Paul Teshima, Co-founder and CEO of Nudge, shares the top 7 things he learned at C100’s 48 Hours in the Valley 2016 5. Venture Capital is Still Funding Great Startups But… In a great panel with Arif Janmohamed, Lightspeed Ventures, Jon Quick, AIEST Capital, Katherine Barr, Wildcat Venture Partners, and Neal Sadaranganey, DoCoMo Capital there was some  Continue Reading »

Fitted workwear for medical professionals means scrubs you’ll want to wear. Practically every industry has seen startups come in and shake things up; taxis, blow outs, gym memberships, mattresses. It is, after all, the age of disruption. But while it’s arguable that some of these innovations aren’t really very necessary, one area that’s been completely underserved  Continue Reading »

Scotiabank is pairing up with online lender Kabbage to handle business loans for customers in Canada and Mexico. Ironically, this was best year for album maneuver over here sales since 2012. It’s the latest example of how traditional banks are working alongside so-called “fintech” startups to boost their digital offerings. The partnership will allow Scotiabank  Continue Reading »

Twice a year, C100 brings up to 20 promising Canadian companies to Silicon Valley for 48Hrs of mentorship, networking opportunities, investor meetings, and unparalleled access to C100’s extensive network in Silicon Valley. “48Hrs in the Valley” has been a signature C100 program with over 200 alumni companies since 2010. These startups have collectively raised over  Continue Reading »

Last week, Wildcat hosted “Traversing the Traction Gap,” where we debuted the Traction Gap – a framework that describes progressive stages of startup maturity, not tied to financing rounds, during the critical go-to-market phase of a company. Guests were treated to cocktails and tasty bites while they mingled and took in a sneak peak of  Continue Reading »

Wildcat Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, has launched a tool that helps explain why some startups thrive and thus raise more capital, while others die on the vine. Last week, the firm hosted an event, “Traversing the Traction Gap,” where it debuted Traction Gap – a framework that describes progressive stages of  Continue Reading »

Well, I know it has been quite some time since my last post – some of you have emailed me asking what’s up. As you will soon read, I have had a few things on my plate over the past year and a half since InterWest Partners made the decision to go forward as a healthcare only  Continue Reading »

Venture Firm Debuts Innovative Framework to Guide Startups through the Go-to-Market Phase Menlo Park, CA – June 3, 2016 – In an era when early-stage companies are measured by the series and size of their latest funding round, , a new venture firm, is taking a fresh, new approach. Last night, in a standing-room only  Continue Reading »

When an entrepreneur takes investor money, they are expected to deliver on the plan and milestones they “sold” to investors during the fund-raising process. These expectation dynamics are covered in an earlier blog: http://onforb.es/25DBDfR However, you will almost certainly need more capital in the future. The next investor also has a set of things they  Continue Reading »

Partners from two longtime Silicon Valley venture-capital firms said they are launching a third: Wildcat Venture Partners, a firm focused on the stage where young companies have products ready to put on the market. Mohr Davidow’s Bill Ericson, Katherine Barr, and Bryan Stolle, along with InterWest’s Bruce Cleveland, have quietly been making investments under the  Continue Reading »

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Visible Measures, the leader in content advertising data and technology, today announced its partnership with Twitter to enable global brands to promote short- and long-form video stories through alignment with premier content on the social media platform. The company is among the first partners to have direct API integration with Twitter’s pre-roll offering, enabling  Continue Reading »