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. In the third quarter there were 162 venture-backed exits, which generated $14.6

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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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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

But VC is like congress. “I don’t know the exact math, but I hear it again and again: the top 2% of firms generate 98% of the returns in venture capital.” As you can see from the chart their data suggests there are about $25 billion of VC distributions per year in the US. Their data looks at tech VCs.

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socalTECH

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'

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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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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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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 all of these years I was a full-time VC so Launchpad really came out of evenings and weekends for me. We had a specific goal in mind. And Jamie hers.

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socalTECH

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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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. They also queried 15 VC firms.

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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. The most significant news for GRP Partners in 2012 was the first close of our 4th venture fund.

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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

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 billion in 863 deals. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 22, 2016

So when it comes to Kobe Bryant’s latest venture, let’s hope he can make it a slam dunk. That’s right, Kobe Bryant has just launched a brand new $100 million venture capital fund. As a creative marketing guru, Bryant was able to create a brand in the NBA that is not only lucrative but indestructible.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures. I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. So I hope that offers you insights into how companies move through the VC system. Tech Market Analysis Upfront Ventures'

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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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socalTECH

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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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. In the Early Days.

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socalTECH

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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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC? It may be the right answer for you.

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socalTECH

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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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. ” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The stock market reached a new all-time high in 2013, and is finally providing some liquidity relief to concerned investors and startups alike. Home prices are slowly coming back, and consumer spending reached a new high of almost $11 billion in May 2013. Venture capital investments are returning to startups.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2013

We're here to help you in 2013, with our own set of ways we might be able to help you reach your goals for the coming year. Use our database of venture capital investors --both located in Southern California, and elsewhere--to figure out who is (and isn't) investing in your industry. Find a new job. Get new customers.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Josef Gorowitz , Swagbucks (Torrance, online marketing/rewards). Amanda MacNaughton , PromoJam (Glendale, marketing software). Sophia Amoruso , NastyGal (LA, Downtown, fashion).

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Founded in 2013 by de Haaff and Chris Waters in the Bay Area, the company announced in July it had surpassed $40 million in annual recurring revenue from the subscribers to its software-as-a-service. Brian de Haaff wonders this sometimes, especially as compared to his own tech business, Aha. Instead, Aha is a bootstrapped startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

275 IPOs were completed in 2014, topping the 2013 total of 222 by more than 23%. IPO proceeds also shattered 2013’s high-water mark of $55 billion, with an impressive $85 billion in proceeds. The world is a now single market, both homogeneous and heterogeneous. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

According to Harjinder Sidhu, of Jacaranda Ventures,”SeedInvest is opening up new opportunities for a vast population of accredited investors, and will bring enormous amounts of new capital to startups. Set to Empower Angel groups and VC’s. Apps & Software Business Entrepreneurship Marketing Startups'

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

After raising $30 million, San Diego-based Certona said it is moving to accelerate its product development, expand its sales and marketing team, and improve its client services as an e-commerce technology vendor. We’ve been fairly capital-efficient in this fast-growth e-commerce space,” Sheik said. “It

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socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2013

Beats said that Rogers will head up Daisy as it sets to launch in late 2013, as a stand alone company. Topspin Media said that Beats will integrate its direct-to-fan marketing and retail software in "Daisy". Rogers was also formerly GM of Yahoo! Size of that investment was not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion. Twitter was one of the most notable, with a market capitalization now up to $38 billion all by itself. According to David Rose , CEO of Gust, venture capital investors funded about 1500 startups last year, with Angel investors backing over 50,000 more.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 10, 2016

In a 2013 panel discussion at Silicon Valley’s Churchill Club, the DFJ partner said “machine learning” was his pick as the most important tech trend to watch for the next three to five years. In the 2-1/2 years since it was founded, Nervana raised roughly $25 million.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Silicon Valley’s big VC firm’s The Social+Capital Partnership, Andreessen Horowitz, Formation8, Ron Conway, and Anand Rajaraman have today launched Data Elite , to help tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges through data science. Venture lab & early stage fund for big data startups and scientists.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

As the capital needed to start a small business continues to fall, the number of software companies being started is exploding. For example, a startup may hire you as an accountant, but you may also be asked to do social media marketing content gearing towards finance for the company blog. Image courtesy of Refinery29 via Pinterest.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs these days is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. Crowd funding is exciting new territory, but I don’t see it replacing Angel and venture capital investors any time soon.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 1, 2016

PacketSled plans to use the capital to embark on new marketing initiatives and make additional hires in sales, engineering, and operations, according to a recent statement. The company raised $3 million in a 2013 seed round. The company also has an office in Seattle.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Moderated by 500 Startups founder Dave McClure (who openly admits to knowing nothing about Bitcoin), our panel consisted of a mix of venture capitalists, angel, and accelerator investors: Joyce Kim – VC at Freestyle Capital. Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator.

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