Tag: venture capital
Broaden your view of ‘best’ to make smarter, more inclusive investments
David Teten Contributor More posts by this contributor 15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund 12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share Katherine Boe Heuck Contributor What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Well, we learn…
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How to land startup funding from Brookfield Asset Management, which manages $600 billion in assets
There are big investment firms, and then there are big investment firms. Brookfield Asset Management, the Toronto-based 122-year-old outfit whose current market cap is $63 billion and that oversees $600 billion in assets, clearly falls into the latter camp. Think real estate, infrastructure, renewable power, private equity, and credit. If…
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Bessemer Venture Partners closes on $3.3 billion across two funds
Another major VC firm has closed two major rounds, underscoring the long-term confidence investors continue to have for backing privately-held companies in the tech sector. Early-stage VC firm Bessemer Venture Partners announced Thursday the close of two new funds totaling $3.3 billion that it will be using both to back…
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Pilot CEO Waseem Daher tears down his company’s $60M Series C pitch deck
The pitch deck is just one aspect of the broader fundraising process, but for founders aiming to entice investors, it’s the best way to communicate their startup’s progress and potential. The decisions founders make regarding what to include on those few slides can be the difference between a quick pass…
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From food delivery to housing: Former Favor founders raise millions for Sunroom Rentals
Real estate tech startup Sunroom Rentals, which leases units on behalf of property managers and apartment owners, has raised $11 million in a Series A round of funding led by Gigafund. Ben Doherty and Zachary Maurais, former founders of the delivery app Favor, launched Sunroom in May 2018 with the…
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6 Miami-based investors share their views on the region’s startup scene
Miami is quickly becoming a symbol for the tech exodus from Silicon Valley. The area is home to a number of investors, successful tech founders and an eager local government. For this survey, TechCrunch spoke to a number of investors about the area’s potential, opportunities and key players. This is…
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