Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

By providing insight into the genetics of disease, as well as access to relevant testing, services, and support, AccessDNA helps people better understand how genetics can impact their healthcare and lifestyle decisions. AwesomeBox : AwesomeBox is currently in stealth mode so I’ll respect that. You must watch this short video.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. I remain a huge supporter and am very proud of our accomplishments and hugely optimistic about our future. That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel. 5 years ago.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. As of near the end of September 2009, we’re up 46% since the March 9th nadir (yes, I need to find a way to use one of my SAT words ; – ).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

That is the reason I am so supportive of the Startup Visa movement that has been so successfully championed by Brad Feld, Dave McClure, Eric Ries, Shervin Pishevar and many others. He covered the topic again in June 2009 titled Invent, Invent, Invent. I know all of this from first hand experience. Crazy, huh?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

We paid 10% of the normal costs for the software and that money was for software support. The biggest media attention in our industry went to the so-called “super angels&# during the 2009/10 timeframe and while I don’t believe there is such thing as a super angel I believe that much media attention was deserved.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

And now, with Silver Lake’s investment and support, we can accelerate our growth investing even more into our strategic roadmap, and placing some new bets on ideas we’ve had but haven’t been able to find the space to explore. We remain steadfast in our commitment to continuing to increase all of the above.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

In the early spring of 2009, the fundraising nuclear winter of the previous year hadn't yet thawed. I'm excited about the next phase of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures--getting to publicly support companies and make additional investments. It would be months before Foursquare's first round touched off a NYC venture frenzy.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

I have come to realize that since the great tech boom started in 2009 and given the massive increase in first-time angels, first-time seed funds, first-time accelerators … there market is just filled with well-intentioned terrible advice. I think it would have been equally annoying if I had chosen to be dogmatic about it.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

I would argue that the shut-down of September 2009 was equally severe yet there are signs that this “VC Ice Age” has begun to thaw. It helped me avoid chasing deals (and a house) in 2007/08 and it led to GRP’s fastest pace of investment in many years in the first three quarters of 2009 at a time when many others weren’t investing.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

I first met Nick Halstead in 2009 when he was running a company called Tweetmeme (the predecessor to DataSift) who had invented the Retweet button and actually helped Twitter develop its early API. I remain as childishly giddy at Nick’s vision as I did in our conference hangout we had in 2009.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Ironically enough, the second nudge she gave my career also had to do with AOL--ten years later when in 2009, she introduced me to Jon Brod who was forming AOL Ventures. Just as importantly, she was an incredibly loyal and supportive friend and co-worker during really difficult times.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

But Google’s investment seems to be focused on supporting a payment platform that can support the Android ecosystem. Let’s see how the do over time in navigating the complicated world of “am I like a VC in it for returns or like a corporation in it to support my core business.&#. Read more: peHUB.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

i2E made a concept investment through the OCAST Technology Business Finance Program (which iThryv repaid) early in the company’s life, and then in June of 2009, we invested again from the Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund (OSCF). Alkami Technology was founded (as iThryv) by serial entrepreneur Gary Nelson more than 10 years ago in Oklahoma City.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

2009 has been the worst year for M&A in a decade. Projected IPOs for 2009 are an embarrassing 10 total deals, down from 86 just 2 years ago (it was 265 in the go-go years of 99-00) but at least up from 6 in 2008. Fred Wilson supports Montgomery’s view in this thoughtful post on the return of the tech IPO market.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. I have one message for you, ‘get over it! Just think of all the FourSquare checkins you can log at LAX.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010. Rather than compete for the #1 market, Techstars made a virtue of supporting nascent startup ecosystems in the other major tech and financial hubs in the US, and eventually, around the world.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 27, 2010

Geolocation is so 2009. I’m certainly more supportive of it now. Ok, so we’re all doing social TV now. Haven’t you heard? I can be frustrating for entrepreneurs who can’t seem to get a VCs interest until someone else is interested as well, but there’s actually a logic behind it, believe it or not.

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Jason Calacanis

DECEMBER 10, 2023

” “If only I had started an app or cloud company during the ZIRP run up from 2009 to 2021!” Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. “If only I had started a company during the desktop PC revolution in the 80s and 90s!”

