Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

Final le web london (june 2013) from Mark Suster. Declining prices & margins in a small market is much less interesting. I believe that market conditions drive innovation as much as great entrepreneurs do. Market meet reality. I described that phenomenon in this post. Add unemployment to debt.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Santa Monica-based venture investor March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com) announced last week that it has raised a second fund, worth $300M. To learn about the new fund, we sat down with Jamie Montgomery , one of the fund's co-founders, to hear about March Capital's strategy and the new fund. We started March Capital in late 2013.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Dynamic, growing startups consistently identify more ideas and opportunities than they have the time or resources to pursue, including: entering into potential partnerships, developing new products and accessing emerging markets. However, at that time, our resources were better applied to exploiting our primary, PC-based market.

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MARCH 5, 2014

Irvine-based online real estate marketplace Auction.com announced this morning that it has raised $50M in a funding round from Google Capital. According to Auction.com, Google Capital will also add a representative to the company''s board of directors, and also gain an observer seat. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 9, 2014

Morgan, Citigroup, Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities, RBC Capital Markets, KKR Capital Markets, and Stifel. The company reported a net loss of $131M for 2013, on revenues of $1.13 GoDaddy said it is looking to raised up $100M in its IPO, which is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2013

On Friday October 25th, this innovative spirit was put on display at the 2013 Student Innovator Showcase. Between the end of the Showcase and the start of the Fast Pitches, people got a chance to meet Mark Stevens, a USC alumnus, Venture Capitalist at Sequoia Capital , and founder of the Stevens Center for Innovation.

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DECEMBER 30, 2015

Today, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund which just raised a new fund, and has had some great success in the market. TVC Capital has also been a big supporter of socaltech over the years. What was the biggest news for you or your firm this year?

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JANUARY 27, 2014

The new funding was led by Shasta Ventures, and also included OrbiMed, Reed Elsevier Ventures, and TELUS Corporation, along with prior investors Easton Capital, New Leaf Venture Partners, and New Science Ventures. tigertext venture capital healthcare text texting communications enterprise software' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2014

Action sports camera maker GoPro , which has a few Southern California connections, has filed for an IPO, saying Monday in a regulatory filing that it is looking to raise $100M on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as GPRO. Morgan, Citigroup, Barclays, Allen & Company LLC, Stifel, Baird, MCS Capital Markets, Piper Jaffray, and Raymond James.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 4, 2018

market with the help of several Los Angeles-based investors. Freeletics , headquartered in Munich, Germany, is today announcing its first round of private capital after bootstrapping since 2013. One of Europe’s most popular fitness applications is poised to flourish in the U.S.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

The funding was led by Warburg Pincus, and also included Canaan, Genesee & Wyoming, Xplorer Capital and Muse Family Enterprises. Cargomatic is led by CEO Richard Gerstein, and was founded in 2013. According to Cargomatic, the new funding will go towards geographic expansion efforts and hiring key employees.

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APRIL 4, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar has filed for an IPO, saying Friday that it is looking to raise up to $125M on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as TRUE. TrueCar--which is led by Scott Painter--is backed by USAA, Capricorn Investment Group, Upfront Ventures, Anthem Ventures, Vulcan Capital Growth Equity, and Peppy Capital Partners.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

RBC Capital Markets, Needham & Company, Oppenheimer & Co, and Luma Securities. for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The company''s IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs, & Co., Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., Mayfield, as well as others. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2013

In my view, entrepreneurship has always been the ultimate embodiment of capitalism, and quite synonymous with free enterprise. Yet I find that more and more young entrepreneurs are uncomfortable with the term “capitalism”, somehow thinking that it prioritizes “making money” above all else. What about the truly greedy business folks?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2013

Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. According to the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index® for the First Quarter 2013, the Q1 increase marks three consecutive quarters of positive sentiment among Silicon Valley venture capitalists. No surprises here.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The company said the new funds will go to expand sales, marketing, and delivery resources globally; the company said it shifted into the cloud market in 2013, and has now completed more than 400 AWS engagements and 150 AWS certifications. Onica is led by CEO Stephen Garden. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 31, 2014

