Furthermore, the influx of capital has meant that more companies are able to raise an institutional seed or Series A round of financing, providing a better harvest for downstream venture-fund investors.
It paid top dollar partly for the exploration potential in the five other blocks that Reliance and its partners still control today and partly for the potential of a "downstream" joint venture for marketing gas.The financial incentives of the main players do not support the idea of a stitch-up.
Sometime around 1450 A.D., a full 220 years before the Europeans came to Indiana, the remaining population of Angel Mounds dispersed and ventured downstream, abandoning their city.
The Cucapa say that every year they must venture farther downstream, braving some of the highest spring tides in the world.
"Venture is obsoleting itself as private equity and family offices increasingly go downstream because they're willing to seek venture-style returns in verticals that venture capital is not prepared or is less educated about".
Other Downstream investors include Founders' Co-op, Joe Montana's Liquid2 Ventures, Techstars Ventures, Unlock Venture Partners, and 9Mile Labs.
A record amount of dry powder in the venture ecosystem has pushed VCs downstream, where they can deploy large sums of capital in more mature companies.
Aramco also has revenue from its downstream operations and a few other business operations like its venture capital arm and some management contracts.
We must articulate what we see as the next choice, and engage in a downstream discussion to ensure that the process feels like a joint venture that is informed by a hierarchy.
The company's focus is primarily in the provision of downstream products and services to a mass market through joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing agreements, and distribution arrangements.
