According to data compiled by Crunchbase, over 130 blockchain and blockchain - adjacent startups have
raised venture capital funding through the first two months of 2018 alone.
Firms such as Grofers and Peppertap, among others, have
raised venture capital funding as investors have lapped on to the business opportunity.
Still,
raising venture capital funding can be a risky business if you aren't realistic about what to expect.
In addition to professionals wanting to enter the venture capital field and entrepreneurs looking to
raise venture capital funding, this course also benefits anyone who wants to learn more about financing, including lawyers, accountants, angel investors, bankers, policy makers, regulators and educators.
Business owners have many options for funding, including obtaining a loan or
raising venture capital funding.
The cost of
raising venture capital funds or holding an IPO was a very expensive process, but an ICO opens a company to investment funding from the public without having to lose the huge percentage or pay the substantial associated fees.
Not exact matches
ZirMed
raised venture funding of an undisclosed amount from Sequoia
Capital and Poplar Ventures.
Redux had
raised approximately $ 5 million in
venture funding from investors including Arie
Capital.
Investors in Bugcrowd's latest round of
funding have privately valued the company at $ 115 million, including the new
funds raised, according to data provided by Pitchbook, a site that tracks
venture capital deals.
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.
• Qiming
Venture Partners, a China - based venture capital firm, has set out to raise a $ 900 million sixth venture fund, according to a filing with t
Venture Partners, a China - based
venture capital firm, has set out to raise a $ 900 million sixth venture fund, according to a filing with t
venture capital firm, has set out to
raise a $ 900 million sixth
venture fund, according to a filing with t
venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
• 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.
Yet another Silicon Valley
venture capital firm
raising yet another
fund isn't usually big news — it happens all the time.
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.
• 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
fund, Olympus Growth
Fund Fund VII.
IvyMark had
raised approximately $ 2.9 million in
funding from investors including Pitango
Venture Capital, NFX and Disruptive VC.
• 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.
As VC firms
raise larger
funds and pump
capital into
venture - backed companies at various stages, they allow them to stay private longer.
• 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.
The go - getter attitude that landed her positions at McKinsey, Aeropostale, and Google is evident in her approach to grow the brand, which has partnered with department store giant Bloomingdale's and
raised $ 13.6 million in
venture capital funding.
Weebly had
raised approximately $ 35.7 million in
venture funding from investors including Sequoia
Capital, Tencent Holdings, Baseline Ventures, Floodgate, and SV Angel.
• 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.
Lytro had
raised about $ 215.8 million in
venture funding from investors including Blue Pool
Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Qualcomm Ventures, and NEA.
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.
• 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.
Owen Brainard, the managing director of Brainard
Capital, responded: «First step to
raising a
venture fund is saying «if I ever
raise a
venture fund...»»
Jaco
raised $ 1.15 million in
venture funding from Hillsven
Capital and UpWest Labs.
• 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.
The potential global market helped Vollmar, CEO, and Koch, CTO,
raise $ 15 million in
venture capital, including a $ 10 million Series B round
funded last winter.
• 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 XI
fund, EnCap Energy
Capital Fund
Capital Fund XI
Fund XI LP.
• Resolute Ventures, a San Francisco - based early - stage
venture capital firm,
raised $ 65 million for Resolute III, a seed
fund.
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.
Green helped Weiss
raise $ 2 million in seed
funding, which she used to assemble a small team, including creative director Helen Steed, a beauty industry vet who'd helped build Bumble & Bumble, and COO Henry Davis, who came from the London office of
venture capital firm Index Ventures.
• EMH Partners, a Germany - based private equity and
venture capital firm,
raised $ 350 million ($ 400 million) for its debut
fund.
Moving into the nonprofit incubator CommonWealth Kitchen, which houses 50 food
ventures, helped, and Leife has
raised undisclosed
funds from investors including Fresh Source
Capital.
LivingSocial, another dailty deals website, has
raised almost a billion dollars in
venture capital funding, but it's laid off hundreds of people and is now half the size it used to be.
• 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.
Unomy had
raised more than $ 2 million in
venture funding from investors including AltalR
Capital, Janvest
Capital Partners, LETA
Capital, and ValueShine Ventures.
• 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.
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.
We got the idea of
raising seed
venture capital so we could
fund the early stages of projects and then introduce the ideas to
funding sources.
• 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 F
fund, TIDE Africa
FundFund.
In April, the San Francisco startup
raised US$ 22 million in
funding from
venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.