Sentences with phrase «venture capital backed companies»

Despite the massive increase in dollars flowing into venture capital backed companies in recent years, the exit environment is decidedly tepid.

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Gin Lane had never taken equity before, but Harry's had backing from a number of venture capital firms Shine knew well, and one of the Harry's co-founders had helped launch online eyewear company Warby Parker.

A health insurance company launched by entrepreneurs - turned - financiers Josh Kushner and Mario Schlosser and backed by $ 40 million in venture capital.

To that end, Blue Ant — named after a fictional marketing company in a William Gibson novel — is in the midst of a two - year buying spree that began with the acquisition of GlassBox TV, the venture - capital - backed firm that first caught MacMillan's eye back in 2011.

As VC firms raise larger funds and pump capital into venture - backed companies at various stages, they allow them to stay private longer.

That point isn't lost on Steve Roberson, the co-founder and technical lead of Start - Up Hire, a new job site for venture capital - backed companies.

As we've noted before, VC firms are raising larger and larger funds, pumping capital into venture - backed companies at the various stages, and likely inflating already - inflated tech valuations.

The National Venture Capital Association estimates that only 20 percent (or less) of venture - backed companies produce a significant return, 40 percent achieve moderate success and the resVenture Capital Association estimates that only 20 percent (or less) of venture - backed companies produce a significant return, 40 percent achieve moderate success and the resventure - backed companies produce a significant return, 40 percent achieve moderate success and the rest fail.

Or at least, you'll find it easier and experience less confusion and friction if you try to raise funding, or work in a venture capital - backed company.

A decade ago, venture - backed companies would have been ecstatic to achieve a $ 1 billion valuation and cash out; now there are so many so - called «unicorns» that the private capital markets have adapted to tame the herd.

Those findings jibe with just - reported data from the National Venture Capital Association, which reports 36 venture - backed companies went public, raising $ 3.3 billion, a 50 percent increase by number of deals and nearly 40 percent increase from the fourth quarter iVenture Capital Association, which reports 36 venture - backed companies went public, raising $ 3.3 billion, a 50 percent increase by number of deals and nearly 40 percent increase from the fourth quarter iventure - backed companies went public, raising $ 3.3 billion, a 50 percent increase by number of deals and nearly 40 percent increase from the fourth quarter in 2013.

Corporate venture - capital firms that benefit from high cash flows might be willing to spread out their investments over a few similar companies and take a back seat in terms of driving their growth, while a venture - capital firm is typically motivated to take a more focused and hands - on approach for its portfolio companies.

In a recent valuation, the company became the only venture - capital - backed startup other than Facebook to ever reach a $ 50 billion valuation.

Over the same period, the number of venture - backed companies rose by 172.6 percent, the National Venture Capital Association rventure - backed companies rose by 172.6 percent, the National Venture Capital Association rVenture Capital Association reveals.

The decline in the startup rate hasn't cut the rate of formation of two categories of companies with very high potential for wealth creation and job creation: angel and venture - capital - backed businesses.

Many are key job creators, since companies founded by immigrants that are backed by venture capital have created an estimated average of 150 jobs per company and generated $ 63 billion in sales.

«It stands to reason the eight schools in the official Ivy League account for 10.7 percent of total capital raised and 7 percent of companies - talking undergrad numbers here - to get at least a first round of venture financing, as pedigree accounts for a lot when it comes to backing a first - time entrepreneur,» he wrote.

A recent study from Babson College found that venture capital firms with female partners are more than three times as likely to invest in companies with female CEOs than firms led by all - male teams, but the percentage of women in the VC industry has dropped from 10 % to 6 % since 1999 — and only 2.7 % of VC - backed companies have a female CEO.

Synack, the Menlo Park, Calif. - based company started by former NSA agents Jay Kaplan and Mark Kuhr, announced this morning that it secured Series A funding from the storied Silicon Valley venture fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, along with Google Ventures, Allegis Capital, and Derek Smith (the CEO of another KPCB - backed company, Shape Security).

As for his dreams of starting a company, Fiance realizes now after a year of fundraising that he wants the House Fund to harken back to the old days of venture capital when the emphasis was less on the capital.

Something Ventured, a new documentary film directed by husband - and - wife team Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine, explores the lives of the men who, in the early 1960s when the venture capital industry was just beginning to take shape, risked social status (and their money) to back the companies they truly believed in.

The company also has backed a venture capital fund and has invested in startups like meal kit company Chef'd and nutrition test kit company Habit.

This metropolitan area (which includes Oakland and Fremont, Calif.) saw the largest proportion of venture capital - backed business exits over the past year compared to other major cities, meaning there are a large number of what Kauffman identifies as «growth companies» in San Francisco and the East Bay.

Between them, these venture capital firms have backed companies from Facebook to Citymapper.

