Tag: venture capital
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Trinity Capital promotes Harder to COO, Kundach to CCO
Trinity Capital, a specialty lending company that offers loans, including loans and equipment financing, has promoted Gerry Harder to the company’s first chief operating officer position ... -
Investment vehicle Abramovich changed control shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine
LONDON—Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine, control of an investment vehicle long linked in public documents to oligarch Roman Abramovich and used to hold stakes in renewable ... -
PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) plans ambitious international expansion and venture capital investment to become a global player in mobility and lifestyle offerings
BANGKOK, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Thailand leading oil and retail operator PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc. (OR) is gearing up for prolific international expansion ... -
Bessemer Venture Partners launches BessemerDAO
Hello and welcome to Pipeline. This week: Bessemer opts for the DAO, wartime startupland and a little Tiger in your coffers. Decentralize VC Venture capital firms ... -
Tiger Global disrupts VCs again by backing seed funds
Tiger Global partners have reportedly pledged to invest $1 billion in seed funding. Large VCs are increasingly looking to invest in early-stage startups. But Tiger’s strategy ... -
Mid-Cap Growth Fund Gets Ahead With Pick and Shovel Stocks
Ron Zibelli isn’t afraid to hold a stock. Early in his career, he invested in Cisco Systems (ticker: CSCO) as a young company and saw the ... -
European Investment Bank provides €7.5 million loan to support research and development of Diadem’s AlzoSure® Predict blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
First CE-IVD marked blood test that predicts the likely progression of Alzheimer’s disease up to six years before the onset of definitive symptoms Received ... -
Uganda in the spotlight as the country’s startups captivate YC, Google – TechCrunch
The startup ecosystem in Africa has so far been dominated by Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Egypt (“the Big 4”), countries that continue to receive the ... -
Divirod, a Colorado Water Risk Startup, Secures Investment from TDK Ventures
This week, TDK Companiesthe venture capital arm of the Japanese electronics company TDK and a leading investor in global “hard tech” startups, announced that it is ... -
Serena Williams raises over $100 million for venture fund
Serena Williams’ early-stage venture capital firm, Serena Ventures, has raised an inaugural $111 million fund that will invest in founders with diverse perspectives, she told the ... -
MiB: Sebastian Mallaby on the history of venture capital
This week we speak with journalist Sebastian Mallaby about his new book, “The law of power: venture capital and the creation of the new future.” Mallaby, ... -
Sunstone Management Welcomes New CEO John Keisler | News
LONG BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–February 22, 2022– Elevating its position as a leader in local economic development and innovation, Sunstone Management today announced that John Keisler, an ... -
US pension fund commits $50m to BlueRun Ventures’ latest Asian vehicle
In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by the end of the year to comprehensively cover the rapidly changing world of funded startups ... -
Meta fires executive after ‘predator catchers’ interview video goes viral – TechCrunch
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PiLab Technology (BIFROST) Raises $8.4M in Series A Funding Led by Korea Investment Partners and STIC Ventures
Korea’s two leading venture capital and private equity firms, Korea Investment Partners and STIC Ventures, are known for their past investments in unicorns, including South Korean ... -
2021 Power Industry M&A and Investment Trends Monthly Deal Analysis Report – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Power Sector Mergers and Acquisitions and Investment Trends Monthly Deal Analysis – June 2021” report has been added to from ResearchAndMarkets.com offer. This report ... -
Metaverse BUD Platform Raises $15M Series A+ from Qiming Venture, GGV Capital
BUD Technologies, one of the world’s largest user-generated 3D content platforms, has raised new capital in a Series A expansion round led by Shanghai-based Qiming Venture ... -
Nandu Kuppuswamy, Senior Finance Executive joins as 3Lines Partner
Nandu Kuppuswamy, CFA, former Head of Investor Relations at Sandstone Capital, has joined 3Lines as a Partner. Tweet that He credits his experience as an LP ... -
Glushik of HG Ventures Named “Emerging Leader” of Global Corporate Venturing
INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HG Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of The Heritage Group, today announced that Chief Executive John Glushik has been recognized as one of Global ... -
Envisioning Partners closes $64 million fund for climate tech startups – TechCrunch
Most companies today recognize the importance of global warming. As such, they are redefining their objectives with the aim of tackling the problem of climate change. ... -
The Dallas-based home rental company’s next housing venture is rent-to-own
The nation’s largest investor in rental homes is backing a new rent-to-own home company. Dallas-based Invitation Homes has acquired more than 80,000 rental homes across the ... -
Exclusive: Veteran Blockchain VC Backer Tiger Global Gets Into Crypto Trading
Tiger traded decentralized finance protocols including Filecoin The company, founded in 2001, invests in public and private companies Tiger Global, long known for making winning bets ... -
Tiger Global: pay and spray
In 2021, it felt like you couldn’t move without hearing about another venture capital deal by the $95 billion tech fund Tiger Global. Until Christmas last ... -
Auburn University’s New Venture Accelerator Received Grant to Accelerate Growth of High-Quality Jobs
Auburn University is one of 50 organizations in 26 states that receive significant federal grants to support programs that fuel innovation and economic development. Auburn’s grant, ... -
ViISA announced its investment in SHub
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ViISA, a Vietnamese venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups, announced its latest investment in ... -
Acting like an expert, even without experience, can help secure venture capital funding
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain What matters more to venture capitalists: a polished presentation or the actual experience and expertise of the company founder? A report by ... -
Lincoln Company Helping Truckers Haul $78 Million Investment | Local business news
BasicBlock, a Lincoln-based startup that helps truckers access capital and get paid faster, announced a $78 million investment Monday from multiple companies. Noah Berger, Associated Press ... -
Microfinance Group Offers to Buy SSL Ventures for $38 Million | Business
Publicly listed junior SSL Venture Capital Jamaica Limited, SSL Ventures, has received a takeover bid that could see the acquirer purchase 100% of the company’s shares, ... -
The frenetic pace of fintech investment is outpacing the global venture capital boom – TechCrunch
The global startup the fundraising boom lifted nearly every industry you can name: Edtech took off during the pandemic, software in general took a boost, and ... -
WealthKernel raises $7 million to expand, plus
WealthKernel, a digital investment services provider, raised $7 million in a Series A+ funding round, according to a Monday, January 17, press release. The London-based company ... -
Are the go-go years of venture capital about to end?
Seasoned investors have been nervous for several years about the risk of a potential bubble forming in venture capital markets. This anxiety has been particularly pronounced ... -
Dorm Room Fund returns to campus with new $10.4 million fund – TechCrunch
Dorm Room Fund, a venture capital operation launched to invest in student-led startups, has raised a new $10.4 million fund, according to SEC filings. The filing ... -
FORMER CAPGEMINI DIRECTOR PATRICK NICOLET AND SAPPHIRE VENTURES FINANCE EXEC SAI SOOD JOINS BGV, AS WELL AS SEVERAL NEW TEAMS RECRUIED
MENLO PARK, California, January 10, 2022 / PRNewswire / – Silicon Valley-based venture capital (VC) firm Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) today announced that Patrick Nicolet, former ... -
Databricks creates venture capital fund to help young companies and startups
The San Francisco-based data analytics software company announced Databricks Ventures, a strategic investment to encourage the generation of data and AI technologies. Databricks’ Lakehouse Fund will ... -
Taiwan FSC reveals focus areas for 2022 inspections
The 7 main areas of intervention include consumer protection, real estate credit, information security, conflicts of interest and green finance. Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has ... -
How VCs won by throwing away their rulebooks in 2021
A tiger and a bull on a pile of coins. Getty MArk Goldberg knows how much the venture capital market has changed in recent years. A ... -
Voyant Photonics Raises $ 15.4 Million in Series A Funding to Provide 3D Sensing with its Chip LiDARs
Voyant’s LiDAR system, containing thousands of optical components fabricated on a single semiconductor chip, enables its customers to integrate an efficient and exponentially more scalable LiDAR ... -
PME: an unloved story
The claim is that Pakistan has 5.2 million small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A statistic based not on a recent census, but an extrapolation based on ... -
Tech Economy Grows Despite Chicago’s COVID-19 Challenges
In a globally nerve-racking year for Chicago businesses – whether the problem is the plague, inflation, labor and supply shortages, or just opening the office or ... -
Infinite Income Multiples – TechCrunch
Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startup and market newsletter. It is inspired by the daily TechCrunch + chronicle from where it takes its name. ... -
CFPB shuts down payday lender it calls venture capital ‘darling’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau forced the payday loan company LendUp to stop making new loans and to stop collecting some outstanding loans as part of ... -
African startup raises $ 6million in pre-series A funding round
Africa Blockchain Lab recently said it had raised $ 6 million in a pre-Series A investment round and would use the capital to fund the launch ... -
Are venture capitalists misunderstood?
