Advice on How to Find Investors
Most people with great new ideas for business ventures have creative plans but not enough money to fund their entire project. One option to solve this dilemma is to turn to private investors. The question most entrepreneurs are faced with at this point is how to find investors. Investors will generally differ from a lending institution such as a... read more »
Business Funding for Committed Entrepreneurs
Did the following question occur to you while you were writing your business plan, preparing the executive summary or rehearsing for the pitch? “What do these investors expect from me”? Have you got your answer?
Thinking that business investors are focused on the sole purpose of obtaining a high return on investment transforms them into... read more »
Angel Investor Wanted
You have started your business using your own savings, as well as money from family and friends. Getting a loan from the bank has proved to be extremely difficult, almost impossible, given the current economic aspects and the high risks to which a start-up is exposed. What alternatives do you have? Well, to secure a meaningful cash investment,... read more »
Steps to Securing Business Start-up Capital
Probably one of the most daunting initiatives in the process of starting a business is finding the necessary capital. You may have an excellent innovative idea and an unflagging commitment to launching the enterprise, what you also need to prove to potential investors is that your future business is capable of generating revenues in a timely... read more »
Business Investors
Are you looking for business investors? You are not the only one, but you may be the successful one. Searching for a person or organization to invest in your work is not the easiest thing in the world. You cannot just ask money from anywhere. Firstly they won’t give it to you unless you have a solid plan of action and you can demonstrate your... read more »
Venture capital firms
When you want to boost up your business and you are in need of capital you start thinking where you can go to ask for funding. You probably asked for money from family and friends already and you may need more money than they could possibly raise. The other options are of course, private equity firms, venture capital firms, angels investors and... read more »
Property Investors in South Africa
South Africa was almost a virgin ground for investments as we know them until 1990. After that almost epic date, the government had continuously tried to attract foreign investors and had released advantageous policies for property investors in South Africa. The country is a strong touristic attraction being one of the safest in Africa and has a... read more »
Russian investors
They are on the front page of newspapers from time to time and do not stop
to impress the world with their huge fortunes. Only to count the first 100 richest
Russians and their total estimated value is close to $140 billions with no less than
62 billionaires and 50 of them living in Moscow. Impressive figures. Not to mention the oil or gas... read more »
Venture capital industry focus on biotechnology
The food resources are limited and more and more under pressure due to the massive growth in population. The fuel resources are limited and under pressure by a continuously expanding industry. The health is under pressure too because of less money available for medical systems even in the developed economies. Biotechnology had, has and will have a... read more »
Venture capital firms and funds in the Middle East
Middle East, maybe like no other region, has very few things in common with the rest of the world when it comes to economical interdependency. The main link is the oil market but oil industry is at the same time the strong and the weak point.
In the last decades, many of the Middle East countries tried to diversify their economies and we have... read more »
International investors
Do you run a business in a country with an emerging economy and a poor offer of investment firms? Maybe you like working with foreign people or need more money than you can find in your own country. Then you might be in search of international investors and wondering how you can get a hold of them.
It is difficult to search for VCs from another... read more »
Seeking investors
How many times have you imagined the growth of you small company into a multinational conglomerate and you making an exit with a few million dollars comfortably in your pockets? That is if you could just raise some more capital to invest and do it fast. Well, you can. You just need to learn some tricks and to follow some steps.
The first thing... read more »
Real estate investments
Big companies tend to have many employees and offices. This is just how the way things work. Even an IT business will have a dozen programmers and some offices for customer services or call-centers.
For this reason that small office you managed to buy when you first started you business is starting to be a little too small. That is when you... read more »
Business partners wanted
Are you in need of a trustworthy business partner, which can help you be more efficient and grow you company? Everybody is, but not everybody knows how to choose the right one for him or her.
The reasons for having a business partner are quite obvious: you have more manpower, you can divide tasks and focus on your own ones, you will both have... read more »
Foreign investors
Are you running a business in a developing country where there are few local investors, which only invest in sure things, and only regarding vast amounts of money? You should then consider about searching for foreign investors, which are willing to offer you venture capital funds and help you expand your business.
