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NOVEMBER 9, 2014

We all know that funding markets have changed for startups. The trends are well understood: more angels, more seed funds, more crowdsourcing and so forth. There’s another issue I can add to your list of things to be aware of – information rights. What is less understood are the consequences of these changes.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

La Jolla-based Personal AI, which is developing artificial intelligence software to help users draft personal messages, retain, and recall personal information, has raised $7.8M in a seed funding round.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

Size of the seed funding was not announced. According to Lenny, it is initially focusing on providing microloans to students, using such information as their GPA to qualify them for loans. The startup is led by Joe Bayen. Lenny says it makes loans of up to $500, based entirely on a student's GPA.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

in a seed funding, which included Los Angeles-based TenOneTen Ventures. According to HiHello, the seed funding was led by August Capital, K9 Ventures and TenOneTen Ventures. Villi Iltchev of August Capital has joined the company's board with the funding. HiHello has now raised $2.75M in total.

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MAY 30, 2019

in a seed funding round, which was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Capital Factory, Sputnik ATX, Next Coast Ventures, Bull Creek Capital, and BNSG Capital. As a part of the funding round, Kelly Perdew, Managing General Partner of Moonshots Capital, will join the board at Backtracks.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

The company said it automates equipment issuance, providing everything from sit-stand desks and ergonomic chairs, information technology resources, and more on a subscription basis.

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MAY 23, 2018

Los Angeles-based TruStory , a stealth-mode startup led by Preethi Kasireddy, has raised $3M in a seed funding round to help vet information on cryptocurrency and other areas, the company disclosed on Wednesday.

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JUNE 24, 2020

in a funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The seed funding was led by Cove Fund II, and also included Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health and Device of Tomorrow Capital, as well as un-named angels. San Diego-based Carlsmed , a developer of medical devices to improve complex spin surgery, has raised $2.5M READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

El Segundo-based Slingshot Aerospace, which develops software which aggregates information from satellites, ground-based sensors, and more to help with situational awareness, has named Melanie Stricklan as its new CEO. The company has raised $17M in total funding, including an $8M round in October of 2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year. Look to grants and strategic partners for seed funding.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Los Angeles- and New York-based venture investor Greycroft Ventures has joined in a new funding round for PebblePost , a startup which uses real time online information to send direct mail to users, as part of a $31M Series C funding. Greycroft is an existing investor in PebblePost, which is based in New York.

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JULY 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , which develops a range of software used for corporate finance deals and information sharing, has raised a $2.5M in seed funding. The funding came from Alphabit Fund, Translunar One, Kenetic Capital, NextProtocol Ventures, and BKCM.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Slingshot is venture backed by ATX Venture Partners, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Techstars Ventures, and Okapi Venture Capital, along with others.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

To figure out those 50 washes, embedded near-field communication (NFC) technology in the garments are tracked in real time and healthcare practitioners are informed via a mobile app how many times a gown has been washed. The funding gives the company fuel to grow as it expands into the U.S. Image Credits: MEDU.

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

San Diego-based Luna DNA , a new genomic information startup based on the Blockchain protocol, and led by veterans of Illumina, sas it has raised $2M in a seed funding round. According to Luna DNA, the funding came from individual investors and former executives from DNA sequencing equipment developer Illumina.

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MAY 12, 2015

million in seed round funding and clients that include NATO. With features like embedded video conferencing, private chat and file management, project streams called Spaces, in-depth search capability to find threads of information, and social interaction features — Incentive can save companies time and money.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Los Angeles-based Funraise , the developer of a software platform which helps nonprofits manage their fundraising efforts, has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding was lead by Toba Capital, the investment firm founded by Quest Software founder Vinny Smith. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

This morning, Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com), led by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings , announced its first formal fund, a $19M seed stage fund. In October of last year, we did a first close on our first committed fund, which we're announcing. It's much better with committed funds and bigger checks.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The startup has also collected information to construct a research-backed guide to holistic health, something the team believes has been missing from the natural health sector. million in seed funding from Crosscut, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, and Female Founders Fund. Berlincourt and Kensh?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year. Look to grants and strategic partners for seed funding.