The Law of Power: Venture Capital and the Construction of the New Future by Sebastian Mallaby, Penguin, 2022 The last few years have been tough on ... -
Accelia Capital launches $ 50 million venture capital fund to support women-led startups in Quebec
A new $ 50 million Quebec venture capital fund supports technology start-ups led by women. Accelia Capital intends to finance innovative Quebec technology companies. The fund ... -
Risks and bureaucracy hold back IPOs – CVBJ
12/13/2021 at 07:31 CET Araceli Munoz A few years ago go to bag it was the goal of my dreams many companies, who saw the jump ... -
Apollo Health Ventures closes Fund II at $ 180 million
Apollo Health Ventures, a Boston, MA and Berlin, Germany-based venture capital firm specializing in developing and investing in data-driven biotechnology and health technology companies, has closed ... -
Work-Bench report finds only 1.9% of VC investments go to female business founders – TechCrunch
A new report from venture capital firm Work-Bench has confirmed what you probably already know: Startups with female founders only get a fraction of the overall ... -
Mission BioCapital strengthens its team to support the investments of the new fund
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. And SAN FRANCISCO – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) –BioCapital mission, a venture capital firm focused on making investments in early stage life sciences companies that it ... -
Black Ops Ventures Launches $ 13 Million Seed Fund to Help Black Tech Founders Launch Their Startups
Black Ops Ventures, a venture capital fund managed and led by a team of all-black founders, closed its first fund with a total investment of $ ... -
OCC advises banks to carefully assess investments in venture capital funds – finance and banking
On November 23, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Bulletin 2021-54 (the Bulletin) advising national banks that many equity investments as ... -
4 qualities that could make you the next Arlan Hamilton
Opinions expressed by Contractor the contributors are theirs. You are reading Entrepreneur United States, an international Entrepreneur Media franchise. If you identify as a black woman ... -
UK government launches plan to ease charge limit on pension fund investments
A fee limit protecting UK retirement savers from high fees is set to be relaxed further amid proposals to get pension funds to invest billions of ... -
Mi Casa helps Denver’s most vulnerable residents start careers and small businesses
Denver residents Claudia Hernandez and Ignacio Rosas face rising costs as their four children reach their teens and plan to go to college, which seems financially ... -
Local baby food brand attracts $ 12 million in venture capital as it moves from e-commerce to traditional retail
Organic baby food brand Amara just announced $ 12 million in Series A funding. The lead investor was Eat Well Investment Group, a vertically integrated plant ... -
Armed with C $ 6.3 Million First Close, PaceZero Aims to Focus on Sustainability in Canada’s Private Credit Market
Two former capital market operators have launched a new Toronto-based investment firm to fill what they see as a gap in the private credit market for ... -
Coinbase acquires the team behind the BRD crypto wallet – TechCrunch
As crypto proponents seek to onboard a new generation of users, one of the main ramps for consumers has been a multitude of consumer wallet apps ... -
Seaya Ventures and Cathay Innovation launch $ 125 million fund for LatAm startups – TechCrunch
Venture capital firms Seaya Ventures and Cathay Innovation have created a pooled fund for Latin American startups that are redefining their industries and their society. The ... -
Flytrex, suburban drone delivery service, raises $ 40 million in Series C – TechCrunch
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Bengaluru’s start-up sector attracted $ 28 billion in venture capital, Karnataka IT secretary says
Bengaluru, which has one of the youngest start-up ecosystems in the world, with 37% of the population in the 15-35 age bracket, has witnessed the launch ... -
valar ventures: Velocity.in secures $ 20 million in funding led by Valar Ventures from Peter Thiel
