(Founder Stories) Fred Wilson Explains Why He Wouldn’t Invest In Groupon Or Pandora Few VCs have a hotter hand right now than Fred Wilson. His firm, Union Square Ventures, is an investor in Twitter, Zynga, Foursquare, Tumblr, Etsy, Clickable, and more . In this episode of Founder Stories, he talks to host Chris Dixon about Union Square’s investment thesis has changed from going after all web apps to companies that are “building a large networks of engaged users.” (Watch the video above). It has to be be both a large network and engaged users. Dixon and Wilson also talk about the relationship between founders and VCs, and the importance of injecting capital when a company needs to scale, as happened with Twitter and Tumblr. In the video segment below, Wilson and Dixon dive into the mechanics of the VC business, and talk about Union Square’s new $165 million Opportunity Fund, the “cancerous management fees” VC firms charge their investors, and why it might be a good thing to let startup founders take money off the table before an IPO or sale.
Partners - Fonds d'investissement dans les entreprises innovantes eCap Partner : Conseil en Fusion Acquisition Tech & Digital Media 4Di / Capital Sofinnova Exclusively dedicated to Life Sciences investments, Sofinnova Capital VII is amongst the largest funds in Europe Press release > Sofinnova Partners is an independent venture capital firm based in Paris. Over the past 40 years, the firm has financed and accompanied almost 500 companies. We invest in start-ups, early-stage companies, corporate spin-offs and occasionally turnaround situations. Sofinnova Partners proactively sources deals, takes a lead role, is most often the first institutional investor in Round A financings, and leads its portfolio companies until exit.
About us | Clipperton Finance With offices in Paris, London and Berlin, Clipperton Finance is an Investment Banking boutique with a 100% focus on the fast growth technology companies in Europe, providing advisory services to the emerging leaders in this field. We form long term relationships with top European growth companies such as DailyMotion, Withings, Webedia or Spartoo. Our mission is to assist them along their growth path in all their corporate finance transactions, M&A and fundraising, plus strategic advice between financing events. We have forged close ties with a broad network of leading international technology blue chips, venture capital and private equity funds, not only in Europe but also in North America & Asia. The firm was formed in Paris in 2003 and as a team we have worked on over 70 transactions across Europe.
BVP - Venture Capital - Bessemer Venture Partners Business angel Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Un business angel – littéralement "ange des affaires", appelé aussi "investisseur providentiel" – est un particulier qui investit dans une entreprise innovante à potentiel et qui, en plus de son investissement, accompagne et met à disposition de l’entrepreneur, ses compétences, son expérience, ses réseaux relationnels et une partie de son temps. Le business angel est un véritable associé-entrepreneur dont l'accompagnement est à forte valeur ajoutée, le business angel pouvant apporter sa compétence, son énergie et son expertise. Il ne faut pas confondre l'activité des Business Angels avec les autres démarches de financement des entreprises en création, et en particulier avec le crowdfunding. « Un particulier » : chaque business angel a un profil spécifique, mais un grand nombre d’investisseurs se rassemblent autour de trois profils principaux : §Activités et motivations des Business Angels[modifier | modifier le code] Avantage Madelin
Secteur Focalisation sur l'Economie Numérique et diversification des risques L'Economie Numérique dépasse largement le secteur informatique et se répand progressivement dans tous les secteurs de l’économie (finance, industrie, services, médical…). L’amélioration continue de ces technologies, soutenue par les progrès rapides et la miniaturisation de l’électronique constitue un profond moteur d’innovation dans toutes ces industries. La politique d’investissement d’ELAIA Partners est de détecter ces innovations, d’identifier les meilleures équipes et les modèles économiques les plus pertinents et de faire bénéficier les entrepreneurs que nous accompagnons de nos compétences et de notre expérience. Notre focalisation et la variété des modèles et des marchés que nous explorons contribuent à un enrichissement permanent des compétences de notre équipe et de notre réseau tout en répondant à l’objectif de diversification de notre portefeuille, autour de trois axes :
French-US fund with offices in Paris, SV and Israel. Investments include DailyMotion, Qype, RockYou, etc. by wallen Apr 21
In this branch, VCs with offices in France by wallen Mar 1