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The Trade Desk Launches Venture Capital Arm, Makes First Investment

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Ventura-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk is launching its own venture capital arm, and has made its first investment, the company said this morning. The company said that the new investment fund, TD7, will invest in open Internet startups.

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Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center

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On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. The incubator so far includes startups Lottay , Geodelic , and a number of other Internet and other technology firms. What is the Ventura incubator?

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Hannah-Beth Jackson Targets Harassment In Venture Capital Industry With New Bill

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A new bill is expected to be introduced this week by local Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), to target incidents of sexual harassment in the venture capital industry. Hanna-Beth Jackson is looking to use Senate Bill 224 to amend the Unrah Act, to clarify that the law applies to women entrepreneurs. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Weekend Ventura County Winner Gets $10,000

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Camarillo-based Semtech , which manufactures analog and mixed-sginal semiconductors, says the winner of the recent Startup Weekend Ventura County event, which was held in Camarillo last weekend, has been awarded $10,000 in seed funding.

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Startups Ventura County: How to Pitch to Investors

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For anyone starting or thinking about creating a startup, one of the most important parts of the process is pitching and looking for investors. What's important to show a venture capitalist? Russell Ficher Business Collection, Camarillo Library. What works? What doesn't? Is a business plan important--or maybe not?

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Southern California VC Totals Drop To $810.5M In Q1

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Southern California startups raised $810.5M in venture capital in Q1, according to the latest MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Southern California venture totals were down significantly from the $1.38 was invested.

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Reflections on 2018: Mike Panesis, Center for Entrepreneurship at CLU

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In May, the Center co-hosted the first New Venture Ventura County, a celebration of student entrepreneurs from grade school to grad school. There were so many innovative ideas and interest in entrepreneurship among students in Ventura County! What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? Nothing that really blew me away.

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