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Lost item finder Tile grabs another $25 million in funding
After $100M in revenue in 2016 & 10M devices sold, Tile raises $25M in new funding....
Despite a fickle market for fancy home appliances, new investors get behind Brava Home
Brava Home, an IoT company, has new funding...
Lead Edge’s Neider on Apple, Bloomberg’s Ovide on FB
LEC Partner Brian Neider starts at 3:15 in the clip and touches on Apple earnings and opportunities in cloud technology. ...
Inside the Mind of a New York VC: Mitchell Green of Lead Edge Capital
Mitchell chatted about his start in venture, the unique LP structure and associated value proposition at Lead Edge, what he looks for in investments, and much, much more....
Google and Facebook ‘are making it really hard for smaller internet businesses’ to compete
Google, Facebook and other big tech companies "are making it really hard for smaller internet businesses" to compete, Lead Edge Capital partner Nimay Mehta told CNBC on Tuesday....
Biggest E-Commerce Deal Ever?
Lead Edge Capital Partner Mitchell Green joined Squawk Alley on CNBC to discuss the Chewy acquisition and the e-commerce space. Mitchell starts at ~1:30 where he discusses Chewy and mentions LEC portfolio...
Facebook’s reality problem
Lead Edge Capital Partner Mitchell Green joined Squawk Alley on CNBC to discuss Facebook's strategy in AR and VR....
A Challenge to Finding Uber’s New COO: Its CEO
Help Wanted: A chief operating officer to help change a Silicon Valley giant's now-notorious "bro" culture, but who can thrive in a power dynamic that hands the boss overwhelming control......
Forbes 30 under 30: Venture Capital
LEC Partner Nimay Mehta was selected for Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Venture Capital in 2017...
Here’s the competition Snap faces in Asia
Snap is clearly a company with global ambitions, and as it prepares to go public, it is inevitable that it will face questions about how it can compete in overseas markets -...
Bloomberg Technology (04/04/17)
Watch Lead Edge Capital Partner Brian Neider starting at 25:00 comment on U.S. tech giants looking to grow in India. He shares comments on the Indian tech landscape as well....
Spotify may issue stock but skip the IPO. How that could avoid the SNAP effect… or not.
It has been reported that Spotify will likely pursue an IPO-like maneuver called a "direct listing" in 2017. LEC Partner Nimay Mehta provides more commentary on what it means for shareholders......
Mitchell Green has Invested in Companies like Alibaba Group, Uber, and More
Watch Mitchell speak to Cheddar about our investments in Alibaba and Uber. ...
Culling the unicorns? Down rounds seen increasing in 2017
Nearly a third of the 90 U.S. tech startups that have reached $1-billion-plus valuations will eventually be worth less than $1 billion, according to report by private-markets-research firm SharesPost in the fall....
Startup Funding Frenzy Cools
Venture-capital investors scaled back funding of startups in 2016, capping a year haunted by overpriced private valuations and wariness of taking companies public....
Dow 20,000 & Market Outlook
Hear Lead Edge Capital Partner Brian Neider starting at 29:50. He speaks about his background at Bessemer Venture Partners and the strategy of Lead Edge, He also shares some market commentary. ...
Bloomberg Technology (04/07/17)
Watch this Bloomberg Technology video to see Lead Edge Capital Partner Nimay Mehta featured at approx 30:30. He spokes about some of our portfolio companies, including Spotify and Uber. ...