Sentences with phrase «providing early funding»

Golden Seeds, a group of mostly ex-Wall Street women, has been providing early funding to female - run companies since 2005; Cindy Padnos's Illuminate Ventures was formed in 2009.

Since then he has co-founded the data analytics firm Palantir Technologies, made the first outside investment in Facebook, provided early funding for companies like SpaceX, LinkedIn, Yelp, and Spotify, and established and funds the Thiel Foundation, which nurtures tomorrow's tech visionaries.

Not exact matches

As mentioned earlier, online lenders may provide funding (and quickly) if other alternatives fail, especially for those with bad credit.

Under an agreement announced earlier this year, Huahua Media and state - linked Shanghai Film Group were to provide Paramount with a $ 1 billion cash investment, giving the studio much - needed funds for growth.

Also, the seed funding Bing Fund will grow, allowing Microsoft to provide early - stage funding to more startups.

«As we announced earlier this week, Valeant and Philidor have reached an agreement providing for the wind - down of their relationship, including allowing Philidor to retain funds otherwise due to Valeant,» said Valeant spokesperson Laurie Little.

The Turkish government remains committed to continue supporting entrepreneurship as evidenced by their plans to form a new venture - capital fund of funds to provide additional capital to early - stage companies.

But the main focus of the new fund is to provide relatively unknown companies with early - stage infusions.

She has become a staunch advocate for raising awareness about brain aneurysms and increasing funding for research, establishing «The Sharon Epperson Chair of Research» through the Brain Aneurysm Foundation to provide grants for research on early detection.

The two - year - old venture capital firm provides seed and early stage funding to 44 startups in the area.

For example, «Besides being an early investor in Netflix, Jay Hoag's Silicon - Valley - based Technology Crossover Ventures provided early - stage funding to Zillow and Expedia, two companies founded by [fellow director Richard] Barton.

In September, Governor John Hickenlooper announced his administration would allocate $ 9 million (with an option for an additional $ 3 million) to a fund that would provide early - stage investment capital and / or debt to startups in rural Colorado counties.

The program which was open to startups from around the world, will provide up to $ 30,000 USD equity free seed funding for early stage startups, as well as assistance registering, and launching businesses locally.

TORONTO, July 13, 2016 — Today, Morgan Solar Inc. announced $ 10 million in funding led by ArcTern Ventures, a venture capital fund developed in partnership with MaRS Discovery District that provides early - stage capital to companies in the cleantech sector.

Techstars supports every stage of the entrepreneurial journey, from early - stage grassroots community development to more formal opportunities that provide education, experience, acceleration, funding and beyond.

Eynon - Lynch says PearDeck sometimes draws comparison to Nearpod, which provides similar offerings (and also raised a hearty round of venture funding earlier this month).

«He used investor funds for his own personal use — including the purchase of a house — and provided other investor funds for use in paying back earlier investors.

The country also has notable gaps in angel networks and seed funds, and provides only early - stage funding,» observes Makhoul.

MF: The government would have set up a fund and the fund's money would have been provided to banks on the term that Warren Buffet earlier that week had made — a $ 5 billion investment in Goldman Sachs.

The Hyperion Fund provides investors access to a diversified portfolio of professionally vetted early stage investment opportunities

The Hyperion Fund functions as a syndicated venture capital fund that provides independent investors access to the earliest stages of investing in blockchain projeFund functions as a syndicated venture capital fund that provides independent investors access to the earliest stages of investing in blockchain projefund that provides independent investors access to the earliest stages of investing in blockchain projects.

The Startup Fund aims to correct this market deficiency by providing early - stage funding so that promising companies can get started and move towards more traditional financing.

The Fund is able to mitigate early - stage investment risks by leveraging its relationship with MaRS, which provides access to a leading network of innovators developing clean and sustainable technologies.

Other investors include Kinetic Ventures, Revel Partners and The Hive, an early stage fund for data driven businesses that also provided STAQ's seed round funding of $ 1.1 million.

Launched in 2012, the MaRS Cleantech Fund aims to provide early - stage funding to companies developing next - generation clean technology breakthroughs with global markets, deep intellectual property and capital - lean business models.

Currently active issuers include: The Active Impact Fund (AIF) supports early stage social ventures with both funding and part - time, interim senior operational support to provide capacity building.

