Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). Company plans to use money to expand inventory and distribution capabilities, and build more social features.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

We discussed whether investing in the second largest player in a category makes sense given that Groupon is 10x the revenue, 3.5x But LivingSocial is reportedly doing around $180,000 per day in gross revenue. If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues.

IPO 236

IPO .Net Venture Capital Strategic Investors 236

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Are “strategic investors&# (e.g. industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Previous Celeno investors Pitango Venture Capital , Greylock Partners , Miven Venture Partners, and Cisco Systems Inc. Mobile gaming company Oberon Media raised a fifth round of $16 million – some of the funds raised are from previous investors Goldman Sachs, Infinity I-China Fund and Oak Investment Partners.

Flash 94

Flash Venture Capital Acquisition 94

VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

The internet had a massive impact on the media industry, as the reporting of news became a commodity few are willing to pay for. Source: Ben Thompson The missed opportunity of Media The realization that most people do not want to pay for the “core” product called news came late. And make some money along the way.

Generative AI 142

Generative AI Media Artificial Inteligence Vertical 142