Angel investor An angel Investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity. A small but increasing number of angel investors organize themselves into angel groups or angel networks to share research and pool their investment capital, as well as to provide advice to their portfolio companies.[1] Etymology and origin[edit] The term "angel" originally comes from Broadway, where it was used to describe wealthy individuals who provided money for theatrical productions. In 1978, William Wetzel,[2] then a professor at the University of New Hampshire and founder of its Center for Venture Research, completed a pioneering study on how entrepreneurs raised seed capital in the USA, and he began using the term "angel" to describe the investors that supported them. Source and extent of funding[edit] Investment profile[edit] Geographical differences[edit] US[edit]
Top 100 Venture Capital Firms February 19, 2015 15+ min read Welcome to the Entrepreneur VC 100 list of top early-stage venture capital firms -- a platform highlighting the who’s who of the U.S. startup ecosystem. The ranking is based on data from PitchBook, a Seattle-based data and tech provider for the global private equity and venture capital markets. The firms are listed by total capital invested in seed and/or early-stage deals completed in the U.S. during 2014. While the ranking is focused on traditional VC firms, it also includes corporate VCs, mutual funds and other entities, as new players increasingly enter the VC game. PitchBook’s research process for VC 100 also tracks each firm’s investment activity. VC 100: U.S. venture capital firms ranked based on capital invested in U.S. early-stage deals in 2014 (in USD millions*). #1 Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Park, Calif. 2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $1,020.23 2014 Early-stage deal count: 50 Industries: Consumer products and services, software
Private equity - Wiki A private equity investment will generally be made by a private equity firm, a venture capital firm or an angel investor. Each of these categories of investor has its own set of goals, preferences and investment strategies; however, all provide working capital to a target company to nurture expansion, new-product development, or restructuring of the company’s operations, management, or ownership.[2] Bloomberg Businessweek has called private equity a rebranding of leveraged buyout firms after the 1980s. Among the most common investment strategies in private equity are: leveraged buyouts, venture capital, growth capital, distressed investments and mezzanine capital. In a typical leveraged buyout transaction, a private equity firm buys majority control of an existing or mature firm. Private equity is also often grouped into a broader category called private capital, generally used to describe capital supporting any long-term, illiquid investment strategy. Strategies[edit] Notes:
Initial public offering History[edit] In March 1602 the “Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC), or Dutch East India Company was formed. The VOC was the first modern company to issue public shares, and it is this issuance, at the beginning of the 17th century, that is considered the first modern IPO. c1783.[5] c1783.[5] Reasons for listing[edit] Advantages[edit] When a company lists its securities on a public exchange, the money paid by the investing public for the newly issued shares goes directly to the company (primary offering) as well as to any early private investors who opt to sell all or a portion of their holdings (secondary offering) as part of the larger IPO. Once a company is listed, it is able to issue additional common shares in a number of different ways, one of which is the follow-on offering. An IPO accords several benefits to the previously private company: Disadvantages[edit] There are several disadvantages to completing an initial public offering: Procedure[edit] Advance planning[edit]
Internet marketing In 2011, Internet advertising revenues in the United States surpassed those of cable television and nearly exceeded those of broadcast television.[1]:19 In 2013, Internet advertising revenues in the United States totaled $42.8 billion, a 17% increase over the $36.57 billion in revenues in 2012.[2]:4–5 U.S. internet ad revenue hit a historic high of $20.1 billion for the first half of 2013, up 18% over the same period in 2012.[3] Online advertising is widely used across virtually all industry sectors.[1]:16 Many common online advertising practices are controversial and increasingly subject to regulation. Online ad revenues may not adequately replace other publishers' revenue streams. Declining ad revenue has led some publishers to hide their content behind paywalls.[4] History[edit] In early days of the Internet, online advertising was mostly prohibited. Search ads. Recent trends. Delivery methods[edit] Display advertising[edit] Web banner advertising[edit] Frame ad (traditional banner)[edit]
