News and Startup Events from CrunchBase

News for July 29th, 2014 CrunchBase Monthly Investment Map Investors may be taking time off in some countries, but global venture deals continue rolling in at a steady pace. So far in July, CrunchBase has captured over $5.8 billion in venture fundings across the globe. U.S.-based companies raised over $3.1 billion in 478 deals. Continue reading...   Enterprise Investments Surge To Over $5.4B After years of backing headline-grabbing consumer internet deals, it seems that VCs are paying more attention (and more money) to the seemingly staid and stodgy enterprise technology companies (the businesses that sell technology to make businesses work better). Continue reading...   CrunchBase Weekly Investor Leaderboard In the second installment of the Investor Leaderboard, some familiar names top the charts again. New Enterprise Associates nearly hit for the cycle this week, with seed rounds in Beanstalk Tax and Cotopaxi, a Series A round for Cerecor and a $70M Series D for Nextnav. Also participating in the Nextnav round was Oak Investment Partners, who added a Series A for Freshbooks this week. Continue reading...   Tracking The Rise Of Micro-Funds Early stage venture funding has changed since 2009. For many startups it takes longer to raise a Series A and those rounds are getting larger. In response, companies are raising multiple seed rounds since the hurdle to raise a Series A round is higher. Continue reading...   CrunchBase Weekly Market Momentum The venture landscape is constantly shifting. New startups and ideas continue to change the way we think about the future of technology. We are attempting to keep track of these changes by taking a weekly look into venture investment across CrunchBase categories. Continue reading...   Are You In CrunchBase? CrunchBase is about more than founders and investors - it's the definitive resource for the startup industry with 600k profiles for companies, investors, people and products. Every day people use CrunchBase to learn more about startups and the teams that power them. Add your profile today.   Share With:   Startup Calendar for July 29, 2014 SaaStr Social in New York July 30, 2014 — New York, NY It's time for a SaaStr Social in New York – at NYC's leading Enterprise Growth Accelerator, Work-Bench! Drinks will be provided at 7:15pm, but first, there will be a discussion at 6:15pm on one of the key topics SaaS founders don't always get right — when and how to hire a great VP of Product, how the hire can truly accelerate your business, and what to expect. David vs. Goliath: Building Strategic Relationships July 01, 0014 — Menlo Park, CA Orrick is hosting a complimentary TOTAL ACCESS program, David vs. Goliath: Building Strategic Relationships, that will focus on building and sustaining business development tactics. It's no secret—successful startups are built around strong strategic partnerships and our panel of industry gurus will discuss the tips that will propel your company forward. CoWorking Week 2014 August 02, 2014 — San Francisco, CA Coworking Week is a full week of events to learn from specialist in technology, digital marketing, business operations, community building, and more that operate from the 2500+ Coworking Spaces that have opened in the last 9 years. Weapons of Mass Distribution (WMD) August 07, 2014 — San Francisco, CA Join 500 Startups and growth experts from Airbnb, Pinterest, Dropbox, Yammer, Shopify + more at the one-day conference that will teach you strategies & tactics for blowing up your online marketing and distribution. Register now and score 15% off tickets with promo code: CRUNCHBASE. Flashstarts' Demo Day August 18, 2014 — Cleveland, OH Flashstarts' Demo Day will take place on Monday, August 18, 2014. Twelve startup teams will graduate from Flashstarts' 12-week startup accelerator and present their innovative solutions and companies. Demo Day will begin with team presentations in Playhouse Square's historic Allen Theatre. Attendees will have the chance to meet our teams at a reception in the lobby following the presentations. Food Investing Conference August 21, 2014 — New York, NY FundingPost is hosting a Food Investing Conference geared toward investors, companies, service providers, or members of the press in food, restaurant, food products, drinks, food tech, restaurant tech, services, consumables or packaged goods. There will be panels discussing trends in Early-Stage Investing, things that are most important to Investors when they are considering an Investment, the best and worst things an entrepreneur can do to get their attention, grow their business, use crowdfunding, additional advice for entrepreneurs, and, of course, the best ways to reach these and other Investors. Stop Thinking Small Louisville August 28, 2014 — Louisville, KY Louisville has everything it needs to become the next startup city. Join NowSourcing at their new office location on Thursday, August 28th at 6pm to help get Louisville on the entrepreneur / tech map. DataWeek 2014 Conference + Expo September 12, 2014 — San Francisco, CA DataWeek 2014 Conference + Expo is a six-day data-centric event in San Francisco: the largest data-centric conference & expo in the nation with over 4,000 week-long participants. DataWeek includes a 2-day hackathon (Sept 13-14), a workshop day (Sept 15), a conference + expo with 7+ concurrent tracks of sessions (Sept 16-17), and a week-long series of partner events (sept 12-18). The theme of DataWeek 2014 is Data Skills.   