«I felt I could have
raised venture capital for Open Systems, but I had a long talk with my brother - in - law, a lawyer in Wichita.
Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur.
Our team has been involved in virtually every phase of corporate finance at every stage of a company's life cycle, including
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Now since the odds of
raising venture capital for your start up company increases when going the «VC funding» way; how do you increase your chances of getting the capital you need since VCs are tougher with their rules?
He did try at one point to
raise venture capital for Nike but had zero success.
Not exact matches
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.
• Ventech
Capital, a France - based venture capital firm, raised 140 million euros ($ 174 million) for its fifth fund, Ventech Cap
Capital, a France - based
venture capital firm, raised 140 million euros ($ 174 million) for its fifth fund, Ventech Cap
capital firm,
raised 140 million euros ($ 174 million)
for its fifth fund, Ventech
CapitalCapital V.
• Elsen, a Boston - based platform - as - a-service company
for large financial institutions,
raised $ 2.4 million in a seed extension round led by Hyperplane
Venture Capital and was joined by investors including Accomplice and Launch
Capital.
In the first quarter of 2013,
for example, U.S.
venture capital firms
raised $ 2.9 billion from 44 funds — a decrease of 33 percent compared to the same quarter last year, according to the NVCA and Thomson Reuters.
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For entrepreneurs, if they can pull it off and raise money without giving out equity, it's very attractive,» says Oivind Lorentzen, an analyst who follows bitcoin and fintech for venture capital firm Oak HC /
For entrepreneurs, if they can pull it off and
raise money without giving out equity, it's very attractive,» says Oivind Lorentzen, an analyst who follows bitcoin and fintech
for venture capital firm Oak HC /
for venture capital firm Oak HC / FT.
• Activant
Capital, a Greenwich, Conn. - based private equity firm,
raised $ 129 million
for its late - stage
venture fund.
• Olympus Partners, a Stamford, Conn. - based private equity and
venture capital firm,
raised $ 3.04 billion
for its seventh fund, Olympus Growth Fund VII.
Less than 20 in 1,000 companies that
raise venture capital sell
for $ 100M or more.
• Altitude Life Science Ventures, a Seattle - based
venture capital firm, is seeking to
raise $ 125 million
for its third fund, according to an SEC filing.
• 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.
• Rally Ventures, a Minnetonka, Minn. - based
venture capital firm, plans to
raise $ 150 million
for its third
venture capital fund, according to an SEC filing.
• Eight Roads Ventures Europe, a U.K. - based
venture capital and private equity firm,
raised $ 375 million
for its third fund.
The firm has been investing under - the - radar in a mix of
venture and private equity deals since 2014, but had not
raised a large fund of pooled
capital for deals until this year.
• Floodgate, a Palo Alto, Calif. - based early - stage
venture capital firm,
raised $ 131
for its sixth fund, according to an SEC filing.
• YI
Capital, a Beijing - based early - stage
venture fund focused on China's internet - tech companies,
raised $ 116 million
for its debut fund.
• March
Capital Partners, a Santa Monica, Calif. - based venture capital firm, is seeking to raise $ 150 million for its second fund, according to an SEC
Capital Partners, a Santa Monica, Calif. - based
venture capital firm, is seeking to raise $ 150 million for its second fund, according to an SEC
capital firm, is seeking to
raise $ 150 million
for its second fund, according to an SEC filing.
• Joy
Capital, a China - based venture capital firm, is seeking to raise $ 300 million for its second fund, Joy Capital II, according to an SEC
Capital, a China - based
venture capital firm, is seeking to raise $ 300 million for its second fund, Joy Capital II, according to an SEC
capital firm, is seeking to
raise $ 300 million
for its second fund, Joy
Capital II, according to an SEC
Capital II, according to an SEC filing.
• EnCap Investments, a Houston, Texas - based
venture capital and private equity firm, raised approximately $ 6.2 billion for its energy fund, EnCap Energy Capital Fund
capital and private equity firm,
raised approximately $ 6.2 billion
for its energy fund, EnCap Energy
Capital Fund
Capital Fund XI LP.
• Resolute Ventures, a San Francisco - based early - stage
venture capital firm,
raised $ 65 million
for Resolute III, a seed fund.
• EMH Partners, a Germany - based private equity and
venture capital firm,
raised $ 350 million ($ 400 million)
for its debut fund.
• OrbiMed, a New York - based private equity and
venture capital firm,
raised $ 431.53 million
for its third Asia fund, according to an SEC filing.
• Breakout Ventures, a San Francisco - based
venture capital firm affiliated with Peter Thiel - founded Breakout Labs,
raised $ 60.1 million
for a maiden
venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
Lyft, the San Francisco - based ride - sharing start - up known
for its pink mustache hood ornaments, announced today it has
raised $ 60 million from
venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, bringing its total
capital raise to $ 83 million.