According to the National Venture Capital Association, venture capital - backed companies now employ more than 12 million people and they generated nearly $ 3 trillion in revenue iVenture Capital Association, venture capital - backed companies now employ more than 12 million people and they generated nearly $ 3 trillion in revenue iCapital Association, venture capital - backed companies now employ more than 12 million people and they generated nearly $ 3 trillion in revenue iventure capital - backed companies now employ more than 12 million people and they generated nearly $ 3 trillion in revenue icapital - backed companies now employ more than 12 million people and they generated nearly $ 3 trillion in revenue in 2008.

Startuply is run using revenue from sister company Job Syndicate and parent company Job Alchemist and backed by venture capital firm, Y Combinator.

Perth inventor and entrepreneur Steven Goh has bounced back from his troubles at online stockbroking firm Sanford Ltd by attracting $ US10 million ($ A12.5 million) in venture capital funding for his new technology company and emerging from bankruptcy.

Bratton Capital (28.1 % pre-offering), ARCH Venture Fund (15.3 %) and Flagship Venture Fund (12.3 %) back the company.

A savvy investor, Li and his venture - capital fund Horizon Ventures have backed companies like Facebook, Skype, Spotify, and the egg - replacement food startup Hampton Creek.

According to Bloomberg and research by Lesa Mitchell and Professor Vivek Wadhwa, women - led high - tech startups are more capital efficient, achieve 35 percent higher return on investment, and generate 12 percent higher revenue than male - owned companies when venture - backed.

When it closes a reported $ 160 million funding round from Index Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners, and DST Global, the company will have a $ 2.8 billion valuation, making it one of the most valuable venture capital - backed businesses in theVenture Partners, and DST Global, the company will have a $ 2.8 billion valuation, making it one of the most valuable venture capital - backed businesses in theventure capital - backed businesses in the world.

Two years later, Camp, Smith, and a group of venture capital firms, including Accel Partners and First Round Capital, bought the company back for a reported $ 29 mcapital firms, including Accel Partners and First Round Capital, bought the company back for a reported $ 29 mCapital, bought the company back for a reported $ 29 million.

Tanium is the highest - valued venture - backed cyber security company worldwide, according CB Insights, which does research on venture capital.

On Deck, which launched in 2007, is one of a number of venture capital - backed companies that have arisen in recent years and that take advantage of the greater availability of business data via the Internet to lend to small companies that banks typically turn down, says Mitch Jacobs, CEO of On Deck.

«The equity investor, New World Ventures, is a leading Chicago venture capital / private equity firm that backs companies with sustainable technological advantages like SMS.

Spencer has over two decades of experience in Silicon Valley, starting as an investment banker and then becoming a venture capitalist, an entrepreneur, a manager of a venture capital fund of funds, and eventually a CFO / COO of venture - backed enterprise SaaS companies.

To top things off, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Lightbank and Chicago Ventures are just a few of the big - name investors backing the company.

Venture - capital investment into the sector fell 75 % from $ 3.2 billion raised in 2015, and money managers cooled on purchasing loans the companies made, forcing them to scale back.

A healthy IPO market and the prevalence of large growth rounds for private, venture - backed companies at lofty valuations have signaled a renewed interest in venture capital within the LP community.

The company is backed by Mickey Drexler, the chairman and chief executive officer of J. Crew Group Inc., as well as American Express Co., according to venture capital database CrunchBase.

Quanergy, a company that works on the light - detecting sensors used in driverless cars, raised financing last summer that included funds from the partly state - backed Chinese venture fund GP Capital.

Founded in 2011 and backed by Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Jeff Bezos's venture capital arm, Remitly is among a vanguard of financial technology, or fintech, companies targeting what they view as an underserved immigrant market - traditionally disregarded as high - risk and low - margin.

However, should there be an improvement in the IPO market for venture - backed companies over the next decade that would be «gravy on top» for the smaller end of the venture capital market further improving an already compelling return opportunity.

EqualLogic is the largest all cash acquisition for a venture backed company, according to VentureSource, and the sale resulted in proceeds of $ 195 million to TD Capital Ventures for a 22x gross investment multiple on the fund's $ 8.9 million investment.

Women - led private technology companies are more capital - efficient, achieve 35 percent higher return on investment, and, when venture - backed, bring in 12 percent higher revenue than male - owned tech companies.

Acquires venture capital assets and provides liquidity with a focus on late - stage venture - backed companies and funds.

To put this number in perspective, it's more than the 12 million people the venture capital community claims works for U.S. venture backed companies (which includes firms like Fed Ex, Microsoft, Google, Starbucks, etc.).

Next Coast Ventures was born in 2015 with a simple vision to create a different kind of venture capital firm focused company building, thought leadership and giving back to the community.

White Paper by Roland Reynolds & Ken Wallace September 2009 INTRODUCTION Two key trends have dramatically altered the venture capital industry over the last three decades: the rise of larger fund sizes and the decline of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) as an exit market for venture - backed companies.

The company was incorporated in 2014 and is backed by SEED Capital Denmark, SEB Venture Capital and Accelerace. Coinify.com platform offers blockchain currency trading and payment processing services: individuals can buy and sell blockchain currencies; and merchants can accept blockchain payments in 15 currencies and receive payouts in fiat.