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Reflections on 2016: Louise Wannier, True Roses

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All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Wannier is a longtime Southern California entrepreneur, having founded MyShape, Enfish, and co-founding Gemstar, the maker of VCR Plus. In 2006, Ms.

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Study: $48 Billion In Value Created Over 15 Years In SoCal IT VC-Backed Firms

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A new study of the financial outcomes for Southern California venture-backed companies in the IT sector finds that approximately $48 billion in value has been created by those companies over the period 1995-2009. Funk then focused the analysis on the 731 documented exits for the period 1995-2009. IPO in 1996).

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First Ever Startup Weekend Orange County Live!

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He joined Miramar in 2006. Maneesh focuses on the medical information technology markets. He received his MS degree in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Southern California and his MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management where he was a Deutschman Venture Fellow. Amir Banifatemi.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Competitors: Knewton.

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Interview with Marc Averitt and Sharon Stevenson, Okapi Ventures

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We actually went and calculated our returns, and lo and behold, according to Cambridge and Associates, we're in the top decile for the 2006 vintage of venture funds. We've got a number of companies which have now received subsequent financing and up-rounds, so we're now firing on all cylinders.

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Interview with Wade Eyerly, SurfAir

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One of the most original, subscription startups to come out of Southern California's tech accelerator boom emerged last week, looking to disrupt not just another retail sector or e-commerce category, but something else entirely: the airline industry. Ultimately, we hit on three key innovations.

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Interview with Alex Kazerani and James Segil, OpenPath

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For this morning's interview, we have an interview with two of Southern California's most successful serial entrepreneurs, Alex Kazerani and James Segil , now of Los Angeles-based OpenPath. We then started Edgecast in 2006. Alex and James founded EdgeCast, which sold to Verizon for more than $350M in 2013.

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