YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Without venture capital, without external loans, I bootstrapped my business and brought it to acquisition – in a field traditionally dominated by males ( 16% of male entrepreneurs are in the tech industry, compared to 4% of females ). Instead I took these challenges and used them to spur my determination.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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allthingsd.com

JULY 16, 2012

Venture Capital Has Its Biggest Quarter Since Dot-Com Days. venture capitalists put $8.1 venture capitalists put $8.1 It’s clear that factors like the greater American economy and the bumpy tech IPO market don’t necessarily have a direct and/or timely correlation with venture capital spending.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

With venture capitalists around the world shifting their focus to Asia, here are 5 ways the surge in venture capital fundraising is shaking up the startup landscape in the region. KPMG’s Venture Pulse Q3 2017 reported that the Asian market has raised $12.3 Drives development in technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

VENTURE CAPITAL. Mobile News. You are here: Home / Startups / Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Filed Under: Startups , Tech Tagged With: Madrona , Startups , Tech , Venture capital.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

According to the Economist , video game internet traffic, including mobile games, has increased 75% in the U.S. The State of Mobile 2021 report by App Annie goes in-depth into the consumer trends in mobile. Mobile adoption boomed in 2020 – $143 Billion Consumer Spend, 3.5 The “creator economy” will prosper in 2021.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 16, 2018

AGENDA: 5:45pm – 6:30pm – Networking reception. 7:45pm – 8:15pm – General networking. She is also an Angel Investor at the Wharton Alumni Angels and Tech Angels, her investment interest being in consumer, mobile and SaaS startups. 6:30pm – 7:45pm – Speaker program. Dubbed “Ms.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

M-Commerce Together with Voice Commerce Speaking of easing consumers’ lives, mobile commerce, also known as “m-commerce,” was a hit. In 2023, mobile commerce will remain in demand and grow even further. of purchases were made via mobile devices in the United States, as Statista reported. Only in 2021, 72.9%

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Graphic designers and illustrators are no longer considered a starving artist and computer network technicians are keeping the tech companies running. Developing a popular mobile scheduling app, they raised $1.2 million in venture capital to move. Montreal is a spot for new start-ups and venture capital.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2015

And she had a model for a new media company for mobile and wearables. I thought we were going to talk about her product progress, so I was a bit taken aback by her most pressing question, “Why is it so hard for a woman to still get taken seriously by a venture capitalist?”. Women have built a network of women mentors?

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Since then, the space has only heated up (bad pun, I know) with more startups building and even more venture capital available to scale them. Zero-Emission Mobility / EV / Logistics & Transportation. All those areas are still on our radar, but as we work further in the space, new themes are capturing our attention.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of Venture Capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally. Venture Capital used to be a tight club clustered around formal firms located in Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The cycle of creative destruction of the old being replaced by the new continues, fueled by angel and venture capital. Since Mei and Bill were networking, there would be a lot to learn if they talked to the founders of startups that built products similar to theirs, but didn’t make it. Both of these are required reading.

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thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

I founded FuturePerfect Ventures earlier this year because I believe that technology’s potential for positive social impact is still in formative stages. I look forward to working with them to turn this vision into reality and look forward to the day when every individual is connected and empowered through this global network.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

In the past week, Rakuten , a Japanese e-commerce company, bought Viber , a mobile messaging video app, for $900M; and Facebook bought WhatsApp , a mobile messaging app with 450M active monthly users globally (almost entirely outside of the US), for a deal that could be worth $19B after earnouts.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) business models. Unlike U.S.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

think about the entrepreneurs that started in the early days of the Internet, mobile, crypto, VR and yes… now Metaverse. In March 2022 Niantic acquired 8thwall , a WebAR developer platform, and in March 2020, it acquired 6D.ai , a company building 3D maps using the mobile phone camera. Unity’s recent $4.4

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Some examples: AI will be the new mobile. Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). Billion in VC funding.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Most of us want one spouse and we’re done.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The startup Tracx , which provides a SaaS solution for tracking and managing marketing campaign on social networks, has received an undisclosed investment from Israeli angel Zohar Gilon. million in a second round led by previous backer Genesis Partners and joined by T-Venture , the venture capital company of Deutsche Telekom.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Thanks to the Web and mobile connectivity, more and more people have access to online resources for education and information – the combination of on-the-ground expertise and this access to global information is creating a revolution. A network of accessible agents throughout the country allows people to redeem money transferred to them.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

We were looking at all sorts of strategic decisions that Sony was considering, which required analysis and data on broadband networks, Internet portas and mobile handsets/networks. I was in the midst of sizing the mobile handset markets in 3 regions: US, Europe and Asia. As scientific as that. I called another agency.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

645 Ventures: A New Era of Venture Capital Investing Arena Growth Partners We help great leaders build great businesses. Aspect Ventures | Aligned VC We believe that the interests of investors and entrepreneurs can and should be aligned. The companies are actively vetted, coached and advised by our network.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Vision equates to an idea big enough that it’s capable of producing a significant return multiple to justify the risk for an angel investor or is capable of returning the entire fund for a venture capital firm. Venture Capitalist have investors as well. Consequently, venture capital is a hits business.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Pitchbook Data released a new report on the state of Private Capital in Israel 2020 , covering private equity and venture capital. Mobility, Cybersecurity and health have seen a number mega rounds and acquisitions in the last two years Israel enjoyed a bumper year in 2019, with exits totalling a record $4.1

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Last week Techstars announced the new Techstars Mobility program, Driven by Detroit. Techstars will be bringing their proven accelerator model and extensive network of mentors, founders and corporations to Detroit to support this program. Techstars detroit mayo clinic mobility ted serbinski' Status quo?

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) business models. Unlike U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Now nearly a “double unicorn,” the company plans to use the new investment to further grow its business operations and expand its current suite of mobile applications. The $130 million Series D investment round was co-led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners and Hanaco Venture Capital.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

The venture capital industry is facing real competition for the first time in decades. Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The answer is the rise of super angels, Graham said.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

It’s my job to invest wisely in entrepreneurs who are capital efficient, who innovate in ways that pay off economically in good markets or bad and who plan for worst-case scenarios. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital. It is also a result of pent-up demand.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Social networking. We have an iOS SDK as well, for web-web, mobile-mobile, web-mobile video chat and video messaging. Create your own social network.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In the first stage the Outpost focusses on networking and partnering in the Innovation Cluster in which it is based (i.e. Stage 1: Networking and Partnering – the Technology Connectors. In addition to getting plugged into the ecosystem’s network, the first role of the Outpost is to partner. In what order?

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

But if our website says that Credo invests in IT, Internet, mobile or healthcare startups predominantly in Central Europe, I just don’t feel obliged to respond to a gold mine in Mongolia or Australian TV production studio. Not all entrepreneurs are aware of the responsibilities associated with receiving venture capital.

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Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

In Silicon Valley, given how tightly knit the ecosystem has become, and how well-networked entrepreneurs have learned to be, there is almost no such thing as “proprietary” deal flow. In Los Angeles, that network has yet to become as efficient, and the reputational transparency of investors has yet to be cemented.

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