YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

A Startup Lab invests guidance, strategy, and takes equity in a carefully selected collection of early and seed stage startups. Depending on what a startup needs, the cost and equity share will vary — ranging from a full scope of projections, a business plan, and modeling, to a simple consulting partnership. Who does it help?

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Silicon Valley Incubator Asia 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

Accredited Investor 120

Accredited Investor Equity SEC Europe 120

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Amsterdam-based Rockstart Accelerator , one of the many, many startup accelerators in Europe, is taking the first class of startups who’ve graduated from its six-month program stateside this month. Nexi : aims to change the way companies attract and hire the most talented people.

Silicon Valley 123

Silicon Valley CTO Hire Continuous Deployment Cofounder 123

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

You find early stage employees expecting to work normal hours, to get paid a regular salary, and not asking or expecting equity. The young entrepreneurs I met are bringing impressive energy and intelligence to their goal of building one of Europe’s leading technology hubs in Helsinki.

Finland 324

Finland Naming Russia Government 324

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. Europe will need to source about 20% of its energy from renewable sources; the Maghreb presents a unique opportunity to source solar energy.

Tunisia 114

Tunisia Libya Algeria Mauritania 114

The Equity Kicker

JUNE 21, 2016

However, Samir’s comments are largely based on US data and don’t separate out Europe and Asia. The surprising thing for me here is that in most years Asia has seen more Micro VC fundraises than Europe. Besides the continued growth the interesting thing for me in the Prequin data was the geographic splits.

Europe 81

Europe Asia Restful Marketing 81

The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 21, 2012

This data is from the US and I haven’t found anything comparable for Europe so answering the question of whether or not we will have a Series A crunch here is more difficult. accelerator and incubator programmes are funding large numbers of companies – also happening in Europe, but not to the same extent as the US.

Europe 111

Europe Incubator Cost Conversion 111

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe. You may know how much to pay in cash or equity for your new VP Engineering. And you can often throw in a separate action like approving stock-option grants, getting approval for CAPEX spend, discussing fund raising timing – whatever. Always seek input.

Advisory Board 365

Advisory Board CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles 365

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. VIII: The Leading Flexible VCs, With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing. We plan to raise $2.5m

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

You don’t even need to do anything and we’ll give you equity. It doesn’t have to be a huge commitment on their part (or significant equity), but just start giving them some tie to your startup and some incentive to maintain the relationship. They’re hiring in a variety of roles across US, Canada, Europe and Remote.

Advisory Board 150

Advisory Board Equity Startup Vesting 150

The Equity Kicker

JUNE 21, 2016

The Q1 data for Europe showed investment was flat on Q4, but it will be interesting to see if we see the same declines as the US in April and May. Moreover, as they point out these are lag measures because they report announced deals and deals are often announced 6-12 weeks after completion.

Europe 81

Europe Venture Capital Marketing 81

YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2016

The Rothschilds famously utilized their network of operations on different continents to amass one of the largest fortunes in Europe. An in-house incubator or a stand-alone family private equity fund may help capitalize on these insights for the mutual financial benefit of the family.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Private Equity Non-Compete Reputation 100

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

At the height of the pandemic, Mitul helped bring seamless/contactless passenger processing (using biometrics) to airports, airlines and border control agencies across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India to help resume air travel. Passenger Processing in the Pandemic. He was featured on CNBC and quoted in The Times for his work.

Founder 128

Founder Private Equity B2B India 128

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

London Business School is proud to present the London Business School 2011 Private Equity Conference. This year’s conference will feature keynote speakers Johannes Huth (Managing Director & Head of Europe – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.) The event is themed “Turning the Corner – Delivering Value over the Next Decade”.This

Private Equity 79

Private Equity Equity LP Limited Partner 79

The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. I’ve seen a few businesses where the first investors took huge pieces of equity for very little money. 15-20% equity for first investors. 10-20% for employees.

Management 120

Management Cofounder Startup Europe 120

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Unsurprisingly, this seems to weed out the less passionate people, while encouraging others to put in sweat equity in their own ideas. In 2009, business angels invested 160 times more than their counterparts in continental Europe. This is something I feel we Europeans aren’t very good at. we don’t).

Silicon Valley 156

Silicon Valley Finland Sweat Equity Entrepreneur 156

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2020

To take one example, equity markets look ‘priced to perfection’, after a miraculous rebound from significant sell-offs in March and April after the initial economic shock of Covid-19. Given the risks of holding cash, investors have been forced to invest in ever riskier assets.

Small Business 188

Small Business United Kingdom Europe Global 188

The Equity Kicker

JULY 19, 2012

As you can see from the charts below, it turns out that the level of venture activity in Europe is increasing slightly, particularly on the side of funds raised by VCs to invest into startups. The US is growing more strongly, and activity over here is still only a fraction of what it is over there, even though our economy is bigger.

Europe 119

Europe Venture Capital China Hosting 119

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

” Data Collective prides itself on its deeply technical core team, and the Big Data chops of its extended group of 35 equity partners, who, while Data Collective wouldn’t reveal specific names, all work or have worked at companies like Akmai, Zynga, LinkedIn, Apple, Facebook, Salesforce, Twitter, IBM, Citrix, Airbnb and VMware.

Early Stage 70

Early Stage San Francisco Los Angeles Southern California 70

The Equity Kicker

JUNE 9, 2014

Many people think that VCs in Europe are failing our entrepreneurs by not taking enough risk. I’m not so sure that’s right. I think they just have a different context (generally speaking that is – there are good and bad VCs out there, just like every other profession).