. “Given the company’s track record of rapid growth and market leadership, we jumped at the opportunity to deepen our partnership with Dan and his management team.” Million in Growth Capital appeared first on TechZulu. ” Over $6 billion in medical billing. Funds to accelerate growth.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A-Frame , a Los Angeles-based developer of personal care brands supported by celebrities, has raised $2 million in a new round of funding led by Initialized Capital. Howard, the chief executive of Irving Place Capital. “We first invested in Avametric at Initialized in 2013 and he had experience prior to that as well.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2018

A booming American economy coupled with failing infrastructure and a low-margin business reluctant to adopt new technologies have put stress on domestic logistics companies in the $900 billion market for U.S. When Leaky shut down and its business was acquired by Navion in 2013, Traff moved to Austin to figure out his next move.I

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JANUARY 23, 2013

According to OneRoof, the new funding will go towards business development, including to expand into new markets, develop new proprietary technologies and strengthen dealer support. OneRoof said it expects to supply solar power to more than 10,000 homes in 2013.

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APRIL 25, 2013

In a bid to help bring its products to market, San Diego-based Topera Medical said Thursday that it has raised $25M in a Series C financing, which will go towards its 3D analysis and mapping system for treating atrial fibrillation. The company said the new funds go towards a planned, 2013 commercial launch of its products in both the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 4, 2013

Thursday, January 10, 2013 -- Corporate Valuations. This workshop will help you develop a strategy to optimize company growth and liquidity, maximize valuation and capitalize on strategic transactions. Valuation methodologies can be used to optimize transaction outcomes for both buyers and sellers in MandA and other transactions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback. Incorporating a business entity early through online services.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 26, 2013

From gaming, to advertising, to branding and marketing, there’s no online business plan that Facebook can’t be used for at this point. And while most social startups always begin as someone’s passion project, sheer ambition can only take a budding entrepreneur so far before they realize they need capital to stay afloat.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

I spent some time with the MomentFeed team, and recognized what they were doing and where they were going, and felt that this could become an enduring, long term company, that can be the best place that employees have ever worked and the best partner our customers ever had, so I jumped on in early 2013. We accomplished that, that did it well.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). Tech Market Analysis Upfront Ventures'

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

In fact, Michael Dell privatized his company again in 2013 for a few years, in his words to “unleash again the passion of our team members.” Every startup I know has had to pivot at least once, no matter how certain they were of their solution and market. Pivots become a source of pain rather than positive learning.

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socalTECH

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. We closed on a little bit more than $150 million and will do our final close above that in early 2013.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

It’s hard to remember that in 2012 it was still hard for LA VCs to persuade investors into funds that LA was a viable market for great venture capital funds or convince many VCs that LA was a market worth investing dollars into startups. But this post is about the broader context of LA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2019, from 280 out of 100,000 to 310 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback. Incorporating a business entity early through online services.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

All 8 of the companies from our inaugural class of MuckerLab went on to raise follow-on funding -- many from some of the best venture firms like Founders Fund, First Round Capital, NEA, Lightbank, Greylock Partners, Mohr Davidow and others. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013?

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APRIL 19, 2013

Venture capital investments saw a sharp drop in Q1 in Southern California, according to the latest venture numbers from the MoneyTree report. The report, released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association over the weekend, tallied up $534.3M That''s a 44 percent drop year-to-year for deals in Q1.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. Has it begun to mature or is it just better marketed than in was say 5 years ago? Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

According to the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook , this past quarter $15 billion was invested in 1,810 deals , which compares unfavorably to both the prior quarter ($22.1 million this year versus $3 million in 2013. Source: National Venture Capital Association. history (admittedly, at 2.1 The projected $43.2

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Biggest new for CommNexus / EvoNexus: EvoNexus incubator companies reached the $95M in capital raised and two companies were acquired. What are the technologies, companies, or things we ought to watch in 2013? In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. None of us was convinced the market really needed 5 accelerators.

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