「ITベンチャーよ、シリコンバレーを目指せ！」 日本発のグローバル企業はなぜ生まれないのか ――アレン・マイナー サンブリッジ会長に聞く｜IT insight 不況の出口が見えないなか、かつて盛り上がったITベンチャーの起業熱は、萎んでしまったかに見える。一方、シリコンバレーを中心に世界のIT業界の動きはスピードを増している。このままでは、日本のIT企業はグローバル競争で勝ち抜くことができなくなるかもしれない。かつて日本オラクルの代表を務め、現在は株式会社サンブリッジおよび株式会社サンブリッジ グローバルベンチャーズの代表取締役会長兼CEOを務めるアレン・マイナー氏は、世界有数のベンチャーキャピタリストとして、日本のITベンチャー企業の投資･育成に情熱を注いでいる。日本発のグローバル企業はなぜ生まれないのか。 日本発のグローバルベンチャーを！ ――現在は、サンブリッジグループの会長を務めている。 Allen Miner／株式会社サンブリッジ 代表取締役会長兼グループCEO 1961年生まれ。 私はこれまで、セールス・フォース・ドットコム、アイティメディア、オウケイウェイブ、ガイアックスなどに投資してきた。 現在、サンブリッジ グローバルベンチャーズが行なうグローバルベンチャーハビタット事業は、こうした私の思想を体現する事業で、2000年にスタートさせた。 具体的には、将来有望なベンチャー企業に対して、シード期（事業立ち上げ期）から事業拡大期における海外展開までの投資・育成を行なう。 List of private equity firms The following are several lists of notable private equity firms based on criteria laid out in each list. Largest private equity firms[edit] The following is a ranking of the largest private equity firms published in 2013. The ranking was compiled by Private Equity International.[1] The list includes very few venture capital firms, which tend to be smaller than their leveraged buyout counterparts; for a list of those see List of venture capital firms. List of investment banking private equity groups[edit] The following is a list of notable private equity firms and merchant banking and other private equity groups that currently reside within investment banking firms or have previously completed a spinout from an investment banking firm: [defunct] ^ Defunct banking institution Notable private equity firms[edit] The following is a list of notable private equity firms:[2] See also[edit] Related lists[edit] Other lists[edit] References[edit] Jump up ^ [1].
This blockchain-based card game shows us the future of ownership Gods Unchained hasn’t even fully launched, but the collectible card game already has more hype around it than any blockchain game ever. This week a beta version opened to the public after months of private testing. But Fuel Games, the startup developing the game, says it has already sold millions of game cards and generated $4 million in revenue thanks to pre-sales. So why the excitement over yet another collectible card game (of which there are many)? Though the technical details behind them are complicated, to users NFTs are pretty simple: they are collectibles. Competitive collectible card games have been around for decades, in both physical and digital forms. Blockchain technology, which is notoriously slow and inefficient at processing transactions, will only be used to keep track of the cards and who owns them. Around 20 million people play Magic, and a huge secondary market has formed for players to buy and sell valuable cards.
AdWords Google AdWords is an online advertising service that places advertising copy at the top or bottom of, or beside, the list of results Google displays for a particular search query. The choice and placement of the ads is based in part on a proprietary determination of the relevance of the search query to the advertising copy. AdWords has evolved into Google's main source of revenue. Sales and support for Google's AdWords division in the United States is based in Mountain View, California, with major secondary offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan[3] and New York. Google has an active official public Help and Support Community maintained and frequented by highly experienced Adwords users (referred to as "Top Contributors") and Google employees. AdWords features[edit] IP address exclusion In addition to controlling ad placements through location and language targeting, placements can be refined with Internet Protocol (IP) address exclusion. In 2003 Google introduced site-targeted advertising.
Does Fund Size Matter? | NEA “Big VC funds fail to deliver big returns. We have no funds in our portfolio that have raised more than $500m and returned more than 2x our capital after fees.” Kauffman Foundation, 2012 Many smart venture capital observers have lamented the emergence of VC "megafunds." Yet the trend over the past decade has been unmistakable: even as new limited partner (LP) commitments to the overall VC market have contracted, LPs have concentrated ever more capital among fewer firms with larger funds. Indeed, the ten largest VC firms have raised 34% of total industry commitments since 2008 according Dow Jones VentureSource (Figure 1). Venture Capital performance data can be noisy and difficult to come by so people tend to analyze that which is easily available. I do not claim to have the definitive answer. Are We Asking the Right Questions? “Turning $150 million into $450 million is a lot easier than turning $2.5 billion into $7.5 billion.” Mr. But the statement is also not particularly relevant.
Private equity secondary market - Wiki In finance, the private equity secondary market (also often called private equity secondaries or secondaries) refers to the buying and selling of pre-existing investor commitments to private equity and other alternative investment funds. Sellers of private equity investments sell not only the investments in the fund but also their remaining unfunded commitments to the funds. By its nature, the private equity asset class is illiquid, intended to be a long-term investment for buy-and-hold investors. For the vast majority of private equity investments, there is no listed public market; however, there is a robust and maturing secondary market available for sellers of private equity assets. Driven by strong demand for private equity exposure, a significant amount of capital has been committed to dedicated secondary market funds from investors looking to increase and diversify their private equity exposure. Secondary market participants[edit] Types of secondary transactions[edit] History[edit]