Velocity.in, a revenue-based funding startup, raised $ 20 million in a Series A funding round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. The company plans to roll ... -
BCT-Bank of Charles Town Announces Anchoring Investment in BankTech Ventures Fund | national news
CITY OF CHARLES, W.Va., November 12, 2021 / PRNewswire / – (OTC: PTBS) – BCT-Bank of City of Charles, also known as The Community’s Bank, today ... -
Madison-based biotech startup secures $ 400,000 investment from Gateway Capital of Milwaukee
Britt Gottschalk, founder of Geno.Me. Madison-based biotech start-up Geno.Me plans to relocate operations to Milwaukee after receiving $ 400,000 in seed funding from Milwaukee-based venture capital ... -
Indonesian venture capitalist Alpha JWC closes $ 433 million third fund – TechCrunch
Alpha JWC co-founders Jefrey Joe and Chandra Tjan. Image credits: Alpha JWC Alpha JWC, the Jakarta-based venture capital firm, announced today that it has closed its ... -
Rivian, mobility and the race for a net zero future
Rivian’s successful IPO promises to keep Wall Street riveted over the next few days, and for good reason. The electric vehicle company that many consider the ... -
What family offices should look for in a growth venture capital fund
You know the old “Find a Hole and Fill It” business advice, right? Brian Smiga, co-founder and managing partner of Alpha Partners, has “a $ 20 ... -
EV startup BasiGo debuts in Nairobi after million dollar pre-seed funding – TechCrunch
Starting an electric vehicle BasiGo today announced the launch of its operations in Nairobi, bringing clean energy options to Kenya’s public transport industry, currently dominated by ... -
Trick or Treat – TechCrunch
During Gang’s last recording session in early October before our first grandchild was born, I tried to stir the pot by attacking Democratic Progressives for capsizing ... -
Every startup has a tipping point. How to recalibrate? – TechCrunch
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a new human look at the news and trends of this week’s startups. To receive this in your inbox, subscribe here. I ... -
PMI Pledges to Invest Additional $ 200 Million in PM Equity Partner’s Enterprise Venture Capital Activities | New
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – (BUSINESS WIRE) – October 28, 2021– Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) today announced plans to spend an additional $ 200 million ... -
Malaysia Debt Ventures to Raise RM 2 Billion Through Bond and Sukuk Issue in November | Money
MDV Chairman Khairul Azwan Harun said that MDV has moved away from government guaranteed bonds and sukuk since its inception in 2002, as part of its ... -
This Seattle-based e-commerce startup hasn’t raised any venture capital and just acquired in a nine-figure deal
Pacvue co-founders Zhaohui Tang, president, and Melissa Burdick, president. (Pacvue photos) A huge exit doesn’t always require venture capital money. This is what Pacvue has just ... -
NJIT Goes Into Venture Capital With $ 6.75 Million Plan
October 25, 2021 New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) community members looking to start a business will soon have access to a $ 75,000 seed investment ... -
Pinoy-led venture capital firm wins awards for major deals – Manila bulletin
Wavemaker Partners, Southeast Asia’s leading venture capital (VC) firm for advanced technology and enterprises, won two awards at the 29th Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity ... -
New life sciences fund announced to boost commercialization of UAB innovation – News
The Life Sciences Fund will focus on developing early stage UAB technologies and startups. Written by Briana BryantMedia contact: Jeff Hansen The Life Sciences Fund will ... -
Government wants pension funds to help level
23 October 2021 ECOMING BY THE standards of OECD, a club of predominantly rich countries, Great Britain has a nest egg. In 2020, the organization’s pensions ... -
Technical.ly Pittsburgh Who can invest in startups? On Politics, Outreach and Venture Capital in Pittsburgh
High incomes and excess wealth are often associated with reinvestment, whether through philanthropy, small business capital, or other avenues. But if Pittsburgh has an inequitably wealthy ... -
