Sentence examples for seeding funds from inspiring English sources

PAGE B1 'SEEDING' FUNDS GAINING While seeding funds have been around for the better part of two decades, they are staging a recovery as more prospective hedge fund managers spill into the market but struggle to attract investors.

Executives at seeding funds say it has never been easier to find talented hedge fund managers eager for cash.

Non-banks with seeding funds, such as Blackstone, a private-equity firm, and Citadel, a hedge fund, may fill some of the fund-raising gap.

FINANCIAL TIMES Starting Up, Funds Turn to 'Seeders' | Seeding funds, which invest in start-up hedge fund operators, are deluged with interest from investors.

Shaw and Daniel S. Och of Och-Ziff Capital Management, whose firms oversee a combined $50 billion, both started with money from seeding funds in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

While seeding funds have been around for the better part of two decades, they are staging a recovery as more prospective fund managers spill into the market but struggle to attract investors.

Many newly seeded funds are required to meet performance benchmarks.

The number of seed funds here has dramatically increased too.

"Donor-advised funds have been the seed funds for community foundations," Mr. Shakely said.

Funds like Index are launching new, dedicated seed funds.

Also investing are a handful of seed funds including the CrunchFund, Greylock Discovery Fund, Accel's Seed Fund, Menlo Ventures Talent Fund, Lerer Ventures, SV Angels and Ooga Labs.