When you do not have the... read more »
IDC Funding
As 2010 World Cup is rolling to the glorious final game, the business community from South Africa is counting the money, especially those made from the tourism industry. If there are a lot or very few compared with the expected income, we will see in a couple of weeks. The question is what will happen afterwards. Is this global event bringing... read more »
Investors in South Africa
Many will agree that South Africa while it may have some structural and political problems is a haven for investment groups who can find numerous domains that are under constant growth and can bring a lot of money to those who are willing to invest there. Companies should line up to invest there, but unfortunately the situation is not quite so.... read more »
Venture capital industry focus on energy and environment
Are you wondering what type of business is the primary focus of VC firms lately? I can tell you one thing: if your business is connected to the field of energy or environment, you are lucky.
With all the global press and pressure put by the government on these sensible issues that concern us all, everybody wants a slice of the pie. The growing... read more »
Chinese investor
Are you in need of Chinese investors to help you boost up your business? You can start by clicking here and choosing one from the list, which you can generate yourself. More than 80 powerful investors are searching, right now, for companies in any... read more »
London Mini Seed Camp Great for Tech Entrepreneurs!
For many of you who are founders of startup companies, you probably have that common problem. How can you raise that much needed seed capital for your company? Some of you may even be in dire need for this seed capital to get the train on the rails.
First, what is seed capital? Well, seed capital is the capital that is needed to pay for... read more »
Investors in Dubai
The current global crisis is serious, nonetheless investments in the Middle East countries especially Dubai is sure to create new opportunities for everyone to find new markets, partners and ideas. Indeed hit hard particularly by the global financial crisis, the flourishing real estate sector in Dubai now echoes the plight of its financial crunch.... read more »
Funding Organizations
Organizations that offer financial support to meet the personal, educational, social, religious needs are called funding organizations. Funding organizations are the sources from where one may find assistance that include government, non government, special interest groups, service clubs, program grants, loans and membership. Funding is being... read more »
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May 12, 2009Investment Group, the Foundry Leads $4 Million in Series A Funding for Medialets
Based in New York, Medialets announced that it had received $4 million in series A funding with the Foundry Group leading the investment and existing investors participating. Medialets’ existing investors include DFJ Gotham and Bobby Yazdani, who was an early investor in Google. Medialets ...read more »
May 11, 2009
VC Firms, Fairhaven Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Accel Partners, and BBN Technologies Invest $8.25 Million in EveryZing
Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, EveryZing, Inc. had raised $10 million in a round of funding led by its existing investors, Fairhaven Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Accel Partners, and BBN Technologies along with a new investor, GE/NBCU’s Peacock Equity Fund. EveryZing is a company that runs search and publishing ...read more »
May 10, 2009
Investors, Globis Capital Partners, Itochu Technology Ventures, Yasuda Enterprise Development, Epic Ventures, and Panasonic Ventures Lead $21 Million in Series C Funding for ZettaCore
Based in Denver, Colorado, ZettaCore announced that it had managed to raise $21 million in series C funding with new investors, Globis Capital Partners, Itochu Technology Ventures, Yasuda Enterprise Development, and Epic Ventures leading the funding. Existing investors also participated in this round of funding ...read more »
May 9, 2009
Indian VC Firm, Nexus India Capital Invests $5 Million in OLX Classifieds
OLX is an online classified ad company that has spanned its services worldwide with offices in India, Spain, Lithuania, Lichtenstein, Brazil, and many other countries. OLX is unique in that it allows the user to create colorful ads with even video, if they so choose. OLX was mainly founded to provide a better alternative to Craigslist, because the ...read more »
May 7, 2009
Media Marketing Research Company, TRA Receives $13.5 Million in Series B Funding from Arbitron
Based in New York, TRA today announced that it had raised $13.5 million in series B funding from Arbitron. TRA, Inc. is a media marketing research company that has a unique platform known as the “TRAnalytics,” and is being developed to match advertisements that people watch and the products that people buy in an economical way. This allows advertisers to have media ...read more »
May 7, 2009
VC Firm, Accuitive Medical Ventures Leads $30 Million Investment for Sadra Medical
Based in Cambell, California, Sadra Medical has raised $30 million in capital with Accuitive Medical leading the funding. Other participating investors in this funding include Boston Scientific, Finstere, Firstmark Capital, Oakwood, ONSET Ventures, and SV Life Sciences; who are existing investors of Sadra Medical. Founded in 2003, Sadra Medical was ...read more »
May 6, 2009
VC Firm, Battery Ventures Leads a $70 Million Investment in ExactTarget Along With Scale Venture Partners and Montegu Newhall Participating
Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, ExactTarget is a company that provides an on-demand email and one-to-one advertising. ExactTarget has sealed a deal to receive a $70 million venture investment with Battery Ventures leading the funding with Scale Venture Partners and Montegu ...read more »
May 6, 2009
VC Firm, Technology Partners Leads $30 Million in Series C Funding for Deeya Energy, Inc.
