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APRIL 2, 2010

This is part of my series on Understanding Venture Capital. I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report finds that companies here in Southern California raised $695.4M in funding in Q3, up in terms of dollars from Q3 of last year, when $670.9M billion has been invested in the region via venture capital.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report finds that companies here in Southern California raised $695.4M in funding in Q3, up in terms of dollars from Q3 of last year, when $670.9M billion has been invested in the region via venture capital.

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APRIL 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, The National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters have tallied up just under a billion dollars in venture capital investments in the Southern California region in Q1 of this year, a very significant uptick from Q2 of 2011. in 13 deals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Identify the right people in the right venture firms.

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MAY 25, 2017

Toba Capital , the venture capital investment firm founded by Quest Software's Vinny Smith, has scored another exit, this time at San Francisco-based cloud applications tool developer Codenvy. Codenvy was backed by both Auriga Partners and Toba Capital, and had raised less than $10M in funding since it was founded in 2013.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Today, we're featuring Mark Suster , a venture capitalist at GRP Partners , founder of LaunchpadLA , the startup accelerator, not to mention well read blogger and highly watched host of This Week In Venture Capital. The most significant news for GRP Partners in 2012 was the first close of our 4th venture fund.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Santa Barbara-based whole home music system maker Sonos has raised $130M in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm. No details of the funding have yet been announced by the company. According to the filing, eight investors participated in the new funding for the company. and Redpoint Ventures.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Rustic Canyon Partners is one of the return backers of online babysitting marketplace UrbanSitter , participating in UrbanSitter''s new $15M Series B funding. Rustic Canyon was one of the first investors in UrbanSitter back in 2012. UrbanSitter is based in San Francisco.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA).

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Camarillo-based Semtech , the develope rof analog and mixed signal ICs, has backed an Irish maker of DC-to-DC power controllers in its latest funding round. in a Series C1 funding. The funding came from existing investors, which include Semtech, along with SEP, Intel Capital, VentureTech Alliance, and Braemar Energy Ventures.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 27, 2012

Thursday, February 2, 2012 -- Business and Financial Outlook 2012. The German American Business Association (GABA) invites you to our Annual Business and Financial Outlook Event to discuss the current state and the 2012 outlook of the economy, financial markets, trade, funding climate and real estate market both in the US and Europe.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

If you're a Southern California startup, it's most likely you're going to find funding from local, Southern California startup funds, right? raised in Q4 of 2011, against the backdrop of an overall lull in venture capital activity for the year nationally. The report found that there was $683.7M READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2012

The latest MoneyTree Survey, from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters, tabulated. in funding during Q2 of 2012, down from Q1, and slightly below investments in Q2 of 2011. in funding, followed by San Diego, with $304.7M in funding. in investment, then.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

in venture capital in Q3, according to the latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data From Thomson Reuters. was raised in the area, and slightly lower than Q3 of 2012, when $724.9M was raised in venture capital.

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APRIL 10, 2016

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “ Top deal maker in Los Angeles in Venture Capital.” From 2007-2012 I scoured LA constantly. But over time I found that with broader responsibilities (fund raising, recruiting, biz dev, etc.)

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MARCH 26, 2021

Glendale-based ServiceTitan, which develops software used by home service providers and others in the trades to manage appointments, billing, marketing, and more, has raised a huge, $500M funding round. The new funding values the company at $8.3 The funding was led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital, and also included H.I.G.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

He's also a Venture Partner at venture capital firm Greycroft Partners, and is EVP and a member of the Board of Directors at William Morris Agency, and was Founder of the Mailroom Fund. He's also a very active angel investor and advisor to local startups. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry. This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. This article originally ran on PEHub.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

True Ventures'' Adam D''Augelli will join the company''s board with the funding, which the company disclosed gives it a $15.5M doorbot ring smart doorbell upfront jamie siminoff venture capital crowdfunding hardware crowdfunded' READ MORE>>. postmoney valuation. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 1, 2012

Thursday, June 7, 2012 -- LA CEOs. LA CEOs presents: Mark Suster Local venture capitalist Mark Suster will share insights on venture capital for digital media and technology companies and his thoughts on building a dynamic technology community. See [link] (more)

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JANUARY 4, 2012

Friday, January 6, 2012 -- Raise Capital Locally But Expand Globally. Insight from VCs with Global Expertise. Our esteemed guest speakers include: Monica Dodi, Co- Founder and Managing Director of The Womens Venture Capital Fund, focused on early stage women led new ventures. Global LAVA.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

Monday, August 20, 2012 -- Raise $1 Million for your Startup. Adam Draper knows Venture Capital. His dad, Tim, is a venture capitalist and so is his grandfather, William who is credited for starting the venture capital industry in tech. He's focused on helping startups get the capital they need to succeed.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The former head of eHarmony , Greg Waldorf , has surfaced over at a small mobile invoicing and expense management startup called Invoice2go , after a big funding round for the company. Invoice2go--founded in Australia--said it raised $35M in a funding round from Accel Partners and Ribbit Capital today, and named Waldorf as its CEO.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Los Angeles-based Plug.dj , an online music and video sharing service, has raised $1.25M in a funding round, to bolster the company''s product. The funding came from Javelin Venture Partners. The firm said it was launched in February of 2012. plugjd music video sharing venture capital content social media'

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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. and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc.

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AUGUST 29, 2016

GOAT just announced it raised $5 million in venture capital led by our friends at Matrix Partners. On the surface that sounds unremarkable — fundings happen daily. But this isn’t just any funding. That’s why this funding story is different. And here is Jason Del Rey’s announcement of the funding.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

Two local venture capital funds here in Southern California have backed Janrain , a developer of user management software tools used by websites to better manage registration and site visitors. Janrain said the funding will go towards growth, after it more than doubled its revenues in 2012. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

Today is amongst the proudest days I’ve had at Upfront Ventures — getting the chance to announce that Kevin Zhang has been promoted to Partner. years at Upfront has been both a pleasure and also has taught me a lot about venture capital. Kevin joined Upfront in 2012 as an Associate. Watching him develop over the past 4.5

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She hasn’t raised any venture capital. It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. That may soon change.

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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. There are many times when being overly capitalized before you’re ready is a negative. Availability of Capital.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. When should a VC invest? Between TechCrunch today and my former roles in venture capital, I’ve had the opportunity to practice timing a lot. Mithril Capital, management fees, and VC strategic drift.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). Ryan Blair: The theme around the fund is pretty simple. I'm a bit of an anti-VC, as you know.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. despite having been passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability, waiting for the rules to be finalized by the SEC.

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MARCH 26, 2014

Sequoia Capital''s Douglas Leone, was placed at number six for his role in funding San Diego''s ServiceNow ; Bessemer''s Byron Deeter was ranked #36 due to his role in funding Santa Monica''s Cornerstone OnDemand ; Stephen Jurveston, of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, was ranked at #59 for his investment in Hawthorne-based SpaceX.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

I am thrilled to announce that we have added Hamet Watt as a Partner at Upfront Ventures. This is a big news day at Upfront Ventures. In other news we announced the closing of $61 million in funding at Maker Studios , which I’ll talk publicly about soon. Mark, why wouldn’t you fund him? Startup DNA.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Venture capital firms have increased their agtech investments by 80 percent since 2012, bringing total VC investment in the sector to a total of $3 billion in 2015, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group and AgFunder, an online investment marketplace for agriculture technology.

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