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New York’s SeedInvest Raises $1 Million To Grow Crowdfunding Platform

Tech Zulu Event

According to Harjinder Sidhu, of Jacaranda Ventures,”SeedInvest is opening up new opportunities for a vast population of accredited investors, and will bring enormous amounts of new capital to startups. The platform carefully vets every company applicant and only presents less than 2% of opportunities to its investor base.

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Bolstering the Partner Ranks at GRP

Both Sides of the Table

Because my role as a VC requires me to take and endless stream of meetings I long ago decided I need to learn as much as I can from the meetings I attend so I often just ask tons of questions and assimilate knowledge. When I think about what defines us as a VC I think: Operationally knowledgeable / strong startup competence.

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With $30M Infusion, Certona Aims for Bigger Share of Digital Retail

Xconomy

Unlike many of its rivals, Sheik said Certona had raised a total of only $7 million in venture capital (in 2008) from ABS Ventures of Waltham, MA, and San Diego’s Express Ventures. We’ve been fairly capital-efficient in this fast-growth e-commerce space,” Sheik said. “It

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Intel Deepens Move into Sports Tech with SportStream Investment

Xconomy

ScoreStream, a five-year-old startup that created a social media platform for crowd-sourcing local sports scores, has raised $3.7 million in a Series A round that includes Intel Capital as an investor. million since it was founded in 2012. Including the latest round, ScoreStream has raised a total of $6.8

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SURE: Bringing The Insurance Industry Into The Digital Age, With Wayne Slavin

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We chatted with Wayne about how SURE--backed by IA Capital, Menlo Ventures, FF Venture Capital, Nationwide Ventures, Assurant and AmTrust--is applying technology and working with, not against, insurance companies to make buying insurance something you can easily do with your smartphone or tablet.

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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment.

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Why Coachella Valley Is a Hub for Renewable Energy Startups

Tech.Co

Joe: I came to the Coachella Valley in January of 2012 to serve as the Founder and Managing Director of the Palm Springs iHub. Hank: I am the CEO and founder of Seco Sys, which is a platform that allows water agencies, customers, and water related services to concurrently engage in water conservation at all water use endpoints.

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