Founded in 2004 and based in the heart of Silicon Valley, Deeya Energy has secured $30 million in series C funding led by Technology Partners with all existing investors participating. The company’s existing investors include DFJ, BlueRun Ventures, Element Partners, and New Enterprise Associates ...read more »
May 5, 2009
Investment Firms, Alta Partners, Amgen Ventures, Frazier Healthcare, and Three Arch Partners Invest $30 Million in Series B Funding for Calistoga Pharmaceuticals
Based in Seattle, Washington, Calistoga Pharmaceuticals has announced that it received $30 million in series B funding from vc firms, Alta Partners, Amgen Ventures, Frazier Healthcare, Three Arch Partners. Calistoga is a leading developer of isoform-selective ...read more »
April 30, 2009
VC Firms, Lok Capital, Aavishkar, and SIDBI invest $10 Million in Bhartiya Samruddhi MFI
Bhartiya Samruddhi MFI (BSFL) has announced that it had received an investment of $10 million in series B funding from three vc firms, which are Lok Capital, Aavishkar, and SIDBI. BSFL is based in Hyderabad, India, and was founded in 1996. The main goal of BSFL is to ...read more »
April 29, 2009
Private Equity Firm, UFG Private Equity Leads 200 Million EUR ($265,331,164.67) in Investment Round for Arkadin
Based in Paris, France, Arkadin announced that it had received a large round of venture funding of 200 million EUR ($256,331,164.67) led by new investor, UFG Private Equity. Arkadin is a company that offers a global audio web conferencing service. Arkadin’s products are user friendly, greatly improve communications and are even used by some of the Fortune...read more »
April 27, 2009
VC Firm, Quercus Trust Invests $12 Million in Israeli ETV Motors
Based in Israel and founded one year ago, ETV Motors announced that it was to receive $12 million in round one by the Quercus Trust, which is based in California. ETV Motors is a company that produces innovative motors which are environmentally friendly and energy efficient....read more »
April 17, 2009
VC Firms, Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and Tech Coast Angels Invest $2.7 Million in Series B Financing for Big Stage Entertainment
Media Tech Company based in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California; Big Stage Entertainment announced that it received $2.7 million in series B financing from Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and Tech Coast Angels. The addition of this series B financing has raised the total of venture capital that the company has raised to $10.6 million....read more »
April 16, 2009
Children’s Virtual World Company, Tribal Nova Receives $3 Million in Venture Funding from VC Firms, iNovia Capital and ID Capital
Tribal Nova is a parent-child friendly virtual world game developer that is based in Montreal, Canada which develops educational games for children ages three to twelve. Tribal Nova is starting to lead the market in the children’s game and virtual world markets...read more »
April 16, 2009
VC Firms, Interwest Partners, ARCH Venture Partners, Clarus Ventures, and EDF Ventures Invest $36 Million in Series A Funding for Lycera
Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Lycera Corporation is a company that develops small molecule pharmaceuticals for treating autoimmune diseases rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. Lycera is a developer of small-molecule immunomodulators to treat autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis, lupus and transplant rejection. ...read more »
April 15, 2009
Investment Firm, PRE Ventures Leads $6.25 Million in Series B Financing for Pontiflex
The Brooklyn based online advertising creator, Pontiflex has announced the closing of $6.25 million in series B funding with PRE ventures leading the funding and all existing investors participating. Pontiflex’s participating investors are New Atlantic Ventures and Greenhill SAVP. The mission of Pontiflex is to offer advertisers the ability to buy high ...read more »
April 14, 2009
VC Firm, Wellington Partners Leads a $16+ Million Venture Funding for Goom Radio
