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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Watt joined Upfront Ventures in 2013 , but has been active in Southern California's market as both an entrepreneur and venture capitalist for more than a decade. Details on the new startup studio--which came to light at Upfront's annual conference, the Upfront Summit--have yet to be formally announced. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 27, 2012

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature contributions, opinions, and editorials from members of the Southern California technology community, we have an advice piece from venture capital veteran Jon Funk , who gives five things entrepreneurs ought to think about before raising capital.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

We don''t spend a lot of time there, except that we''re active investors and bankers who are affected by what''s happening in the IPO market. That''s true of many Southern California ad-tech companies. That''s fueling lots of the activity we''re seeing now. What''s the current environment for M&A and IPOs, in general?

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JUNE 1, 2010

Billshrink CEO Peter Pham , who is well known in Southern California for his efforts to organize and connect local entrepreneurs, has left his firm and become an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Trinity Ventures , one of Billshrink's backers, Pham said last week in a blog post.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Over their longtime personal and professional relationship, the two Los Angeles-based serial entrepreneurs have invested in each other’s companies and investment firms, but never worked together until now. Derek Norton and Jeremy Milken have known each other for twenty years.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. He's also a very active angel investor and advisor to local startups. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 14, 2012

Thursday, August 16, 2012 -- TCA Entrepreneur Mixer. If you are an entrepreneur and want to meet angel investors and fellow entrepreneurs, don't miss the Tech Coast Angels OC Entrepreneur Mixer. Join us in a relaxed, informal environment to mix, mingle and discuss new business ideas and how to get funded. See [link].

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 -- TCA Entrepreneur Mixer. TCA Angel Investors Looking for Great Entrepreneurs to Fund If you are an entrepreneur with a new business or idea and want to talk to angel investors, don't miss the Tech Coast Angels OC Angel/Entrepreneur Mixer. We look forward to seeing you there. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 -- TCA Entrepreneur Mixer. If you are an entrepreneur and want to meet angel investors and fellow entrepreneurs, don't miss the Tech Coast Angels OC Entrepreneur Mixer. Join us in a relaxed, informal environment to mix, mingle and discuss new business ideas and how to get funded.

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Entrepreneur Tech Coast Angels Ideas Activity 113

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AUGUST 6, 2013

The LAUNCH Fund , the angel investment fund of Los Angeles angel and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, is looking to invest $200,000 in startups who present at two of the events being run by Calacanis over the next couple of months, according to an announcement by Calacanis Tuesday. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

There's been a lot of talk about the boom in Southern California's startup world. Driven by success in the sector, accelerators, serial entrepreneurs, and more, there are more startups starting and relocating here than ever. In this first report, we've churned through the data in our database, and identified the most active.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Luis Villalobos , the founder of the Tech Coast Angels , the largest and arguably the most influential angel group in Southern California, has passed away. Villalobos was also a founding board member of the Angel Capital Association, and very active in helping angel investment groups and entrepreneurs.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -- TCA Entrepreneur Mixer. TCA Angel Investors Looking for Great Entrepreneurs to Fund If you are an entrepreneur with a new business or idea and want to talk to angel investors and fellow entrepreneurs, don't miss the Tech Coast Angels OC Entrepreneur Mixer.

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Tech Coast Angels Entrepreneur Ideas Activity 100

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MAY 31, 2012

Earthlink founder and Southern California entrepreneur Sky Dayton is leading an angel investment in a new startup out of Stanford, which is developing a service which allows developers to track changes and extract information out of web pages. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2015

CROSSCUT IS THE COMPANY-BUILDING CAPITAL OF LA AND A CATALYST FOR INNOVATION ACROSS THE SOCAL TECH ECOSYSTEM. WE STARTED CROSSCUT IN 2008 AS WE SAW THE SOCAL ECOSYSTEM START TO EMERGE – SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS, INNOVATIVE IDEAS, BUT WITHOUT MUCH PROFESSIONALLY-MANAGED EARLY STAGE CAPITAL AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT IT.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

The San Diego chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the largest angel investment group in Southern California, as well as the United States, said today that it has established a new, memorial fund, the John G. Watson Foundation , which will support entrepreneurism in the San Diego region.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

