The phrase "a intent to raise" is not correct in written English.
The correct form should be "an intent to raise" due to the vowel sound at the beginning of "intent."
Example: "The committee expressed an intent to raise funds for the new project."
Alternatives: "a desire to raise" or "an aim to raise."
According to a Form D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Crossbar has an intent to raise $21 million.
The form shows that Hungry Machine Inc, the holding company for LivingSocial, has filed an intent to raise up to $565 million in Series E financing, with 100 million shares authorized, at $5.65 a share.
This morning, our fabulous 20 World leaders took time off from solving ISIS and Climate Change to issue a communique declaring their intent to raise the GDP of our entire planet by 2% by 2018 "as announced in Brisbane last year". .
The news was first reported by Cheddar, which spotted a filing with the state of Delaware on December 21 disclosing Samsara's intent to raise a $100 million round at more than double the valuation it garnered upon its $50 million Series D this March.
In fact, in what is either a sign of stunning confidence or utter foolishness, Amherst last month announced its intent to raise $425 million to support a number of initiatives.
Son's intent to raise $100BN for a new fund, called the Softbank Vision Fund, was announced last October, getting early backing from Saudi Arabia's public investment fund as one of the partners.
Less than a week after Tremor Video listed on the NYSE, competitor YuMe filed its S-1, announcing its intent to raise $65 million in an initial public offering.
His announcement came a day after he notified Congress of his intent to raise the national debt ceiling by $1.2 trillion to cover increased U.S. spending commitments.
A Welsh government spokesperson said: "We are aware of the older people's commissioner's intent to raise the issue of a public inquiry.
The Fed is not expected to move immediately--its policy-setting committee signaled no intent to raise rates after holding a two-day meeting this week--but analysts say an increase is increasingly likely later this summer.
I would be remiss not to highlight a slew of venture firms that made public their intent to raise new funds this week.
