Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Venture Capital funds: the different between “closed funds&# (which typically have a 10-year time horizon) and “evergreen funds&# which re-invest profits back into the fund. An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. DST invested $180mm last fall.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The benefits of building a diverse startup team are overwhelming; from increased creativity and faster problem solving, to a greater diversity of thought opening up new market opportunities and more revenue streams, to better understanding the customer base and building better products… the list goes on. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Multi-asset social investment network and Robinhood competitor eToro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gatsby — a fintech startup which also aimed to go head to head against Robinhood — for $50 million in a cash and common stock deal. The acquisition marks eToro’s fourth major one since its 2007 inception.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The week’s top investment deals from OurCrowd. Green light for cleantech investment. Wall Street Journal: OurCrowd chases the ‘trillion-dollar opportunity’. Job opportunities. . Wall Street Journal: OurCrowd chases the ‘trillion-dollar opportunity’. This is a trillion-dollar opportunity.” Introductions.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007. From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. Bottom line, Techstars needed cash.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Lawyers and accountants tend to err on the conservative side, leading to a low failure rate of businesses but less “moonshot innovation,” shall we say. The country’s Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation (KTI) supports CTI-Startup and CTI-Invest, providing startups with investment and support.

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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. At Upfront, our partners have been fortunate enough to be part of 18 companies that have reached north of $1 billion and the average tenure of an investment that exits at this scale is more than 10 years. Accel led the B, Morgan Stanley the C and now HIG the D.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Today we are launching the new i2E blog, Stories of Oklahoma Innovation. Each week, we will publish a blog taken from our actual experience working with Oklahoma’s entrepreneurs to build new, innovative technology companies. . We dig for opportunities to build exciting new companies. Expect a real-world view. .

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Plenty exist, but the latest to attract funding is Ataccama , which today announced that it raised $150 million from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities — representing a minority investment in the company. Founded in 2007, Ataccama develops data governance, data catalog, data quality and data management capabilities for enterprises.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

We write about $40 million of first-checks into new deals / year and about $40 million of follow-on investments. For every bear there’s somebody else thinking they have an opportunity. “Safe” investments have no yield so they have allocated more money to private markets including the tech markets chasing returns.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 22, 2016

in 2007 during the collapse of the housing market, precisely because I believe change and chaos breed opportunity. And, according to research by Gartner , by 2017, 50% of product investment projects will be redirected to customer experience innovations. I started TitleSmart, Inc. Communicate!

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Providing the financing are previous backers British Business Investments, Paragon Bank and BCI Europe, along with new partner Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). To date, 2007-founded Liberis has provided over £500 million in financing to 16,000 SMEs across Europe, the U.S. and the U.K. the product is available in five new countries: U.S.,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The proliferation of fintech services across Africa remains in full swing as investors remain bullish about the opportunities that abound in the sector. New York-based private investment firm Avenir Growth Capital and U.S. hedge fund and investment firm Tiger Global led the Series C round. .” Image Credits: Flutterwave.

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Paul G. Silva

JULY 11, 2018

Due diligence (AKA “doing your homework” on a startup to see if investing is the right call) should clearly take time… but how much? One of the biggest debates in the angel industry is how much due diligence investors should do before they invest. As I’ve posted before, angel investing is risky.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

with co-investment from OSF Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Dreampact Ventures. million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The competitive NIH SBIR program funds early-stage small businesses seeking to commercialize innovative biomedical technologies. “We

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

echPetHub’s Clemens is Leading Innovation in the Pet Tech Industry I had the pleasure of interviewing Lorien Clemens, co-founder and CEO at PetHub , Inc., He started working on it in 2007 and developed the business plan in 2009. The growth opportunities available through the Leap program are invaluable. for pets and pet parents.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. But how do you do that? .

