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Digital Future Invests in FriendlyData, a Natural Language Search Solution for Enterprise Data
Digital Future, a Kyiv-based venture capital firm, provided seed financing to FriendlyData, Inc., an enterprise SaaS enabling non-technical people to query corporate data in a plain language. FriendlyData’s FETCH technology connects to databases and transforms natural language inputs into... - September 20, 2018 - Digital Future
Digital Future Invests in YouTeam, a Platform for Hiring Offshore Developers
Digital Future, a Kyiv-based venture capital firm, provided seed financing to YouTeam, a marketplace connecting businesses with talent from vetted outsourcing agencies. With YouTeam, customers get access to qualified developers working in top outsourcing companies worldwide. Developers come from... - September 19, 2018 - Digital Future
Topex.io - Cryptocurrency Exchange Trading Platform with Daily Loss Compensation and Profit Distribution Between TPX Token Holders
Cryptocurrency exchanges in our time are a common phenomenon in the financial world. Enterprising people have long paid attention and are using this tool. However, it is worth noting that the market includes many variations of exchanges, and each of them has positive and negative aspects. Topex.io is a cryptocurrency exchange with daily loss compensation and profit distribution between TPX token holders. - August 28, 2018 - Topexio
New VC Fund Powers Up a Fresh Generation of Wisconsin Startups
Rock River Fund announced its first close June 15. - July 23, 2018 - Badger Fund
Digital Future Invests in Let’s Enhance, an Image Enhancement SaaS
Digital Future, a Kyiv-based venture capital firm, provided early seed financing to Let’s Enhance Inc., a company developing a self-service image upscaling and enhancement software. Let’s Enhance enables lossless upscaling of images using neural networks, software’s application... - July 18, 2018 - Digital Future
Dimensions Network Token Sale Commencing 12 August 2018 - Cryptocurrency Trading for the Next Generation
Built specifically for the fast expanding cryptocurrency markets, Dimensions Network is a fully scalable and full-featured trading platform bringing all the best features together in one place. In addition to regular trading, the platform will feature advanced trading features such as Options and Futures trading as well as an industry first Exchange Aggregator. - July 01, 2018 - Dimensions Network
Hotel Capital Acquires The Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile and Mike Ditka’s Restaurant
Hotel Capital recently acquired The Tremont Chicago Hotel at Magnificent Mile and Mike Ditka's Restaurant located in Chicago, IL from seller Marriott International, Inc. - June 15, 2018 - Hotel Capital, LLC
Anjli Jain, Managing Partner of EVC Ventures Joins United States #1 University-Affiliated Business Incubator, 1871 as a Mentor
1871, the hub for technology and entrepreneurship in Chicago, ranked as the #1 university-affiliated business incubators in the United States, welcomed Anjli Jain, Managing Partner at EVC Ventures, in the 1871 family as a Mentor. She will work with 1871 to help and support start-ups accelerate... - May 15, 2018 - EVC Ventures
THK Securities Ltd. Was Honored at 2018 Hong Kong Fund Awards
THK Securities provides a broad range of wealth management and investment products and services to more than 2000 customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Stock Investment, Corporate Bonds and Overseas Property. - May 09, 2018 - THK Securities
Ally Medical Services and Preston Wound Care Merge to Become Acentus. New Platform Represents a Compelling Alternative for Healthcare Entrepreneurs.
