Entrepreneurs listened, at least to the second part: U.S. - based companies
raised more venture capital in the fourth quarter of 2014 than they did in any other quarter over the prior 13 years, according to the National Venture Capital Association.
Not exact matches
The company has
raised $ 45.5 million in
venture capital and its tech reaches
more than 1.3 billion consumers across
more than 3.3 billion devices globally.
The 12 - year - old company, which calls itself «the front page of the internet» and boasts
more than 300 million monthly users, has
raised an additional $ 200 million in
venture capital funding that gives Reddit a valuation of nearly $ 1.8 billion.
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.
But the company's
raised more than $ 1 billion in
venture capital — and those investors need a way out, even if it takes a bit longer than expected.
Less than 20 in 1,000 companies that
raise venture capital sell for $ 100M or
more.
• Energy Innovation
Capital, a Kirkland, Ill. - based venture capital firm, raised more than $ 130 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC
Capital, a Kirkland, Ill. - based
venture capital firm, raised more than $ 130 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC
capital firm,
raised more than $ 130 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing.
Uber riders also spend 12 times as much money as their Lyft counterparts, which helps explain why Uber is valued at
more than $ 15 billion and how Kalanick has
raised a reported $ 1.5 billion in
venture capital.
The company has
raised more than $ 230 million in
venture capital since its founding, from investors such as Sigma West and Ignition Partners, and is using that money to rapidly expand its business outside the U.S.. It's well on its way: DocuSign is available in 43 languages.
Slacker Radio
raised more than $ 70 million in
venture funding from investors including Centennial Ventures, Rho
Capital Partners, Austin Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds.
RedOwl had
raised more than $ 21 million in
venture funding from investors including In - Q - Tel, Blackstone, Conversion Capital, Allegis Capital, and TCP Venture C
venture funding from investors including In - Q - Tel, Blackstone, Conversion
Capital, Allegis
Capital, and TCP
Venture C
Venture Capital.
Unomy had
raised more than $ 2 million in
venture funding from investors including AltalR
Capital, Janvest
Capital Partners, LETA
Capital, and ValueShine Ventures.
The startup has now
raised more than $ 80 million in total
venture capital.
Always the riskiest level on the funding food chain,
venture capital experienced its own mini-boom, as fund -
raising became easier and
more ideas and innovation could be supported at startups.
In total, the company has
raised more than $ 51 million in
venture capital.
His company went on to
raise more than $ 60 million in
venture capital.
The company has
raised more than $ 20 million in
venture capital, led by Third Point Ventures, with participation from NEA and Khosla Ventures.
To date, Eventbrite has
raised more than $ 78 million of
venture capital from Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital and
capital from Tiger Global, Sequoia
Capital and
Capital and others.
Ironically, Gurley's
venture capital firm, Benchmark Capital, is an early and actively supportive investor of ride - hailing company Uber, which has raised more than $ 8.2 billion and is valued at over $ 51 b
capital firm, Benchmark
Capital, is an early and actively supportive investor of ride - hailing company Uber, which has raised more than $ 8.2 billion and is valued at over $ 51 b
Capital, is an early and actively supportive investor of ride - hailing company Uber, which has
raised more than $ 8.2 billion and is valued at over $ 51 billion.
A 2007 Y Combinator graduate, Dropbox, has reportedly
raised $ 250 million in
venture capital at a valuation of
more than $ 4 billion.
Since its 2012 launch, the Toronto - based «virtual garage sale» site had
raised more than US$ 34 million, including from heavyweight American funds such as Sequoia
Capital and Lightspeed
Venture Partners.
By contrast, women who
raise A rounds in the Bay Area, «tend to have
more technical backgrounds and many are serial entrepreneurs who have
raised venture capital while running other companies.»
Before co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer honed the concept of ride hailing at Lyft, which has 1,000 employees, operates in 200 cities, and has
raised more than $ 2 billion in
venture capital, they built its predecessor, a ridesharing upstart called Zimride.
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.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 - A
venture capital firm aiming to bring
more U.S. startups to Russia has
raised a $ 200 million fund, hoping to use the fresh pool of money to help Silicon Valley companies deliver their services to Russia's biggest corporations and its millions of internet - connected consumers.
And, he admits, he might have been able to get
more than the $ 2 million he is looking to get from this upcoming crowdfunding
raise if he had decided to go the
venture capital route.
More than 500 digital technology startups around the world have
raised funds by selling their own cryptocurrencies, or tokens, that sidestep banks or
venture capital firms as intermediaries.
Startups working on digital currencies like Bitcoin and the related blockchain technology have
raised $ 1.3 billion in traditional
venture capital since the start of 2017, but $ 4.5 billion via
more controversial initial coin offerings, TechCrunch reported.
