Our Investment Framework Post-COVID-19
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The post Our Investment Framework Post-COVID-19 appeared first on 500 Startups. As society begins the delicate phase of re-opening, we have also given much thought to how.
Upfront’s Kobie Fuller has designed an investment framework for modern enterprise software
TechCrunch
APRIL 11, 2023
Kobie Fuller , a partner at Upfront Ventures , had a notion that there are certain characteristics that every successful enterprise software company shares. But Fuller decided to sit down and figure out what those elements were, and he has created a framework that he released today.
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EO London’s Pajani Singah: Saving the rainforest by investing private capital
Entrepreneurs' Organization
DECEMBER 10, 2021
He was recently honoured for his actions: Pajani is co-founder of Amazonia Impact Ventures (AIV), which was selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a winner of the Tropical Forest Commodities Challenge. Recent years have seen promising work in the sustainable investment space, but greenwashing remains all too common.
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Japanese Regulator Plans to Double Crowdfunding Investment Cap for Retail Investors
AsiaTechDaily
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Register Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to double the cap on the amount of money retail investors can invest in unlisted startups. At present, through crowdfunding, retail investors have a limitation of investing a maximum of 500,000 yen annually in individual unlisted startups.
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How Much Money Should You Raise From Venture Investors?
Dream It
APRIL 21, 2020
This framework helps founders position their fundraising targets and avoid red flags with investors. Here are some common red flags for venture investors: Red Flag #1 : Ask isn’t tied to specific fundable milestones. So the question remains: what is the appropriate amount of funding founders should request?
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This freshly funded startup spun out of a student-run Stanford investment club
TechCrunch
AUGUST 25, 2022
In late 2020, a group of Stanford students banded together to create Stanford 2020, a venture fund solely to invest in their fellow classmates’ ventures. million for the debut investment vehicle — waitlist not included. million seed funding round led by Initialized Capital, with investments from GSR, NEA and Canaan.
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Grouparoo snares $3M seed to build open source customer data integration framework
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Today, Grouparoo , a new startup from three industry vets is the next company up with an open source framework designed to make it easier for developers to access and make use of customer data. TaskRabbit also comes into play in their investment where Fuel GP Leah Solivan was also founder of TaskRabbit.
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Sequoia backs open source data-validation framework Pydantic to commercialize with cloud services
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Pydantic , the popular Python library and open source data-validation framework used by some of the world’s biggest companies, has a new commercial namesake and the backing of one of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture capital (VC) firms. Pydantic Services Inc. emerges from stealth today with $4.7 and Europe.
A framework to think about pricing seed, angel, and venture capital rounds
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MAY 17, 2012
2) Supply and demand of capital willing to invest in your company. Note that, to even get venture in the first place, you are special. It seems to me that the most important factor in pricing your round isn't your progress or your idea. It seems to come down to two things: 1) How much do you want to raise?
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Cybersecurity Seed Fund Launches, SYN Ventures Touts its Size and the Firm’s Deep Experience
American Entrepreneurship
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Venture Capital Firm Launches third Cybersecurity Fund in the Past Three Years Warnings about cyber threats are so prevalent that people understand the importance of cybersecurity in their businesses and daily lives. SYN Ventures was founded by former Fortune 500 CISOs and C-level security leaders. It became wildly apparent the U.S.
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5 Innovative Fundraising Methods for Emerging Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds
David Teten VC
MAY 26, 2021
How do you raise money for your venture capital or private equity fund from family offices and high net worths? . A number of other firms offer access both to direct investment opportunities and funds, e.g., iSTOX , Sharenett , Manhattan Street Capital , Proteus , and Yieldstreet. Generally solicit under the 506(c) designation.
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136 5 Tips on Angel Investing from Veterans in this Space
Angel Capital Association
JUNE 14, 2023
Unlike traditional lending, angel investment is seldom tied to collateral, college degrees, or other assets that some entrepreneurs don’t have access to. For investors themselves, angel investing is a mix of exhilaration and caution. I may see a deal that doesn’t meet my criteria, or I can’t invest in it for some other reason.
Uniqus Consultech raises $12.5M to invest in technology, scale business operations
AsiaTechDaily
DECEMBER 19, 2022
intends to use the funding to investment in technology and scale its business operations and teams in the United States, India and the Middle East. The founding round was led by Nexus Venture Partners, a leading Silicon Valley-India venture capital firm. Uniqus Consultech Inc. The post Uniqus Consultech raises $12.5M
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Lok Yek Soon, Founder of Awesome Ventures: Empowering Impactful Startups for Lasting Change
AsiaTechDaily
JUNE 5, 2023
Register Led by an eminent team of investors and industry captains from around the world, Awesome Ventures brings together a wealth of experience in strategy planning and diverse sectors. At the helm of Awesome Ventures is Lok Yek Soon, a visionary entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience within the startup ecosystem.
