Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

by Marek Danyluk, managing partner at Space Executive. There is a thin line between success and failure for startups, and that is usually determined by capital. The more capital a startup has, the easier it is to get off the ground and ramp up growth. Drives development in technology. Allows startups to scale up easily.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

After hearing from 20+ guest speakers , including two Secretaries of Defense, Generals, Admirals and Policy makers in our Technology, Innovation and Modern War class – the direction of technology and the future of national security came into sharper focus. — “We need to couple the $150 billion a year U.S.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Evangelos has spent the last 15 years as a Venture Capitalist, first at Apax Partners and later at Trident Capital. The last 40 years have seen an explosive adoption of new technologies (social media, telecom, life sciences, etc.) Figure 1 : Five technology revolutions source: Carlota Perez. In the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. While this it total FDI as opposed to just venture, it should give you an indication of the international trend. Baidu alone raised $3.2

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Sferra followed this by spending two years at Pinetree Capital, a small-cap focused firm and an angel investor in the mining, energy and technology sectors. Donato Sferra recently spoke with Young Upstarts about his professional background, the venture capital space and ideas that he is excited about.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. And rather than a small group of our partners and associates all thinking it’s a good idea we don’t mind if there is strong internal debate and at Upfront there often is. When Fred Wilson funded Twitter I guarantee you it wasn’t obvious that it was a billion dollar idea.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Written by David Shelters , managing director of Bangkok, Thailand-based investment banking and financial advisory firm Karon Business Consulting, the book should be an eye-opener for aspiring and new technology entrepreneurs and can help you navigate the dangerous waters known as venture capital.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

For more information, visit atxstartupcrawl.com SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator) SXSW Pitch is the official SXSW platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Capitalists / Angel Investors. don’t worry ?—?we’ve

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

Texas has 4 of the 11 largest cities in the United States and they are all within driving distance of each other. Texas is the most promising technology investment opportunity in the United States and Capital Factory is going to turbocharge it. Texas has world-class educational institutions across the state.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., Great companies have been founded during downturns and Bessemer sees a lot of investment opportunity in the current market environment," said Ed Colloton, Chief Operating Officer of Bessemer Venture Partners.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 19, 2023

In the fast-paced world of technology and venture capital, a new player has emerged, poised to significantly impact the startup ecosystem. Big Sky Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm , has recently announced the launch of its inaugural fund, with $20 million in capital commitments.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Congratulations! Aspen Tech Policy Hub. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. Kairos Fellows. “The

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

(written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). VCs are at the forefront of technological disruption, funding many of the latest cutting edge productivity tools. I’d expect a similar shift in venture over the next decade or two.”.

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Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

Almost 30 years ago, my father decided to uproot the entire family from Taiwan to the United States so that his academically “inconsistent” son could have an education tolerant and perhaps even encouraging of his idiosyncrasies. Diversity” and “Domain Experience”.

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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. Monday, January 14 th : Technology Investing – 3-4:30 PM, NYU Wagner at 295 Lafayette Street (Puck Building ). More details.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 14, 2013

government has had a robust national science and technology policy, it lacks a national industrial policy; leaving that to private capital. government’s role in setting investment policy, venture capital has set the direction for what new industries attract capital. The irony is that while the U.S.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Coupled with the rise of technology and ability to access more data points beyond the traditional FICO credit score, new models of lending have emerged, some even utilizing the concept of social lending (via Facebook or other online groups) to create peer-to-peer lending platforms. That statistic drops to less than 0.1

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2017

Over the past month, Silicon Valley has been at the forefront of many conversations outside of the technology world. Unfortunately not for groundbreaking technology, but for rampant sexual harassment and predatory behavior. They decide which VCs receive capital to invest in entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2020

That means she’ll be the first female Vice President of the United States, the first female Black Vice President and the first Indian-American Vice President. Valence is led by a talented CEO, Guy Primus and was the brainchild of my partner, Kobie Fuller. That IS a big deal, but I’ll get to that. But let’s be clear. WE WILL WIN.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Austin-Based Venture Capital Firms There are a eleven venture capital firms based in Austin that are actively investing today, six of which are first funds. VC Firms Actively investing in Austin Companies Finally, there are a group of venture capital firms that are not based in Austin that are active investors here.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Like virtually the entire tech industry, I am particularly in favor of Startup Visa , which has the goal of stimulating our domestic startup community through acts to keep our foreign-born entrepreneurs in the United States. We typically do this by partnering with graduate student teams. I wrote a blog post on this.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

