Demo Day at DreamIt Ventures Features Minority-led Startups
Yesterday, Philadelphia was the host city for a phenomenal groundbreaking event, DreamIt Ventures’ Fall 2011 Demo Day. After three intense months of working on building their businesses, five...
View ArticleDreamit Access Program Launches in Philly This Fall
Dreamit Access, the minority-focused entrepreneurship program sponsored by Comcast Ventures, is set to kickoff its latest program this fall in the city of brotherly love. The three month accelerator...
View ArticleVC Firms New Role of Talent Acquisition Assistance to Portfolio Companies
You might think of your average Venture Capital (VC) firm as simply an investment firm that provides early-stage startups with funding to help spark fast growth. With the number of entrepreneurs on...
View ArticleDirect Selling: A Hundred-Billion Dollar Vision for the Commerce Industry
By: Gavin Teo and Kathleen Utecht. Senior Associates, Comcast Ventures We at Comcast Ventures are focused on the commerce industry and exploring exciting verticals within it. What a surprise that some...
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Five companies selected for DreamIt Access NY Program
Here we go again! It’s hard to believe that DreamIt NYC is back so soon. Tonight we will welcome the arrival of 16 startups to the NYC tech ecosystem. For the second year in a row, this program will...
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BD: The Power of Connections
As the Business Development team for Comcast Ventures, Greg and I have interesting jobs that straddle financial focus and relationship building — a mix of right brain and left brain thinking. The...
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The Modern Family
NBCUniversal Integrated Media and USA Network just released a special issue of The Curve Report (www.thecurvereport.com) on today’s Modern Family (incidentally, airing on USA Network this fall)....
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Managing Director Amy Banse shares her best advice for young entrepreneurs
Amy Banse, Managing Director, Comcast Ventures FORTUNE — Fortune’s annual Brainstorm Tech conference brings together the best and brightest minds in tech innovation. Fortune periodically turns the...
View ArticleComcast Ventures Catalyst Fund Adds Lo Toney to the Team
Today, Comcast Ventures announced the expansion of its Catalyst Fund to the West Coast with the hire of Laurence “Lo” Toney, former CEO of LearnStreet and general manager at Zynga. Comcast Ventures...
View ArticleTop Traits of Exceptional Entrepreneurs
As a VC, you see a LOT of investor pitches. Since joining the Comcast Ventures team this past summer, I’ve seen well over 200 and have begun to recognize common traits shared by exceptional...
View ArticleVR Content – On the Eve of a Renaissance
Virtual Reality is technology that simulates an alternate environment by immersing the viewer in a captive, fully digital experience. This is what sets VR apart from other forms of media, but also...
View ArticleComcast Ventures’ Female Entreprenuers
Comcast Ventures recognizes the power of female leaders driving tech and innovation. For Women’s History Month last year, our Managing Director and Head of Funds, Amy Banse, highlighted those in our...
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