TechCrunch LA

MARCH 11, 2020

. “ In the game world, because of the necessity to build multiplayer, the length to launch a game has gotten way, way, way, way longer. Games are taking five to 10 years to launch out of beta,” Chen said. . The company raised $4.2

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles. https://medium.com/media/d9fa90bfcfd8c4a9fdce54b16c47e2e8/href In addition to all the great companies being created here another often overlooked feature of Los Angeles is just how many great VC funds have been formed here in the past decade.

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socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gamzee , a developer of HTML5 and mobile/social games, announced Thursday that it has raised $1M in a seed round of funding. Gamzee is headed by Howard Marks , a co-founder of Activision and Acclaim Games, and former SVP at Disney Interactive Media Group. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Green Dot's backers included Sequoia Capital, Total Technology Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. Among other major 2011 exits listed were Riot Games ($400 million) and HauteLook ($270 million). The exit was the eighth highest in the database, according to Ocean Road Partners. billion in liquidity was generated in the sector.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2014

Anyone who knows me well knows that I have a few brands & media properties that I truly love and for which I have huge loyalty. Technology is disrupting all types of media and talk radio will be no exception. And of course there are virulent debates about whether publicly funded media should exist at all. Virgin America.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2011

Derek Norton is head of Los Angeles-based Watertower Group (www.watertowergroup.com), a firm which helps companies raise funding, one of the rare companies which has a track record and good reputation helping companies with fundraising, and also runs its own investment fund. Those are two big gaming companies.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. Los Angeles is 3 rd in the global startup ecosystem, behind Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley. Los Angeles has a diverse area of startups.

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