Sentences with phrase «securing venture capital investment»

Did you know: Nebraska ranks in the bottom 20 % of U.S. states for securing venture capital investment, but a nonprofit group called Invest Nebraska is hoping to change that.

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In addition to the difficulty that many potential business owners face in accessing capital, aboriginal people have unique challenges to securing financing including legislation prohibiting the use of on - reserve assets as collateral, lack of local financial institutions to work with, and lack of access to angel investment or venture capital.

To secure much - needed investment capital for new ventures or growth, small - business owners must think outside the box.

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This new source of funding will help all entrepreneurs, but may have an especially meaningful impact for women and minorities who may otherwise struggle to secure funding through traditional means such as venture capital and angel investment.

The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership's strategic plan, The Saratoga Strategy, outlines our efforts to secure new jobs and capital investment by engaging existing business owners, fostering the growth of early stage companies and planting the seeds and providing resources for new start - up ventures in Saratoga County.

Wenhong also secured a $ 20 million investment from venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield Byers (KPCB) in April 2011, followed by a second round investment of $ 100 million with Warburg Pincus and KPCB in August 2011, marking the site as one of the top e-tailers offering foreign - made merchandise within the Chinese market.

Impressively, Texas as a state has also secured the fourth highest amount of venture capital investment over the past two years, behind venture capital heavyweights California, Massachusetts, and New York.

Massachusetts trails only California in securing the most venture capital investment as a state, and the dense population centers in the Northeast offer a great supply of customer prospects for your new business.

According to The New York Times, that billion - dollar valuation was achieved when Spotify secured a financing round of about $ 100m in February 2011, led by the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Russian investment company DST Global.

NEW YORK CITY — Honest Buildings, the leading online marketplace and business development engine for building professionals, today announced that it has secured $ 4 million in Series A-1 Financing from a group of investors led by Thrive Capital, a private equity and venture capital firm founded by Joshua Kushner that focuses on technology invesCapital, a private equity and venture capital firm founded by Joshua Kushner that focuses on technology invescapital firm founded by Joshua Kushner that focuses on technology investments.