Xconomy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

VC firms invested $14.99 billion that was invested in 2,559 deals (2,545 companies) in the third quarter of 2015. billion that venture firms invested in 2015, according to PitchBook records that began in 2000. billion that venture firms invested in 2015, according to PitchBook records that began in 2000.

Venture Capital 86

Venture Capital Activity Report Funding 86

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 25, 2016

If such write-downs only impacted the faux unicorns and their avaricious investors, there would be little need for alarm. Unfortunately, the coming market correction will reverberate to all stages of venture investing. Years later, the company was sold for substantially less than the total capital invested.

Startup 100

Startup Entrepreneur Invest Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

After I sold my last company, Shift, in May of 2015, I took some time off to look for the next thing to do. It's very exciting to find these apps, and once we make those acquisition and changes, see if our expectations and projections are meeting up with what happens in reality, once we actually own the application.

Media 153

Media Mobile Startup Acquisition 153

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Twilio has now raised around $235 million, including a July 2015 round totaling $130 million. In the startup world, the former happens when a VC makes a bad investment, and the latter occurs when they miss a great opportunity. Yet most VC's bury their failures under six feet of denial. Unicornless. billion) and ISS (sold to IBM $1.3

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

As I sit here writing this, I can’t help but think how excited I am about our future. Why is Twitter’s user acquisition at a standstill , and why are their ad products failing? But I couldn’t justify the investment any more. They bought Periscope in 2015—a live streaming platform with an appealing and easy user interface.

Platform 40

Platform Startup News Content 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Stegmaier recommends that you start by writing a regular blog, joining a few related campaigns, building a high-quality video, and completing up to a hundred additional lessons before you even launch your own project. Startups need to build a large passionate group of fans before the campaign. There are no shortcuts to success.

Startup 100

Startup Equity Entrepreneur Demand 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Stegmaier recommends that you start by writing a regular blog, joining a few related campaigns, building a high-quality video, and completing up to a hundred additional lessons before you even launch your own project. Startups need to build a large passionate group of fans before the campaign. There are no shortcuts to success.

Startup 151

Startup Equity Funding Demand 151