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JMP Securities Elite 80 Report (Formerly Super 70)
Cybersecurity, Data Management & ,7 Infrastructure FEBRUARY 201 ELITE 80 THE HOTTEST PRIVATELY HELD &<%(5SECURITY, '$7$0$1$*(0(17 AND ,7,1)5$6758&785( COMPANIES &RS\ULJKWWLWLSRQJSZO6KXWWHUVWRFNFRP Erik Suppiger Patrick Walravens Michael Berg [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (415) 835-3918 (415) 835-8943 (415)-835-3914 FOR DISCLOSURE AND FOOTNOTE INFORMATION, REFER TO JMP FACTS AND DISCLOSURES SECTION. Cybersecurity, Data Management & IT Infrastructure TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 4 Top Trends and Technological Changes ............................................................................................ 5 Funding Trends ................................................................................................................................ 11 Index by Venture Capital Firm .......................................................................................................... 17 Actifio ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Alert Logic ......................................................................................................................................... 23 AlgoSec ............................................................................................................................................ 24 AnchorFree ...................................................................................................................................... -
Designing the Internet of Things
Designing the Internet of Things Adrian McEwen, Hakim Cassimally This edition first published 2014 © 2014 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. Registered office John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, United Kingdom For details of our global editorial offices, for customer services and for information about how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this book please see our website at www.wiley.com. The right of the author to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The publisher is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold on the under- standing that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. -
Venture Capitalists at Work How Vcs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes
Venture Capitalists at Work How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes Tarang Shah Sheetal Shah Venture Capitalists at Work Copyright © 2011 by Tarang Shah and Sheetal Shah All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, record- ing, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher. ISBN-13 (pbk): 978-1-4302-3837-9 ISBN-13 (electronic): 978-1-4302-3838-6 Trademarked names may appear in this book. Rather than use a trademark symbol with every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringe- ment of the trademark. President and Publisher: Paul Manning Lead Editor: Jeff Olson Editorial Board: Steve Anglin, Mark Beckner, Ewan Buckingham, Gary Cornell, Morgan Ertel, Jonathan Gennick, Jonathan Hassell, Robert Hutchinson, Michelle Lowman, James Markham, Matthew Moodie, Jeff Olson, Jeffrey Pepper, Douglas Pundick, Ben Renow-Clarke, Dominic Shakeshaft, Gwenan Spearing, Matt Wade, Tom Welsh Coordinating Editor: Jessica Belanger Editorial Assistant: Rita Fernando Copy Editor: Kimberly Burton Compositor: Mary Sudul Indexer: SPi Global Cover Designer: Anna Ishschenko Distributed to the book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 233 Spring Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013. Phone 1-800-SPRINGER, fax 201-348- 4505, e-mail [email protected], or visit http://www.springeronline.com. For information on translations, please contact us by e-mail at [email protected], or visit http://www.apress.com. -
Regulation of Disintermediated Financial Ecosystems
Research Collection Doctoral Thesis Regulation of Disintermediated Financial Ecosystems Author(s): Elsner, Erasmus Publication Date: 2020 Permanent Link: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000492901 Rights / License: In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted This page was generated automatically upon download from the ETH Zurich Research Collection. For more information please consult the Terms of use. ETH Library DISS. ETH NO. 26989 REGULATION OF DISINTERMEDIATED FINANCIAL ECOSYSTEMS A thesis submitted to attain the degree of DOCTOR OF SCIENCES of ETH ZURICH (Dr. sc. ETH Zurich) presented by ERASMUS ELSNER M.A, University of Zurich born on 13.08.1985 citizen of Zurich accepted on the recommendation of Prof. Stefan Bechtold Prof. Ryan Bubb Prof. Christoph Stadtfeld 2020 Abstract The overarching theme of this PhD thesis is the analysis of the interplay between regulation and financial intermediation. The research focuses on the analysis of the role played by security laws and