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By Carlos Sillero on August 27, 2009
Who is Ben Frankin Technolgy Partners? BFTP/SEP’s Investment Group provides critical seed and early stage capital, validating the entrepreneur’s vision and attracting other investment sources. Investments are coupled with business development and management consulting to help companies succeed in the global marketplace. Since 1982, BFTP/SEP has invested more than $130 Million in more than 1,600 [...]
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By Sharmil McKee on August 23, 2009
The Business Law Prof Blog is reporting about FDIC chairwoman’s possible decision to reduce the capital requirement to purchase a failed bank. The Blog suggests Ms. Blair’s decision is causing her to “eat crow” because she originally wanted to punish private equity capitalists for the role in our economic crisis. I don’t think it matters [...]
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By Sharmil McKee on March 4, 2007
PA Venture Capital firm invests in a video website NextStage Capital LP has co-led a first round venture investment of $1.2 million in a company whose Web site enables people to find and share user-generated videos on the Internet. The Audubon, Pa., venture-capital firm co-led the investment in Magnify.net, which is based in New York. [...]
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By Paralegal on February 22, 2007
Buyouts drive record fund-raising activity in 2006 – Boston Business Journal: “Despite a mellowed climate for venture capital, private equity fund raising saw a record pace in 2006, with mezzanine and buyout fund raising enjoying a banner year. “The last two years have been record breaking years in terms of fund raising,” said Alex Tan, [...]
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By Sharmil McKee on February 22, 2007
Angel investors fund new photo service – Philadelphia Business Journal: Preclick Corp. said Thursday it has closed on a $1.6 million first-round, venture-capital financing and is using the money to launch an Internet photo-sharing service similar to the video-sharing service provided by YouTube Inc. The investment came from three groups of the wealthy individual investors [...]
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By Paralegal on February 9, 2007
The investors of YouTube Inc. received stock now valued at about $650 million when they sold the business to Google. Sequoia Capital, YouTube’s sole venture capital backer, stands to get about $442 million in Google shares, based on Wednesday’s closing price of $470.01. Sequoia invested $11.5 million between November 2005 and April 2006. It’s investment [...]
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By Sharmil McKee on February 2, 2007
You have thought about using a venture capitalist to fund your start-up. What are some preliminary questions you should answer to prepare yourself? A venture capital (VC) fund is a pooled investment vehicle (often a partnership) that primarily invests the financial capital of third-party investors in enterprises that are too risky for the standard capital [...]
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By Sharmil McKee on February 2, 2007
The Philadelphia Business Journal is reporting that a Venture capital firm arranges ‘gondola pitch’ opportunity First there was the elevator pitch — the time it would take you to present your business to a stranger in a typical elevator ride. Now, there is the “gondola pitch”. High Peaks Venture Partners is now introducing the first [...]
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By Paralegal on February 1, 2007
Venture capitalists are adding the option of selling to another VC when looking to cash in on an investment. It’s a practice that’s gaining acceptance amid an anemic market for initial public offerings that is forcing venture capitalists to be more creative when looking to sell. Do you have a legal question? We offer free [...]
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