Sentence examples for raised a first from inspiring English sources

In Philadelphia, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and cornerback De'Vante Bausby each raised a first during the anthem, according to accounts.

Most famously, in 1984, two young entrepreneurs raised a first round of capital for their fledgling ice cream company in an intrastate offering.

Sycamore raised a first fund in excess of $1 billion, an impressive sum for a fledgling firm in a challenging fund-raising environment.

Matt Glickman, the chief executive and a co-founder of Merced Systems in Redwood City, Calif., raised a first round of $3.5 million in venture capital financing at the end of 2001.

Over the last year and a half, I have navigated my way through a technology accelerator, taught myself to code, recruited a team, raised a first round of financing, opened an office in another city, manufactured a own line of clothing in the United States and managed to avoid about a hundred landmines that could have crushed Fashioning Change.

Today that changes with the announcement that it's raised a first round of funding.

The approach to the debate raised a second question about Mr Fini.

The fund drive has already raised a third of the goal, Mr. Levine said.

On one occasion, he raised a second hand towards her throat and on another pinched or grabbed her nose.

On one occasion, he raised a second hand towards her throat and on another he pinched or grabbed her nose.

The Engine and McCune are two out of several seed investors that have raised a first-time fund in the past year.