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OCTOBER 6, 2015

Los Angeles-baesd online lender ZestFinance said today that it has raised $150M in debt financing, from Fortress Investment Group. ZestFinance was founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google; the company is venture backed by Peter Thiel, Matrix Partners, Kensington Capital Holdings, and Eastward Capital Partners.

CIO 100

CIO Google Los Angeles Capital 100

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. Los Angeles. So can you really build a great tech firm outside of Silicon Valley?

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

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APRIL 17, 2012

Brad Feld visited Los Angeles this past week. ” Many people on the Westside of Los Angeles are using the term Silicon Beach these days to describe the amazing renaissance that is truly happening here. Let my try those for Los Angeles as an example: Second largest city in America with 13 million people. LA should be LA.”

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

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MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. They not only have gotten bigger but they have an amazing track record of funding the biggest names in the sector: Cisco, Apple, Google, Facebook. People either love it our hate it. You don’t.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290