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Science Inc. Eyes New Venture Capital Fund

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founded by Michael Jones, Peter Pham, Gregory Gilman, and Tom Dare, appears to be launching efforts to raise a new fund. The firm already has an existing venture capital fund which invests in its portfolio companies. Santa Monica-based startup studio Science Inc. READ MORE>>.

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Calibrate Ventures Raises $80M Investment Fund

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Pasadena-based Calibrate Ventures , a brand new venture capital firm founded by Kevin Dunlap and Jason Schoettler, announced on Tuesday morning that it has raised $80M in its very first venture capital fund, Calibrate Ventures, L.P.

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Science Raising New $30M Fund For LA Startups

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the startup incubator headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones, is reportedly raising another $30M in funding to put towards its startups. According to a report this morning, the fund will also invest in non-Science incubated startups. science myspace scienceinc venture capital fund funding'

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Understanding What’s Going on in #LATech

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Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA. See in the end, in LA VC firms are far more collaborative than competitive. Don’t we know it.

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Special Report: Who's Funding What, Really?

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In this special report, we've mined our extensive database of venture capital. and angel investment deals in Southern California to reveal who really, is funding companies, so that local startups are armed with the best knowledge and intelligence to optimize their changes of. being funded. Siemer Ventures.

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Splash LA October 2016

SoCal Tech Calendar

Brian Lee, CEO and Founder of The Honest Company, which has raised $222 million in VC funding. Mike Jones, Founder of Science, which has invested in some of LA’s top startups, like Dollar Shave Club. Leura Fine, CEO and Founder of Laurel and Wolf and Sean Brecker, CEO of Headspace.

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CAA Ventures Into DarbySmart

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Los Angeles-based CAA Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Creative Artists Agency, has made an investment in a monthly delivery service focused on do-it-yourself (DIY) crafts. in a funding round, which came from Maveron, Forerunner Ventures, and CAA Ventures. READ MORE>>.