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Reflections On 2019: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. I predict SoCal will continue to grow, but in 2020 more companies nationwideand herewill not get the funding they need. READ MORE>>.

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How Chinese Startup Tradesparq Is Looking To Grow In SoCal

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The crux of it is we help buyers user their network to verify suppliers, primarily in Asia and China, where we started. It''s a social network for world trade, kind of a combo between Alibaba and LinkedIn. Michael Kleist: We''re seed funded, and have already raised money from twelve investors. Tell us about your backers?

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Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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I continue to be surprised by some clever SoCal entrepreneurs who are creating out-of-the box companies that are opportunistic and reflect our markets ingenuity. He is the co-founder of the Recurring Revenue Conference, the largest SoCal tech event focused on innovative business models.

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VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

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A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. So they set up seed programs that allowed for rapid decisions for $500k or less, often done as convertible debt for both speed and cost reasons. I told entrepreneurs that it was a bit of a Faustian bargain. I was an early cynic.

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K5 Brings yCombinator Model Accelerator To Orange and San Diego County

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K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories.

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K5 Brings yCombinator Model Accelerator To Orange and San Diego County

Tech Zulu Event

K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

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Robertson is the founder of Influence , a networking tool for influencers that’s expected to announce its Series A financing in the coming weeks. The program, called The EduCator Incubator, planned to seed 25 to 40 “emerging video creators” with $25,000 to $75,000 in seed funding. Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill.

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