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JUNE 18, 2015

There are too many deals to look at, too many seed funds or angels asking you to look at deals and weekly “demo days” with manicured and monocultural presentations crafted by experienced story tellers to help even the mundane idea sound like it will. For investors life is no different.

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

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DECEMBER 14, 2014

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund.

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Xconomy

JULY 12, 2016

— Swift Navigation , founded in 2012 and now based in San Francisco, is using real-time kinematic (RTK) technology to enhance the precision of satellite-based GPS positioning data. Ritter and co-founder Mike Milton raised much of their initial seed funding from farmers in Nebraska and Iowa.

San Diego 40

San Diego Seed Funding Guide Technology 40

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. If you have raised a limited amount of money from angels, accelerators or seed funds be very careful about having a high burn rate.

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

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JUNE 23, 2015

Crosscut Ventures has just announced their 3rd fund and clocking in at $75 million , which will be focused heavily on Los Angeles – FTW. The threesome has the perfect mixture of backgrounds to launch a seed fund. This includes GumGum where they led the seed round and it was only the second VC deal I had ever done in 2009.

News 150

News Funding Venture Capital Dollar Shave Club 150

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Either way, the gridlock that is now the US congress will prevent any real economic responses and it seems likely that this political malaise will last beyond the 2012 election as the Republicans look to make big gains in the 2010 mid-term elections.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298

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MARCH 6, 2017

Every year Upfront Ventures surveys Limited Partners (LPs) who are the main source of capital that invests in VC funds and thus the main source of capital that goes to startups to get an early-warning sense of the year ahead, leaving aside any Black Swans. link] So here are some details (please thank & follow! Will it last?

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