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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

But as sweet as that success has been (we invested pre-revenue in a small team) today my even more important news was the further expansion of our partner ranks. He’s founded 3 companies and I’ll bet he has 3-5 more in him. This is a big news day at Upfront Ventures. I’ve known Hamet for 5 years.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Investments in U.S., venture capital investment in cleantech companies increased by 73%, to $1.1 billion nationally, compared to 2010. The study found that clean technology investments were up compared with an overall venture capital trend of more dollars up, but deals down. million in investments.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions section, we have a piece from Megan Jones , an investment banker from Hadley Partners Incorporated: As I often say, I grew up in and out of Silicon Valley with a dad in high-tech. Basically, a company sale instead of an IPO. Read more of Megan's article on changing Exit Strategies for 2010.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

When do you sell your company? Companies sometime run out of cash in the midst of their increasing success, and often find that sources of loans or investment are not freely flowing at the moment of need. Not so long ago, Basil Peters wrote his book, “Early Exits,” after analyzing 150 young companies and their exits.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 2, 2010

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 -- Private Equity Firms In 2010 -Are They Getting Back In Action, or Still Watching and Waiting? Private equity firms have been sitting on billions in investable capital for the past couple of years. Some have picked up distressed companies or taken advantage deals too good to pass up.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Wallach on investments out of a new fund, Inevitable Ventures. How did you end up here in Los Angeles doing investments? Coincidentally, that was the exact same time in 2009 when I moved out, when Ashton Kutcher started first investing. Ron chose me to manage those investments. We brought in a third partner, Guy Oseary.

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MAY 7, 2010

A new analysis of Q1, 2010 venture capital investments finds that two Southern California companies drove a 490 percent increase in Clean Technology Industrial Products & Services for the quarter. Clean technology investments totaled $733.3M

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Just ask the people who poured money into once “hot&# companies like RazorGator or Friendster. And we all know that Ron Conway is considered the savviest of angel investors and yet by definition not all of his investments succeed. Who ultimately invested in FourSquare? In fact, sometimes seeing social proof (e.g.

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

In each technology company in which Miramar invests, we are focused on supporting the management teams successful execution of its plan. Every company in our portfolio grew revenues this year, and several crossed into profitability. Instead, they're going serial by returning to the market with revolutionary new companies.

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APRIL 29, 2010

A new report this morning from Dow Jones VentureSource find that global venture capital investing is up 13 percent in the first quarter of 2010, as the market for investment rebounded. According to Dow Jones, there was $7 billion invested in 919 deals for companies in the U.S.,

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Irvine-based Kajabi , which develops a platform that helps both individuals, as well as small- and mid-sized businesses monetize online courses, training materials, and other content, has receive an investment from private equity investor Spectrum Equity. Financial details of the minority growth investment were not announced.

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DECEMBER 29, 2010

Under Nate's leadership, we have redoubled Rustic Canyon's focus on early stage companies working in Internet and Cleantech businesses. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world in 2010? Increased Transparency is going to change our industries, our companies and our lives.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable? This has a tangible impact on the valuation of start-ups and the pace of investment. Consumer spending is where I’m dubious.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on my background. I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Most people think that being a successful investor is about finding the right deals and nurturing the teams through the difficult times to come out with a great company. He’s bound to be able to help a company or two at the time of a sale. I wonder what this company would look like in 2010 as an independent?

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online ad optimization firm headed by Frank Addante , announced this morning that it has hired investment banker Allen & Company. Tags: rubicon project merger acquisition investment banker advertising software technology server. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing. Too many angel deals just means more to watch and invest in for the ones that do succeed (if the VCs can get in at reasonable prices).

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APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M Southern California's investment totals bucked the national trend, which found that there was a 9 percent drop in dollars to $4.7 of the total invested in Q1.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

The company, which employed about 160 people, laid off 57 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Department. The company’s No. In its early years as a company, Divergent 3D was perhaps best known for Blade, the first automobile to use 3D printing to form the body and chassis.

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MARCH 19, 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010 -- Clean Business Investment Summit. The Summit allows clean tech, green, socially responsible, and sustainable enterprises to present their companies to investors looking for viable, ethical Clean Business opportunities. See [link] (more).