industry-specific financial regulation in shaping the allocation through either the firm or the market. Through a law and economics perspective, the thesis tries to answer two related questions in the realm of both equity and credit markets. Firstly, it tries to establish how different regulations impose (implicit or explicit) prices on transactions and thereby either promote a market-based or a firm-based allocation mechanism. Secondly, for the competing allocative regimes, the thesis questions how the presence of both positive and negative externalities of firms and markets may favor a particular allocation mechanism. The PhD project is divided into five separate chapters, with each one examining different aspects of the law and economics of financial intermediation. -
Silicon Valley: the Untold Story Discussion Guides College and University Students and Adult Learners
Discussion Guides 1 SILICON VALLEY: THE UNTOLD STORY DISCUSSION GUIDES COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND ADULT LEARNERS Community and Educational Outreach Partner INTRODUCTION Discussion Guides 2 Silicon Valley is more than just silicon chips, computers, and apps. For every decade or so since the early 1900s, the region has spawned or nurtured not just new products that have changed the world but whole new industries. It is a hotbed of innovation and entre- preneurship that is constantly reinventing itself. Inspiring lessons can be learned from Silicon Valley about creativity, collaboration, and taking risks that we can all use to enrich our personal and professional lives. The full scope and drama of the region’s evolution is revealed in Silicon Valley: The Untold Story—a three-part primetime series by Kikim Media for Discovery’s Science Channel. The discussion guides and clips from the film provide college-age and adult learners with provocative guidelines for in-depth exploration of the innovation ecosystem in Silicon Val- ley: what works and why. Key companies and figures featured in the film include: Airbnb and Atari, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum, Marimba cofounder Kim Polese, and T/Maker cofounder and CEO Heidi Roizen. The discussion guides are provided by the Computer History Museum’s Exponential Center, the commu- nity and educational outreach partner for the film. About the Author The Exponential Center at the Computer History Allison Milewski has developed media education re- Museum captures the legacy and advances the future sources for a range of award-winning filmmakers and of entrepreneurship and innovation in Silicon Valley and national media organizations and is also the founder around the world. -
Big Tech Acquisitions and the Potential Competition Doctrine: the Case of Facebook
Big Tech Acquisitions and the Potential Competition Doctrine: The Case of Facebook Mark Glick and Catherine Ruetschlin Working Paper No. 104 October 2019 ABSTRACT The Big Tech companies, including Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple, have individually and collectively engaged in an unprecedented number of acquisitions. When a dominant firm purchases a start-up that could be a future entrant and thereby increase competitive rivalry, it raises a potential competition issue. Unfortunately, the antitrust law of potential competition mergers is ill-equipped to address tech mergers. We contend that the Chicago School’s assumptions and policy prescriptions hobbled antitrust law and policy on potential competition mergers. We illustrate this problem with the example of Facebook. Facebook has engaged in 90 completed acquisitions in its short history (documented in the Appendix to this paper). Many antitrust commentators have focused on the Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions as cases of mergers that have reduced potential competition. We show the impotence of the potential competition doctrine applied to these two acquisitions. We suggest that the remedy for Chicago Professor and Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Utah. Email:[email protected]. The authors would like to thank INET for its generous support for this research and Brandi Chase for her research contributions. https://doi.org/10.36687/inetwp104 School damage to the potential competition doctrine is a return to an empirically tractable structural approach to potential competition mergers. JEL Codes: K21, L40, L86. Keywords: Antitrust Law, Big Tech Companies, Digital Markets, Mergers, Potential Competition Big Tech Acquisitions and the Potential Competition Doctrine: The Case of Facebook 2 I. -
Getting That Venture Capital Part 7: Problems with in the VC Industry
