Chicago Finance Networking Seattle 
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. Is it any surprise to see Zulily in Seattle, Wayfair in Boston, ExactTarget in Indianapolis, TrueCar in Los Angeles, GroupOn in Chicago or BuzzFeed in NYC?
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
billion IPO), Envestnet (Chicago, $1.25 As a result we need somebody well networked into these communities already. Kara has worked in finance in Boston, NYC and Silicon Valley. Kara has worked in finance in Boston, NYC and Silicon Valley. She has been in operations in Seattle and Los Angeles. So there you have it.
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A Crowded Space
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
This can lead to lots of hype among investors and very rapid financings where VCs are forced to “act quickly” and provide term sheets in less than 48 hours. But that may be all that’s needed to grab a financing from investors that moved very quickly. They can create temporary growth in vanity metrics like downloads.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 20, 2015
Last Tuesday, while I was enjoying a week off the grid, AvidXchange announced they had raised a $225 million financing led by Bain Capital Ventures. This was an atypical investment for us as we participated in the financing through our Foundry Group Select fund. The post Who Just Raised A $225 Million Financing in North Carolina?
www.huffingtonpost.com
MAY 10, 2011
Having two well-regarded and well-networked engineers on an advisory project created a stream of terrific VP candidates for Minted and taught me a great deal about the culture and current popular beliefs of the hottest engineering talent in the Valley. Shes going to have a big impact on Minteds future. om migrated off Drupal.
Version One Ventures
MAY 24, 2016
billion in financing in 2015 (with 395 deals). If you’re not in one of these major metropolises that Graham wrote about (say, Seattle, Toronto, Chicago, Boulder…), what’s your city’s collective drive? Waterloo has another unicorn with Kik. Toronto has become a hub for the blossoming machine intelligence market.
ReadWriteStart
JANUARY 6, 2011
This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. He is looking for financing for the show. I like the idea, and recognize the problem.
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