TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch. Marcus has a long background in angel investing and company creation.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 19, 2018

million in seed funding to begin building a manufacturing facility and expand its presence in Los Angeles as the city continues to grow as a hub for robotics and automation. . “Los Angeles is a great place for this, because we have a close relationship with Caltech and JPL,” according to Gross.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 25, 2021

The partners at MaC Venture Capital , the Los Angeles-based investment firm that has just closed on $103 million for its inaugural fund, have spent the bulk of their careers breaking barriers. MaC Venture Capital co-founders Marlon Nichols, Michael Palank, Charles King, and Adrian Fenty. Image Credit: MaC Venture Capital.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) said Tuesday that it has launched a new effort to help galvanize and promote the technology and "innovation economy" in Los Angeles, called inLA. The group says it hopes to help spur company and job creation in the innovation economy here in Los Angeles.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Good Growth Capital , a venture capital investment firm focused on complex science and technology start-ups, says it has set up shop in Southern California, and hired a new, West Coast Venture Partner in Los Angeles. In addition to Holly, Good Growth Capital also said it added a new Advisor, Robert Poor, Ph.D. ,

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 16, 2020

Both Nguyen and Lim are serial entrepreneurs. Based in Los Angeles, Bümo had already managed to lock in a $2.4 Based in Los Angeles, Bümo had already managed to lock in a $2.4 million seed round which the two founders began raising in November and closed in May. As the pandemic began to spread across the U.S.

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MARCH 29, 2019

MiLA Capital , the venture capital firm that is behind the Make In LA hardware accelerator, says it has raised its first official venture capital fund, officially closing its first fundraise. Source of the funding for the new venture capital fund was not announced. Size of the fund was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Leonardo DiCaprio is making a significant commitment to the Los Angeles-based investment firm, Struck Capital , as part of the actor’s commitment to building LA into a tech development powerhouse. DiCaprio is also investor in the Los Angeles-based ethically and sustainably focused financial services firm, Aspiration.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based ECMC Foundation , a foundation that provides funding to both nonprofit and for-profit ventures focused on college success and career readiness, has helped backed two female entrepreneurs, along with investment firm Chloe Capital. Live, where women entrepreneurs pitched live for up to $250,000 in funding.

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MARCH 28, 2019

Earlier this month, the annual Montgomery Summit conference was held in Santa Monica, including a special portion of the conference dedicated to the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur. The summit is now associated with March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com). What's your role at March Capital? I think it's a fantastic program.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

The Los Angeles Dodgers , along with Elysian Park Ventures , the private investment firm created by the ownership group behind the Los Angeles Dodgers specifically for investments in entrepreneurs in the areas of sports, technology, and entertainment, have launched and funded a new venture called E|L1.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Los Angeles and San Diego are among the metro areas with the highest startup activity, based on a new report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The index uses the rate of new entrepreneurs in the economy, "opportunity share" for new entrepreneurs, and startup density to rank companies in different metro areas for its rankings.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 29, 2018

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 -- FundingPost Los Angeles VCs, Angels, Crypto and ICOs Event. Manager, Interstellar Capital Steve Kuh, Group Project Keynote - Patrick Lowry, Iconiq Lab Markus Levin, XYO Network. ICOs raised a global record 1.1 billion dollars in December 2017 alone according to TokenMarket. See [link] (more)

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2020

The Los Angeles startup community is joining the rest of the world in mourning the death of NBA superstar, entrepreneur and investor Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., Bryant launched his venture career with partner and serial entrepreneur Jeff Stibel back in 2013, according to Crunchbase.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based Crush Capital, a startup founded by Darren Marble and Todd Goldberg, said on Wednesday that it has raised $3.25M in a seed funding round, which will go towards its own, online streaming series called "Going Public".

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 22, 2019

Location: Cross Campus 929 Colorado Ave Santa Monica, CA 90401 Date: Thursday March 28, 2019 Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm Speakers: Moderator: Joe Daniels, McCarter and English Robert Mai, Scopus Ventures Andrew Ly, Angel Investor Brandon Maier, Quake Capital Mark Linao, AET Fund Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital Richard Sussman, Nordic Eye VC.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Female co-working space operator The Riveter --which operates coworking space both in West Los Angeles and Marina Del Rey--said this week that it has raise $15M in a Series A funding round. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 17, 2015

