Sentences with phrase «venture firm looks»

Not exact matches

If you want to know what's really pushing things around, look beyond venture capital firms.

One of The Flatiron School's investors, Antonio Rodriguez, a general partner at the venture - capital firm Matrix Partners, said «a lot of hammers looking for nails in this space.»

• Aspect Ventures, a San Francisco - based early - stage venture capital firm, is looking to raise up to $ 175 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing.

Like looking in a mirror: Last week we wrote about Confluent, a new open - source software startup launched by a group of LinkedIn engineers who raised first - round funding from both LinkedIn (GS) and venture capital firm Benchmark.

Just look at the websites of venture - capital firms.

Finally, a stage - four deal is the easiest to attract funding partners, as the venture can look to either expand internal infrastructure, acquire additional capabilities, create a formal alliance with another firm, or approach potential buyers about purchasing the firm.

Without naming names, Khosla suggested that too many venture capital firms invest in companies that look good on paper and are likely to succeed.

WHO: Joan P. Neuscheler, principal at Tullis - Dickerson & Co., a venture - capital firm in Greenwich, Conn., and board member of AmericasDoctor, which (among other things) offers a health - information Web site for consumers RATING: 4 «I think they have strong management and a good board of directors — and that's usually the first place I look for flaws.

A new venture capital firm that has launched with the support of the Koch brothers is looking for startups that will challenge government corruption and regulations.

Looking out over five years, the percentage drops to twelve percent and twenty - nine firms, which suggests that the creation of female - founded venture firms is accelerating, albeit off a very low base.»

It was especially refreshing to be able to steer away from the clichés and get into some very practical tips about what he and his team look for in considering a deal and how that differs from many other venture firms, which are constrained by the requirements of their limited partnership agreements and other considerations like IRR (as opposed to ultimate return on capital) as well.

Aspect has since closed on a $ 150 million fund and gained some notoriety for being one of an increasing number of venture firms, run by women, willing to look at women entrepreneurs and women - run companies in a new way.

In this live virtual executive roundtable, you'll: * Learn what entrepreneurs need to do to get noticed by top VC firms * Look at the most active venture capitalists in tech today * Discover the biggest mistakes made by foundering startups * Identify the weaknesses that are keeping you from becoming the next unicorn Speakers: * Ton van't Noordende, Venture Partner, Keadyn * Jon Cifuentes, Cofounder Research and Operations, All Turtles * Matthew Zeiler, CEO, Clarifai * Stewart Rogers, Director of Marketing Technology, Ventventure capitalists in tech today * Discover the biggest mistakes made by foundering startups * Identify the weaknesses that are keeping you from becoming the next unicorn Speakers: * Ton van't Noordende, Venture Partner, Keadyn * Jon Cifuentes, Cofounder Research and Operations, All Turtles * Matthew Zeiler, CEO, Clarifai * Stewart Rogers, Director of Marketing Technology, VentVenture Partner, Keadyn * Jon Cifuentes, Cofounder Research and Operations, All Turtles * Matthew Zeiler, CEO, Clarifai * Stewart Rogers, Director of Marketing Technology, VentureBeat

I think these banks / funds are the next big thing as a hybrid between venture capital firms and venture debt... actually looking to raise money that way myself.

«This will greatly benefit start - ups looking for raising venture funding not just for the money but for the other value addition that raising money from a venture capital firm brings such as direction and mentorship from seasoned investors and being able to package the start - up as an entity that has raised funding from a prestigious venture capital fund to boost investor confidence,» said Dhruva.

In order to get a closer look at the venture firms investing in female founders, we compiled a list of all the firms that closed 45 or more investments between 2010 and 2015.

Looking out over five years, the percentage drops to 12 percent and 29 firms, which suggests that the creation of female - founded venture firms is accelerating, albeit off a very low base.

As a check on our top 100 data, we also looked at a more comprehensive list of venture and micro-venture firms, capturing those in CrunchBase that have been active since 2014.

To answer the first question, we looked at the top 100 venture firms globally, based on longevity (active since 2010), recent activity (investing in 2014 and 2015), rounds led and fund size.

