Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2023

If you are one of these, you may be missing win-win opportunities to incrementally expand existing markets, create new ones enabled by new technologies, or do good for society in this new age. Begin with a perspective on improving the current market reality without needing to disrupt what is. Seek innovation with non-disruptive value.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I’ve heard a lot of people question whether there is too much money in venture capital chasing too few great deals. Others believe that new business models are emerging that could replace venture capital all together. We’re in a new tech bubble!” some have pronounced. Valuations are out of control” is the mantra of others.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The platform is going after marketers with a Canva-style drag-and-drop interface. It has so far raised around $9 million in funding from investors including IDG, Sequoia Capital China and, most recently, Baidu Ventures. do but for video production,” Xu said to TechCrunch, referring to two of the top AI content helpers of today.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based SHO Products , which is a manufacturer and distributor of products for the growing cannabis (legal marijuana) market, said today that it has raised $3.6M The funding was led by New York philanthropist and venture capital investor Ann Tenenbaum, along with other, un-named investors.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital announced very late Monday evening that it has acquired the majority interest in CoreMedia AG , a developer of content management software. According to OpenGate Capital, it acquired CoreMedia AG from Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners and a consortium of private investors.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

SpyCloud , a startup which develops cybersecurity products used to prevent account takeovers and which is backed by Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners , has raised $21M more in a Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. March Capital Partners co-led the Series A funding round for SpyCloud in 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor March Capital is the lead investor in a Series B funding round for software-defined, converged infrastructure startup ioTium. ioTium is developing "software-defined converged infrastructure" products for the industrial Internet-of-Things market. and abroad. and abroad.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened? People were building.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2020

As an angel investor, I see plenty of startups focusing on building an innovative product, but I’m looking for the few who are also leading with an exponential growth strategy, to put them in the category of the next Amazon or Google. Let your highly motivated customers be your best marketing advocates for new customers.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

It’s easy to think the role of a VC is to have strong opinions about markets, trends, tech dynamics and so forth. Think about how profound a difference adding Sheryl Sandberg early at Facebook was to Mark Zuckerberg and knowing that he should stay in charge of product and strategy while she ran operations. Nothing fancier.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2023

examines and analyses this entrepreneurial revolution to reveal critical lessons every Gen-Y entrepreneur and marketer must learn. Viral marketing campaigns to lure new customers will cost you big money. Past layoffs at big companies usually means more great employees on the market now for newer companies.

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JULY 22, 2010

San Diego-based Huntington Capital , a provider of mezzanine capital provider to lower middle market companies, is backing a Seattle manufacturer of custom photo books and other printed products. Tags: huntington capital venture automated photo books.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle manufacturer Canoo is going public via a reverse merger, in a move that it says will provide it with approximately $600M to help support production and launch of its electric vehicles. and will be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol CNOO. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2019

A new, Irvine-based startup, Neuron EV said late last week that it is targeting the electric vehicle market, unveiling a new idea for an EV called the "HUB". The startup said its new products will operate autonomously, and also integrate "blockchain technology". READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

San Diego-based Soci , a developer of a social content discovery engine and social media marketing software product, has raised $1.5M Soci, led by Afif Khoury, develops a social content discovery and marketing engine. soci social media marketing venture capital content discovery' in a Series A funding. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Camarillo-based Grab Green , a developer of eco-friendly products, said last week that it has raised $2.5M in a financing round from Stoneway Capital. The company (whose corporate name is MaddieBrit Products, but goes by its brand name of Grab Green), said the funding will go to "significantly expand" marketing and worldwide sales.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 3, 2022

million last year, is among hair businesses aimed at women and people of color, like Rebundle , Morado and theCut , attracting venture capital dollars. The other side of the business is a new monthly subscription service for stylists that helps them market their handcrafted wigs, beauty and other digital products and services.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

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MAY 27, 2014

Los Angeles-based uSamp , which develops surveying and sampling technology and services for the market research industry, said this morning that it has rolled out a set of new products. Pricing on the new products were not announced. Pricing on the new products were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

Many entrepreneurs are so enamored with their product vision that they believe their own hype, and are convinced that the market for their solution is so huge that no one will ask them for independent market research data. These are also important for your product positioning in the competitor section of your business plan.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Raising capital for a female-led startup can be very diffiult--which is what Justine Lassoff and Melinda Moore found out when they started their own company, LovingEco, in Los Angeles. Melinda Moore: One of the things required to create, build, and scale a company is capital. What is TuesdayNights? The third thing, is know your number.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2021

