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DECEMBER 10, 2010

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SoCalTech 127

SoCalTech Advertising Rustic Canyon Glendale 127

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. In particular I tried to do most of the “entrepreneur advice on VC” up front so that if you don’t want to watch our views on the deals you don’t have to. They sponsor TWiVC.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles- and New York-based My Damn Channel, a producer of online, original video, has bolstered its executive ranks, hiring on a new Vice President of Advertising Strategy & Partnerships for the firm. The company said that Sahaila Suhimi will fill the new role, reporting to CEO and founder Rob Barnett.

Advertising 124

Advertising Content Venture Capital Los Angeles 124

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M in Q1, up from $588.033M tallied by the report in Q4 of 2009, and up significantly from the $320.2M billion in venture deals in 832 deals. across 31 days.

Southern California 208

Southern California Orange County Invest GRP Partners 208

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -a led by Altos Ventures and Maverick Capital, with Larry Braitman. Current round: $7.0mm Series-B led by MK Capital, withClearstone Venture Partners and Shasta Ventures. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Peruse company reports from your business domain. Modern libraries are still worth a visit.

Statistics 120

Statistics Research Report Newsletter 120

socalTECH

MAY 13, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project is reporting today that there was a 25 percent, year-over-year growth in online ad spending, according to the firm's Q1 2010 Online Advertising Market Report. Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures and GE/NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund.

Clearstone 140

Clearstone Advertising Venture Capital Equity 140

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Peruse company reports from your business domain. Modern libraries are still worth a visit.

Marketing 157

Marketing Statistics Research Report 157

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Because my role as a VC requires me to take and endless stream of meetings I long ago decided I need to learn as much as I can from the meetings I attend so I often just ask tons of questions and assimilate knowledge. When I think about what defines us as a VC I think: Operationally knowledgeable / strong startup competence.

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which provides online marketing products for small- and medium-sized businesses, reported today that it has named Jeff Hagins as Chief Technology Officer, and promoted Steven Power, former Australia CEO, to Executive Vice President of Global Sales Operations. Edwards, and Lockheed Martin. and also at PMP.

ReachLocal 154

ReachLocal Woodland Hills Sales Chief Technology Officer 154

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

In my experience, here are some of the key elements of that “second-stage” of entrepreneurship: Move from small investors to major venture capital. That requires work and risk to comply with reporting requirements of the SEC, including the additional accounting and reporting processes.

Startup 151

Startup Course Sales Entrepreneur 151

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

It’s less well-known that the company is backed by some of the biggest names in venture capital investment — firms like Sequoia Capital. However, lying to reporters may not be the best way to continue trying to achieve it. In the process, they created a sensation that’s become well-known worldwide.

Social Media 254

Social Media Los Angeles Media Geni 254

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2009

Los Angeles-based SpotRunner , a venture-backed firm which helps businesses place television advertising, is the target of a lawsuit from investor WPP, according to a report from AdAge. Investors Battery Ventures and Index Ventures are also named in the suit, along with Spot Runner's founders and a number of board members.

Advertising 100

Advertising Venture Capital Report Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

El Segundo-based Zadspace , a stealth mode firm developing advertising technology, has quietly raised $1.40 in Series A venture funding. The funding came from DFJ Frontier, Crosscut Ventures and Gideon Hixon Fund. Details of the round were first disclosed in a regulatory filing, with some details reported by PEhub.com.

El Segundo 100

El Segundo SoCalTech Advertising Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2015

Newport Beach-based Veritone , a provider of services to help companies with cross media advertising, recently raised $34.0M Veritone servs the broadcast and advertising market. The funding was recently disclosed in the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. in a funding round. READ MORE>>.

Advertising 100

Advertising Media Report Funding 100

Both Sides of the Table

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. I blog on entrepreneurship & VC precisely because entrepreneurs and other VCs are my customers. That may soon change.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 15, 2018

It was from their hometown Los Angeles exurb, that Kim and Lee first began plotting how they would turn their experience working for PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young (respectively) into the software business that just managed to rake in $40 million in financing led by one of venture capital’s most-respected firms, Battery Ventures.

Startup 155

Startup Cerritos Los Angeles IBM 155

Frank Addante

AUGUST 29, 2006

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. ▼ August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Venture Capital - What's the rush? Hire Entrepreneurs!