Principles from Tampa, FL based Ally Medical Services, LLC and McKinney, TX based Preston Mobility Plus, Inc. dba Preston Wound Care announced this week that the two companies have merged effective April 14, 2018. The two companies are now wholly owned subsidiaries of Acentus LLC based in... - May 03, 2018 - Ally Medical Services, LLC dba Acentus
Badger Fund Plants Another Seed to Grow Wisconsin’s Startup Ecosystem
The Badger Fund is committing capital to another start up. - May 02, 2018 - Badger Fund
More Than 2 Million Pets Now Insured in North America, According to 2018 NAPHIA Report
North America’s pet health insurance sector posted another record year in 2017 with the total number of pets insured in the U.S. and Canada reaching over 2 million. This represents a market average increase of almost 17 percent year over year, according to the just released 2018 NAPHIA State... - April 27, 2018 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association
Automakers Can Find New Profits and Workforce in Africa, Says New Book by Edward T. Hightower, Managing Director of Motoring Ventures LLC
"Motoring Africa," a new book by veteran auto executive Edward T. Hightower, reveals how the world's soon-to-be largest workforce can help automakers profitably and sustainably build more cars. - April 13, 2018 - Motoring Ventures
JF2 Capital Invests in Austin-Based Remedy
JF2 Capital announces 4th Investment since inception with an early stage equity investment into Austin, Texas-based Remedy. - April 05, 2018 - JF2 Capital Partners
Hotel Capital, LLC Acquires Holiday Inn Market Center in Dallas, Texas
Hotel Capital has acquired the Holiday Inn Market Center in Dallas, Texas with plans to renovate and re-brand to a Marriott Delta. - April 04, 2018 - Hotel Capital, LLC
South African Machine Learning Specialist DataProphet Secures Knife Capital Funding
Knife Capital’s investment in DataProphet will boost the company’s innovation capabilities and accelerate global expansion. - March 23, 2018 - KNF Ventures
Open Health Network Adds Top Medical, Tech Advisors to Board
Open Health Network today announced an expansion of its Board of Advisors, adding three members who bring a wealth of scientific, medical and advanced technology leadership to the company. - March 06, 2018 - Open Health Network
JF2 Capital Announces Investment in USA Prime
JF2 Capital Partners (JF2), a Dallas, Texas venture capital firm, announces today it has made a growth capital investment in Dallas-based USA Prime Baseball, LLC. USA Prime is a youth and high school baseball organization that focuses on providing top tier value to players/families and elite... - March 05, 2018 - JF2 Capital Partners
PD Wealth Solutions Forecasts 2018 Will be a Golden Year for Biotech M&A
After a relatively quiet year for mergers and acquisitions in 2017, PD Wealth Solutions' Paul Graham predicts this year will produce a bumper harvest of deals between "Big Pharma" and Biotech. - February 19, 2018 - PD Wealth Solutions
Trifecta Capital Provides Venture Debt to Cashify
Trifecta Capital today announced that it has provided Rs. 6 crores of venture debt to Manak Waste Management Pvt. Ltd. which owns and operates the online used phone portal Cashify.in. The funds will be used to meet the growing working capital requirements of the Company. “Our business is... - February 14, 2018 - Trifecta Capital
JCF Capital Advisors LLC Acts as a Financial Advisor in Securing & Closing Out a $3.0M Series A Equity Round
JCF Capital Advisors LLC (now JCF Capital Markets LLC) acted as a Financial Advisor to Precise Real Estate Solutions in closing out all of its Series A round with an initial $1.5M close, additional $500k and $1M follow-on investments. - January 30, 2018 - JCF Capital Markets LLC
JF2 Capital Invests in Promising Texas-Based Adient Medical
Today JF2 Capital Partners (JF2), a Dallas, Texas venture capital firm, announced its growth capital investment in Pearland, Texas-based Adient Medical. Adient’s mission is the development of absorbable medical devices with the premise that implants should be safe and efficacious during their... - January 30, 2018 - JF2 Capital Partners
PD Wealth Solutions Forecasts More Disruption in Consumer Staples in 2018
Robert Marsh, Senior U.S. Equities specialist at PD Wealth Solutions discusses the evolution of the consumer staples industry in his recently published 2018 Investment Outlook. - January 29, 2018 - PD Wealth Solutions
Indian River Glass, Acquired Outright by Florida Window & Door
Indian River Glass, a New Smyrna based glass, window & door company, was acquired outright by Florida Window & Door, a company based out of Palm Beach, FL for $1.8 million. Real estate was also involved in the transaction. - January 18, 2018 - NewGate Capital Partners
Global Agora Announces Launch of Maximus Live - 21st Century Media Buying Software
Global Agora, a venture capital fund founded and operated by entrepreneurs, is pleased to announce the rollout of Maximus, a 21st century media buying software that puts native advertising strategies on auto-pilot. Maximus interfaces with the major advertising platforms of Yahoo Gemini, Outbrain,... - January 17, 2018 - Global Agora
