YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 31, 2020

Venture capital investment is one of the top places startups look out for when seeking funding for their business alongside other popular options like angel investing and crowdfunding. Startups that show that they are solving a global challenge in a way or the other (for example, green tech) have an edge in the investing market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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David Teten

JUNE 29, 2012

ff Venture Capital was recently profiled in The Roger, an online magazine that profiles creative workspaces. The office reflects his views on colors, preference in glass, and even the color coordination between the green plants in dirt and our green and brown logo.

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David Teten

JUNE 29, 2012

ff Venture Capital was recently profiled in The Roger, an online magazine that profiles creative workspaces. The office reflects his views on colors, preference in glass, and even the color coordination between the green plants in dirt and our green and brown logo.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2013

Earlier in the day, keynote speaker Diane Fraiman of Voyager Capital noted that Oregon companies have received more than $600 million in venture capital funding, and challenged us, the WAC members, to continue investing in our area. I’ve been a member since it started in 2009. .

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SiliconHills

MAY 17, 2014

million in follow-on venture capital. Austin Ventures led the investment with additional funding by existing investors Julie Allegro of Allegro Venture Partners, Bob Greene of Contour Ventures, Capital Factory, Mike Maples Jr. Million in Follow-On Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are no “overrides” – for example, businesses don’t thrive just because they offer the latest technology, or because everyone wants to be “green,” or because their goal is to reduce world hunger. The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, or an inadequate revenue model.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

Impact investing as a whole has enjoyed a surge of popularity and innovation over the past decade or so with increasing speed, spawning new investment vehicles like social impact bonds / (PFS) programs and more recently green bonds. Contrasted with an average VC fund size of $30M… there is a mismatch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 28, 2016

Award “Graduation” Green Cards. Create a “High-Skill Immigrant” Green Card. Incentivize the Formation and Commitment of Angel Capital. Fix Venture Capital by Fixing the IPO Market. Create a “Startup Visa” Create CitizenCorps. Cultivate the Formation of Viable New Businesses.

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SiliconHills

MAY 22, 2013

Other investors included Mike Maples with Floodgate, Bob Greene with Contour Venture Partners, Julie Allegro with Allegro Venture Partners and Ralph Mack with Mack Capital as well as investors Tom Meredith and Adam Ross. Million in Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Gust

MARCH 19, 2014

The most important is that venture capital firms simply do not fund business plans. Even if it is, you would have to return to your home country when your visa expires, unless you are successful in getting a Green Card (permanent resident alien status in the US, which is pretty tough to get.) They fund companies.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Building a green business is one thing; building a business that helps the Earth remain green is entirely another. Undoubtedly, consumers expect online ordering, immediate delivery and similar features even from brick-and-mortar businesses, so you should consider this when building your next brick and mortar. Carbon-removal Tech.

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Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

During his long career in the venture capital industry, John, who invested in Amazon, Google, and Intuit, amongst others, became known for the emphasis he places on Objectives and Key Results, or OKRs, which he wrote about in depth in his 2017 best-seller, Measure What Matters. In John’s estimation, that means increasing the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

In another report more specifically on Venture Capital Activity for 2012 , CB Insights noted relatively flat but still healthy funding levels, compared to the previous year (down in total dollars by 7.5%, but up in total deals by 7%). Green Tech is still in a slump, with renewables leading the way. billion fund to work.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 27, 2010

Ingredients of The Apple iTablet include an unknown glowing green substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. The Apple iTablet has been shipped to our troops in Afghanistan and is being dropped by warplanes. Do not taunt The Apple iTablet.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 25, 2015

Forerunner Ventures is one of Homebrew’s favorite co-investors for consumer commerce/retail startups. Firm founder Kirsten Green has an amazing analytical mind combined with empathy for the consumer. HW: Is venture still an “apprenticeship” business? . EK: Absolutely.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

Tech ventures, some of whom were presenters at the earlier Demo Day, joined ventures in green energy and the life sciences. But attracting huge amounts of venture capital to the Midwest isn't easy: "The superrich VCs just don't want to get on a plane and don't want to physically travel anywhere."

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

“The results of programs like 500 Startups, Techstars, and Y-Combinator are well known, but due to the culture here in Europe there’s still a lot of unknowns in terms of the track record for follow on funding and results of accelerator programs based in Europe,” says Don Ritzen, co-founder and CEO of Rockstart Accelerator.

