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«For one thing, a number of fund companies have responded to the onslaught of ETFs with lower fees on their index funds.

Not exact matches

In the spirit of the series, rather than harping on the shrinking funding, I talked to a number of startup companies — Toronto - based Clickfree and SecureKey and Edmonton - based Empire Avenue — that have been successful in attracting venture capital money to find out how they did it.

Blockchain Capital manages $ 250 million across a number of funds, having invested in a number of decentralized crypto exchanges and Bitwise, the crypto asset manager, as well as other companies spanning the crypto market.

That might sound like a lot of companies getting funded, but in terms of the number of deals it's actually quite a steep drop — 19 percent from a year earlier — and the lowest number since the first quarter of 2012.

Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward - looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, doubts about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the need to obtain additional funding, risks in product development plans and schedules, rapid technological change, changes and delays in product approval and introduction, customer acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, market acceptance, the lengthy sales cycle, proprietary rights of the Company and its competitors, risk of operations in Israel, government regulations, dependence on third parties to manufacture products, general economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

That's a pretty decent number of companies whose policies support women, and hopefully that number will grow as attention to the index fund, and women's issues in business and elsewhere, increases.

Elie Wurtman, managing partner at early stage VC fund Pico, highlighted that a number of Silicon Valley venture capital companies have shut down their Israel funds or folded them into their larger US funds in recent years.

The number of ad - tech companies raising money dropped 17 % last year compared with the year earlier, data from CBInsights shows, and the total volume of funding fell 33 % to $ 2.2 billion from $ 3.2 billion, putting it back where it was in 2013.

And a growing number of companies are borrowing money to fund the repurchases.

After you differentiate your company and generate interest, start diving into the details, such as your funding model, other clients you're working with and the number of employees you have.

Walk around any floor of the company's plus - sized headquarters in Seattle, and you'll see blackboards and posters touting the number of volunteer hours a particular team of employee volunteers has put in on a particular project, or the current level of the Partner (employee) Cup Fund, an employee initiative whose value is in financially helping partners in need, including this formerly homeless barista, whose story I tell here.

Only 5 percent of the companies that received venture capital funding in 2004 had a female CEO, according to the Crain's Chicago Business article, a trend that has not changed since researchers started tracking these numbers in 1997.

The number of genuine companies joining the TSX (you know, businesses that actually make things or sell their services — not the sprawling detritus of exchange - traded funds and other investment vehicles that regularly flood the exchange) is, so far this year, down from what it was in previous years.

Venture capitalists can invest in startups or growing companies — however, it's worth noting that the number of businesses funded by venture capitalists has gone down in recent years.

Maybe only a small number of companies get funded, but the big picture is the enthusiasm created that will spur entrepreneurs on, reigniting the economy.

The number of women, African - Americans and Hispanics employed at companies such as Google, Facebook and Yahoo lag far behind the U.S. work force as a whole; meanwhile, only 3 percent of venture funding is earmarked for female founders, and founders of color claim less than 1 percent, according to U.S. chief technology officer Megan Smith.

Viola, based in Herzliya, Israel, said its fintech fund is backed by a number of international banks, including Scotiabank and Bank Hapoalim, as well as insurer The Travelers Companies.

But the general mood today among many entrepreneurs is cautious optimism — general solicitation opens up a number of new possibilities for companies seeking funding.

As the number of initial fundings balloons, and as nontraditional money creates a powerful updraft for companies that make it through the initial cull, the imperative to cross the valley by any means necessary becomes ever more urgent.

The number of funding rounds for the tech companies with a valuation of $ 1 billion jumped 67 percent this year compared to 2012.

Those are the sorts of numbers that likely could have helped the company price an IPO rather than take big new venture funding, but Berke suggests that the company wants to be stronger (both in terms of product and balance sheet) before possibly heading out into the public markets.

Aspect has since closed on a $ 150 million fund and gained some notoriety for being one of an increasing number of venture firms, run by women, willing to look at women entrepreneurs and women - run companies in a new way.

Therefore, because you have four times the number of startup companies finding and accepting early - seed funding, you also have four times the number of startup companies competing for series A funding later.

It's a product intended for the large number of companies and funds regardless of their size.

Following a series D round of funding to the tune of $ 135 million in June, the startup announced its $ 2 billion valuation, making it one of tech's growing number of unicorns: privately held companies with valuations of $ 1 billion or more.

The Series D features a number of high profile names, including New Enterprise Associates, GV (formerly Google Ventures), GE Ventures, Future Fund and Techtronic Industries, the holdings company that owns Hoover U.S. and Dirt Devil.

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.

The competition for investor funds that is occurring due to the massive increase in the number of ICO offerings has caused many start - up companies to drop any pretense that they are releasing legitimate news.

