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Scientist.com Raises $24M for “Pharma Markets” that Outsource R&D

Xconomy

San Diego’s Scientist.com set out in 2006 to disrupt part of the pharmaceutical business by providing an Amazon-like approach to the business of hiring contract research organizations (CROs).

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Competes with HauteLook , RueLaLa (sub of GSI Commerce) , Billion Dollar Babes , ideeli , Glam List. Founded in October 2006 by Jonah Peretti (co-founder of Huffington Post). Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

socalTECH

As a result, I'm looking at a lot of software-as-a-service companies, and have run a number of SaaS companies. An A-round investment in the late 90's, or even in 2005/2006, or 2007, was a $5-8M check. They've signed a global distribution with Nintento to power Nintendo Wii and DS, and also have distribution deals with major labels.

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Meet the Investors & Tech Leaders Judging at Startup Night SXSW 2018

Tech.Co

Beginning in 2006, he began creating entrepreneurial ecosystem components in Memphis, Tennessee and then founded Start Co., Secretary of Commerce as a Member of the Hawaii Pacific Export Council (HPEC). Eric Mathews, Founder and CEO of Start Co. Eric is a champion for community and entrepreneurial change.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

I first attended SxSW in 2006, and was blown away. Everybody is Selling Something: The Arrival of "Me-Commerce". The "old school" models of e-commerce, as dominated by bulky hosted storefron. Entrepreneurism / Monetization e-commerce, monetization, Selling. . Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce.

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