On the day Donald Trump won the election, leaving behind a startled Hillary Clinton and dividing America .That election day increased the number of Americans who can get legally high to one in five, the business of weed is booming. There are now 727 companies companies dealing in cannabis, and combined, they’ve gotten $1.2 billion in total investment, reports analytics and data visualization firm Quid.
As marijuana leaves the black market behind, the business of working with the stuff is starting to look a lot like other industrial sectors:
The Marijuana and Cannabis start up economy is on steroids and as of nov,2016 United States has a total of 727 companies across all locations received $1.2 B in total investment.
Showing posts with label Start Up. Show all posts
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November 24, 2016
July 2, 2016
new infusion of capital to venture funds falls off the cliff
While Start up funding shows signs of decline, Investment infusion across several VC firms showed signs of revival.
. According to Venture Pulse, the first quarter of 2016 saw US$25.5 billion invested across 1,829 deals, marking the second-straight quarter in which investors dialed back VC funding and activity.
. According to Venture Pulse, the first quarter of 2016 saw US$25.5 billion invested across 1,829 deals, marking the second-straight quarter in which investors dialed back VC funding and activity.
June 16, 2016
saas based performance monitoring platform logicmonitor raises $130million
Software company LogicMonitor has raised $130 million, marking its largest funding round for setting up the California company for an Asia expansion.
LogicMonitor, a software-as-a-service, or SaaS, company that helps businesses monitor their data centers and flag possible problems, raised $130 million from Providence Strategic Growth, an investment arm of Providence Equity Partners, the company said in an interview.
Prior to this funding, LogicMonitor, founded in 2007, had raised $21 million, a relatively small sum compared to some other high-growth software companies.
With 160 employees and more than 1,000 paying customers, including JetBlue, Citrix, National Geographic and Trulia, The company revenues has doubledeach year for the past five years. declined to provide specific numbers.
February 22, 2016
google's most expensive acquisition in united kingdom
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LIST OF STARTUPS BOUGHT BY GOOGLE IN UNITED KINGDOM; |
DeepMind technologies, a London-based artificial intelligence firm which specialises in machine learning, advanced algorithms and systems neuroscience was aquired by Google Ventures, the VC group of Google.. Google paid a hefty amount of £400m ($650m) for acquisition of DeepMind
Deep minds has created a neural network that might be able to access an external memory like a conventional Turing machine, resulting in a computer that appears to possibly mimic the short-term memory of the human brain.Deep Mind Technologies plans to develops technologies for e-commerce and games, and plans to develop computers that think like humans.
Deepmind recent made headlines when it announced that its alphaGo program had successfully beaten a human professional
The two-year-old artificial intelligence startup was founded by former child chess prodigy and neuroscientist Demis Hassabis alongside Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman.
February 12, 2016
10 web sites to test market your start ups and business ideas online
If you have been thinking of a start up business model, which is still under an ideation stage , and your not very sure of the market accepting your idea, you would have probably shared your plan with your close business associates,colleagues and mentors and your not quite ready to approach VC's
B pitching your ideas and test marketing it online at the right site is the evidence that your idea works if you see who is using it.By test marketing your idea across section of online users would have give you "a good evidence that you presented an idea online before you present it to the “ right people” Continue reading below
The truth is that ideas may be dime a dozen, but what matters is execution and getting the right team.
So dont be worried about “ someone stealing your ideas”
Here are the list of 10 websites which will help you to test marketing your start up online
B pitching your ideas and test marketing it online at the right site is the evidence that your idea works if you see who is using it.By test marketing your idea across section of online users would have give you "a good evidence that you presented an idea online before you present it to the “ right people” Continue reading below
However " many users have asked me this " how do you ensure these ideas not be stolen"
Whereas this might be a relevant question . Lets consider this
If all the ideas in this world was “aggregated shared and stolen.,we would not have had 90% of start ups that collapse in a year.
If all stolen ideas were successful, we have had at least 100 companies like Apple who would roll out thousand of iPhone's, Around 50 search engines as good as Google competing for the same market and 95% of them would have been wiped out in a year
Here are the list of 10 websites which will help you to test marketing your start up online
- KICKSTARTER : help you raise pitch venues, but are not intended to raise equity money from investors)
- ANGELIST : (which are primarily effective for finishing an already in-progress financing round from friends of your existing investors)
- GUST(which provides tools to manage your financing round and interface with potential investors, and is the official directory of most of the world's organized business angel investment groups.)
- SEEDRS: One of the most promising London-based startup to watch which have start up founders and VC's guiding you
- BRAINEET: A kind of social network and forum combined, Post your ideas which gets up votes or down votes along with feedback.