Mr. Penn has spoken before diverse audiences ranging from executives of major venture capital firms, to state Departments of Education heads, to aspiring college students looking to make their mark on the world.

Previously, foreign asset managers looking to distribute investment products in China had to operate through minority - owned joint ventures with Chinese firms, but Beijing has been gradually loosening the reins.

«If you looked at Jet from a fundamentals perspective, the company wouldn't be worth what they're paying for it,» said Anand Sanwal, the chief executive of CB Insights, a research firm covering venture capital.

In some cases, the startups were already funded in part by the venture firms but looked to NFX to help grow their businesses.

«We looked at each other and knew in that moment that we'd be crazy not to move here,» says O'Leary, a partner at the German venture capital firm Earlybird.

• Angel investors and Venture Capitalists • Professionals from legal and accounting firms • Family office representatives • Business owners looking to become investors • High net - worth individuals • Regulators and policymakers from Greater China

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

With the final closing of this latest fund from Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital for $ 123 Million, the firm is now actively looking for investment opportunities that make traditional energy cleaner, as well as new sources of alternative energy.

For the success of the investment, this stage is very important and the venture capital firm must look at all critical aspects of the target company: commercial, financial and legal.

When a company looks to raise an equity round of financing, the options again include family and friends, as well as angel investors, early - stage venture capital, and private equity firms.

If you are looking to begin your own venture capital firm, you should know that the venture capital business provides services to aid clients create personal financial plans.

If there's any question that digital mortgage firms are gaining attention from larger fintech players and investors, then look no further than venture capital firm Santander InnoVentures «investment in Roostify, a startup that digitalizes the mortgage application process.

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

«We'll look back and say this is the year where people rallied together to start down the irreversible path of becoming less dependent on oil,» says Samir Kaul, a partner in venture capital firm Khosla Ventures in Menlo Park, California, which invests in energy and other tech startups.

One way to assess the quality of the venture capital firm backing the start - up is to look at its track record.

It got to the point where brokers and Venture capital firms were beating the bushes LOOKING for companies to throw money at and often they didn't scrutinize these company's business plans very well and / or bought into insane growth projections.

Venture capital — These firms provide early - stage funding, but are typically looking to make relatively large investments and take a significant share of the company — often a controlling interest.

A January news article about Kleiner Perkins, «the most active venture capital firm in cleantech,» also observed that things look grim:

The firms have confirmed they would be open to a partnership with a Singaporean outfit, with some looking at a Joint Law Venture (JLV) and others considering a Formal Law Alliance (FLA).

In sum, it sounds like the proximity and pragmatism fostered by firms» venture efforts could help legal tech finally transform, for the better, how firms serve their clients, and I look forward to keeping a close eye on where this trend goes from here.

We are actively looking for more joint venture partners in other jurisdictions keen to start, run and part own a cutting edge law firm within the Keystone Law Group.

But it can also become a source of deal flow for existing clients who are local venture capital firms looking for deals.

And there wasn't as much venture capital firm formation as there is now, so we spent a lot of time meeting with LPs and they spent a lot of time looking at the four of us.

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.

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.

The US - based company, which provides bitcoin wallets and merchant services, is expected to take on investment from venture capital firm DFJ and is looking to raise $ 40 - 60m, according to Re / Code.

The venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Benchmark and Sequoia Capital each want to invest $ 20 million to buy into the initial coin offering (ICO) by Telegram, which is looking to raise $ 1.2 billion to build a virtual economy within its app, where «users can provide the critical mass to push cryptocurrencies towards widespread adoption,» the Financial Times wrote.

Looking ahead, the joint venture ultimately intends to expand and develop relationships with the thousands of independently owned and operated real estate brokerage firms affiliated with Realogy's franchise brands: Better Homes and Gardens ® Real Estate, CENTURY 21 ®, Coldwell Banker ®, ERA ® and Sotheby's International Realty ®.

«When people use Nextdoor, they're not looking to post a cat pic, they're looking for services, looking to sell things,» Bill Gurley, a partner in the venture capital firm that invested in Nextdoor, tells the Times.