Sentences with phrase «raise venture capital backing»

As CB Insights pointed out recently, the startup was among the first bot startups to raise venture capital backing from a major investor.

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Launched in 2013, Cohesity has already raised $ 70 million in just two rounds, with a $ 350 million valuation, backed by A-list venture - capital firms Sequoia, Qualcomm Ventures, and others, according to PitchBook.

As VC firms raise larger funds and pump capital into venture - backed companies at various stages, they allow them to stay private longer.

As we've noted before, VC firms are raising larger and larger funds, pumping capital into venture - backed companies at the various stages, and likely inflating already - inflated tech valuations.

Or at least, you'll find it easier and experience less confusion and friction if you try to raise funding, or work in a venture capital - backed company.

So if you find yourself forced to cut back on your compensation — or even to cash in some of your family's outside investments to raise capital for your venture — you'll need to delay diversification until conditions stabilize.

Those findings jibe with just - reported data from the National Venture Capital Association, which reports 36 venture - backed companies went public, raising $ 3.3 billion, a 50 percent increase by number of deals and nearly 40 percent increase from the fourth quarter iVenture Capital Association, which reports 36 venture - backed companies went public, raising $ 3.3 billion, a 50 percent increase by number of deals and nearly 40 percent increase from the fourth quarter iventure - backed companies went public, raising $ 3.3 billion, a 50 percent increase by number of deals and nearly 40 percent increase from the fourth quarter in 2013.

Founded in 2007 with venture capital backing, Socrata has raised $ 55 million of equity investments to date.

At Harvard, Grab, the Singapore - based taxi hailing app that has raised more than $ 680 million in venture capital backing, has its roots in the Rock Summer Fellowship program.

The startup has raised a little under $ 40 million in funding with backing from Alphabet's venture capital arm GV, among others.

«It stands to reason the eight schools in the official Ivy League account for 10.7 percent of total capital raised and 7 percent of companies - talking undergrad numbers here - to get at least a first round of venture financing, as pedigree accounts for a lot when it comes to backing a first - time entrepreneur,» he wrote.

In fact, two years into the business, Back managed to raise $ 3 million in seed funding from a venture capital firm and angel investors.

When you're starting out in your career, you're not going to understand the role of venture capitalists unless you're in a VC - backed business or want to be, or are trying to raise capital.

HeyLets is venture - capital backed, based in San Francisco, and is currently raising its next round of funding.

Zsolt Capital, a seed - stage venture capital fund launched by the founders of Z Nation Lab, plans to raise up to $ 15 million to back technologyCapital, a seed - stage venture capital fund launched by the founders of Z Nation Lab, plans to raise up to $ 15 million to back technologycapital fund launched by the founders of Z Nation Lab, plans to raise up to $ 15 million to back technology firms.

Venture - capital investment into the sector fell 75 % from $ 3.2 billion raised in 2015, and money managers cooled on purchasing loans the companies made, forcing them to scale back.

Quanergy, a company that works on the light - detecting sensors used in driverless cars, raised financing last summer that included funds from the partly state - backed Chinese venture fund GP Capital.

«Stan Miroshnik, an L.A. - based banker whose outfit, Element Group, is exclusively focused on the digital token capital markets, said that simply figuring out how to appraise a venture - backed company that has also raised money through an ICO is proving a minefield.»

We are a Chicago based venture fund that backs the most promising Midwestern tech companies and teams raising their first round of institutional capital.

In what is believed to be the largest venture - backed funding round in the Kansas City area's history, C2FO is lighting the fuse on its global expansion with a $ 100 million capital raise.

Compass raises another $ 100M in funding Venture capital - backed real estate firm Compass raised another $ 100 million in a new funding round, bringing its total...

Join angel, seed and venture capital investors and venture - backed entrepreneurs who've raised at least $ 20M for a morning of discussions dedicated to topics of interest for early stage and growth equity investors.

The company raised $ 60 million in funding from a consortium including IDG Capital, Northern Light Venture Capital, Bosun Ventures and LineKong back in October 2015.

While we do work with a decent number of VC - ish backed Delaware LLCs (sometimes LLCs really do make sense), the vast majority of technology companies that raise venture capital either start or end up as Delaware corps.

The venture capital - backed company, valued at about $ 250m (# 171m) in a fundraising last August, now boasts more than 7 million users, has just entered into profile - raising tie - ups with social networking sites Facebook and Twitter and is in talks about a US launch.

Cardlytics has raised almost $ 200 million in equity financing from Discovery Capital, Canaan Partners, Polaris Venture Capital and others, dating back to 2009.

In just the second venture - backed tech IPO of the year, eyes are on Zscaler, which raised $ 148 million in capital from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Dell, Google Capital and TPG ahead of iventure - backed tech IPO of the year, eyes are on Zscaler, which raised $ 148 million in capital from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Dell, Google Capital and TPG ahead of icapital from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Dell, Google Capital and TPG ahead of iVenture Partners, Dell, Google Capital and TPG ahead of iCapital and TPG ahead of its IPO.

Fisker already has raised over $ 1 billion in loans, grants and equity by April this year and is backed by high - profile venture capital investors such as Advanced Equities, Kleiner Perkins, NEA and A123.

The firm led Coinbase's $ 25 million funding round back in 2013, with the startup raising more than $ 200 million in venture capital to date.

Since most of the blockchain start - ups allocate part of token total supply to the venture itself or to developers» fund, some of these tokens could be used to attract working capital for ICO preparations by pledging the tokens to get a loan and paying the loan back once the ICO is over and funds have been raised.

Through our registered broker - dealer entity (2), we help you structure high leverage, credit - backed financing options, raise capital and secure joint ventures, and offer structured finance and workout advisory.

An announcement two weeks ago that venture capital firm CSC Upshot raised $ 400 million to invest in startups on AngelList suggests a tipping point in crowdfunding, as it will allow small investors to mingle with angel investors, or those who back small startups or entrepreneurs, she said.