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APRIL 17, 2012

A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. ZestCash, founded by Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google [Hollywood]. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC. downtown LA].

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

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MARCH 17, 2010

We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages. In content creation we definitely have assets other markets don’t have. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company in LA.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We have world-class universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and more. When you’re one fund and have $600 million to invest it’s easier to take that kind of risk. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of ‘swing-for-the-fences’ investment at early stages – and neither does your town.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313