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MAY 14, 2014

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>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

There's been a lot of talk about the boom in Southern California's startup world. Driven by success in the sector, accelerators, serial entrepreneurs, and more, there are more startups starting and relocating here than ever. In this special report, we've mined our extensive database of venture capital.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Every tech or major news journal in the country is preparing to write their Snap, Inc (creators of Snapchat, Spectacles, etc) stories and many of them seem to want a “How does it feel to have missed this investment story.” My job as a VC isn’t to beat myself up or any other partner up for the one deal we didn’t do.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Los Angeles based startup incubator/studio Science --which is behind such local startups as Dollar Shave Club and DogVacay--has quietly raised $20M in a debt financing round, according to the companies. Science says it now has more than 150 people on staff working on its startups. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2016

Los Angeles-based startup studio Science Inc. has backed a startup, Plows & Mowz offering up an on-demand marketplace for snow plowing and lawn care. The investment is the first one announced since the successful acquisition of Science Inc. According to Plowz & Mowz, it has raised $1.5M since 2015. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Are you a startup looking to find funding in Southern California? It's often tough to figure exactly who the venture capital funds are who are funding startups in the area. However, for members of socaltech.com, it's a click away with our real time analysis of venture funding flows. Crosscut Ventures 6 deals.

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JULY 23, 2016

But one tech news story stood out for me — the fact that LA-based Dollar Shave Club (DSC) was sold to Unilever for $1 billion. Michael has always impressed me since the days of the original launch video that was perhaps the best startup launch video of all time  — 23 million views and counting. Congratulation.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2016

It wasn’t so long ago that venture capital was a suburban California phenomenon. Los Angeles didn’t have much in terms of a real tech scene — and even San Francisco only had a few VCs or tech companies. Now, VC offices have sprung up in San Francisco, moving more of the investment energy up there.

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JUNE 23, 2015

Crosscut Ventures has just announced their 3rd fund and clocking in at $75 million , which will be focused heavily on Los Angeles – FTW. LA has grown up a lot over the past 5 years. This week Michael Dubin’s startup Dollar Shave Club announced a $75 million funding round at a rumored $650 million valuation.

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