socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2019

Digital Map Products was owned by private equity investor Silversmith Capital Partners, and had over 160 employees. According to the company, its users included Zillow, Google, Apple, CBRE and the State of California. Financial terms of the deal were not announced by the companies. The deal had been announced in May.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Irvine-based Ten-X , an online real estate marketplace, is now officially owned by private equity investor Thomas H. Ten-X, formerly known as Auction.com, was venture backed by Stone Point Capital, and CapitalG (formerly Google Capital), who continue to hold minority stakes in the company. Lee Partners , T.H.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire or better? It never hurts to ask in a job interview what stock options are available, and don’t fall for the offer which promises to “work out the equity terms later.” 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

Privacy is important, so inventory owners can choose the restrictions on who can see the liquidation, like competitors, and it doesn’t appear in Google searches, Kaplan explained. Ghost itself closed on a Series A equity round of $13 million, along with $7 million in debt, in June. Buyers then can bid on the goods.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

Irvine-based Ten-X , the operator of online real estate marketplace Auction.com and other sites, has been acquired by private equity investor Thomas H. Lee Partners , the two said this morning. Financial details of the buy were not announced by the companies.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Social analytics and personalization platform GraphDive has closed $2 million in its first ever equity round from Crosslink Capital, Correlation Ventures, Plug & Play Tech Center, Start Capital and angel investors Pejman Nozad, Ullas Naik and Scott Banister. $2 2 million equity round. Social login tools.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2020

The funding was led by Level Equity, and also included Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus, and DFJ Frontier, all prior investors. Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software used by retail brands for optimizing mobile and proximity searches, has raised $10M more in funding, the company said on Thursday.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Blippy (and their competitor Swipely – which was founded by Angus Davis , who has a great track record from both Netscape and TellMe, both aim to capitalize on the era of consumers living more openly ala Twitter, Foursquare and Gowalla. Investors: August Capital (David Hornik) (lead) with existing investors Charles River Ventures.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2010

in an equity funding round, according to a filing from the firm today. Source of the new funding was not disclosed, however, the firm has previously raised funding from Esenjay Investments, Google, Idealab, The Beall Family Trust, and The Simons Family. Vista-based electric vehicle manufacturer Aptera Motors has raised $9.8M

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Top venture capital firms continue to pour money into software robotics companies that promise to automate monotonous business operations, like processing mortgage applications, that are often performed by humans. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Investor agreements should always be reviewed by an attorney who is familiar with startup equity investment deals.

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Technical Review Startup Innocal Offshore 138

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com) has just announced a brand new, $240M venture investment fund, led by longtime venture investing veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken and Jamie Montgomery. That network effect is a subtle but has a powerful effect with all this new technology. Big ideas rule the day.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? With the enormous changes to our economies and financial markets?—?how Of course we can’t.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

A willingness to accept equity as part of your agency or law firm’s fees can bring in more work that stimulates your team and exposes you to disruptive opportunities that are potentially very lucrative. However, there are a number of considerations to explore before agreeing to accepting equity as a portion of your firm’s payment.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

A willingness to accept equity as part of your agency or law firm’s fees can bring in more work that stimulates your team and exposes you to disruptive opportunities that are potentially very lucrative. However, there are a number of considerations to explore before agreeing to accepting equity as a portion of your firm’s payment.

Equity 40

Equity Services Startup Google 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Just as I was getting the swing of things the world shifted beneath my feet and the stock market went into a free fall and venture capital all but shut down for nearly a year. In the case of Invoca we led both the seed round and the A round and didn’t wait for somebody else to come and provide more capital. Over the past 2.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2022

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Facebook when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire or better? It never hurts to ask in a job interview what stock options are available, and don’t fall for the offer which promises to “work out the equity terms later.” 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Startup Equity Pricing Marketing 137

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Later, at Jeffries Technologies, and the $120 million Entertainment Media Ventures seed and early stage venture capital fund, Norton was intimately involved in bringing tech to market and focusing on early stage investments. With the new capital coming in, Norton expects to back some 30 to 35 companies, he said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2011

Wouldn’t you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Microsoft when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire? It never hurts to ask in a job interview what stock options are available, and don’t accept an offer which promises to “work out the equity terms later.” 7% Product Manager,2 -.3%

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Equity Startup Pricing Marketing 93

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 8, 2019

Warren’s plan called for regulators to be appointed to oversee the unwinding of several acquisitions that were critical to the development of the core technology that make Alphabet’s Google and the social media giant Facebook so profitable… and Zappos. In this case the barrier would be reduced access to capital.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

With Startup Boost, we had dozens of investors, service providers, successful entrepreneurs, and major industry leaders (including Microsoft, Google, Softbank, REME, and TechStars) coalesce around our initiative to help early stage companies get to the next level. Yet they turned-out each and every week of our six-week programs.

