Not exact matches
To date, the Toronto - based start -
up has raised nearly $ 1
million in crowdfunding and will enter its
seed round of funding soon.
The firm exploited Facebook's data rules
to vacuum
up data from some 50
million Facebook users in 2014 as part of an operation
to seed attack ads on the internet during the 2016 US election.
In addition
to the plan
to move Zappos downtown, he has made a series of investments from his sizable personal fortune:
seed capital for several tech start -
ups that have promised
to relocate; $ 2
million for a new performing - arts center that will bring Broadway shows downtown; $ 1.2
million to Teach for America
to improve downtown's schools; $ 7
million for 20 percent of the charter airline JetSuite, which he plans
to use
to fly prominent entrepreneurs and rock bands into town.
He's made upwards of 80 angel investments (including Facebook, Zynga, Flickr, Digg and Last.fm) and in 2010 joined Greylock Partners, running their $ 20
million Discovery Fund; designed
to seed fundings of worthy start -
ups.
«Startup Garage focuses on the
seed - stage of funding — getting
to the point where you can stand
up in front of investors and ask them for $ 250,000 or half a
million or maybe a
million,» Zenios says.
The 14 - person company has raised a total of $ 3.4
million in
seed and Series A financing, as well as received a $ 2
million grant from the Department of Energy's SunShot Incubator Program, which funds
up to $ 12
million in grant money
to small businesses and entrepreneurs working on both hardware and software technology that makes solar more accessible for Americans.
Zsolt Capital, a
seed - stage venture capital fund launched by the founders of Z Nation Lab, plans
to raise
up to $ 15
million to back technology firms.
We seek
seed funding of $ 5
million of co-financing per country for
up to three new country CHP platforms — a total commitment of $ 15
million.»
The startups will also have the chance
to apply
to Start -
Up Chile
Seed that offers CLP 20
million (approximately USD 30,000)
to companies with at least a validated prototype.
Expenses are being covered by AT&T, which put
up $ 2
million in
seed capital in the hope of getting access
to a new pool of well - trained engineers.
«We are a vertically integrated company controlling the product at every level of the operation from
seed development, planting, growing, harvesting, transporting, processing and packaging
up to a
million pounds of onions on a daily basis,» Director of Sustainability Nikki Rodoni declares.
Under the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan, with a
seed fund of $ 10
million, five modules are being implemented, targeted at helping young people who want
to set
up businesses.
The former state representative filed
to run for the seat in June, and at the time said he planned
to put
up several
million dollars of his own money
to seed his race.
And earlier this month, protein degrader start -
up Cullgen announced
seed funding of
up to $ 15
million.
But the idea persisted and a grass - roots campaign, initially led by David Weston at the Teacher Development Trust, snowballed until the government promised, in the months leading
up to the 2015 general election,
to provide
up to # 5
million in
seed funding.
Metal held a token sale (
ToS) this summer, inviting friends, family, and accredited investors
to put
up some $ 3
million in
seed funds — a refreshingly modest amount for a crypto start -
up.
The firm exploited Facebook's data rules
to vacuum
up data from some 50
million Facebook users in 2014 as part of an operation
to seed attack ads on the internet during the 2016 US election.
Seed stage investments will be
up to USD 200,000, Starta said, while A-round check size will be
up to USD 1
million.