Entrepreneur 143

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Europe Revenue 143

The Next Web

AUGUST 12, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. If you ask me, that’s exactly what Berlin (and Europe) needs – ambitious, creative and successful billion-dollar businesses. When it comes to equity, be fair.

Cofounder 119

Cofounder CTO Hire Startup Europe 119

The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Going back five years mobile was widely regarded as a strong area for Europe due to the strength of Nokia and the Symbian operating system, but since then Apple and Android have taken over. It is particularly encouraging to see the lead in mobile data usage.

Mobile 117

Mobile Internet Japan Australia 117

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

He works closely with European banks and institutional investors and is O’Hara’s largest shareholder for private equity investments, principally held in banking, internet and oil and gas companies. Growing Hawkers. Betancourt Lopez began the Hawkers transformation by fixing the operational issues that had caused the company to struggle.

Viral 156

Viral Venezuela Private Equity Los Angeles 156

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

A new report out from the Startup Genome and Telefonica Digital ranks London as the seventh best startup ecosystem in the world. As you can see from the table above Silicon Valley comes out top and Tel Aviv is the only city outside the US that comes ahead of London.

Europe 162

Europe Silicon Valley Startup New York 162

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

It then spread across Europe to Australia and Canada. The buyers (or lessees) in these transactions are pension funds, insurance companies, or private equity representing other institutions. Later stage Private Equity buyers rely more on existing hospital management and employees than in other industries.

Private Equity 129

Private Equity New York City Chicago Investment Bankers 129

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The new equity round will fuel additional growth and provide capital for further acquisitions. Headout is partnering with @FlixBus to bring exciting offers and adventures to travelers across Europe. Cap Hill Brands raised $100M in a Series B round led by BlackRock. Bikky raised a $5.25M seed round led by Equal Ventures.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Phoenix Portland Europe 60

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 5, 2018

It’s the biggest European gathering of venture capital fund managers, private equity fund managers and LPs, the institutions that invest in both types of funds. I remember vividly one year, I think it was 2012, when a placement agent (industry jargon for a broker that helps raise private equity and venture funds) had surveyed 83 LPs.

Private Equity 92

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Europe 92

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

and Europe into a long recession? This time around, the health of the venture business may depend on what hedge funds, investment banks, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, and large secondary market groups do. Are the shutdowns of businesses going to be a temporary blip in the economy or will they drive the U.S.

Burn Rate 436

Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2013

. “The range of business ideas and the level of expertise we see on our doorstep here in Asia is truly impressive and our metrics show that the startups we accelerate do as well as any of their peers in Europe or the US outside Silicon Valley.” They will be joining a 100 day ideas-to-investment program with 10-12 other teams.

Singapore 242

Singapore Programming Asia Taiwan 242

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2018

During this discovery stage, entrepreneurs get to hone their business skills via training and support while typically no equity is taken from them. Europe, Asia and South America. Incubators, on the other hand, are focused on building the entrepreneurship foundation of first-time entrepreneurs.

Incubator 118

Incubator South America San Francisco Chile 118

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

Global Sources, once listed in Bermuda and now owned by the private equity giant Blackstone, has been active in Hong Kong since the 1970s and focuses on trade in and out of the former British colony. B2B Websites in Europe. Last but not least, there is Europe, the world’s largest trading bloc. Not all businesses like that.

B2B 124

B2B Saudi Arabia Global United Kingdom 124

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

He works closely with European banks and institutional investors and is O’Hara’s largest shareholder for private equity investments, principally held in banking, internet and oil and gas companies. Growing Hawkers. Betancourt Lopez began the Hawkers transformation by fixing the operational issues that had caused the company to struggle.

Viral 78

Viral Venezuela Private Equity Los Angeles 78

Haystack

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Most of the rounds I participate in today are priced equity rounds. The equity round process bakes this in, and helps every participant to know what they’re raising or holding at any given point, dissuading the company from taking on additional capital without some burden.

Seed Stage 76

Seed Stage Seed Capital Equity Europe 76

Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

Private-equity and venture capital firms have been hard hit too. capital markets for listed equities have been in systemic decline since 1997, while every other major international equity market has been growing. The biggest industry waiting is computers and electronics with 23 deals seeking to raise as much as $4.8

Venture Capital 56

Venture Capital America Initial Public Offering IPO 56

YoungUpstarts

JULY 13, 2011

Sato, an engineer by profession but moved to business development in an equity firm, met his co-founder Takuya Matoba there and decided to start Shiroube with their own personal funds. “(There’s a) huge individual tourism market in Europe; (on the other hand) Japan has cheap costs and technology in engineering,&# he explains.

Japan 218

Japan B2C Europe Database 218

Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

4) Cash balance increase indicates a focus on M&A to drive further growth The past few months have also been marked by a few high profile equity and debt announcements - most notably SuccessFactors, Taleo and Saleforce.com. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

Software Review 63

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Forecast 63

David Teten

JULY 14, 2014

What that means is that a traditional 80% / 20% equity bond portfolio is set to lose a lot more money in a crisis than most investors are comfortable with. An aging population entering retirement in the US and Europe desires predictable income from their nest egg. population, will turn 62 or older by 2020 ( www.census.gov ).

Management 114

Management Portfolio Institutional Investors Government 114