VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

With the increasing competition in the mobile gaming market, developers are recognising the need to keep players engaged and invested in their games for longer periods of time in order to drive monetisation and retention. Highlights from the report: Global gaming industry saw record year with over 1300 deals and $127B in disclosed deal value.

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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.

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David Teten

MAY 29, 2013

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), ff Venture Capital, and The Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York are once again co-sponsoring Flashpoint’s upcoming New York Demo Day, on Friday, June 14, 2013, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. The event will be held at SUNY Global Center, 116 East 55th Street, New York, NY.

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David Teten

MAY 29, 2013

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), ff Venture Capital, and The Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York are once again co-sponsoring Flashpoint’s upcoming New York Demo Day, on Friday, June 14, 2013, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. The event will be held at SUNY Global Center, 116 East 55th Street, New York, NY.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2014

We also built two very high-quality mobile apps that we were experimenting with in terms of building better customer acquisition toools. She created the company in New Zealand and without raising any institutional capital had grown a global business. And that’s when a private-to-private merger works.

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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. Globally, there are 2.5 Bitcoin Emerging Markets Entrepreneurship Mobile Technology Venture Capital Women africa blockchain Blockstream emerging markets globalization social impact'

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I overviewed demographic and economic trends globally and outlined the opportunity for technology companies to access growth in the emerging markets. While Facebook’s numbers have grown, internet usage (now mostly mobile even in developed markets) continues to evolve in a pace that rivals innovation in the past.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Since I wrote that post, millions more entrepreneurs have launched their businesses globally. 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.

Africa 106

Africa India Bangladesh United States 106

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). The downside is that with so much venture and angel capital available, investors have been willing to fund the 10 th Groupon clone. They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. Unlike U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. If you want to know more about them and why they grew so rapidly I’ve written about them here ( online / offline mobile ad integration ) & here ( the most obvious mobile phone ad unit ).

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

And if they do, they complain about lack of global potential or misunderstand my product completely. “Do 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.

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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. For most of us, we have been the only woman partner or senior executive in our firm.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Seed Stage 48

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Prior to working with Citius, he helped global businesses generate up to $200M in annual recurring revenue and realise valuations of $1Bn+. Mitul also has a tremendous knowledge of sales systems, having built and led global GTM teams of 70+ people in Sales (inc. Mobile phone technological advance. billion in market capital.

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Founder B2B Private Equity India 128

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). The downside is that with so much venture and angel capital available, investors have been willing to fund the 10 th Groupon clone. They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. Unlike U.S.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

1) Corporate Venture Capital. Most VCs (including ff Venture Capital ) collect money from independent limited partners in order to form their fund. For example, Qualcomm Ventures hosts an international business plan competition called QPrize , which targets mobile technology startups. 4) Accelerators.

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

Last week, a chart in the Wall Street Journal listed private companies globally that have raised capital at $1 billion-plus valuations from venture capital firms. Globalization and resulting economic prosperity has created more wealth around the world. Suddenly, everyone’s worth a billion dollars. Or so it seems.

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Technical Review Valuation Venture Capital Investment Bankers 63

Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

During that time, we watched the first wave of mobile apps take off — Foursquare, GroupOn, Instagram, Twitter, etc. We were roommates at the time and launched two different companies out of a kind-of dumpy apartment: We both went on to raise millions in venture capital and build meaningful businesses in interesting spaces.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Which brings me back to your mobile phones. Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. Apple owned 0%.

Private Equity 325

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The book has been shepherded and edited by a great Japanese VC at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, Takashi Tsutsumi, with help from Masato Iino. When I told him, “two more days,” he asked, “Are you interested in meeting with venture firms in the Valley?” ————-.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

What is the future of social media, digital television or mobile computing. Background: GRP Partners is a Los Angeles based Venture Capital firm with additional operations in London and Paris. Since 1982 our partners have invested in some of the leading global brands you know today including Starbucks, Costco and PetSmart.

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Los Angeles Technical Review Due Diligence Venture Capital 290

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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Private Equity Developer Venture Capital Merger 143

Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

For Spotify’s core business, which charges consumer subscriptions for the ability to have unlimited mobile access to an enormous music library, music as the audio source converts high engagement minutes into recurring revenue via subscriptions. 3/ Audio As A Feature Of Streaming Services. Many folks think of podcasts as its own category.

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Acquisition Media Audio Technical Review 134

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Boulder’s entrepreneurial system is bolstered by a number of local venture capital firms, including Foundry Group. With its concentrated mix of start-ups, established businesses, and venture capital, Boulder has all of the elements to fuel sustainable economic growth. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

David Teten

DECEMBER 24, 2015

At our firm, ff Venture Capital , we didn’t aim to go to Canada, but ended up there anyway. We’re a New York based early-stage venture capital firm. Historically, mobile technology company Research in Motion Ltd., Another Canadian firm that’s attracted venture capital is InteraXon *, founded in 2007.

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New York Venture Capital Canada Silicon Valley 60

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The IMF just raised its global growth forecast from 2.5% 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. It is also a result of pent-up demand.

Technical Review 269

Technical Review Stock Hawaii Early Stage 269

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. He couldn’t have imagined power users would be global political figures, dictatorships, small factions of people standing up to the Iranian army or every sports figure & celebrity in the world. Far from it. Lots of it. It was an early and smart bet.

Technical Review 362

Technical Review America Partner United States 362

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

The past year saw startups on the rise, an increase in venture capital funding (both in real dollars and numbers of companies funded), a resurgence of IPOs, and the rise of David against Goliath, as best represented by Groupon’s spurning of a $6 billion offer from Google. Investors will be bullish on startups.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Venture Capital India Startup 93

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Now that summer is officially over, venture capital activity is picking up. I just reviewed the many companies who recently raised venture capital with an eye towards those that are offering products and services that could benefit other entrepreneurs and business owners. Collectively these companies just raised $43.2

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Azure Venture Capital Software Review Syndicate 74

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

The previous post described the evolution of the Chinese Venture Capital system. Not only does Zhongguancun have Chinese startups, but global technology companies (Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Oracle, BEA, Alcatel Lucent, Google) all have offices here or elsewhere in Beijing.

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Good data from @msuster on The State of Venture Capital and the Internet – [link]. How to Design a Mobile Responsive Website – [link]. Superb Examples of Capital Letters Use in Web Design – [link]. Wow – only 1318 companies control 80% of global revenue – [link].

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Monetate Mobile adds mobile-native navigation, search, GPS store location, cart access and more, to any site, overnight. The ideal candidate has experience with eCommerce systems, emerging mobile and social technologies, as well as RoR. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology nextNY.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5 Deflationary Economics now favors us.

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Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

techcrunch.com

JUNE 22, 2012

He covers startups, music, social, mobile, health, and education. “We’ve been seeing at least one post per week on TheFunded concerning mentor compensation”, said Adeo Ressi, the founder of both Founder Institute and TheFunded.com (a site focused on revealing the inside truths of the Venture Capital world).

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Equity San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley 94

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

Boulder’s entrepreneurial system is bolstered by a number of local venture capital firms, including Foundry Group. With its concentrated mix of start-ups, established businesses, and venture capital, Boulder has all of the elements to fuel sustainable economic growth. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies.

United States 82

United States Las Vegas San Francisco Denver 82

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It took me some time to figure out a title and I eventually settled for “Building European Champions” as the region has proven its ability to generate very successful venture outcomes and will continue to be the birthplace of many successful technology companies. mobile phone per person for the Top 4 EE countries (vs. in GE, 1.3

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