day - to - day operations for existing Light Group venues and spearheads all new business in both the nightlife and hospitality ventures.

In all, the Spirit of New York offers an elegant experience perfect for any occasion — a romantic outing for two, a fun - filled family venture with the kids, or a group party or special event that'll have everyone merrymaking in so in many ways.

The hotel will boast 178 guestrooms and suites, as well as the newest ventures from One Five Hospitality Group, The Fourth and Singl Lounge.

A new venture, Enterprise Beverage Group, LLC, has been established to produce, distribute and market the Hard Rock Energy drinks.

The venture, licensed by the New York State Department of Health, was started by a volunteer group of lactation experts that included physicians, nurses, and lactation professionals.