Sentences with phrase «own tech venture»

The San Jose, California - based company began by serving fruit processing plants in the Silicon Valley before pivoting in the late 1960s to work with tech ventures.

As a result of these moves, the city enjoyed the highest job growth in the $ 20 - billion global mobile app industry, and it was the only region in the U.S. to have an increase in tech venture - capital funding.

While tech ventures are individually risky, a sufficiently large number of them close to each other makes the experience of working in start - ups safe for any one individual.

He also has investments in U.S. tech ventures, including the Virgin One Hyperloop project,

-- Craig Howe, CEO of sports digital strategy and tech venture firm, Rebel Ventures

When Zak Ringelstein, 27, explored accelerators for his tech venture UClass, an e-learning platform, he wanted a program that would care as much about his social mission as his value proposition.

Sam Altman, the famous Silicon Valley - based tech venture capitalist, was asked to leave a bar at The Ritz because he was wearing sneakers.

The rapper turned business mogul discusses his latest tech venture and his strategy for vetting investment opportunities.

After founding a handful of smaller, less profitable business and tech ventures, Gebbia struck gold when he co-founded Airbnb, a marketplace of accommodations around the world, with a former roommate.

When asked about Carpool Arabia's methodology when choosing its investors, de Terssac candidly admits that it wasn't a walk in the park, saying, «Choosing is maybe a luxury you have in Silicon Valley, but here, it's more about who is crazy enough to invest in an early stage tech venture, rather than buying another apartment in Dubai Marina.»

GUEST: Jennifer Fonstad Founder / Managing Partner Aspect Ventures Discussing outlook for tech venture capital heading into 2017, including cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

In February, Agricxlab, an agri - tech venture using smartphone imaging to assess the quality of agri produce, had raised $ 500,000 in a seed round led by early - stage venture capital firm Ankur Capital.

GUEST: Jennifer Fonstad Founder / Managing Partner Aspect Ventures Discussing outlook for tech venture capital heading into 2017, including cybersecurity...

But Mr. Kutcher is the most prominent entertainment figure in the high - tech venture capital game, and he puts more than his money into it.

Agricxlab, an agri - tech venture that uses smartphone imaging to assess the quality of agri produce, has raised a seed round worth $ 500,000 (Rs 3.2 crore) led by early - stage venture capital firm Ankur Capital.

As in any traditional industry, it is not simple for high - tech ventures to penetrate and change endeavors that have been operating for decades and they are perceived as cut - off from reality and arrogant.

Now, to explain: the «Business Growth Fund» has # 2.5 billion of capital, while BGF Ventures is the # 200 million tech venture part of the organisation.

Aimed at closing the gender gap in the tech sector, the startup challenge featured 10 finalists pitching their emerging tech ventures before a panel of prominent investors including Nisha Dua, Partner at BBG Ventures, Iana Dimkova, Director on Healthcare Investing Team at GE Ventures, John Ason, Angel Investor, and Erica Duignan Minnihan, Managing Partner, 1000 Angels.

Ten finalists from around the world were selected to pitch their tech venture virtually on our Podcast before prominent investors.

Below is a map of global tech venture capital activity, by the Martin Prosperity Institute last year, ranked by the amount of capital raised:

He is both chairman and co-founder of Singulariteam, a prominent Israeli tech venture capitalist vehicle.

The Austin - based investment firm raised $ 19.1 million, which it will use to back women - led health tech ventures and sustainable consumer brands.

In the meantime, some on the Left are having fun with Para Bellum's name, which as Gawker noted today, the new tech venture shares with 9 mm ammunition designed for the German Luger pistol often used by Nazis in war movies.

Beyond the governor's office, investigators have subpoenaed agencies that regulate solar power and implement solar initiatives, the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, which has been the guiding force in a number of state - backed high - tech ventures, and Empire State Development Corp., the state's economic - development arm.

In a body that can't even make its microphones work most of the time, this high - tech venture sent off all kinds of warning lights.

They account for around a third of the funds invested in hi - tech ventures over the past five years.

Five years ago, Britain's venture capital funds invested around 21 per cent of their money in hi - tech ventures.

Are there any ed - tech ventures today that especially intrigue or excite you?

RH: Adam, you had substantial success with Yammer, a previous tech venture that you founded in 2008.

Sometimes cage - busters believe they can do their best work in their current school or system, and sometimes they feel like the better course is to launch a charter school, a new organization, an education tech venture, or something else.

He sits on the board of advisors of Democrats for Education Reform and is partner to an education - tech venture capital company, Learn Capital.

Here's how three women are changing tech venture capital funding to be more inclusive and bring more women to the table.

Multinational testing corporations, publishing companies, ed - tech ventures rushed in with their wares: software for administering tests, test preps, pre-tests, post-tests, tests scoring, lesson plans, teaching modules, assessment devices; entire new industries sprang into being.

The company swiftly paid $ 360 million for an educational tech venture called Wireless Generation, which had been a contractor for the city schools on two high - profile projects.

Kutcher studied biochemical engineering before starring in Hollywood programmes like Punk'd, That 70s Show, Two and a Half Men, Dude Where's My Car and Jobs, and he even co-founded tech venture capital group A-Grade Investments.

Judges for this live event are Hannah Telfer, group director of consumer and digital development at Penguin Random House UK; Dan Kieran, founder and chief executive of Unbound; and Eileen Burbidge, partner at Passion Capital and one of the UK's most influential tech venture capitalists.

They were founded by a major tech venture capital investor and their readers care about the world of business building.

Dr. Bazilian is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Advisory Council, and serves as an advisor to the Novus Modus Fund, a $ 200M clean - tech venture capital vehicle.

Relativity is a leader in the legal tech industry and an important reference point in legal tech venture capital trends.

It was also a shortlisted contestant for the Singapore Legal Tech Venture Slam Pitching Competition and a speaker at the Tech Talk stage.

Law firms are creating expert systems, hiring data scientists, starting legal tech venture funds, and structuring their data for better analysis.

Nextlaw Labs, the innovative legal tech venture development company launched by global law firm Dentons, today announced its investment in Beagle

April 23, 2018 — Nextlaw Labs, the global legal tech accelerator and innovation consultancy launched by Dentons, the world's largest law firm, and Nextlaw Ventures, the global legal tech venture capital investor, have partnered with Legal Geek...

The lawyers in the group routinely counsel clients on addressing sustainable practices such as using renewable and alternative energy, recycling and conserving water and other resources, financing green initiatives, following LEED and green construction practices, implementing corporate sustainability programs, managing climate change risks through adaptation and mitigation, and establishing clean - tech ventures.

Wasyluk and those he worked with, raised capital in the form of bitcoins for a tech venture they were putting on.

Total funding of African tech ventures grew by 51 per cent as compared to 2016, while the number of funded startups also increased by 8.9 per cent.

Top tech venture capitalist and Benchmark partner Bill Gurley thinks Silicon Valley unicorns are growing up and realizing they need to be profitable.

Also, with your comments and suggestions we hope to create a clear overview of the people and organisations that influence and shape South Africa's tech venture space.

Its latest tech ventured produced the Q Founder, though it seems that Fossil wants to go beyond or away from the mainstream Android Wear platform.

He is both chairman and co-founder of Singulariteam, a prominent Israeli tech venture capitalist vehicle.