Accelerator News for July 29, 2014 440ng Lagos, Nigeria — Applications close August 01, 2014 440ng is a fund and accelerator in Nigeria founded by 88mph and L5Lab to invest in startups that target the African markets and are scalable via web/mobile. They are accepting 10 startups for their 3-month program beginning September 12th, and are offering a $20k-110k investment for 10-25% equity in each company. Apply now before August 1st! Acceleprise SF San Francisco, CA — Applications close August 01, 2014 Acceleprise San Francisco, an enterprise software focused accelerator supported by Box, Salesforce.com and a roster of enterprise executives and entrepreneurs, is now accepting applications for their first class of companies in San Francisco. Companies accepted into the 4 month program will receive an investment, highly subsidized office space, access to mentors, investors and potential customers; and programming on key topics like UX/Design, customer acquisition and sales. [www.AccelepriseSF.com|Apply now] before 8/1 to join Acceleprise's first SF class. Project Flying Elephant Berlin — Applications close August 01, 2014 Project Flying Elephant is a deep tech incubator by WestTech Ventures looking for strong tech teams who want to reinvent software & software development with a focus on (cloud) services/tools for developers and businesses. Project Flying Elephant has opened applications for its program in Berlin starting in September that will support teams with up to €50,000 in funding as well mentoring, workshops, office space and various high-quality services. Apply now to join Project Flying Elephant in September! Urban.us No location change necessary — Applications close August 01, 2014 Urban.Us is a distributed accelerator focused on hardware and software startups solving challenges in areas such as transportation, safety, sustainability, and governance. Teams selected receive $50k as part of their existing seed or bridge round and are connected to the Urban.Us network of founders, investors, and cities. Urban is focused on accelerating seed stage startups through challenges in distribution, manufacturing, regulations / policy, and getting to the series A. Admissions are rolling, startups can apply at any time. Startupbootcamp Amsterdam Amsterdam — Applications close August 08, 2014 Startupbootcamp is the leading accelerator of Europe and is organizing a new vertical program focused on internet and mobile (E&M) commerce. Over the 3-month accelerator program, up to 10 selected startups will collaborate with 150+ mentors, partners and investors to build world class products, with the ultimate goal of becoming industry-leading sustainable companies. Apply now before August 8th! Houston Health Ventures Houston, TX — Applications close August 13, 2014 Houston Health Ventures (HHV) is a seed-stage healthcare investment fund focused on Health IT, Devices, and Diagnostics. HHV's NextHIT program will provide its first class of companies with 8 weeks of tailored curriculum, access to need-specific mentors, offices and amenities at University of Houston's brand new Innovation Center. Each team will also receive a $30,000 investment from HHV and $24,000 worth of services from Rackspace, Inc. Admissions are rolling, apply now before August 13th! SKTA Innopartners Accelerator Hackathon Sunnyvale, CA — Applications close August 15, 2014 SKTA Innopartners Accelerator is hosting a hardware hackathon focused on two distinct themes; Datacenter Infrastructure and Internet of Things. Pitch to SK Telecom, SK Hynix, SKTA Innopartners, VCs, and Advisors to win an SSD Drive and gift card and an opportunity to get introduced to investors. Sign up to participate in the hackathon before August 15th! R/GA Accelerator New York City — Applications close August 25, 2014 Techstars and R/GA have partnered for their second accelerator program to address the booming "Internet of Things" marketplace for products and services that tap into interconnected devices, real-time data, and analytics. Ten teams will each receive up to $120,000 in seed funding. Qualified companies from around the world building technology that leverages or supports connected devices should apply by August 25! Next Step Challenge Esbjerg, Denmark — Applications close September 30, 2014 The Next Step Challenge is Europe's most ambitious accelerator program and startup competition with a first prize of €250,000. The Challenge helps promising tech startups within digital health, smart energy, smart home, and communication to open up a whole new world of opportunities. Over an intensive six months period, participants join a professional business development program worth more than €100,000. Apply now to join Next Step Challenge in December!   Did we miss anything? The CrunchBase Newsletter gives people around the world a place to share local events, startup competitions, and new accelerator classes. If your event or accelerator would like to be included, let us know! Tell Us About Your Event or Accelerator   If you would no longer like to receive email from CrunchBase, you can unsubscribe with one click here.   410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2014 AOL Inc. All rights reserved. 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