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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Having a better overall portfolio of venture capital by adding funds into the mix. Consider the following two portfolios: You have $500,000 that you want to put to work in venture capital over the next three years. Family offices could and should take advantage of mixing in funds to leverage their direct investments.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 19, 2024

Let's discuss what the next 10 years could have in store for the big-data specialist as it seeks to leverage its position in the defense and law enforcement sectors to help introduce this transformational technology. As a start-up, the company was partially funded with the help of the CIA's venture capital arm, In-Q-tel.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Andreessen Horowitz (also known as a16z) has established itself as one of the top venture capital firms in crypto, and made early investments in high-profile and successful projects like Coinbase Global , Uniswap , and Avalanche. Given its record of backing game-changers, a16z's insights carry weight in the industry.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 11, 2024

But you don't need a small business loan, investors, venture capital (VC) funding, or a big bank account balance to start a business. However, it requires a high level of financial acumen, a willingness to take on multiple roles, and the ability to leverage your network effectively."

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 17, 2023

Crown Growth Opportunities IV (CGR IV), the organization’s fourth international venture capital fund, underwent a final close at LGT Capital Partners Trough co-investments, secondaries, and funds, the Crown Growth Opportunities Fund IV collaborates with venture capital firms.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

The company specializes in an instrument called venture debt -- or loans made at high interest rates. Generally speaking, during the early days of a start-up , founders will raise money from venture capital or private equity firms in exchange for equity.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

1X is developing Android types of robots and has the financial backing of venture capital powerhouse Tiger Global as well as OpenAI. Furthermore, considering the company's progress in several areas leveraging AI -- including humanoid robotics -- I think Tesla is a good opportunity for investors with long-term time horizons.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 1, 2023

Even with the venture capital sector in a major downturn, this spurred investors to pour a record amount of capital into AI companies this year. Operating income has grown even quicker in the last decade, up 446% to $37 billion, which shows the operating leverage achievable when building a ginormous manufacturing entity.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

At the end of 2023, Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz unveiled a list of possible blockchain use cases for AI. The first is that it is a pure-play AI crypto token specifically created to leverage the power of generative AI. Are any AI crypto tokens a buy right now?

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Taurus Private Markets invests in value-oriented, lower middle market leveraged buyout and private credit partnerships with target fund sizes less than $1.25bn. The firm also invests with blue chip venture capital partnerships with target fund sizes less than $750m. Source: Yahoo! Finance Can’t stop reading?

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

I understand that fundraising is hard, but if you do you best to leverage your network to connect to a bunch of investors, and you can''t even get a first meeting, you may have to rethink what you''re up to. Venture Capital & Technology' It''s a stark contrast to people who beg for "just five minutes" of my time.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 9, 2023

Alphabet has leveraged this ad tech expertise to dominate digital advertising, with nearly 30% of worldwide internet ad revenue, according to estimates compiled by online industry publication Digiday. The technology has long driven Google's industry-leading search engine, helping the company control a massive 93% of the market.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. The statistics underscore this movement. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.,

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

Given the time I spent a decade ago doing not only venture capital, but investing in private equity funds that buy retail companies, I find this data collection fascinating. I was on the team that did a leveraged buyout of AMF, the bowling alley company--so I''ve looked at lots of plans to upgrade in venue customer marketing.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Ares Capital Another prominent BDC is Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). Unlike Hercules, Ares doesn't typically work with high-profile tech companies that have raised funds from venture capital firms. ARCC Price to Book Value data by YCharts At a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of just 1.1,

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APRIL 21, 2013

Ten years ago, I was an analyst for the General Motors pension fund, working on fund investments into leveraged buyout funds and venture capital deals. In fact, the one area I was pretty set on eliminating from my consideration set--leveraged buyouts--was the area where partners seemed to make the most money.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Among the 99 problems that startups have, here are a few: - I have advisors and don't know how to make great use of them. - I have cheap junior people that hustle but they're not very experienced. - I don't have enough money to pay for all the people I need. Here's a solution that can be used in any area: marketing, technology, product, etc.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. The statistics underscore this movement. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.,

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Moreover, sometimes stealth start-ups have raised very little (if any) outside funding from venture capital (VC) or private equity firms. More specifically, by leveraging generative AI and machine learning, Airbnb is looking to build a more sophisticated platform. What has been revealed, though, is pretty interesting.