GoCheck raises $ 10 million in new funding to protect more children from visual impairment and blindness
Posted: October 19, 2021 at 9:14 a.m. CDT|Update: 42 minutes ago NASHVILLE, Tennessee., October 19, 2021 / PRNewswire / – GoCheck, creator of GoCheck Children, the ... -
Fintech investments reached $ 91.5 billion in 2021, almost doubling last year’s total
Forty-two fintech companies became unicorns in the third quarter alone, accounting for one-third of total unicorn births, according to CB Insights’ State of Venture report. In ... -
2 suggestions for bridging the gap between real boot and VC boot
What is a startup? getty A rose by any other name is always a rose, but when is a startup company really a startup? Is it ... -
At One Ventures’ new fund targets startups to “destroy industries that destroy the environment” – TechCrunch
Planet-positive venture capital firm At One Ventures has closed its I fund, which aims to inject $ 150 million into startups that are innovative in the ... -
Emmanuel Faber, deposed CEO of Danone, joins agritech VC Astanor
Emmanuel Faber, the former CEO of Danone and champion of sustainable development who was ousted from the French consumer goods group this year, has joined agrotechnology ... -
PEVC fund exits record high as markets cheer
Aided by vibrant financial markets, India’s private equity / venture capital (PEVC) funds have seen impressive outflows this year, recording a record cumulative outflow of $ ... -
Mexico finally knows a boon for startups
October 9, 2021 KAVAK, A MEXICAN startup, provides an elegant solution to a glaring problem: how to buy a used vehicle in a market that is ... -
B2B companies, a key element of the payments market in Latin America to attract investors
You are reading Entrepreneur United States, an international Entrepreneur Media franchise. Depositphotos.com After a year in which the digitization of processes was essential to support the ... -
Horizon Technology Finance Provides Third Quarter 2021 Portfolio Update
FARMINGTON, Connecticut., October 6, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) (âHRZNâ or the âCompanyâ), a leading specialty finance company that provides ... -
Young LA startups saw their valuations increase in 2021
Valuations of startups are up everywhere, but no major city in the United States has seen the estimated value of early-stage startups increase this year like ... -
SmartRyde, a global airport transfer marketplace, raises approximately $ 1.6 million in Series A funding round. Accelerating global expansion and product development
TOKYO – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – SmartRyde, Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo Representative Director: Sota Kimura) is pleased to announce that it has raised approximately $ 1.6 million in ... -
Venture Capital Firm NFX Launches $ 450 Million Fund to Support Startups in Sectors Like Crypto, Fintech, and Biotech
Morgan Beller, general partner of NFX and co-creator of the cryptocurrency of Facebook Libra (Diem), … [+] help direct the fund’s crypto investments. Christophe Michel Early ... -
Private equity and venture capital firms inject $ 415 million into Tamil Nadu-based companies
Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE-VC) firms invested $ 415 million in 18 deals at Tamil Nadu-based companies during the third quarter of this year, data ... -
Why and when startups should look to various sources of capital – TechCrunch
Venture capital is popular It’s a source of funding for start-ups, but it’s not the only source. Debt, along with financing based on undiluted income, is ... -
The full-stack approach, but this time with no status quo – TechCrunch
Welcome to startups Weekly, a new human look at the news and trends of this week’s startups. To receive it in your inbox, subscribe here. Founders ... -
Ajay Relan, dean of Indian private equity, no more
Ajay Relan, one of the pioneers of private equity investing in India, passed away on Friday evening. He was 67 years old. A former student of ... -
How four-person startup Luminopia is using TV to treat lazy eyes – TechCrunch
If you were diagnosed with lazy eye – otherwise known as amblyopia – as a child, there are only a few options available to you. You ... -
