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Chi - Hua Chien, a general partner at venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers who found the Facebook investment while previously working at Accel Partners, said his firm is actively exploring investments related to Bitcoin and has already looked at more than two dozen such companies.

To meet the needs of educators and entrepreneurs, the nonprofit discussed its expansion plans this week, including strategic partnerships with venture firm Rethink Education and Zynga.org, the charitable arm of social - game publisher Zynga.

That's why last year, the former president of Interscope Records Steve Stoute secretly raised a $ 70 million Series A led by Google's corporate umbrella Alphabet and joined by prestigious venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, Silicon Valley investors Floodgate, and entertainment giant 20th Century Fox.

Skype has apologized after a report revealed that TOM Online, majority owners of Skype's Chinese venture firm TOM - Skype, has been monitoring...

To date, the startup has functioned on a combination of self - funding, product sales and $ 100,000 in backing from Indie.vc, a micro venture firm that invests in «Real businesses want to stay in business, not run for the exit.»

Just a day after General Catalyst, the 18 - year - old venture firm, revealed plans in an SEC filing to raise a record $ 1.375 billion in capital, another firm that we'd said was likely to file any second has done just that.

Lerer Hippeau, the New York - based early - stage venture firm, is taking over the $ 125 million debut fund created by Binary Capital, a young San Francisco - based venture firm whose cofounder's misdeeds became the talk of Silicon Valley last summer.

TC: You may have seen that another venture firm, Lightspeed Venture Partners, is now asking its portfolio CEOs to sign a pledge that affirms their commitment to consider women and other underrepresented groups.

That's where, as a venture firm, we can bring in institutional knowledge and our network and people on the business side who have experience and know what the patterns of success look like, rather than [having founders] reinvent the wheel.

Just a day after General Catalyst, the 18 - year - old venture firm, revealed plans in an SEC filing to raise a record $ 1.375 billion in capital, another firm that we'd said was likely to file any s

The company, which launched in November with $ 1 million from the venture firm, has been CEO-less until now.

But rather than having to raise tens of millions of dollars from a venture firm or have a massive production system in place, SiFive's goal is to help get that piece of silicon in the hands of the developer quickly so they can see if it actually works based off a set of basic hardware and IP offered, and then figure out when and how to move it into full - scale production.

The investment was led by private venture firm Talis Capital, while Invoke Capital, Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch's tech investment business, also contributed.

Co-founder of Skype's London - based Venture firm sues ex-employee, consultant for double - dipping, Reuters

Core Innovation Capital and Obvious Ventures, Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) founder Ev Williams» venture firm, also contributed to the round.

Mr. Steyer, the founder of Farallon Capital Management, is the main financial backer of Greener Capital, a venture firm that invests in renewable energy start - ups.

In 2012, The New York Times reported, «Mr. Steyer, the founder of Farallon Capital Management, is the main financial backer of Greener Capital, a venture firm that invests in renewable energy start - ups.»

Van Espahbodi, managing partner of Starburst Accelerator LLC, a consulting and venture firm, added that the public - relations push behind Orion Span may be an effective way to help the company attract funding, too.

The two collaborators had earlier incorporated a joint venture firm by the name of «Royal India Rail Tours Ltd.», under the aegis of which the Maharajas» Express project was undertaken.

«Community - led brands are completely central to what we do,» says Frederic Court, founder and managing partner at Felix Capital, a venture firm whose investments include Goop and Farfetch.

In a timeframe of about 3 to 10 years, depending on the stage of the company's development and the strategy of the venture firm, the VC eventually seeks to exit the investment.

Bega Cheese chairman Barry Irvin said his company had been supplying formula to international and Australian players in bulk form and the time was right to be part of a joint - venture firm making a branded product.

The company's Series A was led by early - stage venture firm NEA, with participation from Kleiner Perkins and existing investors including BBG Ventures and SoulCycle cofounders Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler.

The lawsuit, which asks a judge to remove Uber founder Travis Kalanick from the company's board, reflects an aggressive posture from a venture firm that thinks Kalanick is hurting the company's bottom line.

