Sentences with phrase «says funds raised»

Chancellor George Osborne says funds raised through a new «sugar tax» — a levy on soft drink providers — would be invested in out - of - hours school activities.

Telegram said the funds raised will go toward the «development of Telegram and TON and for the ongoing expenses required to support the growth of the ecosystem.»

But she says her fund raising disadvantage isn't going to deter her from deciding to seek the seat.

Not exact matches

Everyone who raises a first - time fund probably says it's really hard, but it's got to be easier if it's three people at Sequoia starting their own fund.

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

The company says it has had a positive cash flow every year since its inception, in 2002; it didn't raise outside funding until 2012.

She said «most of the founders we work with look at YC as the gold standard,» and that distancing the fund from YC could «hinder our chances of raising successor funds.»

«It's unclear who would be willing to sign such a binding agreement under the current environment of deteriorating public finances and the need to raise funds to finance wars,» said Rangasamy.

CrunchBase lists Fancy's total prior funding at $ 78 million, but Bloomberg's source said that it has raised $ 53 million total.

«There's no way I'm raising a $ 500 - million fund later if the first one doesn't hit it out of the park,» he says.

Investors have been saying, WeLike to WeWork: This year Neumann and his coworking company raised an additional $ 2.5 billion in funding — much of which is earmarked toward aggressive expansion in Asia — at a valuation of $ 20 billion.

In the rare instances in which venture capitalists used to invest in women, they'd promptly replace them with men, says Amy Millman, co-founder and president of Springboard Enterprises, which mentors and coaches women to raise venture funding.

Touch of Modern has raised a total of $ 17 million in funding and says its revenue is on track to hit $ 200 million in 2018.

The company — which doesn't release its exact finances, but reportedly has an annual revenue run rate near $ 1 billion — is said to be raising a new round of funding that would value it at more than $ 5 billion.

«Given the economic outlook, and recognizing the time it takes for policy actions to affect future economic conditions, the committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 0.25 to 0.50 percent,» the FOMC's post-meeting statement said.

«When raising a first - time fund in an»em erging geography», it's important to be sensitive and respectful to the other entities in the local community that may be impacted,» said Lewis and Clark Principal Scott Bernstein.

Large though that figure may seem, analysts say it's within investor expectations: Delivery Hero, which brokers deliveries from a network of restaurants or brings the food to customers» homes via courier, was most recently valued at between 3.5 billion euros ($ 3.9 billion) and 4 billion euros ($ 4.1 billion), when it raised funding from Naspers, a South African e-commerce company.

Dror said Brainard's response planted the inkling of possibility in his mind that he could raise a fund.

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...»»

So, if you're thinking about raising capital, you need to be aware of the current traction milestones for each series to avoid accidentally stack ranking yourself right out of your chances for funding,» says Goldner.

AllThingsD says the fund - raising round is evidence that Twitter is trying to be the next Google, not sell itself to the current one.

We raised sufficient funds to allow us to stay in business thus far,» he says.

The Boom Supersonic's XB - 1, or the «baby boom,» has received $ 33 million (# 26 million) in Series A funding, taking its total raised to $ 41 million (# 33 million), the company said in a blog.

Eliminating this funding would remove the crucial seed money we leverage to raise additional funds from individuals and corporations,» Metz said in an email.

Airbnb doesn't need the money, Chesky said — whether for ongoing operations or for M&A (the company just completed another $ 1 billion funding round and has reportedly spent less than 10 % of the $ 3 billion plus in equity it has raised), resources aren't a limitation.

• Weathergage Capital, a Palo Alto, Calif. - based venture capital firm, said it raised $ 296 million for a fourth fund of funds.

Given Kik hasn't raised venture money since 2015, what's to say its ICO isn't a last - ditch effort to raise funding from more ignorant investors?

Either way, it's likely trading will start slowly, said Mike Novogratz, chief executive officer of Galaxy Investment Partners, which is raising a crypto hedge fund targeted at $ 500 million.

In a recent speech to the Providence Chamber of Commerce, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said, «I think it will be appropriate at some point this year to take the initial step to raise the federal - funds rate target and begin the process of normalizing monetary policy.»

The company has the funding to go head - to head with tech giants, and is on target to raise a billion dollars by the end of 2017, she said.

Telecommunications company Norwood Systems says it still has enough funds to meet its development objectives for the coming financial year, despite failing to raise a minimum $ 1 million in a priority offer which it had previously said would be needed to fund those goals.

Perth land developer Peet says it will seek to raise $ 47 million to help fund $ 95 million worth of acquisition interests in six residential development projects across Australia.

Rubber recycler and manufacturer Reclaim Industries says it will raise $ 2 million to provide funding for its proposed $ 3.8 million takeover of cloud - based recruitment business Skills Connect and has placed a formal share sale agreement to the company.

Junior miner Jameson Resources says it has received firm commitments for a $ 2 million capital raising to fund work at its flagship Crown Mountain coking coal project in British Columbia.

«With B Corp certification, investors can see that I'm not just some hippie with a bleeding heart; I'm driven by business solutions,» says Ian Rosenberger, founder of Pittsburgh - based Thread International, a recycled fabric company that has raised more than $ 4 million in VC funding.

While he says he's «definitely broke,» Hater is starting to gain ground and the company is in the process of raising a round of seed funding.

A year ago, after the company announced it had raised $ 50 million in Series D funding, Wojcicki said that they were focused on lowering cost to bring in more users — a million by the end of 2013 was the company's stated goal.

Since then, Flipboard has raised $ 50 million in additional funding, and McCue has said the company is well positioned to continue as a standalone business.

The former Dropbox executive raised $ 140 million for her first fund and says that while bigger funds have a clear advantage when it comes to leading the largest deals, her dual focus — A.I. and diversity — gives her a leg up.

One sure - fire way to tell if your provider has raised the prices is to look at the fee disclosure and compare it to what you would pay if you bought the fund directly from the manager, Robbins said.

Cineworld said it expected to fund the deal through a rights issue to raise about 1.7 billion pounds ($ 2.3 billion), with the rest provided by committed debt facilities and existing cash.

Failure to meet targets and pressures on funding prompted the downgrade last week by Moody's, which said Tesla was likely to raise more than $ 2 billion in new capital, partly to cover about $ 1.2 billion in convertible bonds due by March 2019.

MADRID / LONDON, April 20 (Reuters)- The private equity funds of Blackstone and Apollo are the only two bidders left in the sale of Spanish gaming hall operator Cirsa, raising doubts about whether the sale will go ahead, sources familiar with the matter said.

No outside funding has been raised, though the founders say they've put «a solid six - figures» worth of capital into the business.

According to the minutes, most Fed officials said at their November 2nd meeting that it would be «appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate relatively soon.»

U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm raised its offer to buy NXP Semiconductors to $ 127.50 per share on Tuesday, and said it has the backing of the shareholder group led by hedge fund Elliott Management that opposed its previous proposal.

MADRID / LONDON, April 20 - The private equity funds of Blackstone and Apollo are the only two bidders left in the sale of Spanish gaming hall operator Cirsa, raising doubts about whether the sale will go ahead, sources familiar with the matter said.

But while the nonprofit, nonpartisan lobby group says it represents the interests of small business owners, some Democrats are raising questions about both its funding sources and its tax status.

The business, which also has received an investment from Photobucket co-founder Alex Welch, is looking at raising a Series A funding round, says Stacey.

The funding rate says that for every 1 percent of your income you share with your backers, you can raise X dollars.