Archive: Ansa
Portfolio Update
By Andy Gordon on May 15, 2015
Dear Startup Investor, Summer is around the corner. A good time to kick back and relax? At least just a little? A far-fetched notion for the seven startups we’re updating below. They’re busier than ever, from hopping from festival to festival (Bohemian Guitars) to wrapping up current fundraising efforts (Ansa). Here’s the full scoop on the summer plans of seven startup teams in our Startup Investor Portfolio… Care at Hand | Recommended: March 2015 Portal: OneVest…
Portfolio Update
By Adam Sharp on February 12, 2015
Dear Startup Investor, Now that our portfolio has reached 21 companies plus the pre-IPO fund, we’re experimenting with new ways to update members on portfolio companies. We have some exciting updates to share, starting with Underground Cellar. But first, a note about limitations to our updates. Because we aren’t investors…
SpeechTrans: From 1 million to 100 million users.
By Andy Gordon on November 19, 2014
Founder and CEO John Frei can’t wait for the new year to start. It’s shaping up to be SpeechTrans’ most exciting year yet, says John. He and Co-Founder Yan have planted numerous seeds. Next year, they expect many will blossom. One example: their current deal with African mega-telecom company MTN.
Portfolio Update
By Andy Gordon on June 10, 2014
Dear Startup Investor: Your startup portfolio has ten holdings. We added the latest ones, Apploi and Connect, in the last couple of weeks. So, in going over the latest developments of our startups, we’ll be skipping them. Let’s start with one of the busiest companies in our portfolio, Wefunder, headed…
Full Startup Investor Portfolio Update
By Andy Gordon on April 28, 2014
Dear Startup Investor, We have eight startups in our portfolio. Four have completed their fundraising. And most of the other four are getting close. So instead of giving you the latest developments on our portfolio holdings, we’re doing something a little different this month. We’re highlighting the four companies still…
Full Startup Investor Portfolio Update
By Andy Gordon on February 28, 2014
Dear Startup Investor, In today’s alert I am going to give a full rundown on our current portfolio. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get started… Update on Ansa Ansa’s founder, Natalie Bryla, is getting some great exposure these next two weeks. First…
Update on Three: Ansa, SpeechTrans & MST
By Andy Gordon on January 17, 2014
Welcome to the first monthly update of Startup Investor. It’s on the three companies we recommended to new subscribers in December: messaging platform Ansa, cloud-based speech translator SpeechTrans and medical equipment company Medical Surgical Technologies. But I can tell you this right now… All three are progressing…