Sentences with phrase «tech fund on»

The Vision Fund is significantly larger than any other tech fund on the planet.

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CNBC's Kate Kelly reports on hedge - fund titan Stanley Druckenmiller's optimism in the markets, including his tech shopping spree and big bet on the emerging markets last quarter.

SPECIAL REPORT: How does a tech startup in Northbridge backed by a mining consultancy in West Perth manage to secure work on the world's largest privately funded infrastructure project, in Nicaragua?

Two years ago, Ben Kaufman, then - CEO of well - funded consumer product startup Quirky, delivered one of the most awkward, and candid, on - stage interviews I've ever witnessed at Fortune's annual Brainstorm Tech conference.

Launched in 2009 by three Yale alums — Mahbod Moghadam, Tom Lehman, and Ilan Zechory — and refined during a stint with the well - known startup incubator Y Combinator, the company was completing the details of a massive $ 40 million funding round by one of the top investors in tech, a piece of news they had agreed to announce as part of a profile on Business Insider.

In recent years, an increasing number of tech startups have turned into big - time investments opportunities for VCs, and as a result, these funds have wanted to get in on the action to bolster investor returns too.

Anzu Partners closed its debut fund at $ 128.4 million to back «hard tech» start - ups working on tech for industrial use.

CNBC's Dominic Chu reports on how Facebook's weighting in ETFs is affecting those funds following the tech giant's earnings.

Bloomberg attributes this boost to a recent surge in tech companies acquiring funding for the first time, indicating that investors are more willing than ever to take chances on startups.

• YI Capital, a Beijing - based early - stage venture fund focused on China's internet - tech companies, raised $ 116 million for its debut fund.

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it will create a 100 billion won ($ 85.8 million) fund to compensate cancer - stricken workers and their families, and for efforts to prevention such diseases at its chip and display factories.

Shortly after the Republic Windows deal closed, Surace received a note announcing a press conference to promote the stimulus bill's effect on funding for clean tech.

Sequoia never publicly explained why it chose to shut down its Israel fund but a Jerusalem - based tech investor gave his take on the events.

Baunach was one of the people who pushed to create Jumpstart, a nonprofit organization in Cleveland focused on helping idea - stage tech companies get access to funds and resources in order to grow.

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.

This week brought the clearest demonstration yet of Chinese tech firms» global ambitions as Didi Chuxing raised $ 4 billion in new venture funding and signaled its interest in acquiring control of the largest taxi - on - demand service in Brazil.

On multiple occasions, exchange - traded fund data has supported the idea that money pulled from tech has simply been reallocated elsewhere in the stock market, keeping indexes afloat.

Rubin was on the brink of raising $ 100 million (# 77 million) from Japanese tech giant SoftBank but the funding fell through due to a conflict of interest with Apple, which has partnered with SoftBank on its $ 100 billion (# 770 million) Vision Fund.

While government science and tech funding is focused on basic research, corporate R&D mostly aims to bring new, slightly - improved products (like the upgraded iPhone or marginally - better cholesterol drug) to market.

Case in point: Arlan Hamilton, the founder of Backstage Capital, an early stage tech investment fund that focuses on three underserved markets in the world of venture capital: black, female, LGBTQ company founders, or any combination of the three.

For example, my fund, ScienceVest, focuses on science - tech and life - science companies.

While Cambrian Genomics just raised $ 10 million in seed funding, it was on the verge of securing an even large amount — until the company's name started appearing in articles about misogyny in the tech industry.

Of course, Apple is also looking to compete more with tech rivals like Amazon and Google on several entertainment fronts, especially after reportedly allocating $ 1 billion to fund production of original video content over the next year.

Tech stocks hold a 27.24 percent weight on the five - star rated PrimeCap Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund (POAGX), while the Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Growth Fund Class I (PICMX) has 33.81 percent of its holdings in tTech stocks hold a 27.24 percent weight on the five - star rated PrimeCap Odyssey Aggressive Growth Fund (POAGX), while the Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Growth Fund Class I (PICMX) has 33.81 percent of its holdings in techtech.

The Clinton platform also focuses heavily on education, including a call to broaden computer science education in public schools, revamp job training programs, and provide more funds for minority colleges to help tackle tech's diversity problem.

Much of the work on high - tech prostheses is funded by the U.S. military.

And women - led private tech companies that are able to secure funding achieve 35 % higher return on investment than male - led tech companies.

While it's still getting a relatively small portion of the whole tech - funding pie, it's a sector to keep an eye on, Jones says.

Serial entrepreneur Michael Paolucci learned three valuable lessons while hunting for funding for his new venture, temporary tech - help 2.0 company Solvate: Never neglect your contact database, don't be afraid to go up to bat again where you've previously struck out, and be ready to start on the farm team.

Most of these funds say they're allocating only 1 to 2 percent of their assets to private tech firms, ensuring that no one's 401 (k) or IRA is too dependent on them.

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The good: Comparing Q2 2009 with the previous quarter shows VC tech funding has hit bottom and is on the way back up.

«Just like in Silicon Valley or New York, well - funded and profitable startups have leveled the playing field and can compete directly on salaries with the City and big tech companies for the most talented people.»

On funding tech startups: There is a HUGE bubble in the Valley for tech startups.

He spoke with tech industry pals, funded it himself, and by December the product was on shelves.

«To be clear,» Eakin said, «lifting the ban on general solicitation is not about funding the next high - tech company in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley venture capital firm IVP on Tuesday announced the close of a $ 1.5 billion fund, the latest in a string of massive new venture funds that are appearing as global investors scramble for a piece of the tech boom.

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Five of those companies went on to raise double - digit funding by year's end, according to Chinese tech database IT Juzi.

Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson announced Friday he will help fund a new $ 36 - million school of design focusing on high - tech clothing at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

In China, JMD Education Media's Future Works is the first seed round accelerator / angel fund to focus on ed - tech startups.

But then, amid fundraising troubles, the Japanese giant SoftBank — which is on a funding rampage in the U.S. tech sector — and Wag entered talks to triple that.

A tech hedge fund manager who made a big bet on cloud management company Box says his investment is paying off.

SEOUL (Reuters)- Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it will create a 100 billion won ($ 85.8 million) fund to compensate cancer - stricken workers and their families, and for efforts to prevention such diseases at its chip and display factories.

The support on the part of Chinese investors to help fund tech companies comes as some of China's leading technology players are seeing brisk business.

The dream of a Malaysian version of Shenzhen — largely funded by Chinese developers and buyers — with hotels, offices, golf courses, tech parks and thousands of ritzy new apartments, is having to adapt after China's government clamped down on an exodus of money for investment in overseas property.

It starts fulfilling platform commitments on clean energy, including funding for green infrastructure and clean tech investment in Canada's natural resource sectors.

Peter Thiel, the tech billionaire who is attempting to destroy Gawker Media by funding lawsuits against it, has long served on the Facebook board of directors.

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