Kennsington Capital Group to Host Wealth Building & Empowerment Seminars
The Solution to Your #1 New Year's Resolution - November 28, 2017 - Kennsington Capital Group
JF2 Capital Invests in High Growth Dallas Start Up
JF2 Capital Partners (JF2), a Dallas, Texas venture capital firm, today announced it has made a growth capital investment in Dallas-based Selery, a unique one-stop shop logistics provider for small to medium eCommerce businesses. Selery specializes in inventory fulfillment and warehousing for... - November 13, 2017 - JF2 Capital Partners
Growing Even More: Stakana Analytics Adds Day Frostenson as Director of Business Development
Stakana Analytics, a growing leader in predictive intelligence for local banks and credit unions, today announced the addition of Day Frostenson as Director of Business Development, further filling out its team of industry veterans and knowledge base experts. Frostenson is the second such hire in... - November 02, 2017 - Stakana Analytics
Liquidax Capital Appoints Microsoft’s IoT and AI Business Development Director, Matt Vasey to Its Strategic Advisory Board
Microsoft's Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Business Development Director Appointed to the Liquidax Strategic Advisory Board. - October 20, 2017 - Liquidax Capital, LLC
Stratim Capital Announces First Closing of Stratim Cloud Fund, LP
Stratim Capital, a late-stage venture fund focused secondary-direct investing, has announced the first closing and initial investments of the Stratim Cloud Fund. Initial investments in the late stage fund focused on cloud infrastructure providers include MongoDB and Mirantis. - October 18, 2017 - Stratim Capital
Successful ICO Builds Immediate Profits for Coin Holders
AICoin Management Team Defines Key Factors for Success. AICoin (www.aicoin.io), a new style of investment collective that combines the power of artificial intelligence with the wisdom of the crowd, has successfully closed the subscription period of the Initial Coin Offering raising over $3 million dollars in crypto to back profit generation token. - October 10, 2017 - First Global Credit Ltd.
North American Pet Health Insurance Association Elect New President, Executive
The North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA) recently elected a number of new positions, including Rick Faucher as the association’s new President, Rob Jackson as its Vice President, Bob Capobianco as the Secretary, and Chris Middleton as the association’s new Treasurer. - September 28, 2017 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association
Knife Capital Cuts Loose – Opens in London After Attracting New Strategic Investor
Top rated South African venture capital firm Knife Capital has expanded into the UK after introducing a major strategic investor. - September 06, 2017 - KNF Ventures
Anauj Investment Group Invests in Occidental Power Company, Inc.
This is a correction to an earlier press release. - September 01, 2017 - Anauj Investment Group
venVelo Makes Five Additional Investments in Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Miami, Orlando, and Tampa
venVelo, a premier early-stage venture fund for innovative companies seeking capital and mentoring, recently invested in two more Florida startups and three of its current portfolio companies. - August 28, 2017 - venVelo LLC
AICoin Cryptocurrency Initial Coin Offering Nearing Successful End of Offering Period
AICoin (www.aicoin.io), a new style of investment collective that combines the power of artificial intelligence with the wisdom of the crowd, is nearing the successful close of the ICO subscription. The six-week subscription period began in mid-July and will end this coming Monday, August 28th, 2017. The ICO is sponsored by First Global Credit, a premier cryptocurrency capital markets company that has generated a great deal of interest with a more serious class of ICO subscriber. - August 24, 2017 - First Global Credit Ltd.
Seminole Masonry, LLC Acquired by Quantum Construction, LLC
Seminole Masonry, LLC, a Lake Mary-based precast product manufacturer and hardscape contractor, was acquired outright by Quantum Construction, LLC, a platform company wholly owned by a Michigan-based family office. Seminole Masonry was founded in 1998 by Mr. Jamie Hodges. Over that span, Mr. - August 15, 2017 - NewGate Capital Partners
Nation’s First Cross-Border Latino VC Firm Announces Its First Investments
LEAP Global Partners launches its first early stage fund, LEAP Partners I and invests in disruptive Latino-led companies: Listo and PayStand. - July 06, 2017 - LEAP Global Partners
First Global Credit Announces the Launch of AICOIN ICO: Generating Wealth Through Artificial Intelligence and the Blockchain
First Global Credit, a premier cryptocurrency capital markets company, has entered into a partnership with a team of developers using Artificial Intelligence trading algorithms to form AICOIN (aicoin.io), a unique ICO designed to benefit both token holders and the public blockchain business community, AICOIN is a fully functioning investment service (not an idea in development) that leverages off blockchain technology to deliver revenue from two different but complementary profit streams. - July 05, 2017 - First Global Credit Ltd.