Getting that Venture Capital Part 7: problems with in the VC industry Part 7: Problems with in the VC industry is part of the book Getting that Venture Capital. This is Mousuf Zaman.C’s Knowledge series. This is the conclusion of industry research, allowing the reader to gain knowledge on venture capital which is possessed by the top 20% of the population. This book will be regularly updated to reflect industry change. How to read this book If going chapter by chapter and want to quickly finish… This will be a long read! I believe that you should implement what you learn, rather than try to collect information for “just in case” situation. My hope is that you will pick up the book, start the chapter which you would like to learn about. That you will accumulate in your daily practice. Copyright © 2018 by Mousuf Zaman.C Published 2018 by Mousuf.Co.Uk http://www.mousuf.co.uk Cover Design: Canva Cover art copyright © Canva | http://www.canva.com All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Part 7 – Problems with in the VC industry Problems with in the VC industry ........................................................................................................... 1 VC needs an upgrade .......................................................................................................................... 1 Example of a transparent venture capital investment process ......................................................... -
The Business of Venture Capital
SECOND EDITION 80+ Customer Ratings on Amazon with over 50 Five-Star reviews “The Business of Venture Capital is a comprehensive book with data, industry trends, and insights from leading VCs and LPs – a must have for practitioners.” —David York, Managing Director, Top Tier Capital Partners, a Fund-of-Funds with over $2 billion under management “Whether you are a practitioner or a student of the venture capital industry, this book offers innumerable insights into the art of the deal.” —Scott Kupor, Managing Partner, Andreessen Horowitz “A valuable resource for beginners and experts alike, The Business of Venture Capital addresses the complexities and chal- lenges of being a successful venture capitalist.” —Michael Kim, Managing Partner, Cendana Capital, a next generation Fund-of-Funds “Mahendra’s research into today’s most active investors reveals how the Venture Capital model is evolving. It’s the closest book I’ve found to a User’s Manual for VCs.” —David Cowan, Bessemer Venture Partners “Combines concrete examples and deep insights of industry leaders – a must-have for any venture investor or practitioner.” —Karim Faris, General Partner, Google Ventures “Mahendra demonstrates how skill, discipline, and often luck and intuition can help to create successful venture capitalists. This is engaging and enjoyable.” —Jon Callaghan, True Ventures “Detailed yet accessible description of the many facets of ven- ture capital – from the nuanced considerations of LPs to the intricate mechanics of the entrepreneurial companies they bet on.” —Amish Jani, Founder and Managing Director, FirstMark Capital FIRST EDITION “If you read only one guide to becoming a successful VC, this is the one to read.” —Paul Maeder, Chairman, National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) “Captures the LP mindset succinctly – any GP or aspiring VC can benefit from this book.” —Timothy Recker, Chairman, Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) “.. -
Big Tech's Buying Spree and the Failed Ideology of Competition
Hastings Law Journal Volume 72 Issue 2 Article 1 2-2021 Big Tech’s Buying Spree and the Failed Ideology of Competition Law Mark Glick Catherine Ruetschlin Darren Bush Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.uchastings.edu/hastings_law_journal Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Mark Glick, Catherine Ruetschlin, and Darren Bush, Big Tech’s Buying Spree and the Failed Ideology of Competition Law, 72 HASTINGS L.J. 465 (2021). Available at: https://repository.uchastings.edu/hastings_law_journal/vol72/iss2/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hastings Law Journal by an authorized editor of UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Articles Big Tech’s Buying Spree and the Failed Ideology of Competition Law MARK GLICK,† CATHERINE RUETSCHLIN,† & DARREN BUSH† Big Tech is on a buying spree. Companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are gobbling up smaller companies at an unprecedented pace. But the law of competition isn’t ready for Big Tech’s endless appetite. Today’s antitrust law is controlled by the Chicago School of Law and Economics. The Chicago School’s ideological frame is toothless when a dominant firm purchases a startup that could be a future competitor. Under the “potential competition” doctrine, the Chicago School is impotent to face the anti-competitive thread of Big Tech. This Article shows how the Chicago School of law and economics hobbles antitrust law and policy on potential competition mergers. It illustrates this problem with a close study of public information regarding Facebook. -
Sequoia Capital Teardown RESEARCH