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APRIL 23, 2013

in a Series A funding round, the firm announced Tuesday. The funding was led by Greycroft Partners, and also included e.ventures and Signia Venture Partners. in seed funding from Signia and angels. Los Angeles-based Nativo , the online advertising technology firm led by Justin Choi, has raised $3.5M

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APRIL 15, 2014

The startup--founded by Nick La Maina, Kurt Braget, and Kevin Donovan--says its tool is designed to bringing information on future releases and upcoming events to communities of people very soon. The company is seed funded by Lionsgate.

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JULY 16, 2013

In what might be the geographically furthest investment so far by Los Angeles startup accelerator Launchpad LA , the accelerator is one of the investors in a Boston-based startup tackling law enforcement information sharing software. County to reduce administration and increase the effectiveness of criminal information. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Previous Boundless investors including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Esther Dyson will join Thrive Global’s cap table. Going forward, the Boundless team is hoping to use more of the information coming from a phone’s increasing array of sensors to better refine its notifications.

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MAY 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based Crowdfunder , an online crowd funding site headed by Chance Barnett, has raised $400,000 in seed funding, according to reports today. According to TechCrunch, the firm is currently limiting users to accredited investors, until the JOBS act takes place.

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JULY 31, 2012

Avalon Ventures , the La Jolla- and Cambridge-based venture capital firm, has backed a new startup, Pingup , which lets consumers text nightclubs for reservations and information. According to Pingup Tuesday, it raised $1M in a seed funding round from Avalon Ventures, led by Brady Bohrmann.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The new startup--which is split between San Diego and Seattle--said it is looking to help organize the information about home improvement projects, plus also help homeowners to find home improvement professionals.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

in a seed funding round, the firm said yesterday. Stockr, which was co-founded by Vinny Jindal, Tim Symington, and Brendon Crawford, helps investors by connecting them with news, information, discussion, and more about stocks. The company said the round came from Personal Capital, The Doyle Investment Group, and Adam Townsend.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Santa Monica- and London-based Echoecho , which is developing a service to provide location information to your friends via a mobile application, announced today that it has raised $750,000 in a seed funding round. The round came from Google Ventures and PROfounders.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Very few people fund individuals. Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. And whenever I needed to round up signatures for future fund raisings it was difficult to track him down / get him to care.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And as a result of this there are now very robust secondary markets where founders and seed-funds alike are selling down their ownership long before an ultimate exit. If we wanted to we could have sold > 2x the fund easily in the secondary markets with significant upside remaining. of the fund.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

I save room in literally every deal to invite angels (or seed funds) to co-invest with me. But we’ve gotten the point where ENIFA and they will invest with no information based solely on the name of who else has invested. Information Leaks are a Real Problem. Having too many investors can lead to information leaks.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

QR codes are three dimensional barcodes which can be recognized by mobile phones to connect users with web sites and other information.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

I recently wrote a blog post on understanding how the size and age of a venture capital fund might affect you when you’re raising money. Because it is a “series&# I plan to get into some of the deeper complexities of funds such as “cross over funds&# and “why VC’s hate to price their own deals&# at a later stage.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

I always wanted to have Dan on This Week in VC with Dan Primack ( to see video click link ) because he’s blunt, honest, opinionated and well informed. People like Fred Wilson who say let all the small companies fund and bloom, create more jobs, etc. A recent study said seed stage valuations have been quite static recently.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

They might not actively “collude&# and say “let’s collectively keep the price down&# but in the resulting discussion pricing information will flow – whether intentional or not. To be crystal clear – I think AngelList is awesome and I have NEVER heard Nivi or Naval ever reveal or discuss pricing information.

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

The company, which was founded in 2021 by researchers from Harvard and Stanford, has invested in clinical-grade deep learning to unlock the potential of image data, helping oncologists make much more informed decisions about their patients. This April, the startup raised a staggering $4 million in a seed funding round.

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