IDG Ventures

Honoring a Visionary: Remembering Pat McGovern on the 10th Anniversary of His Passing

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星期二, 三月 19, 2024

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Pat McGovern, an extraordinary visionary and philanthropist.

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  • Today marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Pat McGovern, an extraordinary visionary and philanthropist.
  • Beyond his remarkable business acumen, McGovern, with his wife, Lore, co-founded the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT in 2000.
  • CRISPR discoveries made at the McGovern Institute are now licensed for the first clinical application of genome editing in sickle cell disease.
  • But it was people who truly motivated Pat, and he empowered and encouraged them to reach for the stars.

IDG Capital, Matrix Partners, and Neo Global Capital Invest $20 Million USD into KuCoin to Bring Cryptocurrency to the Masses

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星期三, 十一月 14, 2018

SINGAPORE, Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --IDG Capital, Matrix Partners and Neo Global Capital, industry leaders in technology and venture capital investments, jointly announced today a partnership with Singapore-based international cryptocurrency platform KuCoin, to bring cryptocurrency trading into the mainstream world via the KuCoin exchange.

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  • SINGAPORE, Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --IDG Capital, Matrix Partners and Neo Global Capital, industry leaders in technology and venture capital investments, jointly announced today a partnership with Singapore-based international cryptocurrency platform KuCoin, to bring cryptocurrency trading into the mainstream world via the KuCoin exchange.
  • IDG Capital, Matrix Partners, and Neo Global Capital have combined to invest a total of $20 million (USD) in KuCoin through this Round A of funding.
  • This investment in KuCoin will create more secure, widespread global access to this rapidly expanding technology market.
  • Neo Global Capital is the strategic investment vehicle of the NEO Foundation and one of the largest institutional owners of cryptocurrencies.

IDG Capital, Matrix Partners, and Neo Global Capital Invest $20 Million USD into KuCoin to Bring Cryptocurrency to the Masses

Retrieved on: 
星期三, 十一月 14, 2018

SINGAPORE, Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --IDG Capital, Matrix Partners and Neo Global Capital, industry leaders in technology and venture capital investments, jointly announced today a partnership with Singapore-based international cryptocurrency platform KuCoin, to bring cryptocurrency trading into the mainstream world via the KuCoin exchange.

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  • SINGAPORE, Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --IDG Capital, Matrix Partners and Neo Global Capital, industry leaders in technology and venture capital investments, jointly announced today a partnership with Singapore-based international cryptocurrency platform KuCoin, to bring cryptocurrency trading into the mainstream world via the KuCoin exchange.
  • IDG Capital, Matrix Partners, and Neo Global Capital have combined to invest a total of $20 million (USD) in KuCoin through this Round A of funding.
  • This investment in KuCoin will create more secure, widespread global access to this rapidly expanding technology market.
  • Neo Global Capital is the strategic investment vehicle of the NEO Foundation and one of the largest institutional owners of cryptocurrencies.

Ridge Ventures Raises Oversubscribed $130M Fourth Fund

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星期一, 七月 23, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ridge Ventures, a leading venture capital fund that backs early-stage enterprise startups, is announcing the close of its fourth fund.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, July 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ridge Ventures, a leading venture capital fund that backs early-stage enterprise startups, is announcing the close of its fourth fund.
  • Founded in 2007, Ridge Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in founders who are redefining how the world interacts with data and code.
  • Ridge takes a fast, flexible, and founder-focused approach and backs companies delivering advanced technologies, new distribution models, and incredible user experiences.
  • Ridge Ventures was formerly IDG Ventures USA.

EON Foundation Changes Name to EOT, Receives Investment From Fission Capital and QuarkChain

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星期二, 七月 17, 2018

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --EON Foundation, a blockchain games company, announced today that it has changed its name to EOT and received an investment via a token fund from Fission Capital and QuarkChain.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., July 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --EON Foundation, a blockchain games company, announced today that it has changed its name to EOT and received an investment via a token fund from Fission Capital and QuarkChain.
  • Via the partnership, SegmentFault will support EOT in recruiting more great engineers to build dApps for the EOT ecosystem.
  • In addition, Fission Capital founded the BCH Angel Fund with Bitmain and IDG Ventures in June 2018.
  • Fission Capital is dedicated to building an ecosystem that is much more efficient, convenient, and practical for its blockchain.