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

This morning we heard from Jamie Montgomery, CEO of the venerable Montgomery & Co investment bank who is at the heart of what is going on in M&A for venture backed companies. Montgomery expects M&A to rebound to the normal recent levels at 450 deals by 2010. 2009 has been the worst year for M&A in a decade.

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MARCH 24, 2014

That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel. At the time I pointed out: “If I had realized exits almost certainly it would be because I invested in a company that failed. Lemons ripen early, great companies take time.” 5 years ago. ” Still. Since then?

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JUNE 2, 2010

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 -- An Evening with Internet Companies. Please join LAVA, Jim Andelman of Rincon Venture Partners, Hamet Watt of True Ventures and a distinguished group of Internet Company experts for their insights on capital sources for Internet Companies. Hosted by Jim Andelman and Hamet Watt.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

San Diego-based Seismic , which develops sales enablement and marketing software, has joined the unicorn club, saying this morning that it has raised $92M in a Series F funding, which values the company at approximately $1.6 The company says that it now has over 900 employees spread across 14 offices; the company was founded in 2010.

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MAY 8, 2012

The venture capital arm of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has placed more funding into one of its portfolio companies, Sutro Biopharma , which is working on developing a scalable biochemical protein synthesis platform aimed at cancer therapeutics. Amgen has been an investor in Sutro since at least 2010. Sutro said it has raised $16.5M

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JULY 30, 2018

in a new investment round. The company, which has an office in Camarillo, said the funding was led by Agustn Coppel and North Bridge Venture Partners, its two largest existing investors. Cool Planet said the new investment is an extension of its previously announced Series A funding. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. Some very interesting graphics including this heat map: Very cool visualization tool! in Computer Science.

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JULY 2, 2018

Los Angeles-based Califia Farms , a maker of non-GMO, natural plant-based milks, coffee, creamers, and other beverages, has raised $50M in a new funding round, the company said on Monday. The funding was led by Ambrosia Investments, and also included Sun Pacific and Stripes Group. The company's CEO and co-founder is Greg Steltenpohl.

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AUGUST 11, 2015

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's biggest angel investment group, said Tuesday that it has seen a successful exit in MindBody , the developer of cloud-based business management software for the wellness industry. TCA said its members first invested in MindBody in 2005, and saw a 42x return at IPO on their investment.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

The company claimed the exit provides 11 times invested capital for the firm. OpenGate Capital had acquired Getronics LATAM in 2010. Financial details of the sale were not annouced. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 17, 2010

We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. But we have a great city for building technology companies. If you decide to build a company in LA, here’s what you need to know: 1. LA investors are more pragmatic.

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JUNE 3, 2014

Internet Brands said that CEO Bob Brisco and the company''s existing management team will continue to hold a minority stake in the company, and continue to run the business. Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity had acquired Internet Brands back in 2010, paying $640M for the company. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2021

Crosscut Ventures, Mubadala Capital, Next Play Capital and Owl Capital also participated in the financing, which brings the Los Angeles-based company’s total raised to $50 million since its 2010 inception. the company says. s SB Opportunity Fund. Its ultimate goal, he said, is to serve as “ digital Ellis Island.” .

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group in Southern California--and the nation--said Wednesday that it was part of $45M in funding in companies during last year, with $11M directly invested across 37 companies during 2011. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? We have invested in 13 companies out of our Fund 1 so far and are more bullish than ever on the amazing entrepreneurs we are meeting and the companies we are helping them build. Since 2010, $6.3B A few of our portfolio companies are using AI (i.e.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Lee of Legalzoom.com and ShoeDazzle, Jody Mulkey of Shopzilla, and Lawrence Ng of Oversee.net have all invested in the site. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. As part of the funding, the firm said that Pourzanjani has joined the company's advisory board. Social Annex was founded in 2010.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism on the horizon for 2010. Small Business Outlook 2010: Lessons Learned – A Case for Greater Optimism ,” was published by CIT Group, Inc., Some companies turned to cutbacks over boosting financial reserves. Just yesterday, a new study “ U.S. Marty Zwilling.

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