Furious Corp: A Nielsen Backed Big Data Co for Media in Series A
Investment access has formally opened for Furious Corp - a Nielsen backed "Big Data" technology company. - June 28, 2017 - equityfor
JCF Capital Advisors, LLC Has Been Engaged as a Financial Advisor by Mark4Fund Investments to Raise Capital for a Luxury Real Estate Development Project
JCF Capital Advisors, LLC (now JCF Capital Markets LLC) has announced that it has been engaged as a financial advisor by Mark4Fund Investments to raise capital for their Luxury Real Estate Development Project – Parklands at Camas Meadows. - June 22, 2017 - JCF Capital Markets LLC
JCF Capital Advisors, LLC Acts as a Financial Advisor to Precise Real Estate Solutions, Inc. on Its Series A Investment
JCF Capital Advisors, LLC (now JCF Capital Markets LLC) acted as a Financial Advisor to Precise Real Estate Solutions, Inc. in securing its Series A investment round of $1.5M with a venture capital firm based in San Fransisco, CA. - June 16, 2017 - JCF Capital Markets LLC
HyCarb Inc. Announces Addition to the Board of Advisors
HyCarb, a company that is commercializing innovative next generation products and applications that utilize graphene and carbon nanotube technologies, announces the appointment of Sven Hackmann as a new member of HyCarb’s Board of Advisers. - April 14, 2017 - Rapid Venture Partners
Startups Showcase Recruits Retold Productions a Video Team to Capture the Pure-Essence of Live Sharks Tank Episodes
Startups have received funding on stage at Live Sharks Tank episodes... because they bring together early stage startups, Investors and The Crowd. - April 02, 2017 - Startups Showcase Group
Research Highlights Pet Insurance Best Practices
The North American Pet Health Insurance Association presented new research for veterinarians at the annual meeting of the American Animal Hospital Association. The research highlights the 10 best practices used by veterinarians who are most successful in educating clients about the benefits of pet health insurance. - April 01, 2017 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association
KNF Ventures Invests in Quicket Online Ticketing Services Solution
KNF’s investment in Quicket will optimise ticketing capabilities for South Africa’s long tail of event management and fuel expansion into key African markets. - March 31, 2017 - KNF Ventures
GlobalDroneVideo.com Launches National Thermal Infrared Imaging Services
National and International service to offer drone videos and photos with thermal cameras for various residential, commercial and government needs. Can be utilized for residential roof inspections, commercial building inspections, utilities inspection, industrial inspections, first responders, fire fighting and rescue, law enforcement and police, search and rescue. - March 27, 2017 - 2030 Ventures, Inc
VROOM Launches Spring 2017 Caravan Challenge
VROOM Caravan announces a challenge to start-ups seeking investment in Monaco. Finalists are invited to VROOM Summit to pitch to investors April 27, 2017. - March 23, 2017 - VROOM
Magnovate Transportation Inc. Evaluates Strategic R&D Cooperation with Partners in Europe – Expands Its Relationship with Rapid Venture Partners
Today Magnovate Transportation Inc. headquartered in Edmonton, announced that is has expanded its partnership with Los Angeles based Rapid Venture Partners to evaluate potential strategic R&D partnerships throughout Europe. - March 17, 2017 - Rapid Venture Partners
Veteran Director of Operations Joins VisionQuest Wealth
VisionQuest Wealth Management (“VisionQuest”) has hired financial services veteran Tony Van Ore as Director of Operations to oversee the operations of Advice, Client Experience, Solution Life Cycle Management, Vendor Management and all of VisionQuest’s client service and relationship management processes. - March 16, 2017 - VisionQuest Wealth Management