Everyone once in awhile I’ll come across an entrepreneur who wants to tell me about his deal but before giving me any details wants me to sign an NDA which is a Non-Disclosure Agreement that requires the signer not divulge the details of the subject matter to anyone for a certain period of time (usually …
Drones continue to attract investor interest from venture capital, corporate VCs, and other funding sources. Here’s the list of the top drone investors by number of investments. While VCs dominate the investing category by dollars, angels, and accelerators account for a large number of funded deals. Investor Name Investor Type Number of Investments Sequoia Capital …
What is the problem you are solving? Commercial buildings account for approximately 20% of US energy consumption, equating to an energy spend of $150 billion annually. According to research conducted by McKinsey, commercial buildings could save 30%, roughly $45 billion, of their annual energy consumption by implementing NPV-positive energy efficiency measures. Becoming more energy efficient …
When the Conversation is Over Before it Begins I have an espresso each morning at the Trianon coffee shop in Westlake. It’s part of my daily routine. I often meet entrepreneurs and angels during that time to hear their story. In this blog you read about the up and coming companies and the story behind …
Headquarters: Palo Alto, California Sectors: Software, Mobile, Enterprise Software, Financial Technology, Design, Big Data, Internet of Things, Security, Media Description: Founded in 1983, Accel brings more than three decades of experience building and supporting hundreds of companies. Accel’s vision for entrepreneurship and business enables it to identify and invest in the companies that will be …
The 5 Big Data investors of 2016 include Highway1, Microsoft, Alphabet, Mercedes Benz, and Benoit Marrel with a combined number of investments of 161. Microsoft and Alphabet led 15 of the rounds. The top 5 held a portfolio of 146 companies with the difference being exits. Investor Name Number of Investments Number of Lead …
Big Data continues to see strong growth. In 2015 there 462 deals funded at $5.6B. Big Data companies in Texas raised $284M in 2016. Of the top 10, Austin has 6 companies totaling $210M as follows: Company Name Total Funding Headquarters Location Civitas Learning $88,949,999 Austin, Texas, United States Continuum Analytics $45,000,000 Austin, Texas, …
Edgecase is redesigning the way product data is looked at in the massive ecommerce market. Creating a unique shopping experience with their ability to combine big data with Product Intelligence Platform. By combining these two elements they are able to do away with retailers missing over 50% of the product data that they believe is …
Headquarters: San Antonio, Texas Sectors: E-Commerce, Social Commerce, Finance Description: Fraser McCombs Capital (FMC) is a leading automotive-focused investment firm. Founded in 2012 by an automotive entrepreneur and a longtime automotive investor, we have roots in the automotive sector going back decades across all three tiers of the industry. FMC was created to bring capital …
