As the Internet evolves, the venture capital business starts evolving and we have been seeing…
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Long-term partner Acton Capital (for whom I act as a venture partner for North-America) has just announced their first investment of their new late-stage consumer internet fund joining Index Ventures and Highland Capital Partners as an investor in Glasses Direct. UK-based Glasses Direct is Europe’s largest online prescription glasses retailer and will use the funds […]
borisAs the Internet evolves, the venture capital business starts evolving and we have been seeing…
I have been watching Michael Cole and his Vancouver-based company Fitbrains for almost two years…
Long-term partner Acton Capital (for whom I act as a venture partner for North-America) has just announced their first investment of their new late-stage consumer internet fund joining Index Ventures and Highland Capital Partners as an investor in Glasses Direct. UK-based Glasses Direct is Europe’s largest online prescription glasses retailer and will use the funds to expand the UK business and to support a significant push into the US market. It was the second round of financing for Glasses Direct; total amount of the roudn was £10m (about 18 million Canadian dollars).
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Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve co-led the $6M seed round of GridBank, a company building the global transaction network for real-world data. At its core, GridBank turns every smartphone into a data node, enabling people to capture and sell real-world video, images, and location-tagged media to companies that need it. Pricing is dynamic […]
AngelaThere’s a talent drain facing the tech industry today. We frequently hear about companies that…
We are very happy to announce our investment in Manifold, the easiest way to find…