Sentences with phrase «of venture capital investments»

The CPPIB handed a Big Hunk O» Love to NorthLeaf Capital, turning over management of its $ 438 million portfolio of venture capital investments including Celtic, Edgestone, Lumira / MDS, Skypoint and Ventures West.

Because of certain regulations on who can invest and the unregistered nature of venture capital investments, the government says that only institutional investors and accredited investors can provide capital to these funds.

Direct Secondary Funds: These funds acquire direct portfolios of venture capital investments.

Weiss, who divides his time between Israel and Hong Kong, is in charge of venture capital investments by two Asian domiciled funds, CE Ventures and Softbank Ventures Korea.

People often associate entrepreneurs and startups with Silicon Valley, if not New York City or Boston, because a disproportionate share of venture capital investments flow to startups based in those cities.

A Babson College study reported that in 1999, fewer than 5 percent of venture capital investments went to companies with a woman on the executive team.

By the time of the venture capital investment, Etsy's rise had been well documented in the press (including Inc.).

«The fact that we have seen over # 1 billion worth of venture capital investment into London fintech companies since the EU referendum vote offers further proof that global investors still believe London will remain a leading fintech hub for many years to come,» Rajesh Agrawal, London's deputy mayor for business, said in a statement Thursday.

The study ranked urban centers — excluding the larger metro areas — using three factors: local business environment (length of the average workweek, revenue growth, industry variety), access to resources (financing and the amount of venture capital investment made per capita), and costs (office space affordability, labor costs, corporate taxes, and cost of living).

The challenge is that in order to land an initial and subsequent rounds of venture capital investment, investors (particularly east coast VCs), want to see evidence of market traction in the form of product sales and revenue before they'll get behind an idea.

PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States

In Canada, the relatively new area of clean tech maintained a consistent level of venture capital investment from 2007 to 2008, while investment in all other sectors declined significantly.

The CVCA also lists their current investment classifications (similar to those used in U.S. publications) and the breakdown by sector of venture capital investment.

The Atlantic last year found that the U.S. is home to the top six metros and 12 of the top 20 cities with the highest levels of venture capital investment in the world.

He said Hong Kong attracted US$ 370 million worth of venture capital investment in fintech companies between January 2014 and September 2016, according to statistics from a consultancy firm.

Did you know: Utah attracted only 1.09 % of venture capital investment in 2013, which placed it solidly outside the top 10 states for venture capital funding.

It finished only behind venture capital powerhouses California, Massachusetts, and New York, which combined accounted for over 70 % of venture capital investment.

Impressively, Texas as a state has also secured the fourth highest amount of venture capital investment over the past two years, behind venture capital heavyweights California, Massachusetts, and New York.

Cities in states that receive larger percentages of venture capital investment present small business owners with a greater opportunity to grow.

It may sound strange that founders, who own the company, voluntarily agree to a vesting schedule, but investors require it to provide an incentive for the founders to stick around through the likely term of the venture capital investment.

The state of Washington earned the fourth highest amount of venture capital investment behind entrepreneurial hotspots California, Massachusetts, and New York.

Parker said that in the first quarter of this year, the level of venture capital investment in green tech has fallen to 2006 levels after growing at more than 40 percent per year the last few years.

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Avvo grew quickly in the years after its launch, attracting a large amount of venture capital investment and innovating constantly along the way — reshaping from more of a classic directory in its early days to a rich hive of legal information and services.

Not exact matches

Increased venture capital investment in a number of provinces, along with lagging investment in European countries since the recession, has vaulted Canada from being one of the weakest to one of the strongest countries on this indicator.

Recent business news is slick with reports about startups, usually in the tech industry, getting millions of dollars in investment capital, typically from the gold - plated venture capital names.

Unfortunately, for the average entrepreneur, the odds of their child getting into Harvard are significantly higher than the odds they will ever receive a venture capital investment.

For the past five years, venture capital firms have pumped 25 percent to 100 percent more than they've raised into a diverse array of investments, including clean energy technology, health care, and pharmaceuticals.

While three of the top five investors in unicorns are venture capital firms SV Angel, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, it's mutual funds snagging the remaining two spots: Fidelity Investments and T. Rowecapital firms SV Angel, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, it's mutual funds snagging the remaining two spots: Fidelity Investments and T. RoweCapital and Andreessen Horowitz, it's mutual funds snagging the remaining two spots: Fidelity Investments and T. Rowe Price.