If you’re a venture capitalist … you have limited partners that give you money to invest on their behalf, and you’re responsible for giving them outsize returns. Over the past decade, he has launched multiple businesses, including three technology companies. Nayeem : (Nods.) If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Every year Upfront Ventures surveys Limited Partners (LPs) who are the main source of capital that invests in VC funds and thus the main source of capital that goes to startups to get an early-warning sense of the year ahead, leaving aside any Black Swans. link] So here are some details (please thank & follow!

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

I lovingly call him the curmudgeon of fintech – in this episode we go deep into how he is building a venture capital firm and practice, not just running a fund and how he views the world of fintech investing. Today, we are lucky to welcome Dan Kimerling of Deciens Capital. Venture Capital is not a complicated business.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We had another solid year filled with learning, growth, laughter, and new projects and partners. Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. Ed Sim, Boldstart Ventures. Welcome to our annual boldstart recap and enterprise predictions letter.

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Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2011

In the 1950’s the groundwork for a culture and environment of entrepreneurship were taking shape on the east and west coasts of the United States. government backed venture firms and limited partnerships. government backed venture firms and limited partnerships. Why It’s “Silicon” Valley. But by the early 1960?s

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2020

1955 Capital is a firm with an admittedly straightforward mission: They aim to invest in all the most disruptive technologies from the developed world, all in an effort to solve the planet’s greatest challenges at the same exact time. All of these are lofty goals for the venture capital firm, to be sure.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

ARRIS, headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA, specializes in the design, engineering and supply of technology supporting triple- and quad-play broadband services for residential and business customers around the world. ISRAEL CORP UNIT TO BUILD $680 MLN PERU POWER STATION. ISRAELI AIR FORCE TECHNOLOGY HELPS IMPROVE SPORT PERFORMANCE.

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I came to the United States in 1992 at the age of 17 (so there, now you know exactly how old I am!) Fortunately, I was accepted into the program and that allowed me to legally stay in the United States. Technology leadership and innovation knows no bounds. to attend Carnegie Mellon University.

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Steve Blank

JULY 28, 2011

The combination of Venture Capital and technology entrepreneurship is one of the great business inventions of the last 50 years. It provides private funds for untested and unproven technology and entrepreneurs. Yet this system isn’t perfect. – seems like another planet. —– This is a big deal.

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Pascal's View

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Kelly Slone, director of the Medical Industry Group of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA ) posted an important article on October 7 on the NVCAccess blog, clearly calling out that the unintended consequences of FDA regulations have precipitated a full-blown crisis in medical innovation in the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2011

Rutgers’ Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (CUEED) , has announced a partnership with a minority-run early stage venture capital firm, H360 Capital , and NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center (EDC) , to attract technology companies to Newark, New Jersey.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 10, 2010

My parents came to the United States through Ellis Island in steerage in sight of the Statue of Liberty. Today, the overwhelming number of entrepreneurs and startups in the United States are still small businesses. With venture capital came accountability to board members, forecasts, and other people’s agendas.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The results: 13 Universities will offer the course in the next year, government sponsors committed to keep sending hard problems to the course, the Department of Defense is expanding their use of H4D to include a classified version, and corporate partners are expanding their efforts to support the course and to create their own internal H4D courses.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 26, 2019

Boundless Immigration aspires to be the leading brand around legal immigration in the United States. Current dynamics around technology companies, especially around privacy, has people discussing the challenge that making a profit may require moral compromise. I’m not shy about my opinions on immigration. innovation economy.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Why get into the venture capital side of the business? I first got into venture capital about 10 years ago and I love my job. Unlike many venture capital firms that invest in certain geographic regions or specific technologies and sectors, Foundry Group’s investing activity is largely driven by a thematic approach.

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