by Larry Scheinfeld | Jan 12, 2016 | Venture Capital
When it comes to evaluating a pre-revenue startup, it’s not an easy task and there are a handful of key components to the valuation process. Still, aside from the science involved in predicting a company’s worth, there’s still a feeling that needs to be associated....
by Larry Scheinfeld | Sep 23, 2015 | News, Venture Capital
More and more often, accelerators are becoming the route of choice for many startups on the rise. Startup accelerators are development programs built to give companies the opportunity to accept initial capital and grow within a structured environment. According to...
by Larry Scheinfeld | Jul 29, 2015 | Larry Scheinfeld, Technology, Venture Capital
Twitter dives into the VC world in style as Twitter Ventures (TV) appeared among a list of investors for Cyanogen, a mobile operating system startup, who’s raised $80 million in Series C. Speaking relatively, among other tech giants like Google, Intel and Qualcomm,...
by Larry Scheinfeld | Jul 3, 2015 | Larry Scheinfeld, Technology, Venture Capital
Charities have recently come under attack for running like multimillion companies who get tax breaks to boot. According to critics, nonprofits are behaving like VCs by funding and investing in up-and-coming startups. Biotech startup investments work best for these...
by Larry Scheinfeld | May 22, 2015 | Larry Scheinfeld, Technology, Venture Capital
Jim Balsillie, co-founder of Research In Motion (now BlackBerry Ltd), found that wealth from ideas is not something Canada is currently equipped for. The need to build a proper infrastructure to aid entrepreneurs globally is where the secret lays. Policies currently...
by Larry Scheinfeld | Apr 1, 2015 | Technology, Venture Capital
Twitter Ventures (TV), Twitter’s VC arm, has appeared on a list of investors in Cyanogen, a mobile operating system startup. The modestly-sized technology company, has thrown its hat into the venture capitalism ring alongside tech giants Google, Intel and Qualcomm....