They will also dive into the implications for both the entrepreneur and investor as the industry continues to grow at an exponential rate. We’ve assembled a panel of industry experts who will discuss the fintech industry in depth covering verticals such as crowdfunding, digital currency, mobile payments and security.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based Moonshots Capital , the venture capital investment firm led by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings, has raised its first official fund, a $19M seed stage venture fund. Moonshots said the new fund will focus on seed stage deals, holding reserve capital for follow-on pro rata. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2012

There's been a surge in startup accelerator activity in Los Angeles in the last year, as interest in starting a company in the region has grown, and a wide range of experienced entrepreneurs and investors have pitched in to help companies get to the next level. Of that, $97.47

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Los Angeles- and Austin-based Moonshots Capital , the venture capital fund led by serial entrepreneur Kelly Perdew, is ramping its investment pace, with the first two formal investments out of its new fund. The interest in cybersecurity is no surprise, given Perdew's background in the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 2, 2014

In a bid to boost the Los Angeles economy and create new jobs in the city, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Friday that he has created a new "Entrepreneur-in-Residence" program, which will help the city in developing initiatives and policies aimed at growing, assisting and sustaining entrepreneurs in Los Angeles.

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AUGUST 24, 2012

A list of the top ten cities for startups was released by USA Today and the National Venture Capital Association today, naming both Los Angeles and San Diego among the best cities for startup companies. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 16, 2020

UNest , a Los Angeles provider of financial planning and savings tools for parents including college savings plans and other beneficial investment vehicles for various life events, has raised $9 million in a new round of funding, the company said. .

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 10, 2015

tech has clearly hit its growth inflection point, but the City of Angels has yet to get its startup wings. Here’s the good news: In 2014 alone, we raised more than $3 billion, saw more than $5 billion realized capital across over 80 exits and became the fastest growing startup region in the U.S. Read More.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Los Angeles-based HeyTutor , an online marketplace for finding tutors, has raised $1M in its Series A funding, the company announced on Tuesday, from Santa Barbara-based ScOp Venture Capital, the venture investment firm led by serial entrepreneur and investor Kevin O'Connor.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 28, 2020

Looking for fellow travelers to join in on its mission to transform the beverage business, the Los Angeles-based startup Bev has taken on fresh capital from a slew of strategic investors. . It’s a format similar to the media property Girlboss, founded by Sophia Amoruso and now owned by Attention Capital.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Our interview this morning is with Kelly Perdew of Moonshots Capital , a Los Angeles based investment firm that makes seed stage investments in early stage companies�and in particular, for this Veterans Day, in companies founded by military veterans. into 22 companies over the last twenty four months.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

Meet the next generation of startup success stories at Be Great Fest in Los Angeles. 17, entrepreneurs, investors, civic leaders and other key players in the tech industry will gather at the historic Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. Although the Startup Genome Project named Los Angeles the No.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Bay area venture capital firm Mayfield Fund appears to be eyeing more investments in the Los Angeles area, with the addition of Sean Moriarty , the former CEO of Ticketmaster, as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the firm. Tags: mayfield venture capital moriarty sean executive investment angeles.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2020

A new initiative from a Los Angeles investor is taking stock of venture firms and their ability to commit capital in an effort to match firms that are still open for business and cutting checks to startups that are fundraising in the age of COVID-19. PLEASE RT to spread the word.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Today, we share the thoughts of Kelly Perdew , the founder and Managing Director of Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com). Since 2010, $6.3B

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JANUARY 29, 2016

A report, issued earlier this week by venture firm the Female Founders Fund , says that Los Angeles, and New York, are better markets than Silicon Valley to find funding for female founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. “There’s something going on in LA.” LA By The Numbers.

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JUNE 29, 2017

Fund size: $250M growth fund Los Angeles Partners: Dana Settle, Mark Terbeek, Dylan Pearce, Paul Bricault, Jon Goldman. Core Innovation Capital. Moonshots Capital. Greycroft Ventures. greycroft.com. www.corevc.com. Fund size: $100M fund. Okapi Ventures. HashTagOne. hashtagone.com. Fund size: $20M. moonshotscapital.com.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Earlier this week, Good Growth Capital (www.goodgrowthvc.com) announced it has started looking at investments in Southern California, adding Krisztina Holly as West Coast Venture Partner for the firm. We have a soft spot for investors and entrepreneurs, who might be super-smart, but are not necessarily as experienced.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The two spent months pounding the pavement in Los Angeles pretending to be college students doing research on the industry. Investors including Index Ventures, Toba Capital, VMG Partners, Bonfire Ventures, Ludlow Ventures and BoxGroup agreed. million in funding. It’s something that the founders would likely not rule out.

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