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Best of luck to you in your startup venture! Law and Taxes Partnerships Starting a Business Strategy Venture Capital and Angel Investors attorney tech' Let me paint the picture for you: We were about two months into our startup idea. We had stars in our eyes and excitement in our bellies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Venture capital investments are returning to startups. Venture capital firms raised $4.1 The continuing rise in the price of fuel, combined with the ongoing evidence of global warming, has highlighted the need for alternative energy sources, and green products. New focus on a sustainable planet.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 10, 2014

Chart 1: number of European funds investing in rounds of $1m and less (blue line) and number of countries receiving investment (green bars). Chart 2: number of European funds investing in rounds of over $1m (blue line) and number of countries receiving investment (green bars). Venture Capital'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2011

My picks for favorite startup sectors to improve your fundability in the new year include green, biotech, and renewable energy (also called alternative energy or sustainable energy). In previous articles, I’ve put some definition around the green and biotech investment categories, so I’ll try to do the same here for renewable energy.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

RISE participation is free due to the generosity of returning sponsors Acton School of Business, Austin Business Journal, Austin Ventures, Capital One Bank, Ernst & Young, Holtzman Moellenberg Panozzo Perkins, LLP and Silverton Foundation and new sponsors Brown McCarroll, LLP, DLA Piper, Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas, The Entrepreneurs’ (..)

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Green Envee Organics – [link]. Venture capital remains white boys club – [link]. Small business and startup tips: 5 ways to tune out distractions! – [link]. What Good Does Design Do For Business? – [link]. Getting Steve Jobs Wrong – [link].

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Jason Ball

MARCH 26, 2013

As an entrepreneur (or investor) there’s a lot to be learned from the Company… First a preface: I’m not a crazy tree-hugger, but I’m fortunate enough to live in a place where being green is relatively straight forward- central London. 7) Go for green bonus points! 2) Be PASSIONATE about what you do.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 16, 2018

By Laura Lorek Publisher with Silicon Hills News In 2010, Kirsten Green founded Forerunner Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, based in San Francisco. The post Forerunner Ventures Touts Diversity as the Best Way to Make Investment Decisions appeared first on SiliconHills. She even went to […].

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2013

In startups these days, governments are incenting green and alternative energy solutions, to intentionally create a bubble. Angels are becoming more liquid as their stock market and real estate assets recover, and institutions again have earnings to put into venture capital funds. Policy-driven distortions. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. ” If you launch a fizzy water product you may think your competitors are Badoit and San Pelligrino but a substitute product might be flat water like Propel or cold green tea. In economics this is known as a “substitute product.”

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Genuine VC

JANUARY 22, 2013

In fact, with one exception, the office locations are fairly binary – either they’re located in/outside Kendall Square in Cambridge [green + purple below] or in the Leather District in Boston (which is sometimes but not always counted as part of the Innovation District) [orange]. In reality, though, that “area” isn’t too large.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 26, 2019

and securing a marriage green card or naturalization – and make it easy and available for anyone who wants to legally immigrate. Boundless Immigration aspires to be the leading brand around legal immigration in the United States. They take an incredibly time-consuming and expensive process – immigrating to the U.S. innovation economy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

There are no “overrides” – for example, businesses don’t thrive just because they offer the latest technology, or because everyone wants to be “green, or because their goal is to reduce world hunger. The most common failures are solutions looking for a problem, lack of a defined market, and giving away the product.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

[Note: Update to this post, posted 2/22/09] A few weeks back, a friend mentioned an idea he had heard suggesting that the government consider entering the VC (venture capital) business as part of the overall stimulus plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Venture capital investments are returning to startups. Venture capitalists invested $4.8 billion in 780 deals in the third quarter of 2010, according to National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Startups are springing up all over to capitalize on these opportunities. New focus on a sustainable planet.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Besides, there were a limited number of places where I could do my job in venture capital anyway—and while I might be a go to for a pitch from super early stage pre-seed and seed founders looking for quick answers and decisive term sheets in New York City, the reality is that I would be pretty far down the list in the Valley.

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Gust

MARCH 11, 2014

The blue line shows the percentage of companies raising an A after a seed; the orange line shows the percent of post-Series A companies raising a B; the green line shows the percent of post-Seed companies who have run the gauntlet successfully to raise a Series B. The secular decline in all of these ratios screams of increased competition.

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