New York based online radio company, Goom Radio has announced that it has received a $16+ million in Series A funding to launch an internet radio. The financing was led by Wellington Partners with Elaia Partners and Partech International. Goom Radio claims to be the revolution in radio by creating a new type of radio for the digital generation. Goom Radio plans to feature the best shows...read more »
April 9, 2009
Battery Ventures Invests in J. Hilburn
Dallas based luxury men’s clothes maker, J. Hilburn announced that it received an undisclosed amount of institutional funding led by Battery Ventures. J. Hilburn is a clothes retailer that custom designs men’s dress clothing at an affordable cost. As an example of J. Hilburn’s product line is its dress shirts which sell from $79 to $149 depending of the type of fabric the shirts are made of...read more »
April 9, 2009
French VC Firms, Crédit Agricole Private Equity and Innoven Partnaires lead $11 Million Investment Round for SpineGuard
A French startup, SpineGuard announced that it received a $11 Million in funding round led by two French vc firms, Crédit Agricole and Innoven Partnaires. Along with this large funding round, SpineGuard also announced that it acquired the PediGuard unit from SpineVision. A new company, SpineGuard was founded earlier this year by Pierre Jérôme and Stephanie ...read more »
April 9, 2009
Existing investors Invest $2.02 Million in Cardiola
Based in Winterhur, Switzerland, Cardiola AG has announced that it had received a $2.02 million in funding from existing venture capital investors. Cardiola AG is a company that produces solutions for a medical problem known as CHF or Chronic Heart Failure...read more »
April 8, 2009
VC Firm, Sierra Ventures Leads $10 Million Investment in TouchCommerce
Based in Agoura Hills, Califonia, leader in the Pay for Online Conversion industry, TouchCommerce announced that it is to close a $10 million investment led by Sierra Ventures. Other vc firms participating in this investment round include Dolphin Equity Partners, Emergence Capital, Hudson Ventures, and Partech International. TouchCommerse offers solutions for Pay for Online Conversion...read more »
April 6, 2009
VC Affiliate of Goldman Sachs Invest $42 Million In Series C Funding for Revolution Money, Inc.
Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Steve Case’s Revolution, LLC. announced that it received $42 million in series C funding from a Goldman Sachs affiliate and existing investors. Revolution Money, Inc. is a company that provides payments that are of high value for both merchants and consumers. The payments are provided through “RevolutionCard,” which is a service that ...read more »
April 6, 2009
Japanese VC Firm Mizuho Venture Capital Leads a $10 Million In Round 5 for Glam Media
Glam Media, a distributed vertical content network, and an advertising network has just announced the landing of a $10 million in round 5 funding. The funding was led by Japanese vc firm Mizuho Venture Capital and German joint venture that was arranged by partner, Hubert Burda Media. The funding is mainly for expanding the company’s Japanese and German operations...read more »
March 17, 2009
VC investors, Granite Ventures and Venture West provide $9 Million Series C funding round for Zeugma System
Vancouver based Zeugma System is a company that supplies telecommunication solutions to broadband service providers. Zeugma announced that it had closed $9 million in series C funding and this particular funding together with other funding the company received brings the total sum up to $50 million. Zeugma’s investors include Granite Ventures, Ventures West, Vertex ...read more »
March 17, 2009
Apture Secures $4.1 Million In Series A Venture Funding
Based in San Mateo, California, the publishing and blogging company, Apture secured $4.1 million in Series A funding from Clearstone Venture Partners. Apture is an innovative company that creates solutions that allow publishers and bloggers to turn ordinary drab web pages into a fun and interesting multimedia experience. Apture has an intersting beginning....read more »
