Sentences with phrase «venture firms whose»

She also talked about constructive solutions to the problem, and one of these should alarm more traditional venture firms whose general partners remain all or nearly exclusively male.

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

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.

«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.

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.

Not exact matches

The most recent round of funding for fuboTV included Sky UK, a telecommunications company with 11 million United Kingdom customers as of 2015; Scripps Networks Interactive, the parent company of HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel; 21st Century Fox, whose stable of entertainment properties includes the Big Ten Network, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports Regional Networks, and the YES Network; and Northzone Ventures, a London - based venture capital firm that mainly invests in early stage software and technology companies.

Venture capital investment climbed to a level not seen since 2001 in the second quarter, according to private company research firm CB Insights, whose «Financing and Exit Trends» report for the second quarter of 2014 was released on Thursday.

Jess Lee, who was most recently the CEO of fashion shopping site Polyvore is joining the venture capital firm, whose investments have included Apple, Google, PayPal, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

His title was later corrected to reflect his role solely as a venture capitalist whose firm invested in Xirrus.

eBay CEO John Donahoe met Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky in 2012 through Marc Andreessen, the influential venture capitalist who sits on eBay's (EBAY) board and whose firm, Andreessen Horowitz, is an investor in Airbnb.

Mimecast, whose investors include Insight Venture Partners, Dawn Capital and Index Ventures, has spoken to some investment banks about an IPO later this year but has not hired any firms, the sources said.

(Worth noting: No venture firms are limited partners in the new fund, unlike NFX's first fund, whose capital came primarily from the firms doing scouting on its behalf, including CRV and Shasta.)

The new firm will allow Fonstad and Gouw, whose successes include helping to create over $ 10 billion in public market value, 15 M&A transactions and over 300 rounds in follow - on capital raised for their portfolio companies, to combine their extensive experience and sector expertise to address an emerging opportunity in the venture market today.

Brand, whose venture capital firm invests in companies led by females, had a high - profile 2017 as an ABJ Profiles in Power winner, ranking among the top female executives in Central Texas, as well as being a featured guest in one of ABJ's monthly Face 2 Face interview events.

A venture capital firm is simply defined as an enterprise whose goal is to get profits for its shareholders (investors) and its management (investment team).

Last week, several funds and venture capital firms came together to back Nutriati, a food technology company whose first products are a chickpea flour and chickpea protein concentrate.

Meanwhile, an existing state venture fund, known as Innovate NY, is the subject of a federal audit focused on a firm whose managing director served on Cuomo's 2010 gubernatorial transition team and on a regional economic development council.

Mr Osborne's plan is a variation of a proposal recommended to Downing Street by Adrian Beecroft, the venture capitalist and Conservative Party donor, whose idea of allowing firms to «fire at will» without fear of an unfair dismissal claim was blocked by the Liberal Democrats.

Samir Kaul, a partner at Khosla Ventures, a San Francisco Bay Area venture capital firm that backs start - ups pursuing both approaches, says the companies that survive will be the ones whose fuels can compete with oil at $ 40 a barrel.

«We certainly think there's going to be compelling opportunities for M&A activities between emerging businesses and old - guard retailers,» says Kirsten Green, founder of early - stage venture capital firm Forerunner Ventures, whose portfolio includes Warby Parker, Reformation and Dollar Shave Club, which was acquired by Unilever in 2016 for $ 1 billion.

The round was led by Canvas Ventures, an early - stage venture capital firm whose partners, prior to forming Canvas, have invested in leading technology companies such as Siri (now owned by Apple), Evernote and Nuance Communications.

Coinbase, whose backers include venture - capital firms Greylock Partners and Andreessen Horowitz, could seek a license from the SEC as an exchange, but registering as a broker - dealer is viewed as a less cumbersome step that would allow the company to move into markets the SEC regulates.

In this way, he called ethereum blockchain tech's «Netscape moment», crediting the phrase to venture capitalist Fred Wilson, whose firm Union Square Ventures is a Coinbase investor.