• Three partners from Black Coral
Capital, a Boston - based
venture firm, are
raising up to $ 400 million
for an inaugural fund as partners of a new firm, Spring Lane
Capital, according to an SEC filing.
• TLcom
Capital, a London and Nairobi - based venture capital firm, raised $ 40 million for its new Africa fund, TIDE Afric
Capital, a London and Nairobi - based
venture capital firm, raised $ 40 million for its new Africa fund, TIDE Afric
capital firm,
raised $ 40 million
for its new Africa fund, TIDE Africa Fund.
That gives the company credit
for its intellectual property and the $ 724 million that it has
raised, according to VC Experts, a
venture capital research firm.
• Lemnos, a San Francisco early - stage hardware
venture capital firm,
raised $ 50 million
for its third fund.
• CapHorn Invest, a France - based
venture capital firm,
raised $ 150 million
for a new fund, according to TechCrunch.
• Dundee
Venture Capital, an Omaha, Neb. - based early - stage venture capital firm, raised $ 30 million for its thir
Venture Capital, an Omaha, Neb. - based early - stage venture capital firm, raised $ 30 million for its thir
Capital, an Omaha, Neb. - based early - stage
venture capital firm, raised $ 30 million for its thir
venture capital firm, raised $ 30 million for its thir
capital firm,
raised $ 30 million
for its third fund.
• CRV, a Cambridge, Mass. - based
venture capital firm, filed to
raise $ 450 million
for a new main fund, CRV XVII.
Choi has not
raised any
venture capital money
for Mink, and has said that she's not interested in doing so.
• IDG
Capital, a Beijing - based private equity and venture capital firm, filed to raise a $ 589 million for its fifth Chinese venture capital fund, IDG China Venture Capital
Capital, a Beijing - based private equity and
venture capital firm, filed to raise a $ 589 million for its fifth Chinese venture capital fund, IDG China Venture Capital
venture capital firm, filed to raise a $ 589 million for its fifth Chinese venture capital fund, IDG China Venture Capital
capital firm, filed to
raise a $ 589 million
for its fifth Chinese
venture capital fund, IDG China Venture Capital
venture capital fund, IDG China Venture Capital
capital fund, IDG China
Venture Capital
Venture Capital Capital Fund V.
• Vintage Investment Partners, an Israel - based
venture capital firm,
raised $ 215 million
for its 10th fund.
• Growth Street Partners, a San Francisco - based
venture capital firm,
raised $ 70 million
for its debut fund.
• Phoenix
Venture Partners, a San Mateo, Calif. - based venture capital firm, raised an undisclosed amount for its firs
Venture Partners, a San Mateo, Calif. - based
venture capital firm, raised an undisclosed amount for its firs
venture capital firm,
raised an undisclosed amount
for its first fund.
• ChrysCapital, a Port Louis, Mauritius - based private equity and
venture capital firm,
raised $ 600 million
for its seventh fund, according to an SEC filing.
• Initialized
Capital, a New York - based venture capital firm, raised $ 125 million for its third fund, Initializ
Capital, a New York - based
venture capital firm, raised $ 125 million for its third fund, Initializ
capital firm,
raised $ 125 million
for its third fund, Initialized III.
To be sure, Irish
venture capital firms have their own trouble
raising money, which often makes it difficult to invest in startups
for the long - term.
• Aspect Ventures, a San Francisco - based early - stage
venture capital firm, is looking to
raise up to $ 175 million
for its second fund, according to an SEC filing.
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.
The company has
raised $ 231 million in
venture capital since its start - up in 2007, including a round
for $ 150 million in October.
• Weathergage
Capital, a Palo Alto, Calif. - based venture capital firm, said it raised $ 296 million for a fourth fund of
Capital, a Palo Alto, Calif. - based
venture capital firm, said it raised $ 296 million for a fourth fund of
capital firm, said it
raised $ 296 million
for a fourth fund of funds.
For the uninitiated, an initial coin offering (ICO) is an increasingly fashionable way for companies to circumvent traditional venture capital and raise fun
For the uninitiated, an initial coin offering (ICO) is an increasingly fashionable way
for companies to circumvent traditional venture capital and raise fun
for companies to circumvent traditional
venture capital and
raise funds.
• New Enterprise Associates, a Menlo Park, Calif. - based
venture capital firm,
raised $ 3.3 billion
for its 16th fund.
• Fort Washington
Capital Partners Group, a Cincinnati, Ohio - based private equity and venture capital firm, raised $ 350 million for its ninth private equity - fund - of - funds, Fort Washington Private Equity Invest
Capital Partners Group, a Cincinnati, Ohio - based private equity and
venture capital firm, raised $ 350 million for its ninth private equity - fund - of - funds, Fort Washington Private Equity Invest
capital firm,
raised $ 350 million
for its ninth private equity - fund - of - funds, Fort Washington Private Equity Investors IX.