Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 20, 2015
VC funding. Our perspectives on the topic wax and wane with market cycles. We love capital efficiency until we love land grabs until we abhor over funding until we get huge payouts and ring the bell for more funding until we attract every non-VC on the planet to invest in startups until it crashes and we start the cycle all over again none the wiser.
Berkonomics
AUGUST 20, 2015
Dave’s note: Guest author, David Steakley returns to explain his theory of exit valuations. It’s a short but excellent read… By David Steakley. You may recall that earlier in this series, I explained the definition of an inciting incident, using the movie industry and its story telling as the model. The inciting incident in a movie is the event at the beginning of the story that causes the hero’s life to be completely transformed and irrevocably changed, and makes the w
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socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2015
San Diego-based Kyriba , the venture-backed company which develops cloud-based software for treasury management, reported Wednesday that it now has more than 1,000 clients worldwide, with more than 45,000 users. Kyriba said that it added nearly 100 new clients in the first half of the year. The startup, led by Jean-Luc Robert, is venture backed by such investors as HSBC, BRED Banque Populaire, Daher Capital, Iris Capital and Upfront Ventures.
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 20, 2015
No matter if you have a team of 5 or 500 EAT Club can accommodate the startups and enterprise level companies alike. The company redefining workplace lunch with personalized meals and snacks that are always on time, launches today in L.A. Since its inception in 2010, EAT Club has scaled its service in the Bay Area, delivering more than three million meals to allow thousands of companies like Netflix , Tesla and Cisco to find their workplace zen.
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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.
socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2015
Venice-based instant messaging startup Snapchat , arguably Southern California's highest visibility "unicorn" startups, had a mere $3M in revenues between January and November of 2014, according to leaked documents published on Gawker. According to documents posted by the online publication, Snapchat lost $128M in the period, on only $3M in revenues.
socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2015
Los Angeles-based venture investor Rustic Canyon Partners has re-upped on an investment in cancer portal developer Navigating Cancer , in a new, $10M investment. Navigating Cancer--which is based in Seattle--develops web-based portal software used by cancer treatment centers and programs. The round was led by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, and also included ORIX Healthcare Capital in addition to the investment by Rustic Canyon Partners.
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socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2015
Rancho Cucamonga-based PneuDraulics , a manufacturer of highly engineered, pneumatic and hydralic components for the aerospace industry, has been acquired for $325M in cash by Cleveland-based TransDigm Group Incorporated. According to the companies, PenuDraulics employs approximately 275 people. The deal had been announced in July. TransDigm is a designer, producer, and supplier of aircraft components, both for the commercial and military aircraft market.
socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2015
Silicon Valley lunch delivery service EAT. Club is announcing this morning that it is expanding its service to Los Angeles. EAT Club helps companies with in-office lunch delivery, letting office managers pick which lunches, snacks, delivery timing, and more for in-office lunch service. Employees are allowed to pick exactly what meals they want from local restaurants, as well as EAT Club's own kitchens, either via a mobile ordering system or online.
socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2015
Los Angeles-based ParkMe , the real time parking information app developer, has scored a win over at Texas A&M University, the company said this week, to allow customers to purchase electronic parking passes online. ParkMe said Texas A&M will allow customers to pre-purchase electronic parking passes online or on their smartphones for parking facilities near the university's football stadium, Kyle Field, for the 2015 football season.
socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2015
Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management and Dun & Bradstreet said this morning that they are launching a new partnership to bolster entrepreneurship and the emerging business community. According to the two, Graziadio Business School will work with Dun & Bradstreet to conduct economic research and develop specialized curriculum focused on the needs and success metrics of entrepreneurs.
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