David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

At the end of the program, “each team will present to Nike executives, mentors, angel investors, venture capitalists, and tech industry leaders.” They are a major sponsor of several accelerator programs, including Startup Weekend ; Global K-Startup , which “aims to help Korean startups go global,” and 10,000 Startups in India.

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Our Own Start-up

MAY 21, 2020

iSeed is named as a bridge between Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and Indian founders. The Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are those already established entrepreneurs and Indian founders are those who are in search of money as well as expertise and knowledge of startup.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 28, 2021

Examples include Benchmark-backed Popshop Live , or India’s SoftBank-backed unicorn Meesho. Creators are also increasingly becoming angel investors in B2C startups, similar to celebrity investments which are also on the rise, leveraging their profile to help their portfolio stand out.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2013

Its recent edition attracted more than 3,000 teams and 9,000 participants, both locally as well as from countries such as Australia, Canada, Norway, India, Brunei, Pakistan, Russia, Greece, the Philippines and Indonesia. Preliminary submissions end on 8th February, 2013 – register for it here.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

But the right funding strategy for her is $900,000-$1 million, potentially from angel investors or small funds. Well, it turns out that with about $900,000 and 12 months, Siobhan can get to paying customers. She has been toying with raising $350,000, $2 million, so on and so forth. We will work on that with her. Trendy Loot.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

China, Russia, Brazil, India, Indonesia all meet those criteria. And as good as the Australian angel investors have been, there still is dearth of serious follow-on funding in Australia. Outside the U.S. Obviously this depends on industry and application.) This meant they would need U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

After Meebo launched, his friends helped him get the word out and soon they were getting coverage as far a China and India. Seth raised $100k in angel funding to fuel operations. Meebo angel investors also include Marc Andreessen and Auren Hoffman. Tell us about the Meebo launch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In developing countries, like China and India, the statistics are reversed. Thus most startups I know don’t even mention the IPO exit option, when applying for Angel funding, and most Angel investors will react negatively if you do mention it.

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

” The options were to either go back home to New Delhi, India, or, risk getting myself into an immigration nightmare. I engaged in conversations with these angels investors and they provided a letter that I could use in support of my H1-B application. I was within weeks/months of being “out of status.”

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

What most frustrates angel investors is the “needle in the haystack” nature of picking winners. and the “West” to the BIC – Brazil, India, and China – and their brethren. The frustration is trebled because the “traditional” investing options these days are so deeply unattractive.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

What most frustrates angel investors is the “needle in the haystack” nature of picking winners. and the “West” to the BIC – Brazil, India, and China – and their brethren. The frustration is trebled because the “traditional” investing options these days are so deeply unattractive.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 12, 2012

But while receiving an infusion of cash from a venture capitalist or angel investor is certainly a good thing, it doesn’t necessarily mean your company’s money problems are over. Getting funded is the first step toward every startup entrepreneur’s dream. A major part of the plan is a credit fund for small businesses.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. Beijing Venture/Angel Ecosystem. While Beijing has VC’s and Angel investors happy to write a check there aren’t as many angels/VCs in China versus US per capita.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 6, 2011

First up, Sumit Jha from New Delhi, India, presented EduMark , a real estate education program for the nascent Indian market that Sumit is already selling successfully, and wondering how to take to the next level of scale. On to today's roundtable, we had five businesses, all of which, I believe, can be built to become sustainable companies.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. Beijing Venture/Angel Ecosystem. While Beijing has VC’s and Angel investors happy to write a check there aren’t as many angels/VCs in China versus US per capita.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

This is based on advancements in health care infrastructure in India and China, as well as a rapidly aging Japanese population. The most traditional routes are bank loans, small business loans, or angel investors. percent from 2014 to 2020. See Also: What Small Business Opportunities Does the Future Hold?

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Just because an angel investor that made tens of millions of dollars gives $50k to a startup, and got 9 of her friends to do the same thing, doesn't mean that company deserves to get a $5 million check. He said they were putting 10-15% of their new deployments in China and some in India--and already seeing some solid early results.