And Ripcord just got a massive vote of confidence from GV, formerly known as Google Ventures, the venture - capital arm of Alphabet — which just led a new investment of $ 25 million into Ripcord.

The venture capital arm of Boeing has started off 2018 with several high profile investments, such as battery start - up Cuberg, Australian satellite company Myriota and British propulsion company Reaction Engines.

That's when Schaaf and the scrappy Imgur team decided that the years of bootstrapping were over: They accepted a $ 40 million venture capital investment.

It will be one of the first finished offerings from Sporting Ranch Capital, the budding investment venture that Ellis started in 2012.

For all the hoopla surrounding the digital economy and virtual businesses, the success of many ventures still hinges on serious capital outlay; indeed, a recent benchmark report by the Business Development Bank of Canada identifies «significant» investment in fixed assets as a key variable that helps mid-size companies grow into large ones.

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.

Investors include BVF Partners L.P., Perceptive Advisors LLC, Nextech Invest Ltd., GV, Roche Venture Fund, 6 Dimensions Capital, Boxer Capital of the Tavistock Group, Driehaus Capital Management, 5AM Ventures, Canaan Partners, Celgene Corporation, WuXi Healthcare Ventures, and Alexandria Venture Investments.

INovia Capital, where he is a partner, is one of Canada's most prescient early - stage venture capital firms, with investments in many of the country's most promising technology stCapital, where he is a partner, is one of Canada's most prescient early - stage venture capital firms, with investments in many of the country's most promising technology stcapital firms, with investments in many of the country's most promising technology startups.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with taking on investment capital from venture capitalists or angel investors, but I do think it's worth considering the alternative if you have the means to do so.

His project grew through word of mouth until it grew so big, he moved the company to San Francisco and started taking on venture capital investments, eventually raising $ 259 million at a valuation of $ 1.5 billion.

Why have venture capital investments become ever more concentrated along a single stretch of Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley, rather than diffusing out across the country as the industry has grown?

The extent of the contraction is especially apparent when compared to the United States: a study compiled by Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association found that from 2003 to 2008, venture capital investment as a share of GDP dropped 35 % in Canada; meanwhile, south of the border, it increased bVenture Capital & Private Equity Association found that from 2003 to 2008, venture capital investment as a share of GDP dropped 35 % in Canada; meanwhile, south of the border, it increased bCapital & Private Equity Association found that from 2003 to 2008, venture capital investment as a share of GDP dropped 35 % in Canada; meanwhile, south of the border, it increased bventure capital investment as a share of GDP dropped 35 % in Canada; meanwhile, south of the border, it increased bcapital investment as a share of GDP dropped 35 % in Canada; meanwhile, south of the border, it increased by 17 %.

In addition to the difficulty that many potential business owners face in accessing capital, aboriginal people have unique challenges to securing financing including legislation prohibiting the use of on - reserve assets as collateral, lack of local financial institutions to work with, and lack of access to angel investment or venture capital.

According to a statement, the event aims to benefit and be of interest to audiences composed of institutional investors, fund managers, and other regional players in hedge funds and private equity / venture capital space, with a view to advance the region's investment industry.

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.

Opportunities for companies like Lunar have been increased by a fertile investment niche opened by a mismatch between the high degree of entrepreneurial innovation in today's economy and the changed demands of venture capital.

Among 71 of the top venture capital firms, women represent only 8 percent of senior investment teams, according to data compiled in 2015 by Social Capital and The Inforcapital firms, women represent only 8 percent of senior investment teams, according to data compiled in 2015 by Social Capital and The InforCapital and The Information.

But with the possible exception of investment firms tied to Peter Thiel, every single venture capital firm would welcome Obama with open arms, were the opportunity presented.

That influx of capital lifted investments in U.S. start - ups 61 percent to $ 48.4 billion in 2014, the biggest total since $ 105 billion was invested in 2000, according to the National Venture Capital Assoccapital lifted investments in U.S. start - ups 61 percent to $ 48.4 billion in 2014, the biggest total since $ 105 billion was invested in 2000, according to the National Venture Capital AssocCapital Association.

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.

On March 13, Casares announced the launch of Xapo, with $ 20 million in venture capital from Benchmark, Ribbit Capital and Fortress Investment Groupcapital from Benchmark, Ribbit Capital and Fortress Investment GroupCapital and Fortress Investment Group (fig).