Huang says the company, which is not yet profitable and
raised $ 132 million in
venture capital from American Express Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, DST Global, and others, could have maximized margins and increased savings by reducing staff, but he told the board that he felt the company would be more profitable in the long term if it dedicated itself to its emp
venture capital from American Express Ventures, Bessemer
Venture Partners, DST Global, and others, could have maximized margins and increased savings by reducing staff, but he told the board that he felt the company would be more profitable in the long term if it dedicated itself to its emp
Venture Partners, DST Global, and others, could have maximized margins and increased savings by reducing staff, but he told the board that he felt the company would be
more profitable in the long term if it dedicated itself to its employees.
Bright Health just wrapped up its first year selling into Colorado's individual market, after it
raised more than $ 240 million in
venture capital.
Since then, she's gone on to build a subscription makeup service, which has
raised more than $ 100 million in
venture capital.
Five months later, the Pebble team went on to
raise $ 15 million in
venture capital from Charles River Ventures, a traditional VC house with
more than two decades of traction.
Today, Discord has
raised more than $ 150 million in
venture capital, counting money Citron had
raised for the previous startup, from Silicon Valley's top firms, including Benchmark and Greylock.
At the moment, the company is valued at approximately $ 8 billion, and it has
raised more than $ 2.5 billion in
venture capital.
BigBasket
raised more than $ 290 million in
venture funding from investors including Trifecta Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Helion Venture Partners, and Abraaj
venture funding from investors including Trifecta
Capital, Bessemer
Venture Partners, Helion Venture Partners, and Abraaj
Venture Partners, Helion
Venture Partners, and Abraaj
Venture Partners, and Abraaj Group.
Still, Hampton Creek has
raised more than $ 200 million in
venture capital and has a team of 60 working on R&D, including top cell biologists from academia and industry.
The growth of the
venture capital industry — VCs
raised $ 28.5 billion last year, up from $ 3.8 billion in 2002 — coupled with a tepid market for initial public offerings has made the competition among VCs for good deals
more intense than ever.
It has
raised a total of $ 8 billion in
venture capital, most recently at a valuation of $ 62.5 billion — about $ 10 billion
more than Ford Motor's public market value.
More than $ 45 million
raised thus far would imply Relativity's valuation is in excess of $ 100 million, using traditional
venture capital measurements.
Affectiva went on to
raise more than $ 30 million from investors including the Silicon Valley
venture capital powerhouse Kleiner Perkins, and grew to 20 - some employees in the U.S. and another 20 in Cairo, who manually code facial expressions to feed into the company's machine - vision algorithms.
I watch hardworking business owners give away large percentages of their
ventures because they are
raising capital too early when it is
more difficult to assess the value of their companies.
Cypher is the CEO and co-founder of Oak Labs Interactive, the company behind the interactive mirrors, which just announced it has
raised $ 4.1 million in a seed round led by Wing
Venture Capital to bring refine the technology and bring it to
more retailers.
At the helm of a company which has
raised $ 42 million in
venture capital and amassed
more than 1 million customers in 251 countries, he says he has learned a thing or two along the way.
Over the years, he's
raised more than $ 30 million in funding, most recently an undisclosed amount from Hearst Interactive Media, the media company's
venture capital arm, in 2006.
The company has
raised more than $ 18 million in
venture capital funding.
The company, based in Santa Monica, Calif., has
raised more than US $ 20 million, with backers including the firm of Andreessen Horowitz, Mark Cuban, Yahoo's Marissa Mayer, Tony Hsieh of Zappos, and a number of prominent
venture capital firms.
Tulip.io Inc., whose mobile software allows sales associates and retailers to engage
more effectively with customers, has
raised $ 40 million in a new round of
venture -
capital financing led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Jasper had
raised about $ 205 million in
venture capital investments from Sequoia Capital and Benchmark and more recently from the private equity fund T
capital investments from Sequoia
Capital and Benchmark and more recently from the private equity fund T
Capital and Benchmark and
more recently from the private equity fund Temasek.
Since it was founded in 1995,
venture - capital firm Insight Venture Partners has raised more than $ 13 billion and invested in companies like Udemy, Zenefits, Docker, Nextdoor, and Hoo
venture -
capital firm Insight
Venture Partners has raised more than $ 13 billion and invested in companies like Udemy, Zenefits, Docker, Nextdoor, and Hoo
Venture Partners has
raised more than $ 13 billion and invested in companies like Udemy, Zenefits, Docker, Nextdoor, and Hootsuite.
It has
raised more than $ 4 billion in outside equity and debt financing; its investors include a Who's Who of Silicon Valley
venture -
capital firms (Greylock, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz) and a number of high - profile individuals, such as Amazon founder Jeff
capital firms (Greylock, Sequoia
Capital, Andreessen Horowitz) and a number of high - profile individuals, such as Amazon founder Jeff
Capital, Andreessen Horowitz) and a number of high - profile individuals, such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.