- MARKETINGEXTREMIST. A a good site to submit a startup ( which can also be an app to a product). Users can comment either through a private message or the public form
Some of the other in the list which are hybrid or forums resembling online marketplaces for testing and providing feedback on your start up ideas include
- IDEAJOY
- IDEAPOD
- KAGGLE
- INNOCENTIVE
- EDISON NATION
- QUIRKY
- MUCKRACK
- INDIGOGO
- STARTUPPITCH
- PULICITYX
February 9, 2016
looking for websites to list your startups : dont miss these 25 sites
- GetApp – Basic listing is free. But you can upgrade for a paid listing for more leads.
- App Storm: lets you list by address and vertical
- AlternativeTo – Get yourself listed as an alternative to your competitor
- Listly – Find a relevant list and submit your startup.
- AppVita – mail to submissions@appvita.com to be included.
- TechCrunch – Massive exposure if you get published
- CrunchBase: one of the best..a must have
- Mashable – Another site to get massive exposure
- Capterra – Great marketplace where you can find customers
- AngelList – Exposure, Fundraising and Recruitment
- The Startup Pitch – High quality startups get published.
- Entrepreneurs Community – A Google+ community with 40,000+ members
- The Startup Project – Easy submission plus good interviews.
- Crozdesk – Directory for web apps and start-up tools.
- On The App – Web applications only.
- Killer Startups – Free submission has around 5% chance of getting published.
- App Coral – App and tools discovery tool
- Startup Videos – Another site to upload your start-up videos
- Web Dev 2.0 – Web based apps only.
- Feed My App – Web and mobile apps only.
- Next Big What: list your start up for free
- Addictive Tips: admin review
- Startup Bird: Post by category
- Startup Tabs – good concept if you’re into start-ups..
- Hacker News –great exposure if your post is allowed once submitted
February 2, 2016
February 1, 2016
15 cities that tops investment by vc firms on companies led by woman founders
The chart shows the list of US cities by Percent for Female Founded Companies with backing from VC firms .New York City,has produced the largest number of companies with a female founder: 374, or 21% of all startups. It turns out that the Big Apple beats out San Francisco (338 startups and 16%) on both fronts. Another suprise is worth noting that Brooklyn, considered on its own, is the national frontrunner with 28% of startups, 33 in total, reporting at least one woman founder.metros
Among other cities the percentage of women CEO's seem to be lagging as the overall national average of 15.4% for the years 2009 – 2014, These include the well-known Silicon Valley cities of Palo Alto and San Jose.( techcrunch)
european start ups seeking angel funding by business verticals
When it comes to seeking VC funding by european start ups, its the consumer internet that represents the highest share of start ups that is seeking to fund its growth
Business products followed by IT services is the no 2 and 3 industry vertical ,seeking funding, followed by clean technology,media and entertainment and consumer products which rank 4th, 5th and 6th respectively. European start ups specializing in internet& dot com along with IT services account for 32% among the different industry vertical seeking funds
January 29, 2016
January 25, 2016
united kingdom accounts for 7% global vc deals, 70% growth across technology investments
VC INVESTMENT IN UK last year reached 3.6 billion euro with UK and Ireland accounting for 7% of global VC deals in 2015. The UK tech sector received 70 per cent more funding from VCs last year, compared with 2014, with start-ups gaining just $2.1bn in 2014,according to research
based on the data from CB Insights and London & Partners,
However this number pales into insignificance when compared to VC investment and start up growth in US and silicon valley miles According to the US National Venture Capital Association, $35.7bn was invested in tech companies by US venture funds in 2014 alone.
However UK has traditionally seen increasing VC funding across financial technology start ups. In 2015 Britain's financial technology( fintech) investments has seen significant upside with several
funding rounds in the vertical which included Ebury, a group that helps small businesses trade internationally, which raised $83m; Funding Circle, the peer-to-peer lender, which raised $150m; and WorldRemit, a money transfer group, which raised $100 million
UK's strength has been its proximity with the financial centre of London, where it scores over " the silicon valley's software power centre
based on the data from CB Insights and London & Partners,
However this number pales into insignificance when compared to VC investment and start up growth in US and silicon valley miles According to the US National Venture Capital Association, $35.7bn was invested in tech companies by US venture funds in 2014 alone.
