VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

The global games and services market is forecast to reach $188 billion in 2022, a 1.2% Investment bank Drake Star Partners published a report on the gaming investment and M&A activity in the first half of 2022. Private financing market continued to see strong deal activity with $3.6B Over 3 billion.

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Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

If you are building a startup, you’ll find no shortage of people who are willing to give you advice, particularly when it comes to raising financing. To do that you have to show how your market is big enough (a multi-billion dollar market) to support that kind of valuation. Why does it need to be a small market?

Finance 205

Finance Silicon Valley Valuation Startup 205

YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2018

By his sophomore year in college, Patrick Mackaronis had become a full blown young businessman, as he attended school he created live-event promotions and marketing business targeting students over a dozen of the areas universities. Patrick Mackaronis: Everyone has different terminology for certain things when it comes to investors.

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Developer Investment Bankers eCommerce Social Media 159

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

Bettina Stern: My business partner Suzanne Simon and I have been cooking together for many years. Initially we tested our concept at farmers markets in the District to ascertain whether this unique and rather esoteric idea would be well received. HW: How have you financed your business to date? How did it all begin?

Caching 70

Caching DC Social Media Finance 70

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The region’s power players can be integral in accelerating your company’s growth in Asia – more so than investors in the U.S. which will help with recruiting employees, finding the best partners, fast-tracking distribution in key countries, and landing marquee customers. The players in Japan have had their ups and downs.

Asia 123

Asia Silicon Valley India China 123

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

Bettina Stern: My business partner Suzanne Simon and I have been cooking together for many years. Initially we tested our concept at farmers markets in the District to ascertain whether this unique and rather esoteric idea would be well received. HW: How have you financed your business to date? How did it all begin?

Caching 48

Caching DC Social Media Finance 48

BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 12, 2003

While one moderator cited numbers showing that the amount of corporate venture investing in terms of dollars is down 50% from 2000, in my mind, that does not seem that different from the change in the general VC market. While there are less corporate investors today, there are also less VCs. Here is what I had to say: 1.

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Strategic Investors Due Diligence Early Stage Exit Strategy 60