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Drivetime, With Founder In SoCal, Finds $11M

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According to the startup, the funding was led by Makers Fund and also included the Amazon Alexa Fund and Google. The company says it has now raised a total of $15M, including a $4M seed funding round a year ago. The company's titles include JEOPARDY!,

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Interview with Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures

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The fund--started by Brian Garrett and Rick Smith --has been focused on digital media investments, and so far has made investments in six companies. What do you invest in? We closed our fund in August of 2008. We spent six plus years at a local firm, Palomar Ventures, doing Series A and Series B investments.

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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. Many VCs who do lots of seed stage deals are very supportive and active. I think they definitely qualify as a VC and not a seed fund. They have a large-ish fund. What exactly is seed funding anymore?

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K5 Brings yCombinator Model Accelerator To Orange and San Diego County

Tech Zulu Event

Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, San Diego and the Orange County with innovative ideas, particularly in the social, mobile, local media and Internet marketplaces, can apply for the opportunity to be a part of this emerging community. 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

Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, San Diego and the Orange County with innovative ideas, particularly in the social, mobile, local media and Internet marketplaces, can apply for the opportunity to be a part of this emerging community. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories.