REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
“….and we must enjoy having dinner together. If we can’t enjoy dinner, we can’t invest!” Roberto Bonanzinga, InReach Ventures (read our entire interview with him here) FinSMEs 15/02/2019
“In five years’ time, over half the world, I promise you, will be using cryptocurrency” John McAfee, legendary cybersecurity pioneer/Watch the interview here FinSMEs 01/02/2018
“Networking is overrated. Become first and foremost a person of value and the network will be available whenever you need it“ entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant on Twitter Networking is overrated. Become first and foremost a person of value and the network will be available whenever you need it. — Naval Ravikant (@naval) March 29, […]
“Through the hard work, the pain, the sacrifices, this has been my target. And now I’ve made it“Nico Rosberg FinSMEs 02/12/2016
“Thrilled doesn’t quite capture the feelings that accompany taking $1,700,000 of someone else’s money. I’m also afraid. Afraid of making poor product/hiring/strategy decisions” Jeremy Vandehey, CEO at Growbot, in a post announcing their seed funding round. FinSMEs 08/07/2016
“Never mind the bollocks, we’re still bullish on Europe” Index Ventures’ team post on Brexit FinSMEs 29/06/2016
“The investor invests in YOU – in your capabilities, in your personality, in your network, in what the investor believes you are capable of doing and achieving, if pushed enough” Yuval Baharav, founder, State of Mind Ventures, in the “Beginnings” post (read here) FinSMEs 05/06/2016
Model 3 orders at 180,000 in 24 hours. Selling price w avg option mix prob $42k, so ~$7.5B in a day. Future of electric cars looking bright! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 1, 2016 Tesla Unveils Model 3 from Tesla Motors on Vimeo. FinSMEs 02/04/2016
“I believe my personal experience as a struggling, then finally successful founder is driving everyhing I do now at Speedinvest“ Oliver Holle, CEO and Founder, Speedinvest (read our interview here) FinSMEs 23/12/2015
“Basecamp is now a $100 billion dollar company, according to a group of investors who have agreed to purchase 0.000000001% of the company in exchange for $1“. Jason Fried, CEO Basecamp, on Medium FinSMEs 02/12/2015
Sivamani Varun, Co-founder/CEO, Semantics3 (read his entire funding announcement post on Medium here) FinSMEs 05/11/2015
“During our journey we will try to learn as much as possible from the best entrepreneurs and with humility and hard work we will: apply, learn and iterate” Roberto Bonanzinga, InReach Ventures, Founder, in his launch post on Medium FinSMEs 05/10/2015
“…Our trajectory is clear: we are well on our way to becoming the most trusted financial services partner in the U.S.“ Mike Cagney, SoFi CEO and co-founder, following the close of $1 billion in Series E funding round FinSMEs 01/10/2015
“I started this company with a dream. My team turned it into a reality” Christian Reber, Founder & CEO, 6wunderkinder, in his post-acquisition post FinSMEs 03/06/2015
“Silicon Valley elites like to think they’re miles ahead of the rest of the world. But when it comes to openness toward women, they are as behind as everyone else” Elena Favilli, CEO, Timbuktu Labs, 500startups alum, (read the article appeared on the Guardian here) FinSMEs 28/02/2015