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Their series A and B investments usually range around $8-9M.

They invest from $5-12M in companies that meet their criteria.

Usually take minority ownership stakes.3 of their portfolio companies have exited, namely diagnostic services MolecularMD, mobile services Tower Cloud and online ticketing company TicketBiscuit.They prefer to invest in companies that have either their HQ or their ops in Florida, Texas and the Southeast.Broad range of industries: from comms to healthcare, consumer and fintech.The VC firm invests in вЂњestablished but rapidly growingвЂќ companies with a strong sense of community and locality. Founded in 2001, Ballast Point Ventures take pride in creating long term relationships with their portfolio companies.Send them your business plan (including a clear description of your operations and progress) at.Total fund size of $1,7B spread across 10 funds.They invest in everything from seed rounds to series E.Typically, they invest about $20M per company.Starting ticket at $1M, which can range from $2.5-3M for series A.They are prolific investors! They have invested in 279 companies so far and make about two investments a month on average.39 of their portfolio companies have exited, most notably Twitter, web security company Cloudfare and cloud com company Twilio.Geographically flexible: most of the companies theyвЂ™ve invested in are located in New York, San Francisco, London or Berlin, but they commit to also invest in вЂњmost places in betweenвЂќ.Sectors of focus are internet services, mobile, web apps and web services although lately, theyвЂ™re also investing in fintech.

Today, they focus on companies that вЂњbroaden access to knowledgeвЂќ. Launched in 2004, NYC-based Union Square Ventures started with a focus on web apps, investing in companies such as Behance, Etsy, Foursquare, Kickstarter, Tumblr and Twitter.Handling a total fund size of 10,4 B across different funds, including a $650M Bio fund, a $350M Crypto fund and a Cultural Leadership Fund.Have led everything from seed rounds to series F.You can also attend one of their regular briefings, to get inside information on the latest technology trends.Investing mostly in US companies, with a California focus.ДЎ21 of their portfolio companies have exited, including Business Insider and Reddit.Sectors of focus are biotech, cryptotech, consumer and enterprise.They consider themselves вЂњstage agnosticвЂќ, investing from seed to late-stage technology companies.Also known as вЂњвЂќa16zвЂќ, the Silicon Valley based VC firm was founded in 2009 and now utilize a network of experts (from technical and executive talent, top media and marketing resources and Fortune 500/Global 2000 companies) to help their portfolio companies grow.They handle a total fund size of $15.3 B, across 22 funds.Usually leading seed and early stage rounds, but have participated up to a series F.Seed-round investments average around $4-5M.75% of the startups Sequoia has backed on a seed-stage level, have gone on to raise Series A financing.263 of the companies Sequoia has invested in have exited (although they donвЂ™t like the term вЂњexitвЂќ), among them Apple and Uber.Focusing mostly in companies in the US, but they also have a dedicated fund for India and Southeast Asia.Sectors of focus are energy, enterprise, financial, healthcare, internet and mobile.Although they invest in companies at all stages, they prefer to partner at the very beginning.To this day, they continue helping вЂњdaring foundersвЂќ push their boundaries. Active since 1972, Sequoia has been the first investor of Google, Yahoo!, LinkedIn, YouTube and WhatsApp.

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