TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2018

Los Angeles is becoming one of the more interesting destinations for startups and the investors that provide money for venture capital firms to place bets on young companies are increasingly starting to take notice. New funds are launching in Los Angeles at a pretty feverish clip, and the latest to plant its flag in the […].

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JULY 30, 2014

Brock Pierce , the Southern California angel investor who is one of the most active proponents and investors in Bitcoin and its startups, has made another investment in the space, leading an AngelList syndicate funding of ZipZap. The funding included Pierce''s AngelList syndicate, 500 Startups, and Blumberg Capital. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 10, 2014

A new, Los Angeles-based venture capital firm-- TYLT Lab --said Monday that it has raised $20M in an initial close towards its early stage, seed investment fund. The venture capital fund was founded by Rami Rostami and Gerard Casale. per investment. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 14, 2019

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 -- Los Angeles VC Panel and LAVA Annual Membership Meeting. Come meet three of the most active Venture Capital funds in Los Angeles. Meet the top VCs who are investing in Southern California. Find out what they are looking to invest in.

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APRIL 23, 2013

Despite the level of venture capital activity in Southern California, the region--according to informal discussions with venture capitalists over the years--continues to suffer from a dearth of local, indigenous capital--at least, compared with the hundreds of investors along Sand Hill Road. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 -- Venture Capital in Southern California: Catching Up and Going Beyond. Northern California gets all the attention when it comes to venture capital investment. But Southern California does VC, too, just not at quite the same scale as Silicon Valley.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2018

Los Angeles is becoming one of the more interesting destinations for startups and the investors that provide money for venture capital firms to place bets on young companies are increasingly starting to take notice.

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JULY 19, 2011

Southern California companies raised $739M in venture capital in Q2 of 2011, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) based on data from Thomson Reuters. in funding, and San Diego $198.18M in investments. billion invested across 814 deals.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture investor Bonfire Ventures , the venture capital fund led by SoCal VC veterans Jim Andelman and Mark Mullen, has launched a fundraising effort for a new fund, Bonfire Ventures Select I , according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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OCTOBER 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series about Raising Venture Capital. A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. If the large VC doesn’t agree to do your A round then you’re in a bit of trouble. If a VC term sheet comes in they begin their due diligence process.

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MARCH 23, 2016

A new survey, released this week by Silicon Valley Bank, finds that even as the availability of venture capital in Southern California is tightening, and lofty unicorn valuations are declining, startup entrepreneurs are still optimistic about the future of technology in the region.

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AUGUST 23, 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 -- Lunch and Learn: Venture Capital and Investments. This program will focus on the various sources of fundings such as venture capital and different types of investments. Asian Business Association. How can businesses secure the funds and how should they spend the money?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 11, 2009

The State of Venture Capital Investing: are the VC's investing? What are the current hot industries for VC funding? Friday, July 17, 2009 -- Monthly Financial Executive Forum. TechAmerica. Senior Financial Executive Roundtable Breakfast Series. What is the trend of terms and valuations for recent deals?"

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JUNE 13, 2009

The State of Venture Capital Investing: are the VC's investing? What are the current hot industries for VC funding? Friday, June 19, 2009 -- TechAmerica LA Presents: Corporte Financial Executive Breakfast Series. What is the trend of terms and valuations for recent deals?" See [link] (more).

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters, were released this morning, finding that there was $587.8M invested in Southern California in Q4. was invested in the region. in investments.

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JULY 14, 2009

Contrary to the common belief that Southern California "should be an easy place to raise money" with all of its' entertainment and real estate wealth, it is a very difficult place to raise Venture Capital for technology start-ups. So how does an entrepreneur based in SoCal get the attention of VC funds today?

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Pelion Venture Partners , a venture capital firm based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is expanding its efforts into Southern California, and has named Jeff Kearl as Managing Director in the region for the firm. Pelion has made investments in such companies as Domo, Redhat, Riverbed, MX Logic, and others. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

A report today from CNN's Term Sheet says that a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Erik Rannala , is leaving Harrison Metal Venture Capital to set up a new venture capital fund in Southern California. Harrison Metal's investments have included such firms as Plastic Jungle, Lumos Labs, Yummly, AdMob, and Heroku.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 -- 2010 VC Outlook: An Investment Banking Oracle's Perspective on the Venture Capital Industry. San Diego Venture Group.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Southern California venture totals for Q3 totaled around $1.0 billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. billion invested in Q2. In terms of industries, Biopharmaceutical investments led the quarter with around $260.4M

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MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. Kevin Federline Search Engine Realistic Entrprenuer's Guide to Venture Capital Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple F2F Still Matters 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M Southern California's investment totals bucked the national trend, which found that there was a 9 percent drop in dollars to $4.7 of the total invested in Q1.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 -- Fireside Chat With VC Mark Terbeek - Partner At Greycroft Partners. Greycroft Partners is one of LA's leading venture capital firms, which has $800 million under management.

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APRIL 2, 2009

Southern California Venture capital totals were up slightly in Q1 of this year from last quarter, to around $718M in deals, according to an analysis of socalTECH.com's proprietary venture database. However, venture funding totals were still well off the first quarter of 2008's nearly $1.2 billion in funding.

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JULY 6, 2010

An analysis of Q2's venture capital deals and investment activity in Southern California find that venture capitalists invested around $1.6 billion invested in Q1, and up from $1.0 in investment), Energy ($190.2M in investments) and Medical Deviecs ($128.1M in investments in Q2).

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2009

I run a monthly meeting called the VCA that represents the majority of Southern California venture capital firms. My goal is to bring in informative speakers who stretch our collectively thinking on topics that will influence our investment strategies and use it as a way for us to share our experiences in ways that I [.].

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 -- Insider Insights: You got your VC meeting, now what? San Diego Venture Group. You got your VC meeting, now what? Just like your company is unique, so too are venture capitalists and their investment strategies.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 -- LAVA's Annual Venture Capital Panel. Meet the top VCs who are investing in Southern California. Find out what they are looking to invest in. Find out what does it take to secure Venture Capital for your company. Learn about the hottest trends and the mistakes NOT to make.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters, were released this morning, finding that there was $587.8M invested in Southern California in Q4. was invested in the region. in investments.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

And while I generally agree and give similar advice, here are three anecdotes or truths about SoCal investing and startups that contradict. One of my investments doing GREAT (and I mean GREAT) is SupplyFrame in Pasadena. Read the rest of Jim's response and comments on investing and startups in LA. On associates.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 -- 2011 Venture Capital Outlook. Come hear our expert panelists from the venture industry (NVCA, Sigma Partners, Charles River Ventures, SVB Capital) share and debate their outlook for the industry in 2011. Register online by Jan 21!

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 -- FundingPost San Diego VC and Angel Investor Event/ Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? FundingPost has hosted 400 sold-out venture events in 22 cities over the past 17 years. Interested in pitching?

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Thursday, September 28, 2017 -- Orange County VC and Angel Investor Conference. Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Orange County? FundingPost. Register for the FundingPost event on Thursday, September 28th, 2017.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

Monday, November 4, 2019 -- FundingPost Orange County VC and Angel Investor Event. Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? FundingPost has hosted 400 sold-out venture events in 22 cities over the past 17 years. Interested in pitching?

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

Monday, November 4, 2019 -- FundingPost Los Angeles VC and Angel Investor Event. Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? FundingPost has hosted 400 sold-out venture events in 22 cities over the past 17 years. Interested in pitching?

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -- MIT CC Forum - Raising Venture Capital: - Some of the Important Rules Have Changed! See [link] (more)

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