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Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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Our annual conferencefocused on educating our community on growing valuable tech enterprises-- set a record with over 500 attendees and our best attendee feedback to date. He has been an angel investor in over 50 tech companies, is an LP in 5 seed funds and has served on over a dozen venture-backed boards.

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TX Zhuo Talks About LA's Newest Venture Fund, Karlin Ventures

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One of the biggest complaints that local entrepreneurs have with Los Angeles has been a dearth of local sources of venture capital. However, the recent surge in startup activity has attracted a lot more capital into the area, including a significant amount of capital from LA's latest fund: Karlin Ventures (www.karlinvc.com).

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Enrou: Combining Causes and Commerce To Help Improve The World

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Los Angeles-based Enrou (www.enrou.co) thinks it has a way--by connecting people with products that also help support international development and causes, via its own online marketplace. I had worked along with some of these organization son the ground, who were employing people, providing microfinancing, education, and help.

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