Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

In spite of this, private equity funds have used the rallying cry of efficiency to hijack corporate strategy and loot the profits that historically would have been reinvested into research and development and new products. We legalized robbing the corporate treasury.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

David Teten

MARCH 28, 2012

This study is effectively a sequel to the study David Teten led with Chris Farmer of General Catalyst on best practices of venture capital and private equity funds in originating new deals , published in Journal of Private Equity , Harvard Business Review , Institutional Investor , etc. Entrepreneurs please click here.

Portfolio 144

Portfolio Private Equity Venture Capital Early Stage 144

YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2016

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. This creates a virtuous cycle, not only reinforcing the family identity as innovators, but also providing additional capital to finance further ventures.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Private Equity Non-Compete Reputation 100

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a prior life, I served as a consultant to Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Carl Icahn’s organization, and some other very large private equity investors. I saw “ portfolio operations ,” i.e., levers to enhance the operations efficacy of portfolio companies, become a standard part of the private equity toolkit.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Private Equity Silicon Valley Differentiation 60

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

Incubators and Accelerators. Startups are like a baby that you need to nurture, while incubators and accelerators are there to help you grow your business. In exchange for funding your business, business incubators and accelerators may want a stake in your business depending on agreed terms and conditions. Private Equity Firms.

Private Equity 159

Private Equity Startup Incubator Social Network 159

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

In some ways it is similar to early stage incubators such as Y Combinator, although FI is even earlier stage, focusing on developing the founders themselves as entrepreneurs as opposed to actual companies. For consulting work, I have done several projects with Lou Sokolovskiy of Genero Capital , a boutique private equity firm.

Management 150

Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Startup Incubator or Accelerator. Startup incubators and accelerators are often non-profit groups that can help you in finding startup investors. In exchange for a small percentage of equity, the accelerator will give funding, office space, and mentoring. Many of them for a set period, sometimes as short as three months.

Accredited Investor 90

Accredited Investor Angel Investor Initial Public Offering Due Diligence 90

The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2013

Since the government Citizenship and Immigration Canada ( CIC ) has no expertise in weeding out scammy applicants, it has partnered with two umbrella groups to do the filtering: Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association ( CVCA ) and the National Angel Capital Organization ( NACO ).

Canada 167

Canada Programming Private Equity Incubator 167

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

I’ve written on the expert network industry a fair amount in the past: see How to Earn More Consulting Revenue from Expert Networks and How Executives Can Work with Private Equity and Venture Capital Portfolio Companies.

New York 114

New York Technical Review Networking Advisory Board 114

Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2015

Takashi Tsutsumi has been a venture capitalist 15 years incubating and investing in startups in Japan. Prior to that, he worked for the Industrial Bank of Japan and General Electric specializing in deliberative trading, private equity investment, and post merger integration.

Channel 120

Channel Japan Bosnia Silicon Valley 120

Rob Go

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Wayfair: This is somewhere between an exit and and a growth round, but the largest independent ecommerce company focused on the huge home/furniture category raised a $165M round from a group of growth, private equity, and venture investors. ThredUp: Service started in Boston while the founders were at HBS, raised $7M from Redpoint.

Technical Review 54

Technical Review Boston Software Review IPO 54

SiliconHills

APRIL 14, 2016

Those sources include friends, family, fools, banks, grants, incubators, angel investors, strategic partners, venture capital, private equity and other sources. By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News In Austin, entrepreneurs get funding from a wide variety of sources to launch or accelerate a new venture.

Austin 48

Austin Private Equity Angel Investor Incubator 48

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Wildfire was one of the darlings of the fbFund incubator program. Summit is a hugely respected firm in Silicon Valley and a long-term “institution&# but they’re better known as more of a “private equity&# investor meaning that they do later stage investments in much larger companies that are profitable.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Cofounder Spain San Diego 270

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

Inside the zones were Torch Technology Business Incubators with startups licensed by the local governments. Fast forward a decade, today the Private Equity and Venture Capital business is booming in China with over 1000 firms actively investing. Investing in China Today.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 271

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

UT Austin is home to the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), the longest-standing technology incubator in the country, which has had an economic impact of over $3 billion in Texas with a focus on deep tech such as healthcare, sustainability, and clean energy. Each offers a different culture, resources and economic base.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Balloch’s 20+ year career prior to becoming an angel investor was in financial services both in the private equity world- fundraising and investor relations, and in investment banking. Susan Balloch is a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an angel fund that invests in early stage companies founded or led by women.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The key points in the pitch deck we created were: There is a gap in the market of investors adding “management” value to portfolio companies between Accelerators/Incubators/Studios at the low end and Private Equity firms and very large VCs at the high end. What about the middle?

Silicon Valley 62

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cap Table Early Stage 62

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

TechStars – the Denver/NY based incubator in collaboration with Cooley, LLP , offers an equity financing structure and a debt one, drawing on its experience funding hundreds of startups. We hope that these documents will assist in highlighting key issues for entrepreneurs and generally in streamlining the seed investment process.

