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JANUARY 17, 2011

San Diego-based venture capital firm Avalon Ventures has boosted an Internet web site publisher known for its humorous, captioned pictures of cats and use of Internet memes, Cheezburger. Avalon's Levandov is also on the board and led the venture firm's investment in hot Internet social gaming firm Zynga.

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APRIL 16, 2023

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROI). How many of these lead generation techniques are funded in your business plan? Cold calling.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2020

They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co , almost 60 percent are funded with personal savings and credit, and another 25 percent get their money from friends and family. That leaves only about fifteen percent that actually get their funding from investors, through crowdfunding, banks, angels, and venture capitalists.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Los Angeles-based peer-to-peer commercial real estate investment site AssetAvenue said Friday that it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The startup offers up an online, peer-to-peer lending platform which lets users invest and borrow money to invest in commercial real estate deals. READ MORE>>.

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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. But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which In the U.S. Avoid risky or questionable business domains.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Beverly Hills-based real estate crowdfunding site Realty Mogul disclosed this morning that it has inked a $73M funding commitment with company Direct Lending Investments. The two said that the funding will go towards funding residential rehab loans through Realty Mogul''s platform. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based, early stage startup accelerator The Precellerator Program , which is associated with legal firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, says this morning that it will start investing $25,000 in unrestricted cash in the startups which join its program, in addition to the $25,000 in legal services it already provides to participants.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based Upfront Ventures , along with Jeffrey Katzenberg's investment fund, WndrCo and rapper Nas , are the lead investors in a new startup, Rally Rd. which lets individuals invest in fractional shares of blue chip, classic cars. According to Rally Rd. New York-based Rally Co.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based online ticket marketplace ScoreBig.com said today that it has raised $10M in a new funding round, and hired a new Chief Strategy Officer. ScoreBig.com said the new funding round came from Checketts Partners Investment Fund (CPIF), and is the first close of a Series C round of funding. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 4, 2009

Los Angeles-based Steamboat Ventures has set its sights on the celebrity web space, and is the lead investor in a new round of funding for Fanzter , which operates the celebrity products site Coolspotters.com. Coolspotters is a web site which highlights which products celebrities are buying and wearing.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Los Angeles- and Austin-based Moonshots Capital , the new venture investment fund founded by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings, is on an investment roll, and has made another investment from its fund. Moonshots Capital has been on a roll, having just announced the lead on two other companies earlier this month.

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MARCH 23, 2016

Irvine-based HomeUnion , a crowdfunding site focused on rental real estate investments, has raised $16M in a Series B funding, the company said Tuesday. The funding came from Colchis Capital, Northgate Capital, and Tamarisc along with Artiman. HomeUnion said it has now raised a total of $23M in funding.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Monica-based Visio Internet , which develops Internet sites for governments, has raised a round of growth capital, according to the company. The funding came from Caltius Equity Partners. Size of the investment was not disclosed. As part of the funding, Vision Internet said it has named David M. Nachman as its CEO.

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JULY 19, 2022

Today, when you start a brand, your first hire is probably someone to build out your Shopify site. million in new funding for its predictive inventory recommendation platform, joining other similar companies, including Zippedi and Inventa. Ghost is not alone in developing technology focused on inventory. Syrup Tech bags $6.3M

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JANUARY 18, 2019

With an inaugural investment into the Los Angeles-based entertainment startup Culture Genesis , Clifford Harris Jr., ”, has launched a new syndicated investment vehicle called Tech Cypha. And that’s by coming together to pool our resources so we can invest more.” who’s better known as “T.I.”,

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Los Angeles-based AudioMicro , the provider of royalty free music and sound effects run by Ryan Born, has scored a round of financing from micro stock photo site Fotolia. The $750,000 funding round also included prior investor DFJ Frontier.

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JUNE 19, 2013

But, it looks like being a seed investor has paid off for at least one local investor, Baroda Ventures , the venture capital investment fund owned by GeoCities founder David Bohnett. Baroda was a very early investor in Fab.com , which just today raised $150M in funding at a $1 billion valuation. and oversease. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. The average amount per startup has been $23,000, usually in the form of a convertible loan, rather than an equity investment.