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MARCH 24, 2014

How can we leverage them to help create the next generation of VCs? All of these people in my inbox who want to get into VC need to go raise $10mm of institutional capital to fund 10 VCs over the next two years in a VC accelorator program. Venture Capital & Technology'

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JUNE 19, 2014

GrabCAD helps CAD designers collaborate and leverage off of each other''s libraries. Venture Capital & Technology' Etsy is a marketplace for things you make. There are also places to deposit what you''ve built or designed--Thingaverse is a core component of the 3D printing ecosystem.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 27, 2024

On top of that, BDCs use leverage to boost their payouts to shareholders. The debt-to-equity ratio is one metric that shows how much leverage BDCs use. Hercules Capital's debt-to-equity ratio is 0.75, well below the BDC average of 1.08, showing that the company's leverage is quite conservative relative to its peers.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

You introduce the characters, you build an audience, unveil the right things to the right people, maintain their interest until you have something to sell, get customers, and leverage customer wins to establish position. Venture Capital & Technology'

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

Pontillo, whose practice focuses on leveraged buyouts and growth capital and venture capital transactions, joined Kramer Levin in 2021. Pontillo shares the role with Dana M Anagnostou, who has been elected to a third term in the joint-role.

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APRIL 18, 2014

If anyone knows about how to leverage knowledge and tactics into better output, they do--so I''d assume they''d understand something learned is something gained later on. Venture Capital & Technology' Plus, sales teams aren''t all about hours--they''re about the productivity of their hours. Hope to see you there.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Taurus Private Markets invests in value-oriented, lower middle market leveraged buyout and private credit partnerships with target fund sizes less than $1.25bn. The firm also invests with blue chip venture capital partnerships with target fund sizes less than $750m.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 29, 2023

. “We look forward to partnering with North American companies at an inflection point of growth and scale by leveraging our far-reaching ecosystem and resources to help them expand into domestic and international markets.”

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2024

CGS VI is a global programme capable of acquiring almost all private asset types, with a focus on buyout, growth equity and venture capital. LGT Capital Partners has been investing in the secondary market for more than 20 years with more than 430 transactions completed to date.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 9, 2024

Whether it’s fund finance, leveraged and acquisition finance, project and structured finance, or cash management, these solutions are designed to support the fund’s investment strategy and goals. Find more info here. What kind of funds are your target clients for RBI’s Fund Hub?

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Sagard, a global multi-strategy alternative investment fund with over $25bn in AUM across venture capital, private equity, private credit, real estate and royalties, is to acquire a 40% stake in US-based CLO manager HalseyPoint. To date, it has raised seven CLOs totalling over $3.2bn focused on US leveraged loans and high-yield bonds.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 9, 2024

The company even founded Alarm.com in 2000 before later selling it to a venture capital firm in 2009. As the company continues to leverage itself with debt, the price at which it would face a margin call is likely to rise. Up until 2020, MicroStrategy was singularly focused on growing its core business.

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MARCH 17, 2014

The fundraising will be for that content team, additional developers, and salespeople to leverage the unique brand they''ve built. Venture Capital & Technology' They find a kick ass, experienced content person to advise them for six months and help them build out a team around this. Nice, tight story that makes sense.

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Anzu Partners

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

BOSTON–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Today, a group of venture capital firms has launched ven x (ven^x), a hub in downtown Boston for venture capital firms to collaborate, share knowledge, and build synergies to become a force multiplier for the deep tech ecosystem. For more information, please visit anzupartners.com.

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APRIL 7, 2014

Seed really doesn''t scale--and like any good startup, VC firms themselves are looking for ways to leverage themselves and get to scale. Venture Capital & Technology' I''ve seen this happen over and over again in New York over the last few years.

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

He was interested in venture capital and was a year away from graduation. I realized that a position at Union Square Ventures was going to be open in a year and that he had a terrific chance of getting it. Sharing knowledge leverages the community by encouraging others to share back.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2023

Palihapitiya was long known within the tight-knit venture capital community of Silicon Valley, yet few mainstream investors knew much about him. Interestingly, several venture-capital backed companies have already reached unicorn status, meaning that are valued at more than $1 billion. SoFi's current market cap is $7.7

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JANUARY 17, 2012

I am ecstatic to announce the creation of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --my new seed investment fund. It is the first venture capital fund based in Brooklyn--the city’s most exciting and creative borough. I’m looking forward to continuing the dialogue about Brooklyn Bridge Ventures and furthering our community together.

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