Sentences with phrase «raising funds»

The technology has already gained momentum, raising funds from blockchain investment companies including Digital Currency Group, Pantera Capital and Fenbushi Capital and the release on the 28th is already tipped as one of the biggest Altcoin releases of the year.

Despite the volatile cryptocurrency market and an «unorthodox approach to raising funds,» though, Winding Tree successfully reached its target of $ 10 million, Hockenberry said.

Blume Ventures managing partner Sanjay Nath said that, while the quality of entrepreneurs had improved, many founders were obsessed more about raising funds and not about their products.

Covenant House invites anyone to experience what it's like, while raising awareness and support for homeless youth through an inspired program called Sleep Out America (#SleepOutAmerica) where for one night, you can make a difference for homeless youth in your area by raising funds and sleeping outside in solidarity.

Raising funds takes time; if you want to have a good chance of raising enough capital, you need to come up with a large list of potential investors to talk to.

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are becoming increasingly popular methods of raising funds to develop new tech products or services.

Before raising funds, an entrepreneur must remain cognizant of his or her responsibility towards providing investors a reasonable exit.

This option allows business owners to kill two birds with one stone — validate their product in the market while raising funds.

Avail Finance joins a growing list of fin - tech startups in the lending, payments and personal finance segments that have been raising funds.

Wide distribution over the internet • Low cost, efficient, transparent capital • The «great equalizer «• Media / PR, awareness • Increase customer engagement and • Evangelize backers into investors (customer acquisition) • Reduce risk by getting feedback on new launches (product or ventures) • Market research Access to Capital Marketing Platform Validation • Raising funds via crowdfunding markets is a very public and transparent • Protect your IP and speak to a lawyer • Crowdfunding takes a lot of effort and commitment • The majority of Ideas fail to reach their funding goal • How will this affect your companies brand?

And for the Chinese private equity groups, raising funds in dollars instead of yuan enables them to target overseas investments without getting entangled in Beijing's capital controls, while international investors often wish to avoid taking local currency risk.

That event will be raising funds for the ACLU, Planned Parenthood and Earthjustice.

And while being owned by eBay meant not having to deal with the pressure of raising funds, other headaches replaced them.

Yesterday, I wrote about the Securities and Exchange Commission's vote to lift the ban on general solicitation, an 80 - year - old rule that prevented entrepreneurs from speaking publicly about raising funds for their businesses.

But according to Fulton, the appeal is not limited to raising funds.

By putting restrictions on the people raising funds, we're taking away their ability to find the best deals.

Today, even veteran CEOs are having a tough time raising funds, and what money they do raise comes with a lot of strings attached.

We chatted with co-founder Taylor about starting up, raising funds and disrupting the education world.

Raising funds through a strategic round of venture capital and bringing on a board of advisors will help give you the resources to achieve your dreams.

Still, some entrepreneurs have adapted accordingly, raising funds through angel investors or by bootstrapping.

The quartet of bills makes technical changes to several securities laws, easing obstacles to raising funds.

OPUS is currently raising funds through an ICO to continue working toward this vision of artist empowerment.

Women have found more success with raising funds via crowdfunding, typically facilitated by the internet after the crowdfunding provisions came into effect in May 2016.

Raising funds wasn't easy, to put it mildly.

Nedlands - based investment company Oceanic Uranium Fund Ltd will raise $ 50 million in its initial public offer, raising funds to pursue investments in the uranium and broader energy sectors, the company has announced.

While handling these details might not be as thrilling as raising funds part of the campaign, they have a direct impact on an entrepreneur's ability to execute his or her vision, fulfill orders and make the transition from a campaign into a fully sustainable business.

Raising funds on a platform such as Kickstarter can drive you a little crazy.

VC John Frankel of ff Venture Capital wants to answer your big startup questions about raising funds, meeting investors and pitching.

Raising funds often ends up being a long process, so don't let a short - term obstacle get in your way.

In a future world where cash becomes marginalized and digital «credits» take over as a system of payments, companies find old - fashioned stock issuance a trite method of raising funds.

Thus, raising funds is actually the easy part.

JP: Now that we've built our beta software, we're laser - focused on raising funds to improve it and scale it across the country.

In other words, Canadian firms have a harder time raising funds than U.S. counterparts, even though it would, on average, make more of a positive difference for them.

Online streaming service provider Quickflix has requested a trading halt for at least a month so it can undertake a restructuring program aimed at reducing costs, raising funds and attracting new customers.

InfoScout's mobile apps Shoparoo and Receipt Hog incentivize consumers to scan and upload the receipts they receive from every shopping trip they make, rewarding them either by raising funds for a school of their choice or by giving them cold, hard cash.

Those stuck in any kind of silo risk missing opportunities, not only for growth, but also for quickly raising funds in times of emergency, finding the product idea that will turn your company around or hiring a leader with a different perspective who can pull your organization out of the mud.

Detroit is raising funds to build an international trade crossing bridge between the city and Windsor, Ontario.

Bell was hired as a senior vice-president of sales and syndication, which involved co-ordinating meetings for O'Leary, assisting in raising funds and building relationships with brokers and financial planners.

UNICORN WATCH: Reddit is raising funds at a $ 1.7 billion valuation, Bloomberg reports.

While the US VC houses don't appear to be raising funds anywhere near the size of SoftBank's Vision Fund, it's possible that they will work together on deals in a bid to convince founders to take their money instead of or alongside SoftBank's.

He also broke a speed record for flying around the world in a light jet while raising funds for the Make - A-Wish Foundation in 2009.

Raising funds for your mobile app is dependent on only one person — you.

There are many options for raising funds to start building your mobile app before you get to the investor.

Luckey's anonymity started to crack last weekend, when Nimble America was trying to raise funds.

The new bonds would capitalize on the province's ability to raise funds at low interest rates, said Finance Minister Charles Sousa.

Navigator Resources» struggle to raise funds has ended for the worse with administrators called in and about 200 workers being laid off.

On Kickstarter, anyone can donate money to entrepreneurs, artists and other creative types seeking to raise funds for their projects.

We would have really struggled to raise funding without that traction, and so I advise others to just get started and try and build something that people will pay for

That case involved a newspaper ad that was intended to raise funds for Martin Luther King Jr., and mentioned the behavior of the Alabama police department, as well as other state authorities.

• Acorns, a Newport Beach, Calif. - based micro-investing app, raised funding of an undisclosed amount from The Rise Fund.