socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

That post ignited a firestorm of criticism and controversy among the technology community, both publicly and privately in emails, tweets, comments, and phone calls. And while I generally agree and give similar advice, here are three anecdotes or truths about SoCal investing and startups that contradict. On associates.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Southern California's top startups showed up in force Friday at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, for the Technology Council of Southern California's annual VentureNet conference. Magnify360 was voted the best investment opportunity by both venture capitalist audience members and panelists.

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socalTECH

MAY 27, 2009

A few months ago, Peter Lee --a venture local capitalist who has served at firms such as Prism Ventures and Clearstone Ventures Partners--joined a relatively unknown venture firm here in Southern California, Baroda Ventures (www.barodaventures.com). He made a lot of money from those deals, so in 1999 he set up Baroda Ventures.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

There simply are NOT enough venture capital firms in the Southern California. In the bay area there are dozens of firms that are actively making investments. Despite the above, great entrepreneurs, teams, companies in LA can always find capital.

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