Serial entrepreneur Steve Case of AOL fame hits the road every year to shine a light via his “Rise of the Rest Road Trip” on a persistent problem: a shortage of capital for startups in emerging technology communities outside traditional…
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Jun 20 2016 NSS Labs, Inc., the world’s leading information security research and advisory company, announced today that it has secured $16 million of new equity and bank financing. The financing will support the growth of the NSS Labs suite of services that includes in-depth security product testing, analyst services, and continuous product monitoring through … Continue reading “Delta-v Capital Leads $16M Financing of NSS Labs”
The Business Journals (bizjournals.com)-May 10, 2016- Let’s face it: Most technology companies weren’t started to make the founders rich. Sure, compensation is part of the equation, but the driving force behind most tech startups is the desire to create an environment…
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Bregal Sagemount has made a significant investment in Internet Truckstop Group (ITG). Idaho-based ITG provides technology solutions for freight transportation. — Internet Truckstop Group (“ITG”) today announced an investment from Bregal Sagemount, aimed at supporting the company’s continued expansion. ITG is the leading provider of end-to-end technology solutions throughout the freight execution lifecycle in North […]
Bregal Sagemount announces $40 million equity investment in automated lending services provider Open Lending, LLC — New York-based growth-focused private capital firm Bregal Sagemount announced this morning that it has closed a $40 million equity investment in Open Lending, LLC, securing a significant minority position in the automated lending services provider. Based in Austin, Texas, […]
TECHFLASH – Mar 1, 2016, 12:56pm EST Richard Maclean is optimistic about Charlotte’s tech scene. The city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is growing up, and Maclean thinks the Queen City can hold its own against markets like Denver, Atlanta, Dallas and Salt Lake…
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I never liked the term Unicorn. It never made sense to me to aspire to something mythical and therefore of theoretical value. I’ve written before about the risks associated with trying to make unicorns and the fact that entrepreneurs are the ones who bare the burden of the risks associated with a go big or stay […]
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I’m sure that many more thoughtful than me has written about the moral hazard of venture capital. In economics, moral hazard occurs when one person takes an unreasonable risk because someone else will bear the burden of the negative consequences. In the age of unicorns, the moral hazard in venture capital has never been greater. Moral hazard […]
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Tahosa Capital is pleased to announce the completion of its first investment; a $7.2 million investment in Datavail Corporation. Datavail is the largest independent provider of remote database administration managed services in North America. Tahosa’s investment in Datavail is part of a $47.0 million growth recapitalization led by new investor, Catalyst Investors. New investor, Lumerity Capital […]
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First external investment gives growth equity firm Bregal Sagemount a minority stake, positions MOBI for growth — MOBI, a leading global technology platform that empowers enterprises to manage the complexities of connected device environments, today announces a $35 million investment from New York-based growth equity firm Bregal Sagemount. The raised funds will allow MOBI to […]
