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. Their realm fits between crowdfunding and venture capital sources.

Angel 126

Angel Funding Venture Capital Seed Funding 126

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

years at Upfront has been both a pleasure and also has taught me a lot about venture capital. We generally look for associates who are deeply quantitative, have great research & analytical skills and often have the tool kit for framing and making complex decisions. Watching him develop over the past 4.5

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Startup Invest Course 150

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2011

La Jolla-based NeuroVigil , a firm developing non-invasive wireless brain recording technology and advanced computational analysis techniques, has raised a first round of funding, the firm said this week. Amount of the funding, and source, was not disclosed. The firm was founded by Dr. Philip Low.

Funding 133

Funding Zone Ventures Draper Seed Funding 133

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

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. Their realm fits between crowdfunding and venture capital sources. Early stage research and development won’t excite angels.

Angel 106

Angel Startup Venture Capital Seed Funding 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy. Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Think of that challenge like competing for limited venture capital.

Incubator 98

Incubator Startup Help Resource 98

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

He or she has worked at some very successful big technology or media companies and went to a great school. I often tell people in this scenario to focus on a VC “fixer upper.” Being the CEO of a fixer-upper gives you board exposure and VC relationships that will benefit you later.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Startup Venture Capital IP 150

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The Pasadena, CA-based urban office real estate investment trust (REIT), founded in 1994, has grown into one of the country’s largest developers of world-class collaborative science and technology campuses. from San Francisco, San Diego, and Seattle on the west coast to Boston, New York, and Research Triangle Park out east.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Startup San Diego Class 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

To that end, last week, Los Angeles-based MuckerLab (www.muckerlab.com) announced its plans--and a big lineup of local CEO mentors--to start up a new, YCombinator- and TechStars-type program in Los Angeles, headed by former Silicon Valley venture capitalist Erik Rannala , and affiliated with the TechStars Network. Erik, thanks for the time.

Technical Advisors 176

Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 17, 2012

Large technology firms who are training sums of talent, check; one box filled on the startup ecosystem checklist. Available seed funding, check; another one down for the startup ecosystem checklist. As I toured, he even went on to explain some of the seed funding he does along with incubation.

Startup 109

Startup Incubator Seed Funding Platform 109

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. It got me thinking about the advice that I often give to new VCs. VC Industry' Somehow the world seems to be spinning faster these days than just a few years ago.

Startup 317

Startup Technical Review Venture Capital Email 317

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 17, 2012

Large technology firms who are training sums of talent, check; one box filled on the startup ecosystem checklist. Available seed funding, check; another one down for the startup ecosystem checklist. As I toured, he even went on to explain some of the seed funding he does along with incubation.

Startup 56

Startup Incubator Seed Funding Platform 56