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APRIL 17, 2012

ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. Think about venture capital. But if you were going to start a venture capital fund today, you’d want to stand out. North of the 101].

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

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MARCH 17, 2010

Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. We were also an investor in the early local listing company, CitySearch – an LA company. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company in LA. Zorik Gordon is tearing it up at ReachLocal.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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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. If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313