The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Since Sprout’s IPO, according to Midwest+startups , capital invested in the Midwest has doubled, from nearly $10 billion in the twelve trailing months ending June 2019 and Jube 2020 to $20 billion in the year ending June 2021. Growing Venture Capital Activity. billion in venture capital, compared to just $2.7
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. How about in the last 12 months deals announced with Dwolla (Iowa) and Pollenware (Kansas City). Angry Birds? Maker Studios.
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 27, 2013
Just ask the people of Portland, Seattle, Boulder, Iowa, Princeton, Dallas or countless other cities that don’t have enough venture capital. If you don’t live in a major VC zone, I have some tips for how to make it easier to raise Venture Capital. I’ll pick a mythical company in Kansas City.
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 5, 2012
Tech ventures, some of whom were presenters at the earlier Demo Day, joined ventures in green energy and the life sciences. This is the 13th year the conference has been in business, which alternates each year between Kansas City and St. Both events drew small and large investors from all over the country.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 30, 2016
Hyperlocal in New York City is different from hyperlocal in Kansas. Angel and venture capital investors look for opportunities that are highly scalable, and have already demonstrated good traction. You need to find common elements to scale the business. Monetization may require multiple business models.
Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 5, 2016
I was around at the beginning, spending a day a month in Kansas City with the Kauffman Foundation as an entrepreneur-in-residence when the program was originally created by a team at the Kauffman Foundation to identify, develop, and network the next generation of global leaders in the venture capital industry using a two-year apprenticeship program.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 11, 2015
He’s most known for founding Foundry Group, a prominent venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investment, but also co-founded startup accelerator Techstars.” ” I was born in Blytheville, Arkansas on an air force base in 1965. My dad’s brother Charlie followed him to Dallas a few years later in 1970.
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