It is, in general, somewhat rare for an investor to leave a prestigious, tight - knit and small venture firm like Benchmark.

Parag is a Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners, a venture firm that invests in entrepreneurs building global tech - focussed companies in India & US.

Former media chief Edgar Bronfman Jr. is starting a venture firm called Waverley Capital with longtime investor Daniel Leff, reports Bloomberg, which says the two are looking to raise up to $ 100 milli

Like a lot of firms, the 41 - year - old venture firm Menlo Ventures has decided to jump into healthcare investing after a long hiatus, hiring new partner Greg Yap to lead the charge.

As a venture firm, we see entrepreneurs routinely pitch companies as «Uber for X,» where X can be any number of mobile - enabled services.

«Whether that's in a board room, in a venture firm or in a management team.

A subscription to Option Impact provides all needed components of a great compensation benchmarking data service for a venture firm through two vehicles: The Option Impact online system and, if electing to participate, the portable, Excel - based VC Executive Compensation Survey (VCECS).

Little wonder that when Formation 8 announced its first fund, it was cited as the «hottest» venture firm to emerge since Andreessen Horowitz.

Women - led Texas venture firm True Wealth Ventures announced today that it has raised $ 19.1 million to invest in women - led startups — with more than 80 percent of those funds coming from women.

Women - led Texas venture firm True Wealth Ventures announced today that it has raised $ 19.1 million to invest in women - led startups — with more than -LSB-...]

8VC, the early - stage, San Francisco - based venture firm founded in 2015 by serial entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale and four other general partners, has closed it second early - stage venture fund with $ 640 million in commitments, says one of its investors.

Nearly a year ago, they quietly provided Lonsdale's newest, early - stage venture firm, 8VC, with $ 425 million in funding for its debut fund, along with $ 50 million for a separate seed fund.

The Austin - based venture firm wants to help close the venture capital gender gap by investing in promising startups across the state, including in Dallas.

Kim has also cofounded a new venture firm called Builders, which we reported on last month.

Sequoia Capital, the top - tier venture firm, has just closed on a $ 180 million new fund called Sequoia Scout III that's focused exclusively on seed - stage opportunities.

Robert Berendes moved to biotech - focused venture firm Flagship Ventures from agricultural biotechnology firm Syngenta.

TC: You didn't want to join someone else's venture firm, but you have been a part of the seed - stage venture firm Founder Collective as a partner, correct?

Lerer Hippeau, the New York - based early - stage venture firm, is taking over the $ 125 million debut fund created by Binary Capital, a young San Francisco - based venture firm whose cofounder's misdeeds became the talk of Silicon Valley last summer.

Large sellers are also expected to include Kalanick's co-founder Garrett Camp and Benchmark, the venture firm with which Kalanick quarreled.

Accel's Theresia Gouw, DFJ's Jennifer Fonstad Team Up to Form New Venture Firm (San Jose Mercury News)

Lerer Hippeau, the New York - based early - stage venture firm, is taking over the $ 125 million debut fund created by Binary Capital, a young San Francisco - based venture firm whose cofounder's misde

It sounds like a far - fetched scenario, but it happened years ago to another Bay Area venture firm, VSP Capital, when the six members of its LP board voted unanimously to recommend dissolution to its other LPs.

After a 15 - year run in venture capital with Accel Partners, Gouw left her post in February to rejoin the ranks of entrepreneurs and cofound her own venture firm, Aspect.

The micro venture firm UpWest Labs was founded nearly six years ago in Palo Alto with one mission in mind: to bring Israeli founders to the U.S. when their companies are still nascent and provide them with enough financial and other resources to get going.

Founders» Co-op, a Seattle - based seed - stage venture firm, is looking to close its fourth and newest fund with $ 25 million, according to an SEC filing that shows the outfit has raised at least $ 10.7 mi

Because Deming has always had an intriguing relationship with time, we weren't all that surprised when she reached out to us late last week to let us know her San Francisco - based venture firm, The Longevity Fund, has now established a new accelerator program — one with backing from famed investor Marc Andreessen, the early - stage venture firm Felicis Ventures and other, unnamed investors.