02/07/2019, 2207 Page 1 of 1 Platform Services Customers About Login RESEARCH RESEARCH BRIEF Sequoia Capital Teardown July 21, 2016 ! " # $ Exit Performance Follow-on Trends Syndicates & Networks Teardown VC Performance & Rankings Venture Capital Sequoia Capital is one of Silicon Valley's storied VC Nrms. A glimpse into their Nnancing and exit data reveals where the Nrm sees opportunity. WHERE IS THIS DATA COMING FROM? Start your free trial today Email SIGN UP CB Insights Note This teardown features annotations & commentary by four Sequoia Capital partners. As in all teardowns, the data analyzed comes from CB Insights. Thanks to the Sequoia team for updating/confirming their portfolio data on the CB Insights Editor. Sequoia Capital is one of Silicon Valley’s most storied and enduring venture capital Nrms, investing in the likes of Apple, Cisco and Google among others throughout its 44-year history. When we asked VCs to rank each other as part of our top 100 VCs ranking with The New York Times, Sequoia came out on top of the Nrm-level ranking. Below is CB Insights’ updated “teardown” of Sequoia Capital’s business in the United States with commentary provided by Sequoia partners Aaref Hilaly, Omar Hamoui, Michael Dixon, and Pat Grady. Despite a lackluster environment for venture-backed IPOs, Sequoia continues to consistently Nnd itself in venture capital’s largest exits including AbbVie’s acquisition of cancer drug startup Stemcentrx in April 2016 for as much as $10.2B. Stemcentrx’s acquisition was the second largest VC-backed M&A exit of all-time after WhatsApp‘s $22B acquisition in 2014. -
Underinvestment in Women Directors and Entrepreneurs
McKinley Final 1/6/2017 4:53 PM Celluloid and Silicon Ceilings: Underinvestment in Women Directors and Entrepreneurs ROSE MCKINLEY* "In the absence of water, people drink sand. And that is sad. There’s such an interest in things being equal and such a weary acceptance that it’s not." - Shonda Rhimes, October 20151 INTRODUCTION California is the American mecca for creativity and invention. As the home of Jackie Robinson,2 Chief Justice Earl Warren,3 and the Free Speech Movement,4 the Golden State has been a driving force for progressive thought in American culture.5 Its politics are decidedly leftist: Both of the state’s U.S. senators and 64% of congressional representatives are Democrats, and Democrats have strong majorities in both state legislative houses and hold all eight elected statewide offices.6 President Obama won 61% of the statewide vote in 2008,7 and won California again in 2012.8 In part because of its leftist politics, California has aggressive anti-discrimination statutes9 and broad reproductive choice laws aimed Copyright © 2016 by Rose McKinley * Rose McKinley is a third year law student at Duke University, School of Law where she serves as the Bar Association President. After graduation she plans to head to Palo Alto, California to work on corporate transactions for technology and entrepreneurial clients for a large law firm. 1. Maureen Dowd, The Women of Hollywood Speak Out, N.Y. TIMES MAG., Nov. 22, 2015, at MM40. 2. Jackie Robinson Biography, BIOGRAPHY.COM, http://www.biography.com/people/jackie- robinson-9460813 (last visited Sept. 29, 2016). -
Who Silicon Valley Runs
INSIGHTSINSIGHTS Contents LONERGAN PARTNERS INSIGHTS OCTOBER 31, 2015 Who Runs Board of Silicon Directors Edition In this edition, Mark Lonergan Valley profiles the board directors of the Silicon Valley 150. © 2015 Lonergan Partners. Who Runs Silicon Valley: Board of Directors Edition 1 of 1 INSIGHTS Contents Foreword “I welcome this report from Lonergan Partners in examining a relatively under-studied group of company boards and directors in the Silicon Val- ley. Their data-rich analysis will provide board directors and readers with valuable information for discussion and debate. I am pleased to have provided input and advice to this educational effort.” David Larcker David is a Stanford GSB Professor and Advisor to “Who Runs Silicon Valley: Board of Directors Edition” “The Silicon Valley Directors Exchange is pleased to sponsor this report on the board directors of the Silicon Valley. We hope this information will be useful in understanding our local brand of high tech governance, and contribute to the efforts of SVDX to educate boards.” Sponsor Christine Christine Russell is Chairman of SVDX. CFO of the Evans Analytical Group, Russell she currently serves as audit committee chair for QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QUIK), and has held numerous other board positions for tech- nology companies as well as non-profit organizations. Notices The people on our cover are all members of Silicon Valley 150 boards. A key to the SV150 boards they sit on is included at the end of this report. Their photo- graphs on the cover are provided for informational purposes and do not rep- resent an endorsement or recommendation of this report, its opinions, authors, advisors, or sponsors.