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Transformify

JULY 21, 2019

Marie, you were the last person to interview the late Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa, Saint Teresa of Calcutta, in her home in Calcutta, India in 1997. Lilia Stoyanov is CEO and angel investor at Transformify. Pushing a child to be equally good in all areas simply doesn’t work. About the author.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I'd like to hear from venture capitalists, angel investors, incubators, and accelerators on this topic. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. CricketWeekly. Discuss.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

For example, Bluestone , an online jewelry startup from India, was trying to compete with the traditional brick and mortar jewelry business market. All of these factors contribute to a scalable business model, which in turn, helps attract investors. Angel investors. Venture capitalists are similar to angel investors.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

This, we believe, will create a strong downstream deal flow for all of you - incubators, angel investors, and VCs. I will be traveling in India over the next several days and doing live roundtables in three cities: Chennai (April 9) , Mumbai (April 16) , and Pune (April 17). From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well. Photo by emsago.

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Growthink Blog

JULY 30, 2012

What most frustrates angel investors is the “needle in the haystack” nature of picking winners. and the “West” to the “BIC” – Brazil, India, and China and their brethren. The frustration is trebled because the “traditional” investing options these days are so profoundly unattractive.

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Brazil Angel Investor India China 74

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

The company has bootstrapped using services, a philosophy we espouse heavily in 1M/1M, and has simultaneously gathered a group of angel investors who are supporting it through the next phase. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Discuss.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

APRIL 15, 2010

A new bill introduced by Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), would create a Start-Up Visa for entrepreneurs with financial backing from angel investors. 4259 - The Employment Benefit Act (you can see a summary of the bill here ).

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

The Dutch ‘invented’ the limited liability corporation with the inception of the Dutch East India Company. Think of Stanford and Sandhill road in Silicon Valley, Route 128 in Boston or IIT in Bangalore India. This includes lowering the barriers for angel investors and giving entrepreneurs a second or third chance if they fail.

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Scalable Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Trying to figure out how to schedule a trip to India with my new partner in our social enterprise. I had a great weekend in San Francisco and I’m trying to figure out how to get back more often. Need to start generating some income so I can afford a small apartment in the city. Anyway, give me a call when you get a chance.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well.

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Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Massimo Sgrelli, Entrepreneur, angel investor, computer programmer, agrees with Eyal’s suggestion: The best way to attract Silicon Valley investors to your non-US startup is to split your operations keeping R&D in your own country, while moving business and marketing heads in the Valley (and potentially the founders too).

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Among Microsoft’s 20 worldwide R&D centers, there are only three “strategic centers”: in India, China, and Israel. “I’ve been an angel investor in private companies since the late 1990s, and I invested in eight start-ups. There is something very special here and it must be preserved. Three of them were sold.”

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Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2015

I spoke with Steve about innovation in the movie industry, and to Venk about his journey from bureaucrat in India to entrepreneur here in the U.S., — In the next segment, I spoke with Venk Shukla about his journey from bureaucrat in India to Silicon Valley entrepreneur. If you can’t hear the clip, click here. So what did I do?

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Do you know of any VC or angel investors that are interested in targeting the Hispanic Market? investors like great companies, that’s really the filter. How should I approach an angel investor?

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

In How To Turn Fool's Gold Into The Real Thing , angel investors would find an analysis of the inefficiencies in sourcing and grooming good deals, and our proposed solutions. There were people from Argentina, Israel, India, France, New York, Washington, Nigeria, etc. We do NOT want you to be one of them. Let's make things move!

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Early-stage seed and angel investors all realize that a business will encounter a huge range of flux very rapidly. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings. Check out our starter program. We also provide custom campaigns for companies looking for something a bit more expansive.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

So what ends up happening is great programmers are led sheepishly into the arms of suggestive Angel Investors, VC’s or mentor hybrids like yourself who guide the product into what they’d like to see. Thus had to spend hard cash building a half way completed demo outsourced to India. link] SEO India Wonderful!!

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

Add to that the impact of their upcoming IPO - lots of angel investors and spin-off entrepreneurs are in the making. She writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.

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