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Technical Review Software Review Startup Coach 157

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Hollywood-based ZestCash , a startup offering up short-term, consumer loans online, has scored $19M in funding today, including $11M in a Series A equity round plus $8M in venture debt. The equity came from Lightspeed Venture Partners and GRP Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 25, 2022

By ensuring their value isn't bloated, the company will net its employees better equity over time. — Fat Tail Capital (@FatTailCapital) March 25, 2022. But the steep drop in valuation isn't exactly a great morale booster, either. Pandemic beneficiary with $1.8B in revs & only grew 21% in FY21. Instacart Explores Advertising.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

The latest venture capital numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters, was released tonight, showing that Southern California had $493.2M Nationally, venture capital investment up slightly, at $5.9 Investments were down from $625.4M

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Project your cash burn rate to keep at least 18 months between venture capital or angel investments. Be willing to give up 20 to 33 percent of your equity to support this. Investors want entrepreneurs to be aggressive, but don’t make projections that make you look like the next Google.

Startup 116

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Investor agreements should always be reviewed by an attorney who is familiar with startup equity investment deals.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Funding Innocal Offshore 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. If you don’t need these common resources, but need specialized technology services, you should look for technology parks and research facilities, often sponsored by leading companies in specific technologies, like Intel Capital and Google Ventures (GV).

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

In the VC & Private Equity world there’s a small number, too, with one of the most respected being PEHub. We led off with a discussion about Slide being acquired by Google, which was breaking news in the time slot where we filmed this episode. Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. Minutes 8 – 10. Minutes 36- 38.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

funding led by Level Equity. That allowed us to bring in a new investor, Level Equity, and we raised a little over $16M in capital to scale the business. Once you get past Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon, and maybe Yelp and Bing, you've counted for 90 percent of all interaction. What is MomentFeed up to nowadays?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. If you don’t need these common resources, but need specialized technology services, you should look for technology parks and research facilities, often sponsored by leading companies in specific technologies, like Intel Capital and Google Ventures (GV).

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Resource Startup Incubator Seed Funding 159

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Project your cash burn rate to keep at least 18 months between venture capital or angel investments. Be willing to give up 20 to 33 percent of your equity to support this. Investors want entrepreneurs to be aggressive, but don’t make projections that make you look like the next Google.

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Startup Pricing Sales Statistics 147

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We sat down with Brett Crosby (who founded Urchin Software, the company which became Google Analytics) and Brew Johnson , the co-founders of the company, to learn more about the company and what it's working on. Brett Crosby: When I was at Google, there were a couple of things. in a funding round. Brett Crosby: A lot of things.

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Xconomy

JUNE 28, 2018

The Series D round included investments from previous BitSight backers Menlo Ventures, GGV Capital, and Singtel Innov8. The Series D round included investments from previous BitSight backers Menlo Ventures, GGV Capital, and Singtel Innov8. The new funding brings BitSight’s total venture capital haul to $155.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

in a funding led by Orange County's Okapi Venture Capitalis looking to help direct to consumer brands use better data to direct their marketing and other efforts. So, we decided that if we wanted to try to tackle this as an end-to-end solution, we needed to maintain our competitive edge, and we needed to raise capital to hire staff.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2009

The $30M equity investment in eSolar comes shortly after a similar deal with NRG Energy, which eSolar announced last week, involving $10M in equity plus a deal to construct power plants in the U.S. Tags: india solar venture capital group acme esolar photovoltaic. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

I would gladly part with equity (actually, I have) to work with people like her on deals. And speaking of coaching, if you haven’t read Googled by Ken Auletta you should. And in it he profiles the work of Coach Campbell who was once on the boards of both Google & Apple. VENTURE CAPITAL. It’s a great read.

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