In today’s fast-paced world, that means recognizing early and capitalizing on the changes that are bringing many big companies to their knees, before that company is yours. This occurs when a new product, service, or business model renders the old way of doing business obsolete. Stakeholder power. Environmental degradation.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Los Angeles-based Luxury Presence , a new startup which provides websites and digital marketing services to real estate agents, has raised $5.4M The funding was led by Switch Ventures, and also included Bessemer Venture Partners, Toba Capital, plus Gerald Risk, Peter Kelly, Jonathan Erlich, and Blaine Vess. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2014

San Diego-based real-time marketing analytics software developer Anametrix said Wednesday that it has named Barry Parshall as its new SVP of Product Management. Parshall was most recently at iJento, where he also served at SVP of Product Management. Parshall will head up product strategy for the company. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Today, we have Kelly Perdew , Co-founder and General Partner of Moonshots Capital. This year ushered in the successful launch our second fund at Moonshots Capital, further validating our thesis that investing in extraordinary leadership produces exceptional companies. Are you a founder, CEO, or investor who would like to participate?

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JANUARY 22, 2019

This morning's interview is with Kevin O'Connor , a longtime investor and serial entrepreneur, who is now running venture capital investment firm ScOp Venture Capital. Congrats on the new name for your venture capital firm. It's always hard with venture capital. Tell us a little bit about the firm?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2022

In business, entrepreneurs hunt for new innovative solutions to problems, new ways of beating competitors, new markets, and new customers. They love the continuous hunt, for investment capital, resources, talent, and new markets. Only a few of these slide into farming, as the company grows in employees and products.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

An influencer marketing firm, based in Los Angeles, has tallied up the valuation of companies in "Silicon Beach", and say they're worth $155 billion. Influencer marketing firm MediaKix said it scoured online news searches, top lists, venture capital portfolio sites, and other sources for its report. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Irvine-based United Scope , a maker of microscopes and accessories which operates under the name AmScope , has been acquired by private equity investor L Squared Capital Partners , via a majority recapitalization. United Scope sells its products to the education market, life sciences, scientific research, and industrial inspection markets.

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MARCH 28, 2019

The summit is now associated with March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com). What's your role at March Capital? Meredith Finn: I joined March Capital at the beginning of the year. How did you end up joining March Capital? I went to business school in between all of that.

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JULY 31, 2015

Los Angeles-based Thrive Market , which operates an online, membership-only health food service, has raised $30M in a funding round, the company said this week. Thrive Market offers up health food, bath and body products, kids and baby products, hoem goods and more on its online e-commerce site, with a focus on healthy and natural products.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

Irvine-based medical device manufacturer Axonic Modulation Technologies announced this morning that it has received marketing approval in Canada, from Health Canada. Axonics is venture backed by Advent Life Sciences, Cormorant Asset Management, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, NeoMed Management, Legend Capital, The Alfred E.

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MARCH 8, 2016

San Diego-based software growth equity investor TVC Capital has backed Celigo , a developer of software to integrate cloud-based applications. Celigo said this morning that it has raised $8M in an expansion capital round, its first institutional funding since it was founded in 2006. A part of the funding, TVC Capital's Steven J.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2022

Many of you don’t like to think of it this way, but penetrating a target market with your startup is a lot like a military invasion. Too many entrepreneurs push their product out without the proper scouting on high return or weak points in the existing market. Capitalize on territory the competition has not penetrated.

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JULY 31, 2023

Start by building just enough of your product to get early CAC and CLV signals (they won’t be perfect). If your numbers work out, then scaling becomes a question of capital. Another thing that Dave has done well is to look at the value of different marketing channels: There’s a lot of value in this presentation.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 18, 2022

and Europe, today announced that it has raised $65 million, with $50 million of those as a Series B funding round co-led by Albacore Capital Group and $15 million in convertible notes. Expa and Keyframe Capital, as well as new investor Capital One Ventures also participated in this route. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Here, we have Greg Martin, Founder and Managing Partner of Archer Venture Capital (www.archervc.com). At Liquid Stock, we were fortunate the IPO market stayed red-hot and we had two successful IPOs with Sumo Logic and Wish along with the filing of Affirm, Marqeta and Robinhood which we expect to go public early in Q1/2021.

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