Ian Hathaway

JANUARY 6, 2020

Over the next eight years, Facebook would attract half a billion users and nearly $7 billion in venture capital investment, on its way to a May 2012 IPO that valued the company at more than $81 billion. businesses that were started during a recent eight-year period (2007-2014). This restricted-use dataset at the U.S.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 14, 2019

USV seeded Tumblr along with our friends at Spark in the summer of 2007 and were actively involved in the development of the company until its sale to Yahoo! I maintained an active Tumblog from before we invested in 2007 until October 2016, when I stopped posting there. There was no moment when I decided to stop posting there.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I believe the rise in angel investing is here to stay and the professionalization of this class (aka “super angels&# or “micro VC&# ) is a good thing for the VC industry and for entrepreneurs. But I fear that for most angel investors who invest over the long haul angel investing will not be a profitable endeavor.

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Founders Coop

APRIL 15, 2019

In early 2008 we announced the formation of Founders’ Co-op. million it wasn’t much of one, just some of our own money and some from a few local friends who knew how hard it was to be a founder up in this remote corner of the world. Where does the time go? We called it a fund, but at $2.7 Somehow, all of a sudden, it’s ten years later.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 26, 2023

The recent funding round of Apeiron Bioenergy was led by SC Ventures, the investment arm of Standard Chartered Bank. Furthermore, the capital raised through the green bond issuance is supported by the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF), an Asian Development Bank trust fund.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

When the pandemic hit last year, Punchbowl , an online party planning service was left in the lurch with gatherings all but shut down, but instead of lamenting the situation, founder and CEO Matt Douglas went to work to rethink the company’s approach. For starters, the company pulled in $5 million from SG Credit Partners.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The event starts with a conversation with Matt Caulfield , founder and CEO of Oort , and one of his investors, Greg Dracon , partner at.406 406 Ventures since 2007 and investing as a partner since 2013. Who should people know in the local area, and what events should founders attend? 406 Ventures. 406 Ventures?

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 20, 2021

iMCI) recently led a $750,000 seed-round investment in Oklahoma City-based PrivacyBrain. The investment included $375,000 from the iMCI-managed Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund, along with co-investment from Cortado Ventures, the i2E-managed SeedStep Angels, and remaining investment from other Angel investors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Written for EO by Torsten Oppermann, co-founder of the marketing agency MSM.digital and EO member since 2007. . I am a true northerner, whereas my business partner and co-founder Markus grew up in Bavaria. The additional days off translates into a roughly 80,000-Euros investment per year. Of course not. Looking Ahead.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

with co-investment from OSF Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Dreampact Ventures. This funding milestone, and the addition of Jeff to our team, will help us deliver on our vision to advance a new gold standard technology for ear health,” said PhotoniCare Co-founder & CEO Ryan Shelton. “We The company also announced a $2.1

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Sun King, a provider of off-grid solar energy products in Africa and Asia, has secured a $70 million equity investment led by LeapFrog Investments. We are proud that LeapFrog is investing in Sun King to expand access to energy with renewable solar power,” said Thakkar. Sun King’s founders will continue to hold voting control.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 17, 2021

After assisting in founding four angel groups - the Frontier Angel Fund (2006), Vegas Valley Angels (2003), Tech Coast Angels (San Diego - 2000), and Aztec Venture Network (1999) – it was clear to Bill that angels needed comprehensive education, no matter where they were in their investing journey. Because angels invest their own money.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This week , we have Rajeev Batra, partner at Mayfield, and Christina Ross, co-founder and CEO of Cube, an FP&A toolkit company. Rajeev has been investing in startups at Mayfield since 2007. Christina is a serial CFO-turned-startup founder, and knows what it takes to get early funding. Not selected for this show?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

I joined Upfront Ventures in 2007 and took over as co-Managing Partner in 2011 along with the founder, Yves Sisteron. I laid out the following goals: Hire investment partners with operating experience combined with investment experience and deeply committed to LA Tech, but with strong relationships in SF, NYC and beyond.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

That front-end work usually starts with helping founders who haven’t started a company before. i2E’s micro-accelerator, the E3 , helps founders vet and validate the path to market. Plains invests in well-vetted deal flow out of i2E and from other sources in Oklahoma’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. . Expect a real-world view. .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Founder and managing partner at Ripple Ventures , Matt Cohen is a business operator turned early-stage investor. Founders must learn how to build and maintain circles of trust with investors. Here’s another idea endowments should consider: Invest in educational opportunities to give more people pathways to careers in venture.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Brian MacCarthy, Booz Allen’s VP of ventures, said that the new fund will invest primarily in early-stage (seed, Series A, and Series B) companies and build on Booz Allen’s existing Tech Scouting program, which connects with entrepreneurs to vet emerging security technologies. . In the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Chris Dixon made the point that he thinks investors should look for the founders to have the domain knowledge rather than them having domain knowledge themselves. I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on my background. That’s what he knows best.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

According to PitchBook , VC investments were down 30% in Q2 2022 compared with 2021, and IPOs hit a 50-year low. The process starts slowly, but as the chart below shows, venture-backed M&A plummeted during the recessionary period, when venture investing also slowed.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2020

CommonGround , a startup developing technology for what its founders describe as “4D collaboration,” is announcing that it has raised $19 million in funding. ” CommonGround founders Amir Bassan-Eskenazi and Ran Oz. ” Will Zoom Apps be the next hot startup platform?

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 28, 2013

Every time he opens his mouth about founder diversity, he seems completely out of his league to address the topic. The biggest question I think VC''s face right now is whether or not, in the future, the best founders will look and act like the best founders of the past. YC''s best investing days may be behind it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

The other day I was with the founders of Vidme – Warren Shaeffer and Alex Benzer – who are two of my most favorite founders to work with almost precisely because their behavior is antithetical to the frenzied market behavior. I still plan to keep more normal pace of investment which is 1-2 deals per year.

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Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

About 150 people showed up, a healthy mix of founders, seed-stage investors and big fund VCs, and a bunch of LPs of various sizes. “Pre-Seed” is somewhat of a controversial term in the investing world, triggering reactions questions its validity, its effectiveness, and even its contribution. Some press showed up, too.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

While they can withdraw those funds from the business the next day, local founders must still secure decent backing to even begin the work. The country’s Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation (KTI) supports CTI-Startup and CTI-Invest, providing startups with investment and support. Ten years ago startups were unusual.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. It proved to be fortuitous because it allowed me the time & space I needed to get to know tons of founders and VCs and to hone my craft. We have invested in every round and as a result our ownership has actually gone up over time.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

We’re the first company to offer a fully managed solution that delivers active wildfire detection using artificial intelligence,” said Sonia Kastner, CEO and founder of Pano AI, in an interview with TechCrunch. ” A decade after the bubble burst, 5 climate tech investors explain why they’re all in.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

And, especially when you’re considering integrating a new technology platform into your business—like AI today, or cloud a decade ago—how do you invest in innovation without losing control of your runway and budget? Some investments will generate returns within a few months, while others may take years to produce results.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

As an investor who prides himself on being able to identify the best early-stage startups, I’m confident that VCs with high-quality seed investments don’t need to fear a potential slowdown. The capital markets are still very much on the side of founders, and there’s plenty of room for the scales to rebalance.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 5, 2017

By Brian Scudamore, founder and CEO of O2E Brands. s COO in 2007. The COO and friend I let go in 2007 is now a super-successful consultant who enjoys better hours, projects he loves and higher pay. When you invest the time and effort to fire someone the right way, everyone benefits.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The Seattle-based startup said Thursday it has raised $150 million from institutional investors including Morgan Stanley’s Counterpoint Global Fund, Fidelity Management & Research Company, TPG’s global impact investing platform The Rise Fund and funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

CEO Schwartz first joined Zillow in 2007, where he says he “built the sales and revenue operations from the ground up.” NFX founder and general partner Pete Flint has known Schwartz and Armstrong under a different capacity. In fact, the investment represents NFX’s largest initial investment to date. They were once rivals.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When I started leading deals at First Round Capital, I sourced investments in 8 companies. I have now been investing on my own at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures for almost eight years exactly—which is pretty much about the time people say it takes to build up a company to a big exit. I don’t really have a particular goal with this post.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. So, why should startup founders care about attracting and retaining a diverse workforce? Myth 1: Startup founders are young . Fastest growing 0.1

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Nash said on Twitter that the two met at LinkedIn, where Nash was himself VP of product management for four years beginning in 2007. A little more than four years later, in 2016, Wealthfront’s original CEO and founder, Andy Rachleff, reclaimed the role. But Nash didn’t disappear from the scene.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 At the time I pointed out: “If I had realized exits almost certainly it would be because I invested in a company that failed. I have done 6 VC investments – all within the past 20 months. years ago. Lemons ripen early, great companies take time.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

Firms like Baseline, Felicis, ff Ventures, Founder Collective, Freestyle, HomeBrew, IA Ventures, K9, Lowercase, NextView, Resolute, Rincon, Crosscut and the countless other great firms we all now know didn’t exist. We discussed how initial investments and follow-ons work in this short 2-minute clip.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Since M-Pesa’s mobile money infrastructure came into play in 2007, there has been a proliferation of fintech services ranging from wallets to savings and loans. came to East Africa in 2007 to work on philanthropic biofield projects. One such platform is Pngme. Today, the Africa-focused but U.S.-based

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