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This fund’s vision is to offer financial support, build investment connections, share knowledge, and facilitate networking opportunities between Southeast Asian and Korean businesses for the growth and innovation of both regions’ tech landscapes.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 13, 2023

We’ll continue to support our members and their portfolio companies by discussing and breaking down that information via our articles, webinars and at Summit 2023. We commend the VC’s and angels that have rallied around their entrepreneurs to repurpose lessons learned from the 2008/2009 recession.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The September 2009 storm was the most devastating typhoon to hit Manila since 1970. In June 2018, EO Philippines undertook a partnership with Ayala Foundation to go green in support of this community of shoemakers who unexpectedly became farmers overnight. billion in damages, 747 fatalities, and severely affecting the lives of 4.9

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

On 5 June 2009, I received an unexpected call from one of my clients. My wife is a wonderful woman, but her support on this matter puzzled me. At the time, I was entering a new phase in my life. My wife, Jasmine, and I were expecting our first child. Dhiren, we have an opportunity. Should I stay or should I go? You’ll be fine.”

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 20, 2023

The company received the support of Ennoconn Corporation, a global leader in integrated cloud management services, industrial internet of things (IoT) and embedded technology, in the funding round. million in additional investments to fuel smart retail and cloud drive into the Indonesia market.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

VC funding is definitely back from the constipation that was 2009 replete with frothy valuations chasing dreams of the next Facebook, Groupon or Zynga. Additionally, those who run lean operations and raised money from supportive investor bases will be best positioned. In the end.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

But before I sent it I had made 10 private phone calls, sent emails & built support. Jody self-funded the company and worked from his spare bedroom in February 2009. It worked like a charm. We had a great private chat last week in my office about “how to be effective when using AngelList.&#

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 27, 2010

Geolocation is so 2009. I’m certainly more supportive of it now. Ok, so we’re all doing social TV now. Haven’t you heard? Kinda seems like that sometimes, right—that the venture capital community seems to chase after the bright shiny object of the moment in droves and then just as quickly moves on to the next new new thing.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

is now part of WPVIP, the organization within Automattic that offers enterprise hosting and support to publishers including TechCrunch. (We was founded in 2009 and has raised $12.9 Automattic , the for-profit company tied to open source web publishing platform WordPress, is announcing that it has acquired analytics provider Parse.ly.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In the short term, women founders can take action to boost their chances at VC success in the current investment climate, including leveraging their community and support network and building the necessary self-belief to thrive. of the funding raised since 2009, while Latinx female founders saw only 0.4% of total investment dollars.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

The Tory Burch Foundation, which was launched in 2009 by fashion designer Tory Burch, has a long history of supporting women entrepreneurs. I like that it’s a guided form that offers supportive tips throughout for a breadth of funding options,” Jacobs said of the tool.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

between 2009 and 2019 — providing data on 3,784 entrepreneurs who started 2,002 companies over this period. The report also calls for government to support inclusion via the creation of a Diverse Co-Investment Fund — which it suggests should be set at £1.8 It found that all-ethnic teams received an average of just 1.7%

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 31, 2023

“We are glad to receive this funding in supporting our mission to provide a comprehensive solution to protect every organization from cyber-attacks. The lead investor, East Ventures , is a pioneering and leading sector-agnostic venture capital firm.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I joined EO Accelerator in 2009, when I owned a business and my business owned me. This year I was invited by EO Global Chairman Brian Brault to participate as a member leader and signer of the EO partnership supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The company has built out its online sales platform, pre- and post-purchase customer support teams, retail showrooms, service van and a local service partner network. The company has largely been bootstrapped, although it did raise a private round of a few million dollars in 2009 and a $20 million injection of capital in 2020.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Today, Muck Rack is making another kind of connection, with investors: it’s raised $180 million in what it’s describing as its first outside funding, having been bootstrapped since being founded back in 2009. Founders Gregory Galant (the CEO) and Lee Semel (the CTO) will continue to control the company post the deal.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

I had left my previous role as an attorney for this position and had a family, including two sons, to support. About a month later in 2009, Intuit called me. As a leader, I was also struggling from anxiety. I felt worried all the time. What was going to happen to me, our employees, and to the business? Buying a small business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

It was 2009 and the housing market had just collapsed. I was having a hard time finding money or support for my idea. Punk rock taught me that technical proficiency is overrated and, in 2009, I wasn’t going to hire or recruit based on an agent’s current production or numbers as an indicator of their future success.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Founded in 2009, AppWorks started its accelerator program before launching a $11 million debut fund in 2012. It stems from our particular deal flow, since we’re mainly supporting our alumni founders and mentors, so we have two very different types of deal flows.”. for the other funds. billion, and have an aggregate valuation of $17.4

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