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Alley Showdown - Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, valued at $1.1 billion, represents the largest venture backed acquisition in New York in history. This exit will have significant ramifications for the ecosystem in New York for years to come. The consensus is that Tumblr founder David Karp received a good deal considering the company was burning through the $125 million in funding it...
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New York VC Spotlight -
Eric Hippeau, Managing Director at Lerer Ventures in New York City, has successfully transitioned from publishing to investing. He worked at International Data Group as publisher of InfoWorld Magazine until 1989, when he joined...
Accelerators - DreamIt Ventures recently announced its summer 2013 NYC class, which marks its third class since expanding to New York from Philadelphia and Austin. Today, Eytan Daniyalzade, CEO and Co-Founder of Stylr, a mobile shopping app for...
Funding - On the new CNBC show, Crowd Rules, we offered a chance for small businesses to try to convince the audience and a panel of judges why they deserve $50,000. While there were many great products offered on our premiere episode, we...
AlleyTalk - Thanks to Donald Trump and the extraordinary spectacle played out at Trump Tower recently, we just got a glimpse of crowdfunding as a nightmare: people crammed against each other as they clawed the air for MONEY.
As Trump put it, he...
Funding - Whether experienced entrepreneurs, successful executives from a previous start-up, rock star developers from a technology bellwether or hungry, scrappy, determined newcomers looking to change the world, we want to talk to you. With that...
Fashion - Fashion is a $3 trillion dollar industry. Combine that number with the lucrative e-retail market and when you come across a panel like this, you pay attention. The funders were men. The founders, women. The content, lively and...
Funding -
I have had hundreds of startups reach out to me at Red Rocket looking for fundraising assistance. Most with hungry, passionate entrepreneurs trying to build a great company in their space. But, it is typically the technology...
An Angel in New York -
Esther Dyson was named the most powerful women in American business by Forbes magazine. She is a prolific investor as well as an entrepreneur, journalist, author, philanthropist, government adviser and tech analyst. Dyson is...
Funding - Today we speak with Vivek Sharma, CEO and Co-Founder of Movable Ink, a real-time email marketing platform. Vivek shares some insights into the fundraising process in the Alley as his company just completed a sizable series B round...
Funding - A common area of confusion on the part of entrepreneurs seeking to raise capital is the different objectives of an executive summary and an investor deck (usually a PowerPoint).
Typically an executive summary will be sent to an...
Funding - Everyone knows where the Silicon Valley investors breakfast, lunch or otherwise imbibe: The Bar at the Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park, Quadrus and, of course, Buck’s. But New York is a food town where supposedly you can eat out...
New York VC Spotlight -
With over 40 years of venture capital experience and a variety of successful investment firms, Alan Patricof has become one of the country’s leading authorities on public and private venture capital, which is why he is often...
Accelerators - Digital Catalyst Fund Accelerator Launches This Summer in Romania, And They’re Now Accepting Applications...
Ah, Europe in summer. Outdoor cafes. Cobblestone streets. Castles, cold beer and - co-founders? Eastern Europe...
Accelerators -
Dreamit Ventures just announced its summer 2013 NYC Class, which marks its third class since expanding to New York from Philadelphia and Austin. Similar to other accelerator programs, the startups will receive collaborative office...