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Venture capitalists eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments
David Teten VC
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies. Before you can actually invest, you have to manage your fund. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups.
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How to Invest in Web3: A Beginner’s Roadmap
Angel Capital Association
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
How to Invest in Web3: Navigating Emerging Opportunities Crypto Coins and Tokens Investments In the Web3 ecosystem, cryptocurrencies and tokens are more than digital currencies; they represent a new paradigm of digital value. The investment potential in VR and AR is potentially significant.
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Protect AI lands a $13.5M investment to harden AI projects from attack
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 15, 2022
million in a seed-funding round co-led by Acrew Capital and Boldstart Ventures with participation from Knollwood Capital, Pelion Ventures and Aviso Ventures. investment to harden AI projects from attack by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch. A 2018 GitHub analysis found that there were more than 2.5
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Operationalize Your Startup
Paul G. Silva
JUNE 28, 2022
You’ve launched your venture… now what? Read this article to learn about the VIRAL framework. Write down what the lowest-scoring, incomplete milestones are for your venture. About The Workshop. Startups don’t die from laziness. They die from working really hard… on the wrong things. When do you raise money? On what terms?
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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit
Revolution
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. In the last decade, we’ve socialized several Rise of the Rest-isms to describe investments that check those boxes.
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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund
David Teten VC
APRIL 1, 2021
Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies.
Cloudbolt announces $35M Series B debt/equity investment to help manage hybrid cloud
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Cloudbolt , a Bethesda, MD startup that helps companies manage hybrid cloud environments, announced a $35 million Series B investment today. It was split between $15 million in equity investment and $20 Million in debt. The company has now raised over $61 million in equity and debt, according to Crunchbase data.
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Breaking Barriers: Japan’s Startups Embrace Cryptocurrency Capital
AsiaTechDaily
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
Register Japan has relaxed regulations to permit startups to raise investment funds through cryptocurrencies. Japanese startups stand to gain fresh prospects and opportunities as this forward-looking framework comes into effect. This shift may lead to increased venture capital inflow and enable startups to secure larger funding.
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Unicorn India Ventures leads $4m Series A funding in retail tech startup Daalchini
AsiaTechDaily
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Register Indian retail tech startup Daalchini has raised $4 million in a Series A funding round, the largest in this round in the smart vending segment, led by Unicorn India Ventures. The funding round was also backed by existing investors such as Artha Venture Fund, former Dominos India CEO Ajay Kaul, and VSS Investco.
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Welcoming the Newest Partner to Upfront Ventures
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 14, 2016
Today is amongst the proudest days I’ve had at Upfront Ventures — getting the chance to announce that Kevin Zhang has been promoted to Partner. years at Upfront has been both a pleasure and also has taught me a lot about venture capital. Watching him develop over the past 4.5 Kevin joined Upfront in 2012 as an Associate.
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Frst and Fabric Ventures announce fellowship program for crypto entrepreneurs
TechCrunch
JUNE 3, 2021
VC funds Frst and Fabric Ventures are teaming up to create Le Crypto Fellowship. Frst and Fabric Ventures think they can create the right framework to incentivize the next generation of entrepreneurs. After that, Fabric Ventures and Frst partners will schedule regular office hours with you to check in on your progress.
H Twenty Capital aims to be ‘go-to fund for pre-seed investments’ in Latin America
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Venture capital continues to flow into Latin America at a staggering rate. Venture firms in those countries are also raising funds; for example, this month, Colombia-based Marathon Ventures announced its first fund of $26 million. It also invested in Brazilian social grocery commerce company Favo , which raised a $26.5
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Why the startup sector should keep its eye on the SEC
TechCrunch
APRIL 9, 2023
Although SVB’s failure can’t be blamed on the venture ecosystem, some policymakers have joined the general public in maligning the bank’s depositors — in large part venture-backed startups. This negative narrative has immense implications for the venture community. This is an inflection point.
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Thirdweb raises $24M at a $160M valuation from Haun Ventures, Shopify and Coinbase for its web3 development kit
TechCrunch
AUGUST 24, 2022
The round is being co-led by Haun Ventures (the firm founded by well-connected ex-a16z partner Katie Haun), as well as strategic backers Coinbase Ventures and Shopify. Shopify, meanwhile, is “seeing us as an investment but also a partner,” Bartlett said. The funding being announced today also speaks to some momentum.
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98 Fundraising hacks for alternative investment managers: venture, private equity, hedge funds
David Teten VC
MAY 16, 2017
” I’ve written a number of pieces relevant if you are fundraising for a private equity or venture capital fund: I suggest: 15 Steps to Fundraising for Your New Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund. Samir Kaji: 2019 Venture Limited Partner survey includes list of most active LPs. 2019 Venture Limited Partner survey.
