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APRIL 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based eTailPet , a new startup which helps pet store owners create online e-commerce sites, has received a round of seed funding, the company said this week. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital. Size of the funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Los Angeles-based enterprise cloud provider Unitas Global said this morning that it has named Patrick Shutt as its new CEO. Unitas Global provides fully managed private cloud services to enterprises; the company''s backers include Azure Capital and MK Capital. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Cartwheel, a startup that develops on-demand delivery management software, says it has raised $1M in a seed funding round, which came from TenOneTen Ventures, Act One Ventures, as well as famed hot dog restaurant chain Portillo's Hot Dogs, along with other angels.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Los Angeles-based Credit Key , a startup which helps e-commerce merchants offer up instant point-of-sale financing to customers, has raised $33.85M in its Series A funding. Tomich was previously founder of Onestop Internet, which provided outsourced handling of e-commerce for major brands. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JULY 10, 2014

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked away from deals where the entrepreneur insists on a start-up premoney valuation that is so high, no angel could expect to make a return upon the investment, even with a reasonable sales price for the company down the road. Email readers, continue here.] Starting up Raising money'

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Human resources outsourcing provider ADP is launching a new location in Pasadena, looking to tap into the wealth of technical talent with a new Innovation Center on Lake Avenue. ADP offers up payrolls services and other human resources outsourcing. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. angels crowdfunding entrepreneur investor' Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 2/13/2015.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

Less than a month after rebranding as Canoo , the startup electric vehicle company formerly known as Evelozcity is on the hunt for $200 million in new capital. Canoo plans to use blockchain technology to secure its subscription services and ensure an asset light approach to development by outsourcing its manufacturing in the U.S.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Los Angeles-baesd Onestop Internet , which provides outsourced fulfillment and technology for brands and their e-commerce efforts, said Wednesday that it has named Denise Wallen-Grant as its new Vice President of Planning, Merchandising, and Allocation. Onestop Internet is backed by Bessemer Ventures and Fund Capital USA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, crowdfunding still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. With globalization, and the rise of technology, we believed that you were going to see more and more individuals looking to outsource tasks. It makes Los Angeles traffic look like a walk in the park.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based CoreObjects , a provider of outsourced product development services to the venture-backed technology community, has raised $2.0M Tags: development software outsourced capital venture coreobjects. in a equity funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

But for angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Now some VCs and angels actually hold court in a nearby Starbucks or Paradise Bakery. Don’t be afraid to use some mercenaries to back you up (outsourcing, consultants). Don’t be fooled by the informality.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

And I have been impressed with Steven Kaplan and others at University of Chicago (my alma mater), who have been encouraging entrepreneurship through the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship , through angel investing , seed conferences and changes in teaching. He spoke about ROCE (return on capital employed). Venture Capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Financial institutions, for example, count on pure capital plays without innovation that can disappear quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

Trade shows and conferences can produce hundreds of new qualified leads for your business, as well as build relationships with industry leaders, outsourcing vendors, and potential partners. You need to evaluate the tradeoffs of getting investment capital from angel investors and crowdsourcing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2018

This year, we're again sponsoring the Recurring Revenue Conference (www.recurringrevenueconference.com), presented by Sutton Capital Partners. Lots of startups talk about trying to outsource all their customer support. The Recurring Revenue Conference , Presented by Sutton Capital Partners, is being held on April 12th.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

“Committing to electrify 2 million American buildings, moving them entirely off of fossil fuels is exactly that — an investment in America leading theway towards creating a new industry creating American jobs that cannot be outsourced, and beginning to reduce the 30% of greenhouse gas emissiosn that come from buildings.”

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Technology Council

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

The Tech Coast Angels talk about improving your chances for long-term success in the lead article of the November SCribe Newsletter. Here are quick links to the feature articles in this issue: Lessons For Entrepreneurs From Tech Coast Angels. 10 Invisible Threats To Every Business.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based Unitas Global (www.unitasglobal.com) recently raised a round of funding from MK Capital and Azure Capital for its vision of helping enterprises make that transition to cloud technology. Companies were saying--we want to outsource these kinds of things, because they''re not our core competency.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Both Sides of the Table , July 22, 2010 An updated Digital Trends presentation - Jeff Hilimire , June 2, 2010 I do what I hate - Jessica Mah , January 7, 2010 Startup Equity Allocation - charliecrystle.com , January 11, 2010 When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

It's a story you hear too many times: a venture or angel funded firm just can't figure out its business, runs low on cash, can't get another round of funding, and soon all that's left is a few chairs and servers. Did you end up taking additional capital into the company? Dan Tamkin: All of it was done without additional capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2019

But for angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Now some VCs and angels actually hold court in a nearby Starbucks or Paradise Bakery. Don’t be afraid to use some mercenaries to back you up (outsourcing, consultants). Don’t be fooled by the informality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2014

But for Angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Now some VCs and Angels actually hold court in a nearby Starbucks or Paradise Bakery. Don’t be afraid to use some mercenaries to back you up (outsourcing, consultants). Don’t be fooled by the informality.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

We also have a cloud-baesd, billing and practice management solutions, which enables them to manage all of their internal financial processes, and we also have solutions for billing and cloud-based outsourcing of back office tasks. We''ve raised around $72 million now in equity capital.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. Subscribe to RSS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Financial institutions, for example, count on pure capital plays without innovation that can disappear quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs the last couple of years 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. This is not a get-rich-quick vehicle for consumers. Good-cause crowd funding. Software crowd sourcing.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2011

To start off the year, we are publishing our first interview for the season with Jamie Siminoff , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Unsubscribe.com , an online service which helps you unsubscribe from unwanted newsletters and email lists. in funding from Charles River Ventures, First Round Capital, DFJ Frontier, and angel investors.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2017

But for angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet). Now some VCs and Angels actually hold court in a nearby Starbucks or Paradise Bakery. Don’t be afraid to use some mercenaries to back you up (outsourcing, consultants). Don’t be fooled by the informality.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2014

One Los Angeles company-- OneStop Internet (www.onestop.com) has created a growing business handling exactly that. We provide a turnkey, back end, managed service offering for brands and retailers on an outsourced basis. How did you end up going from Senior Associate at a venture capital company to CEO at a fashion related business?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Financial institutions, for example, count on pure capital plays without innovation that can disappear quickly.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Los Angeles-based The/Studio , a startup offering up custom manufacturing of products through a worldwide network of apparel manufacturers, accessory makers, textile manufacturers, and many others, has raised $11M in a funding round. The company says it has offices in China, Romania, Philippines, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Financial institutions, for example, count on pure capital plays without innovation that can disappear quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Having only a large capital base and distribution channels, with no innovation, is not a sustainable business model. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Financial institutions, for example, count on pure capital plays without innovation that can disappear quickly.

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