However UK has traditionally seen increasing VC funding across financial technology start ups. In 2015 Britain's financial technology( fintech) investments has seen significant upside with several
funding rounds in the vertical which included Ebury, a group that helps small businesses trade internationally, which raised $83m; Funding Circle, the peer-to-peer lender, which raised $150m; and WorldRemit, a money transfer group, which raised $100 million
UK's strength has been its proximity with the financial centre of London, where it scores over " the silicon valley's software power centre
french venture funds that funds up to $5million across early stage local start ups
Here is the complete list of French VC start ups that " provide funding to ocal french start ups to the tune of $5 million . This list had been published by Andy Romans at Rubicon. This list is not final list, there might be some other VC which we missed out. In case you wish your " VC " firm to get listed, you can tweet me at twitter.com/aerosmith071 or send me a mail at sumit_roy74@hotmail.com
1 | CDC Entreprises | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 1,923 | 21 |
2 | CM-CIC Capital Prive | Paris, France | Investment Bank | US$ 373 | 13 |
3 | Amundi SA | Paris, France | US$ 826,684 | 12 | |
4 | Credit Agricole Private Equity | Paris, France | US$ 4,456 | 12 | |
5 | Seventure Partners SA | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 601 | 11 |
6 | Idinvest Partners | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 3,366 | 10 |
7 | XAnge Private Equity | Paris, France | US$ 353 | 9 | |
8 | Auriga Partners SA | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 397 | 8 |
9 | Sofinnova Partners | Paris, France | US$ 1,328 | 8 | |
10 | A Plus Finance | Paris, France | US$ 66 | 7 | |
11 | Emertec Gestion | Grenoble, France | Venture Capital | US$ 144 | 7 |
12 | Serena Capital SAS | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 120 | 7 |
13 | Ventech SA | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 439 | 7 |
14 | Alto Invest | Le Chesnay, France | 6 | ||
15 | Alven Capital | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 180 | 6 |
16 | Naxicap Partners SA | Paris, France | US$ 974 | 6 | |
17 | Oseo | Maisons-Alfort, France | Government | US$ 361 | 6 |
18 | Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners | Paris, France | US$ 580 | 5 | |
19 | Fonds Strategique d’Investissement | Paris, France | 5 | ||
20 | I-Source Gestion SA | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 225 | 5 |
21 | Innovacom SA | Paris, France | Corporate Venture Capital | US$ 541 | 5 |
22 | Truffle Capital SAS | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 462 | 5 |
23 | 123 Venture | Paris, France | US$ 180 | 4 | |
24 | ACE Management | Paris, France | US$ 166 | 4 | |
25 | Developpement et Partenariat | Paris, France | US$ 180 | 4 | |
26 | Gimv NV | Antwerp, Belgium | US$ 2,116 | 4 | |
27 | iXO Private Equity SAS | Toulouse, France | US$ 361 | 4 | |
28 | Oddo Asset Management | Paris, France | US$ 204 | 4 | |
29 | Sofimac Partners SA | Clermont-Ferrand, France | US$ 240 | 4 | |
30 | Sudinnova | Lyon, France | Venture Capital | US$ 54 | 4 |
31 | Turenne Capital Partenaires SA | Paris, France | US$ 361 | 4 | |
32 | BNP Paribas Developpement | Paris, France | US$ 295 | 3 | |
33 | BNP Paribas Private Equity SAS | Paris, France | US$ 971 | 3 | |
34 | Cap Decisif Management | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 58 | 3 |
35 | CDC Innovation | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 499 | 3 |
36 | CEA Investissement | Grenoble, France | Government | US$ 18 | 3 |
37 | CIC Banque de Vizille | Lyon, France | 3 | ||
38 | Entrepreneur Venture | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 42 | 3 |
39 | Jaina Capital SAS | Paris, France | Angel Investor | US$ 120 | 3 |
40 | Masseran Gestion SAS | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 56 | 3 |
41 | Matignon Investissement & Gestion | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 301 | 3 |
42 | Midi Capital SAS | Toulouse, France | US$ 32 | 3 | |
43 | NextStage Aurel | Paris, France | US$ 176 | 3 | |
44 | OTC Asset Management SA | Paris, France | US$ 301 | 3 | |
45 | Societe Hospitaliere d’Assurances Mutuel | Lyon, France | Venture Capital | 3 | |
46 | 360 Capital Partners | Milan, Italy | Venture Capital | US$ 120 | 2 |
47 | Apax Partners LLP | London, United Kingdom | US$ 20,000 | 2 | |
48 | Backbone SAS | Paris, France | 2 | ||
49 | Bioam Gestion | Paris, France | Venture Capital | US$ 67 | 2 |
50 | Esfin Gestion | Courbevoie, France | Venture Capital | US$ 72 | 2 |