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Japan’s EdgeCortix Closes $20 Million Funding Round, Collaborates with Renesas Electronics
AsiaTechDaily
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Leading this financing endeavor were Japan’s venture capital firm, SBI Investment Co. and Global Hands-On VC (GHOVC), a collaborative venture capital entity with a track record of successful semiconductor investments that span the Japan-United States nexus.
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Elev8 Venture Partners launching $200m tech-focused VC fund
AsiaTechDaily
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Register Elev8 Venture Partners , the venture investor backed by India’s leading early-stage platform Venture Catalysts, is launching a $200-million fund that will focus on growth-stage, tech-driven companies in India. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?
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Aptiv’s latest investment shows that software-defined vehicles are here to stay
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
With this in mind, Aptiv might have a more long-term reason to invest strategically in a scalable system architecture that functions under the hood of autonomous vehicles.
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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund
David Teten VC
APRIL 1, 2021
Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies.
Founders Fund backs Vest, a startup out to give Latin Americans a bridge to investing in the US stock market
TechCrunch
JANUARY 26, 2022
Latin Americans seeking the ability to invest in companies trading on the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange now have a new option in Vest, a startup that has launched a mobile-first brokerage app with zero-commission trading in the Americas. Financial services for investing and cash management in the U.S. Image Credits: Vest.
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Singapore’s Sunrate Secures Series D-2 Funding Led by Peak XV Partners for Global Expansion
AsiaTechDaily
JULY 27, 2023
The round included Prosperity7 Ventures and Softbank Ventures Asia. Recently, the startup obtained a Capital Markets Services license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, bolstering its regulatory framework. Projections indicate a compound annual growth rate of 43%, leading to a market value of US$56 trillion by 2030.
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AHG Lab Secures $4M in Funding to Boost Philippine Startups
AsiaTechDaily
AUGUST 11, 2023
Register AHG Lab , an independent venture builder based in the Philippines, has successfully raised $4 million in a pre-Series A funding round to expand its portfolio of ventures and programs. million in its seed round in 2021, with support from Philippine’s venture capital investor Foxmont Capital Partners.
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Bloomfilter Raises $7 Million Seed Round
HPA
MAY 5, 2023
HPA is excited to announce our participation in Bloomfilter’s $7 Million seed round , which was led by Magarac Venture Partners. of venture debt. We are thrilled to lead this investment in Bloomfilter. MVP is investing in fast-growing companies building AI solutions for business process automation.
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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control
David Teten VC
AUGUST 19, 2019
A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. So what is Revenue Based Investing?
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The Science of Success: Creative Venture’s Alex Luce’s Unconventional Path of Impact
AsiaTechDaily
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Register The intersection of science and venture capital can do wonders and uncover a champion in a city like Silicon Valley. In the epicenter of tech, where innovation thrives, Alex Luce bridges materials science and venture capital, carving a niche as a Partner at Creative Ventures.
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The New Business Preservation Act and the Tradition of U.S. Federal Government Support for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital
Ian Hathaway
MARCH 31, 2020
Senators led by Amy Klobuchar introduced the New Business Preservation Act to incentivize venture capital formation around the country. The Act, which allocates $2 billion to states under the “Innovation and Startups Equity Investment Program,” enables investors in undercapitalized regions to leverage federal dollars into startup investments.
Digital asset exchange DigiFT scores $10.5m in Shanda-led funding
AsiaTechDaily
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
million in its pre-Series A funding round, led by Shanda Group, a global privately-owned investment group founded by Chinese online entertainment pioneer Tianqiao Chen and family in 1999. As a key international financial hub, Singapore boasts a robust legal framework and government support for tokenization with blockchain technology.
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The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest (Part II): Does your City have a Moat?
Revolution
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Let’s use Morningstar’s 5 Factors as a framework. The framework was originally created to help public market investors determine whether or not an investment opportunity afforded a defensible moat that would contribute to a superior return-profile. When exploring an investment in a tech hub?—?i.e., What makes up a moat?
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6 crypto investors talk about DeFi and the road ahead for adoption in 2023
TechCrunch
JANUARY 10, 2023
The crypto venture capital industry has become more selective thanks to the general market downturn and wavering trust caused by a slew of scandals and market disruptions, but investors at major firms are still writing checks in the space. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures.
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How Attractive is Risk Today?
Revolution
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Investing is similar. The below analysis outlines an approach to quantify the attractiveness of investing in commercial real estate at a given point. The framework could be further altered for other asset classes. Such hard data can increase investment conviction when either is tempting. The highest score ever was 97.6
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