He’s a six-time serial entrepreneur whose sold telecom companies to acquirers like American Tower, Sprint and National Grid. “We actively recruit for our portfolio companies which enables us to meet a large swath of highly technical people,” the firm writes in its pitch deck. Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

We've made some investments here and there, and are now building a team, and making a lot of investments in SoCal tech companies. I want to invest in entrepreneurs that have the capacity to be number one at whatever they are doing, and do it within our skill base, which is direct-to-consumer. I love entrepreneurs.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The rankings came out Thursday from Seeking Omega, which said it used technology from Lithium, review of entrepreneurs on TheFunded, and individual surveys to rank the VCs.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. On the one hand, an entrepreneur should not be overly paranoid and should know the ropes that VCs and other professional investors generally will not sign NDAs to see the concept or a prototype--and even if they did, it would not provide much protection.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

When I kicked off Launchpad LA a year ago I had a few objectives: Create an ecosystem where all Southern California VC’s had the chance to work together more actively outside of the boards on which we mutually sit. Find the best and brightest next generation of entrepreneurs and help them to be more successful.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature insights and analysis from the local technology community, we have an article from Jeff Cohn , an entrepreneur and veteran of the angel and VC investment community here in Southern California.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Frank Addante, who founded Rubicon, is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded L90, which was acquired. Google might not be a purely Southern California company, but the company now has thousands of employees spread across the region, including a location in the iconic Binoculars building in Venice, designed by Frank Gehry.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. We launched a Digital LA - Women series with four panels starring female founders, entrepreneurs, developers and PR, which will also continue into the new year.

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JULY 23, 2012

There's been a surge in startup accelerator activity in Los Angeles in the last year, as interest in starting a company in the region has grown, and a wide range of experienced entrepreneurs and investors have pitched in to help companies get to the next level. The conclusion on all of this number crunching?

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. He is Los Angeles's most active angel investor with more than $2.5B He is also a long-time entrepreneur.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 9, 2010

Held once a year, this ceremony honors biotech and medical device entrepreneurs, researchers, innovators, and educators in the Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire and Gold Coast Communities. See [link] (more).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

What can an entrepreneur do to improve his or her company's chances of raising money in this environment? Come hear from some of Southern California's leading active investors. Specific to the software, communications and IT sectors - what is of interest to capital sources.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Who are the top 50 people to watch in Southern California? We've attempted to do that for the last three years, trying to ferret out exactly who the people--not companies--are to watch in the region's technology industry.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. 2020 was a crash course in leadership and we saw many great entrepreneurs step up and rise to the challenge. His current active investments include: Sovrn, Zyp Media, and QMerit.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We thought today for our interview, that we'd get an update on the angel investment environment here in Southern California from Scott Sangster , the incoming President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the biggest angel investment group in Southern California. Of course not.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2015

We are active investors who almost always lead or co-lead and take a board seat. Our focus is primarily on Southern California investments. So what makes us unique? We’re always looking for that unique blend of talents that we think define a true entrepreneur. We take every investment very personally.

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JULY 16, 2014

Erik Rannala: We haven''t so much made a shift, in a sense that we''re doing what we''ve always been doing, which is seed stage investing in companies. Erik Rannala: Really, it''s the quality of the companies in the market, plus the level of activity. This allows us to participate in a slightly larger way in those rounds. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based LifeCrowd (www.lifecrowd.com) unveiled its service to help connect people with real life activities. The firm is initially focusing on the Los Angeles market, and connecting people with fun, interesting classes, activities, and more in the local area.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

Amir Banifatemi: K5Launch supports our larger vision, the K5 initiative, which was promoted last year to provide a more stable and vibrant community of entrepreneurship in Southern California, but mostly Orange County. We are in Orange County, but we're also focused more largely on Southern California.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 14, 2010

Thursday, May 20, 2010 -- Tech Coast Angels Mixer Angel/Entrepreneur Meetup. LA Angel Investors Looking for Great Entrepreneurs to Fund If you are an entrepreneur with a new business or idea and want to talk to angel investors, dont miss the Tech Coast Angels LA Angel/Entrepreneur Mixer.

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DECEMBER 26, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. So far, we have launched a handful of blockchain companies and are looking forward to more partnerships in 2018.

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