Silicon Beach Report Oct. 17: Riot Games Under Fire
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 17, 2018
Edlio gets investment for school communications; Riot Games accused of gender bias; Jukin Media proves old content doesn’t expire
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Understanding What’s Going on in #LATech
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA. Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles.
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Gamzee Gets Seed Funding
socalTECH
JUNE 16, 2011
Los Angeles-based Gamzee , a developer of HTML5 and mobile/social games, announced Thursday that it has raised $1M in a seed round of funding. Paul Ksller of Bristol Investment Fund joins the firm's board as part of the funding. Paul Ksller of Bristol Investment Fund joins the firm's board as part of the funding. READ MORE>>.
Report Tallies $7.7 Billion In SoCal IT Exits In 2011
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
Among other major 2011 exits listed were Riot Games ($400 million) and HauteLook ($270 million). The report also tallied six companies having IPOs, the most since 2005; those firms included RealD, Cornerstone OnDemand, Demand Media, ReachLocal and Inphi Corp.
Why I’m Now Long NPR
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 10, 2014
Anyone who knows me well knows that I have a few brands & media properties that I truly love and for which I have huge loyalty. Technology is disrupting all types of media and talk radio will be no exception. And of course there are virulent debates about whether publicly funded media should exist at all. Virgin America.
Reflections on 2018: Clinton Foy, CrossCut Ventures
socalTECH
DECEMBER 27, 2018
When I first joined Crosscut Ventures five years ago, the firm had $20 million under management and was just starting to invest out of its second fund. We now have $250 million under management, are investing out of our fourth fund and have made more than 80 investments.
Looking At LA's Technology Future with Derek Norton
socalTECH
APRIL 12, 2011
Derek Norton is head of Los Angeles-based Watertower Group (www.watertowergroup.com), a firm which helps companies raise funding, one of the rare companies which has a track record and good reputation helping companies with fundraising, and also runs its own investment fund. Those are two big gaming companies.
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