Sentences with phrase «raising money»

Fewer private U.S. venture - capital funds are raising money to invest in startups, the National Venture Capital Association says.

The company is raising money to build a blockchain - based operating system for businesses by selling EOS tokens.

Raising money from family and friends to fund a business can be a complex situation to navigate, requiring both personal trust and a professional approach.

Will it keep raising money, or will a current investor swoop in with an acquisition offer...

First of all, it started raising money for the first time and wound up with about $ 163 million in funding.

In raising money I've employed a very specific strategy, that is based on equal parts timing, what I had and better - than - average salesman.

However, raising money at a $ 500M valuation means you need to sell at a $ 3 - 10B range.

For instance, there was an entrepreneur who was raising money for his coffee business and alongside his reward of coffee shipments, he offered backers the chance to be a «barista for a day» and have a coffee drink named after them, as well as a coffee tasting evening in his shop.

We often work with entrepreneurs who are cycling through the product - development process at the same time they're raising money.

And let's face it, not all entrepreneurs raising money from unsophisticated investors are going to use it to elevate humanity.

Bouton set his sights on mainstream grocery stores and raising money.

After all, if you are going down the road of raising money from venture capitalists, the basic contract is that you are going to build something great, and that your product has a chance of being a massive multi-billion-dollar company.

By the summer of 2008, Brooks was raising money for his new robotics company.

It's not much in the grand scheme of things, but that summer we were raising money and had to pay for travel so it made an impact,» Schiff says.

Whether you're raising money or calling people to offer support or helping out whatever cause you feel strongly about, helping people is helping people... and that always feels good.

The agency has targeted ICOs they suspect are raising money for businesses that don't even exist.

There are many pre-revenue startups that have success raising money; however, their valuations are the outcome of a negotiation.

While the Stop had started out raising money through conventional means such as grants, foundations and direct - mail campaigns, and continues to rely on these methods for the bulk of its funding, it saw opportunity in the wealthier constituency that lived near the Green Barn.

Sites like Kickstarter are useful for more than just raising money.

The buzzed about smartwatch was floundering raising money.

The trio behind the crowdfunding site bonded when they learned they each had faced trouble raising money in different industries: Ringelmann for indie films, Rubin for a charity, and Schell for a theater company.

If your supplier is savvy, they'll also know that you need backup suppliers on key products and services if you ever plan on raising money (lenders are sure to ask that question).

In this video, Entrepreneur.com contributor John Rampton talks about a book that explains a topic that's very important to serious business owners: raising money.

It simplifies and explains a topic that's very close to the serious entrepreneur: raising money.

The legal dispute follows a confession from Uber CEO Travis Kalanick in a profile for Vanity Fair that when Lyft was making the rounds raising money from venture capitalists, Uber was unapologetically going back to the same VCs to pitch Uber.

San Diego - based GoFundMe has no shortage of heart - tugging stories of people raising money for everything from cancer treatment and college tuition to international adoptions.

(Before the rule change, it was illegal for private businesses to advertise that they were raising money in the U.S.)

He's referring to a weeklong, 500 - mile relay race, launched last July by Nerdist and Lucasfilm, that features teams of runners in Star Wars costumes raising money for the Make - A-Wish Foundation.

As we talked, a dozen or so entrepreneurs whom Carbonell had invited to meet me trickled into the conference room, and the conversation quickly turned into a kvetchfest about the difficulty of raising money.

New research from Female Founders Fund confirms a trend that first popped up about six months ago: Relative to women entrepreneurs raising money in other parts of the country, women in New York are killing it.

«What's unique about raising money to start a business here is that most Southern California investors expect to see immediate monetization,» Suster says.

The topics are familiar too: building your brand with social media, raising money, hiring strategies.

We ended up not raising money.

The fledgling company pushed past other troubles by raising money, although Hindy told of a period of time when he had to pick up a second job, editing stories at Newsday, to get by.

These programs often provide entrepreneurs a host of resources, from development of investor pitches to raising money to finding specific talent.

«I don't want to have to worry about getting buy - in from executives or a board, raising money, worrying about investor's perceptions, or cashing out,» he blogged.

The team is the first all - female team to enter Kari's Tour de Freedom challenge in which they will ride an average of 200 km per day for six days from Esperance to Perth - raising money for the drug rehabilitation program.

It inhibits companies from raising money that funds future pharmaceuticals, schools, food, energy and all the ancillary industries that support these efforts.

The number of ad - tech companies raising money dropped 17 % last year compared with the year earlier, data from CBInsights shows, and the total volume of funding fell 33 % to $ 2.2 billion from $ 3.2 billion, putting it back where it was in 2013.

«Raising money is hard!

In addition to raising money, a successful crowdfunding campaign creates visibility and provides proof of concept.

You will use the deck when formally raising money from venture - capital firms.

No matter which crowdfunding platform they choose, female founders perform equal to or better than their male counterparts when raising money online.

It's no surprise, then, that businesses are turning to less conventional means of raising money.

O'Leary Funds continued raising money, but it was not enough to offset the decline in closed - end business.

Many organizations make the mistake of focusing a release on the fact that they are raising money rather than what they are raising money to do.

Beyond raising money and awareness, there are other ways these executives help the homeless youth they meet while doing the Sleep Out.

A key part of our program is our emphasis on training and coaching for all of the founders who are raising money for their next round.»

Start by raising money for a less risky venture, such as real estate.

One option that intrigues more than a few entrepreneurs is the prospect of raising money outside the U.S..