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The benefits of building a diverse startup team are overwhelming; from increased creativity and faster problem solving, to a greater diversity of thought opening up new market opportunities and more revenue streams, to better understanding the customer base and building better products… the list goes on. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Newly appointed CEO Bart Omlo says that the proceeds from Kontent’s first external investment will be put toward expanding the company’s marketing and sales teams, opening a new office in New York and supporting product development. has been a first mover and innovator in the space.” “Kontent.ai

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 7, 2020

investing for growth in Oklahoma, as well as Oklahoma and Kansas angel investors. The new funds will also be used to build out Ten-Nine Technologies’ engineering, business development and managerial team and continue development of its innovative battery materials. The iMCI-led investment in Ten-Nine Technologies includes $1.65

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

That only changed in 2019, when it decided to incur losses in favor of investing millions trying to conquer the U.S. We also learn how, under his watch and as the company began to scale, Klarna missed the next big opportunity in fintech, instead being usurped by Adyen and Stripe. market, choosing New York and L.A.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

What he found was a gap in the market and an opportunity to fill it. He left for business school at Harvard University intending to make a career switch to investment banking. On a whim, Moeller and a friend tried out for a reality show called American Inventor, a precursor to Shark Tank that aired on ABC in summer 2007.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

We have confidence that Scott can be one of the best investors of his generation, and we are excited by the opportunity to have him as a member of our team. Being in front of such big, transformative ideas at an early stage shows tremendous investment judgment. His work with the Periscope team exemplifies his character as an investor.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

For some further context on this investment, InfraVia invests in a number of industrial businesses , alongside investments in tech companies building services related to them such as recent investments in Jobandtalent , so this is in part a strategic investment. SightCall has raised $67 million to date.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 23, 2020

million seed-round investment in Tulsa based MS Pen Technologies, Inc., The investment round includes $500,000 from the Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund, which is managed by i2E Management Co., iMCI), is a private, for profit investment and fund management company operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of i2E, Inc. recently led a $1.25

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OurCrowd

MAY 11, 2020

Historically, venture investing right after major market downturns – such as after the Internet bubble burst in 2000-2002, and after the financial crisis of 2007-2009 — has proved lucrative because you’re buying at a discount. Read my and others’ thoughts on “Recession, Reinvention and Opportunity” in this Israel21c piece.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 9, 2019

9, 2019) — With a focus on startups and innovation, Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) remains a powerful job creation and high-tech economic development engine for Pennsylvania, according to the latest independent economic analysis of the organization. Every dollar invested by the state into Ben Franklin generates $3.90

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

That only changed in 2019, when it decided to incur losses in favor of investing millions trying to conquer the U.S. We also learn how, under his watch and as the company began to scale, Klarna missed the next big opportunity in fintech, instead being usurped by Adyen and Stripe. market, choosing New York and L.A.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

Angel investing in tech startups is a gut wrenching and risky business. Most of them lose, but sometimes you invest in a “unicorn” and make 100 times your money or even more. But if you invest smartly, and spread your risk over a large portfolio, the winners will pay for all the losers and return a nice overall profit.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JULY 22, 2021

In her position, Hauger will have a key advisory role managing Series A investments as well as looking ahead to future capital projects. Hauger will work with current team members to unlock the power of supply chains, optimize internal processes, and recognize external opportunities.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

and opportunities for impact focused start-ups in the current ecosystem, at the Resurgence TiEcon. Impact Investments & an Impact Future Project. ecosystems to drive collaboration and entrepreneurial innovation around the UN’s Sustainable. Delhi-NCR event. impetus especially, in challenging times post-Covid.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

We love capital efficiency until we love land grabs until we abhor over funding until we get huge payouts and ring the bell for more funding until we attract every non-VC on the planet to invest in startups until it crashes and we start the cycle all over again none the wiser. The industry did that in 2007. It forces innovation.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

While many lament government regulation as an infringement on innovation, I believe increased scrutiny is a net positive for the future of the software industry. anti-competitive practices that stifled innovation, as was the case with AT&T, IBM, Microsoft and today’s tech titans) rather than how their software operated.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2021

While Nigeria and Kenya have been at the forefront of African fintech innovation, activities in Egypt are beginning to shape up nicely. million as its first tranche of Series A investment. Other investors include Egyptian investment fund A15 and Dutch development bank FMO. million Series A round. In July 2020, Paymob raised $3.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Action item: Invest in a CRM solution that tracks your sales funnel or set up an Excel sheet where you track all of the stages within your sales process with exact numbers on a daily basis. Steve Jobs did not attempt to make another flip phone or a Blackberry lookalike back in 2007; he absolutely revolutionized the mobile phone industry.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Interestingly, many years later, Square would use other innovative “cash giveaway” strategies to steal market share from Paypal (in addition to copying the give $5, get $5 model ). In this case “been reserved” is a euphemism for “limited to the best clients” of the investment bank. NPS would soar.

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