Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 18, 2019
This led to massive funding rounds at Bird, Lime and others. There was seasonality, theft, tough unit economics and slowing funding rounds. They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. I’d like to share some insights with you. The valuations were too high!
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 15, 2014
A few years later they announced $150 million in a funding round at $1 billion+ valuation and are ramping up jobs to secure their market-leading position. But I know with local funding and local support that’s certainly less likely. I often point out the story of when we raised our fourth fund a few years ago.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
We seed funded a company a few years ago called Parachute Home that has grown 180% CAGR (compounded annually) and is now doing tens of millions of revenue with very little capital raised. In Venice, California they opened a “Parachute Hotel” that let consumers experience the product for a night in a world-class location.
LATechDigest
MAY 23, 2016
SPACES VR Launches with $3M Funding ( link ). NFTE Hosted Their Annual Entrepreneur Competition. And if you ever needed a reason to live in LA… #FollowTheSun down the streets of Venice—the perfect end to another day in LA. EXPERT DOJO Investor Festival Brings Together Startups, VCs ( link ). pic.twitter.com/J03KX7bIvZ.
socalTECH
APRIL 12, 2017
Wallach on investments out of a new fund, Inevitable Ventures. People welcomed us with open arms, and always wanted us to co-invest, because they didn't see us as competitive. Hollod is now joined up with Burkle and recording artist D.A. How did you end up here in Los Angeles doing investments? It just worked from day one.
socalTECH
MAY 23, 2012
Bauckhage talks about the firm's recent funding from DFJ Espirit, T-Venture, Grazia Equity, and others, and how the company has been helping studios like Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, Disney and Paramount market their upcoming releases. Do you see a lot of competition from current US services?
From the Venture Trenches
APRIL 30, 2013
For the first three months of this year, I have had the pleasure of breathing the same air as the crew from Amplify , the Venice based accelerator. Building a standout destination site for video gamers takes moxie in the highly competitive and lucrative on-line game industry.
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