Tom is also managing partner of ArcTern Ventures, a privately - backed venture capital fund that provides early - stage capital to companies developing breakthrough ideas in the cleantech sector.

Today, Morgan Solar Inc. announced $ 10 million in funding led by ArcTern Ventures, a venture capital fund developed in partnership with MaRS Discovery District that provides early - stage capital to companies in the cleantech sector.

[1] In the words of program founder Roland Tibbetts: «to provide funding for some of the best early - stage innovation ideas — ideas that, however promising, are still too high risk for private investors, including venture capital firms.»

In January, a study by Morgan Stanley showed that hedge funds» holdings versus the cash provided to them by investors stood at 153 percent versus 143 percent in early 2011.

Firstly, ICOs provide efficient and low cost funding to promising start - ups or early - stage projects that is accessible to any participant across any geography reducing their entry barriers; secondly, they provide an investment opportunity in a new and disruptive technology to gain on future potential of blockchain while allowing the participants to diversify their current exposures in cryptocurrencies along with high liquidity.

Google Ventures provides seed, venture and such early - stage funding to companies.

It's because angel investors provide this critical early stage capital, and are involved in so many more young companies, that I believe they are more important to entrepreneurs, and the economy, than traditional VC funds.

SPARQ Systems today announced $ 11 million in funding led by ArcTern Ventures, a venture capital fund that provides early - stage capital to companies in the cleantech sector.

Techstars supports every stage of the entrepreneurial journey — from early stage grassroots community development to more formal opportunities that provide education, experience, acceleration, funding, and beyond.

In an earlier blog post, we provided a brief survey of recent monetary policy cycles in the U.S., showing that a higher Fed funds rate doesn't necessarily affect the yield on Treasury bonds in the same way.

The Aurora Funds is a venture capital firm that provides capital, connections and strategic guidance to entrepreneurs with early - stage healthcare and information technology companies.

This provides additional opportunities for ZNL Fund to invest in a startup at an early stage and in most cases the first investors into the company.

John also served as the VP and Head of Corporate Development for an early - stage renewable energy and feed company based in Florida as well as a Director in Business Development at Valens Capital, a billion dollar hedge fund focused on providing flexible, custom - tailored and cost - effective debt and equity growth financing solutions to small - cap public and private companies.

MAA typically invests in companies in the Kansas City region and provides early - stage commercialization funding in the «seed round» investment range not typically served by venture capitalists ($ 250,000 — $ 1.5 M).

Nearly a year ago, they quietly provided Lonsdale's newest, early - stage venture firm, 8VC, with $ 425 million in funding for its debut fund, along with $ 50 million for a separate seed fund.

He is engaged in business start - up and funding providing capital and mentorship to early stage businesses.

Therefore, in addition to providing funding for early - stage companies, Cambridge Angels also offer start - ups the considerable benefit of a wide range of expertise, contacts and directly relevant experience in establishing and growing entrepreneurial businesses successfully.

Accelerate Fund I provided a great entry platform for early - stage companies to leverage investments made by angel investors.

The IAF provides seed funding for early stage startups.

«With remarkable growth in the global cleantech market, we need to capitalize on this momentum and provide our most promising cleantech entrepreneurs with the critical early - stage funding they need to become tomorrow's market leaders, driving economic growth here at home.»

We provide a platform for high net worth individuals, family offices, and Venture Funds to make direct investments in a curated selection of high - growth, early - stage investment opportunities.

The acquisitions will be funded via a $ 61 million capital raising, which will also provide funding for the development of further 1000 hectares of almond orchards leased to Singapore's Olam at Darlington Point in the NSW Riverina and an earlier acquisition of 259 hectares of macadamia orchards near Bundaberg.

New York based wine importer Cape Classics is making great strides to transform the South African wine industry through the establishment of the Indaba Education Fund (IEF), a fully accredited 501 (c)(3) organization which provides early childhood teacher training, learning materials, and educational infrastructure to young, at - risk children living in the South African Winelands.

Cape Classics, which launched the Indaba Education Fund (IEF), is receiving enthusiastic financial support from its business partners and benefactors in America, to provide early childhood teacher training, learning materials and educational infrastructure to uplift young, at - risk children living in the South African Winelands.