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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. ” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” for $565 million to Excite.

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Why Hopscotch Is Behind Your Favorite Mobile Sports App, with Laurence Sotsky

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That includes Notre Dame, Oregon, UCLA, and others. For example, we're the official mobile app of UCLA, even though behind the scenes is actually Hopscotch. Laurence Sotsky: I've been working in the software-as-a-service space for some time, in medium-sized, venture capital backed companies. What do your apps do?

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Interview with Steve Poizner, Alliance for Southern California Innovation

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There's a tightness which is squeezing the lifeblood from the entrepreneurs, even as it remains an amazing place. But, there is broad agreement that it would be a wonderful thing to get more entrepreneurs and venture capital into the region. As you know, Silicon Valley has a locker grip on the venture capital community.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

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This Spotlight takes place Thursday, October 27, at UCLA. Earbits is an online radio platform where artists, labels and concert promoters bid for airtime on a per-song-played basis, and use the exposure to sell their music, event tickets and more. InVenture is next stage microfinance – focusing on providing expansion capital.

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Interview with Alex Capecelatro, Hyphos

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His startup, Culver City-based Hyphos , just launched an early beta access at UCLA--his alma mater, and that of a number of his co-founders--this week, so we thought we'd learn more about what drove him to quit his job, and start the company. Alex Capecelatro: Hyphos is a social discovery platform. What is Hyphos?

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Reflections on 2019: Brett Brewer, Crosscut Ventures

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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. Today, we share the thoughts of Brett Brewer , co-foudner and Managing Director of Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscut.vc). in 2005 for $680M.

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How TenOneTen Ventures Is Investing In LA's Technology Future

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Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. We also did a company in Northern California, Weoutta, which is a consumer app for making future plans, which is built on top of a pretty robust data platform.

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