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Graduway Gets Investment From Manhattan Beach's K1

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Graduway , a developer of software used for alumni engagement and career services management, has scored an investment from Manhattan Beach-based investor K1 Investment Management. Size and terms of the investment were not announced. K1 Investment Management says it invests in high growth, enterprise software companies.

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Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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This morning, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference.

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NEOGOV Finds Funding From Carlyle, Warburg Pincus

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The size of the investment--described as "significant"--was not announced. NEOGOV develops employee management software for state and local government, education, public safety, and other public sector customers, made available through software-as-a-service. Warburg Pincus had an existing stake in NEOGOV.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. Higher education. The first investment I ever made as a VC was in a company now called Invoca. Much more data in the full post. They have grown at a 200% CAGR over the past 4 years.

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Los Angeles Investor Backs DoughMain

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A new, financial education and family organization website, DoughMain , said yetserday that it has raised funding from a private equity fund managed out of Los Angeles and Boston. DoughMain provides a combination of financial education and online organizational tools for families. DoughMain is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Finding an Investor Who is in Love with You

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I only say that because after years as a VC I can always tell when my peer group invested in something because “it seemed like it would make money” versus when they invested out of passion. I have placed a much bigger emphasis on falling in love as a criterion for my making an investment. Does she live your journey?

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My Thoughts on the Current Market: on 20-Minute VC

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We discussed why in Q4 you will see large renegotiations of SaaS contracts and increased churn rates. Food production and distribution, group collaboration, remote training or education, sensor technology (tracking people movement, temperatures, etc), certain biotech deals. A Recent Company I Invested In : Solve.