Open Source 110

Open Source Switzerland Private Equity LP 110

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Nearly all have abandoned hope in the "sure thing" and are stepping into what has traditionally been the Angel role of incubating startups. More and more VCs have deals in their portfolios that have long outlasted their investment value, and more and more VCs are seeking to unload these deals, at a loss, as reverse merger vehicles.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Nearly all have abandoned hope in the "sure thing" and are stepping into what has traditionally been the Angel role of incubating startups. More and more VCs have deals in their portfolios that have long outlasted their investment value, and more and more VCs are seeking to unload these deals, at a loss, as reverse merger vehicles.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

Inside the zones were Torch Technology Business Incubators with startups licensed by the local governments. Fast forward a decade, today the Private Equity and Venture Capital business is booming in China with over 1000 firms actively investing. Investing in China Today.

Venture Capital 163

Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 163

Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

There are many reasons for that, such as private equity and crossover investors investing earlier, or the fact that LPs in VC funds are affected by public market swings and could, theoretically, hit some VC firms to feel the pinch. Accelerators and incubators and angels can help new founders get their wings and leave the nest.

IPO 76

IPO Private Equity Valuation Acquisition 76

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. However, all three shifts are related and can be summed up simply as: Geeks are Taking Over Venture Capital. Ok, let’s dive in and discuss in more detail. Mega VC, Micro VC.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Institute includes a co-working space and accelerator (the Blackstone LaunchPad at UT Dallas), an incubator, a training group, a seed fund, and much more — all working together under the unifying, umbrella theme of entrepreneurship. I’m also executive director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Dallas 60

Dallas Austin Texas Cofounder 60

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

And now I know exactly where I want to spend my time" "This internship truly provide me an entry point into the private equity world. The opportunity provided by the [E-Lab] has been truly inspiring. Ludi, Thanks for sharing your experience. Will write about this in an upcoming post.

San Jose 43

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

The Bing Fund, Microsoft’s newest incubator, to be headed by VoodooPC founder Rahul Sood. After playing coy and dropping hints for weeks, Microsoft has finally announced its newest incubator, the Bing Fund. Topics: accelerators , Bing , Bing Fund , incubators. Microsoft to acquire giant-tablet maker Perceptive Pixel.

Detroit 69

Detroit Incubator Technical Review Venture Capital 69

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

GeekMedia, the company behind the Israeli blog NewsGeek (Hebrew) has launched VentureGeeks , a new incubator program in Israel, which will provide seed funding and mentorship to Israeli startups. The Tel-Aviv based incubator is meant to serve as an accelerator program for startups, following the model of US based Y Combinator.

Programming 97

Programming Private Equity Incubator Cofounder 97

The Next Web

MAY 7, 2013

The investment isn’t structured with equity in the resort but with plots of land on Powder Mountain (lots were rumored to have sold for $500K to $2 million a piece). They aren’t private equity backers attempting to overbuild and maximize profits. And these kids are building it from their hearts.

Utah 168

Utah Congo Cofounder Incubator 168

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

T he second quarter of 2010 has come and gone and despite the depleting VC and incubator capital in Israel, the quarter has brought approximately 40 deals with over $400 million invested. TASE:MAYN) Infinity Private Equity Fund; Suzhou Ventures Group Co., FIE Investment Management LLP;Forum International Equity Fund Ltd. -.

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

T he second quarter of 2010 has come and gone and despite the depleting VC and incubator capital in Israel, the quarter has brought approximately 40 deals with over $400 million invested. TASE:MAYN) Infinity Private Equity Fund; Suzhou Ventures Group Co., FIE Investment Management LLP;Forum International Equity Fund Ltd. -.

Private Equity 98

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity 98

VC Cafe

APRIL 9, 2010

The combination of companies looking for capital and investors looking for liquidity put a strain on early stage start ups but seemed to have played favourably for growth equity investments and later stage companies. BrainsToVentures AG; Israel Cleantech Ventures Buyer Funds: b-to-v Private Equity S.C.S. Biomedix Incubator Ltd.

Venture Capital 68

Venture Capital LLC LP 68

David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Amelia Investments – “Amelia Investments is a private equity fund creating economic opportunities throughout the Middle East region. 50/50 Startups – “We’re an incubator for equally owned tech ventures by Palestinian and Israeli entrepreneurs.”. We are entirely equity and profit free.”. Apply here.

UAE 60

UAE United Arab Emirates Technology 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The result was that by default, private equity and venture capital were the de facto decision makers of U.S. Investors shifted to making massive investments in industries with the quickest and greatest returns without long-term capital investments (e.g. industrial policy. With the demise of the Soviet Union and the U.S.

China 323

China Venture Capital Government Artificial Inteligence 323

VC Cafe

JULY 20, 2010

D eloitte Touche in Israel produces a Venture Capital and Private Equity survey every other quarter in an attempt to identify trends within the venture capital arena, give a summary of VC expectations of the Israeli VC community for the next six to twelve months. 77% of venture capitalists believe the gap is in Seed and First Round.

Mezzanine 92

Mezzanine Venture Capital IPO 92

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. Founder Equity Issues. Venture Hacks equity section. Incubator List/ Local Startup Resources/ Startup Q&A. List of Startup Incubators. Legal, Equity, etc. Israeli Center of Incubators. Argonaut Private Equity. Manufacturing Resources.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53