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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

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Our last fund we raised was in 2012 and we began investing it in April of 2012. Our 3rd fund began investing in March 2009 (raised in 2008) and our 4th fund started in April 2012 so this fund will naturally begin investing around March / April 2015. Family Offices (of high-net-worth individuals or families). Foundations.

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10 Ways for Startups to Expand Their Reach in 2012

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ve netted out his and others to create the following basic strategy for entrepreneurial growth: Apply your core competency to related markets. These could be support related, or education related, or a package of product and services for a new class of customers. Add services that are complementary to your product.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. Tracy realized her constituency and being a public figure helped elevate her. She not only rented out her room but also rented the couch. She’s infectious.”

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Former Madison Square Garden President Scott O’Neil Joins ScoreBig Advisory Board

Tech Zulu Event

He established a reputation as a decisive leader and change agent, growth driver and builder of world-class organizations. Prior to NBA he oversaw the launch of HoopsTV, serving as the company’s president and helped raise $15M and challenged the NBA for digital thought leadership in basketball.

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How Well Versed Are You In Startup Investor Jargon?

Startup Professionals Musings

People are even talking about “decacorns" -- investable companies with net worth now exceeding $10 billion -- like Dropbox and Pinterest. These terms refer to a class of professional investors who invest their own money, like angels, but have the larger resources and scope of venture capitalists with other people’s money.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

Tech Zulu Event

CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007. CallFire technology is already playing a prominent role in 2012 political races across the spectrum.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

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October 5, 2012. From her new perch in Los Angeles, shes helping to launch a company that she says lies "at the intersection of marketing and digital entertainment, philanthropy and lifetime experiences." 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. million in the first eight months of 2012, a 20.4% VENICE RISING.