VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

And a record-breaking $7 billion was invested through venture capitalists and strategic investors in private gaming companies during the first half with 11 large rounds that exceeded $100 million. While mobile game revenue was down 6.6% Game creation, distribution and monetisation supply chain ( Newzoo ).

Forecast 190

Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

We discussed whether investing in the second largest player in a category makes sense given that Groupon is 10x the revenue, 3.5x But LivingSocial is reportedly doing around $180,000 per day in gross revenue. If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues.

IPO 236

IPO .Net Venture Capital Strategic Investors 236

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Banks are particularly helpful with raising money from “strategic&# investors, which often means corporate investors such as Intuit, SAP, AMD, Salesforce.com and the like.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Are “strategic investors&# (e.g. industry investors rather than VCs) a good idea for entrepreneurs. Reportedly, Softbank and Zynga have discussed jointly distributing games through Softbank’s mobile-phone service in Japan and other countries. Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Many angel investors, and also strategic investors, are comfortable investing in LLCs, particularly under a convertible security structure that doesn’t immediately result in equity holdings. VCs are also growing more comfortable with LLCs. But not all VCs think that way.

Delaware 48

Delaware LLC Startup Silicon Valley 48

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

In addition to Intel Capital, investors include Pitango Venture Capital , Battery Ventures , and strategic investors. Going App 2010 – Learn the basics of creating and distributing mobile apps for iPhone, Android, Nokia, and other smartphones. Ehud Weinstein; president Ariel Maislos; and Ofir Shalvi.

Israel 94

Israel Flash Venture Capital Acquisition 94

VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

Initially, many publishers were slow to recognize the internet’s impact on their business model as distribution and the classifieds and ad worlds split – or what Ben Thompson calls the “ Great Unbundling ”. The creation of content, but especially the sharing of content became a zero cost game.

Generative AI 142

Generative AI Media Artificial Inteligence Vertical 142