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Capital Startup Outsource Development 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2012

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has backed a developer of video advertising products, Selectable Media , to the tune of $2M. Selectable Media, which is based in New York, lets users opt into branded video advertising in exchange for free access to content on web and mobile apps. READ MORE>>.

Avalon 147

Avalon Media San Diego Advertising 147

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.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Peruse company reports from your business domain. Modern libraries are still worth a visit.

Research 87

Research Marketing Statistics Report 87

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based investor Siemer Ventures has backed social media advertising and analytics firm Optimal , Optimal said Monday. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 159

Southern California Social Media Advertising Media 159

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Most people have heard of Foursquare for local nightlife and Airbnb for rooms, but other nationally recognized sources for local services are still hard to find, including social media, local news, advertising, and event calendars. I still hear often the dream of a free service to users, supported by advertising, per the Facebook model.

Advertising 63

Advertising Content Social Media Satisfaction 63

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Laurence Sotsky: I've been working in the software-as-a-service space for some time, in medium-sized, venture capital backed companies. We have what is called a mult-dimensional, segmentation engine, that helps them understand their fans on the platform, and provide advertisers with specifics. How did you get into this?

Mobile 162

Mobile Platform El Segundo UCLA 162

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2012

Visit venture capital websites. Most VCs list the startups they are funding, with pointers to their websites. The VC website may even directly list opportunities in the companies they support. Start here for a list of VC organizations. Same thing for Angel organizations. Peruse startup directories.

Startup 98

Startup Venture Capital Organization IBM 98

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

El Segundo-based Zadspace , a provider of technology which prints advertising on mailing labels and packaging, has raised $4.2M in a funding round, according to details released via last week's PricewaterhouseCoopers and NVCA MoneyTree report. Zadspace is venture backed by DFJ Fontier and Crosscut Ventures.

El Segundo 133

El Segundo Advertising Report Media 133

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2014

If 10 percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from angel and venture capital investors. Peruse company reports from your business domain. Modern libraries are still worth a visit.

Marketing 97

Marketing Entrepreneur Statistics Research 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2011

Visit venture capital websites. Most VCs list the startups they are funding, with pointers to their websites. The VC website may even directly list opportunities in the companies they support. Start here for a list of VC organizations. Same thing for Angel organizations. Peruse startup directories.

Startup 90

Startup Venture Capital Organization IBM 90

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2016

If ten percent of these numbers, multiplied by your average product price, will get you the revenue you need to scale your business, you will get the love you need from Angel and venture capital investors. Peruse company reports from your business domain. Modern libraries are still worth a visit.

Marketing 59

Marketing Startup Statistics Research 59

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Colleen Taylor is based in San Francisco where she is a reporter for TechCrunch TV. Previously she worked for GigaOM, where she reported on startups and Silicon Valley. Earlier, Colleen reported for Mergermarket, an online newswire and subsidiary of the Financial Times focused on M&A. Advertise Here. Advertise Here.

SoCal 77

SoCal Southern California Startup Tips 77

Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

► February (1) What do you do when a reporter you admire misrepre. ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: This new company is in the Internet advertising (technology) space.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

Xconomy

JULY 19, 2019

But when the financial oversight council published its 2018 annual report, it concluded that volatility in the cryptocurrency. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

Pricing 89

Pricing Report Invest Venture Capital 89

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

There are trade publications such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline at one end, and gossip celebrity news at the other end. However, 18-34 year olds have been in high demand by marketers, TV advertisers, and consumer companies as an audience. I always wanted to be a venture capitalist, and see the financing side.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

The Los Angeles Business Journal recently reported data compiled by SoCalTech.com showing that “L.A. Executives from Sony Pictures, Disney and Interscope Records are among those who recently purchased homes, joining residents who are executives from Google and 72andSunny , the advertising agency also housed here in Playa Vista.

Entertainment 108

Entertainment Santa Monica Journal Belkin 108

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. I’d link to it but it’s behind a paywall.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Peter Marx: I think what we are seeing for most consumers, particularly through smartphones, is that shopping, ride services and transportation, and mobile advertising--all of those take place in the urban environment. Longer term, as you know, Los Angeles is something like the number two destination for venture capital.

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Los Angeles Technology Startup Examples 203