Investors Go VCT Ahead of Dividend Tax Increase
Receive free updates on venture capital investments We will send you a MyFT Daily Summary email with the latest news on venture capital investing every morning. ... -
These two former corporate VCs just raised $ 110 million for their own fund – TechCrunch
All kinds of teams are raising VC funds these days, so don’t be surprised to see more and more VC investors deciding to set up their ... -
British women entrepreneurs fight for a fair share of funding
In search of funding for her fintech start-up Snoop, former Virgin Money boss Jayne-Anne Gadhia received a brutal response from a venture capital partner of a ... -
Sandpiper closes first round of venture capital fundraising
HALIFAX â Sandpiper Ventures closed its first venture capital fundraiser, raising more than $ 10 million. Initial investors in the fund include more than 30 women, ... -
Creative capital, live-shopping strategy, new name + logo – TechCrunch
Extra Crunch is now TechCrunch +. In addition to updating our name and logo, we are offering discounts to military, student and government members and have ... -
SeventySix Capital concludes second venture capital fund focused on sports betting
S port industry venture capital firm SeventySix Capital announced on Monday it has closed a second fund to invest in entrepreneurs launching sports betting, esports and ... -
Vensana Capital raises $ 325 million and expands team to support transformative medical technology innovations
MINNEAPOLIS & WASHINGTON – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Vensana Capital today announced the closing of its second fund, Vensana Capital II, with committed capital of $ 325 ... -
The growth segment of venture capital remains relatively untapped: Sameer Nath, Managing Partner, TrueScale Capital
Sameer Nath, Managing Partner, TrueScale Capital Sameer Nath is Managing Partner, TrueScale Capital, as well as Iron Pillar India Fund I. He says the opportunity for ... -
Alibaba to invest in Singapore Unicorn Ninja Van
(Bloomberg) – Ninja Van, a Singaporean logistics start-up, has raised $ 578 million from investors, including Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as part of ... -
$ 12 billion for Mailchimp: lessons for entrepreneurs
BRAZIL – 0921/09/13: In this photo illustration, the Intuit logo seen displayed on a smartphone with … [+] a Mailchimp logo in the background. (Photo illustration ... -
Leading venture capital firm Goodwater Capital raises $ 1 billion to invest in consumer tech startups
Leading investment company in consumer technologies Capital of Goodwater announced that it has raised $ 1 billion in new funds to invest in early stage and ... -
Global Venture Capital Investment Industry to 2026 – With Accel, Benchmark and Founders Fund, among others
DUBLIN, September 24, 2021– (BUSINESS WIRE) – The report “Venture Capital Investment Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunities and Forecast 2021-2026” has been added ... -
Zola Electric Closes $ 90 Million Funding Round to Advance Technology and Enter New Markets – TechCrunch
Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa and emerging markets continue to live without access to electricity. Some reports put these figures between 500 million and 2 ... -
Top LinkedIn startups in 2021 shine a light on the corporate data stack
The The Transform Technology Summits begin October 13 with Low-Code / No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Startups are capitalizing on the growing gaps between ... -
Section Partners raises $ 245 million for two funds
Section partners, a growing venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, Calif., closed two more funds, totaling $ 245 million. Section Capital IV, LP, and Section ... -
HSBC Launches Growth-at-Risk Financing for High-Growth Companies and Startups
NEW YORK–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) – The HSBC Group today announced the launch of HSBC Ventures, a new US-based company that will provide flexible capital to growth-oriented companies ... -
Disrupt 2021 kicks off tomorrow – TechCrunch
It’s time to load the carbo, boot fans. Tomorrow we’re kicking off the 2021 TechCrunch Disrupt Marathon of Opportunities, and we can’t wait to see it ...