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APRIL 18, 2013

The Hunt says it is developing a community-driven, online shopping site, focused on making social media photos "shoppable". The site--reminiscent of Pinterst--helps users find products features from other social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr.

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AUGUST 29, 2020

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well.

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

Glendale-based LegalZoom , the online legal filing site which focuses on small businesses and families, has named David Yuan, a General Partner at Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) to its board of directors. According to LegalZoom, the addition comes as part of an investment by TCV in LegalZoom. LegalZoom is led by CEO John Suh.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Los Angeles-based AllGear Digital--which owns media sites GearJunkie, Switchback Travel, Bikerumor, and others--said on Thursday that it has raised $40M in a funding round. The funding was led by Bardin Hill Investment Partners. The company--run by co-founder and CEO Eric Phung--was previously known as Lola Digital Media.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Instead, he''s one of the key angel investors in a new, crowdfunding site called Ramen , which launched this week at Calacanis'' Launch Conference, saying that it has raised a seed funding from Calacanis, Naval Ravikant (AngelList), and Matt Cutler, to bring its online crowdfunding service for software projects to market. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2013

The new, Newport Beach venture investor said it has created a fund, Emerald Ocean Capital , which will invest in technology--however, only for companies in the area of legal cannabis and medical marijuana. emerald ocean capital venture weed marijuana investment entrepreneur drugs ghostgroup ghost' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Jason Calacanis , the high profile CEO of Mahalo, and angel investor, has made an investment in Georgia-based StorkBrokers , an online community site focused on new mothers and fathers. The investment was worth $25,000, and Calacanis has joined the firm's board.

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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. But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which In the U.S. Avoid risky or questionable business domains.

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MAY 7, 2014

Beauty Noted , an online beauty and cosmetics social discovery site founded by USC student Sarah Kortschak, said Tuesday that it has raised $2.2M in a funding round. The startup--which is based in San Francisco--said the funding came from Kortschak Investments, as well as IDG Ventures and Crosslink capital.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The company said the new funding includes $1.25M in new capital, plus a $1M convertible note from last year. Tapiture said the new funds will go towards growth, towards international expansion, and to help build merchant partnerships. tapiture venture capital angel investment social sharing photos products style' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 16, 2012

Los Angeles-based humor site Funny or Die has received an investment from Turner Broadcasting , as part of a strategic deal between the companies for Turner to manage ad site sales for the company. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

Aliso Viejo-based Crossover Health , a developer of employee health care centers, has raised $92M in a funding round from Gurnet Point Cpaital, the two said on Wednesday. Crossover Health develops on-site and near-site health centers for employers, to help address employer health are costs. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture investor March Capital Partners is the lead investor in a new, Series A $4M funding round for a new, video game developer called Knock Knock Games , according to the company on Thursday. The funding also included Raine Ventures, London Venture Partners, and Ludlow Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Last night, Amazon.com jumped into the movie business, with its own, online film submission site, Amazon Studios , backed by the help of a number of notable USC Film School advisors. million in awards over the next year to the best movies submitted to the site--with an exclusive option for Warner Bros. www.filmaka.com) [ Profile ].

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JULY 14, 2015

Los Angeles-based Realty Mogul , the online real estate crowdfunding site led by Jilliene Helman, said this morning that it has raised $35M in a Series B funding. The funding was led by Sorenson Capital, and also included Canaan Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Register Internet and social media startup names.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm is joining Google and Microsoft in a big, $110M funding round for Cloudflare , the provider of web site security and caching services. Qualcomm made the investment through Qualcomm Ventures.

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JUNE 2, 2020

Irvine-based Buy It Installed , a startup which provides on-site, home installation of products, says it is seeking $4.5M in a Series A extension, and received new investment funds as part of that funding. Amount of that investment was not announced by the company. Buy It Installed is led by CEO Todd Banhidy.

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APRIL 30, 2014

Social networking site MovieLaLa --which focuses on upcoming movies--said Tuesday that it has raised an angel investment from Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff. MovieLaLa said that Benioff''s investment brings the company''s total raised to $750,000. The company is led by Dana Loberg, and is based in San Francisco.

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