Backing the company's plan are a host of American and international investors including: Western Technology Investment, Social Capital, Vy Capital, Picus Capital, Ace & Company, Lynett Capital Partners, Zeno Ventures, Michael Seibel (CEO of Y Combinator Core), Gabriel Hammond and a number of funds & company's plan are a host of American and international investors including: Western Technology Investment, Social Capital, Vy Capital, Picus Capital, Ace & Company, Lynett Capital Partners, Zeno Ventures, Michael Seibel (CEO of Y Combinator Core), Gabriel Hammond and a number of funds & Company, Lynett Capital Partners, Zeno Ventures, Michael Seibel (CEO of Y Combinator Core), Gabriel Hammond and a number of funds & angels.

Mr. Barrett serves on a number of fund advisory boards and has held board or board observer roles in a number of private and public companies.

I also agree that a number of companies offer limited funds with exorbitant fees and expense ratios that line the pockets of the provider.

Companies with «defined benefit plans» are obliged contractually to set aside earnings in a special fund that will generate enough interest, dividends or capital gains to be paid out to a growing number of retirees.

Barclays» Women in Leadership Total Return Index, which consists of American companies with a female CEO or whose proportion of female board members is at least 25 percent, is one of number of new funds that aims to capitalize on the finding that companies with female leaders tend to outperform those where women are relatively absent.

Like all mutual funds, international and global stock funds can potentially invest in a large number of securities, giving you a cost - effective way to own shares in many different companies.

In contrast to smaller funds, larger funds prioritize investing more capital into each company in order to avoid an unmanageable number of portfolio companies.

While equity crowdfunding has been targeted as a boon for startups and small companies in need of early stage funding, a growing number of businesses are comprehending that offering shares, in a transparent manner, to consumers familiar with the brand or company can be very effective.

Companies which raise at least $ 250K via SeedInvest are eligible to be considered for a $ 200K investment from the SI Selections Fund, a discretionary fund which invests in a select number of SeedInvest deFund, a discretionary fund which invests in a select number of SeedInvest defund which invests in a select number of SeedInvest deals.

Some have already started to question whether the company can live up to its $ 68 billion valuation in the wake of all of its problems, and in the meantime, a number of regional rivals continue to raise funding in a bid to position themselves as credible alternatives in a rapidly evolving market for mass transportation.

Company spokeswoman Jeannice Hall issued a brief statement that the company «funds a broad range of research on a number of topics that have potentially significant public policy implications for our business.Company spokeswoman Jeannice Hall issued a brief statement that the company «funds a broad range of research on a number of topics that have potentially significant public policy implications for our business.company «funds a broad range of research on a number of topics that have potentially significant public policy implications for our business.»

The biggest number of deals in H1 was in angel and A rounds, but companies in other rounds of investments, including strategic investments and IPOs, have raised the same amounts of funds.

Institutional venture capital is an appropriate source of funding for only a limited number of companies.

While traditional VCs offer a number of benefits, including access to funding and resources around hiring, Saper said that bringing a strategic investor into the mix can benefit companies, assuming it's the right fit.

Agolo has raised a number of smaller seed rounds of funding before now, but with its latest cash injection the company said it now plans to «transform the way financial service analysts do their jobs» by expanding its platform to cater to asset managers and investment banks.

As long as PS Fund (along with any of its Related Persons) does not otherwise engage in (or has not otherwise engaged in) conduct that would otherwise result in its becoming an Acquiring Person by becoming the Beneficial Owner of 10 % or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, PS Fund's solicitation and receipt of one or more revocable proxies from the Company's stockholders to be counted toward the number of shares of the outstanding Common Stock needed to cause a special meeting of stockholders to be called pursuant to and in accordance with the Bylaws, which proxies are given to PS Fund in response to a public solicitation of proxies made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 14 (a) of the Exchnage Act by means of a solicitation statement filed with the Commission on Schedule 15A, should not, of itself, cause PS Fund to become an Acquiring Person.

According to the company, the funds will be used to help expand the company's reach in both the domestic and international markets, while also strengthening the engineering and marketing teams, increasing the number of banking partners and developing an app that will be launched by the end of this month.

According to the Global Financial Stability Report released by the IMF (International Monetary Fund), a large number of US companies servicing their debt could be in trouble if the Fed continues to raise rates.

Combine this trend with the growth in the number of equity - funded entrepreneurial space companies and we have a big gap in talent.

An increasing number of Angels are leveraging investment into their portfolio companies by syndicating with other Angel investors (61 %) and Venture Capital funds (32 %)

In a women - backed community, Gouw, a FORBES Midas lister, says it's easier to see the opportunities that exist there — and the number of women founders in venture - funded companies is climbing.

And as the number one fund company in Canada, our asset management business continues to build on its momentum, with Q1 sales accounting for a third of the industry.