Silicon Beach Report Dec. 20: Popdog Launches With $9 Million Funding
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 20, 2018
Jet propulsion lab hacked; NASA InSight lander listens for ‘Marsquakes’; $500 million for Musk’s net; Popdog launches, gains $9 million.
Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 16, 2014
We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Wait, didn’t you just raise a fund? Was it hard to raise the fund?
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Evofem Biosciences Raises $50M In Offering
socalTECH
MAY 21, 2021
San Diego-based Evofem Biosciences, a developer of biopharmaceuticals for female reproductive health, reported it raised $50M in its previously announced public offering. It said it will net approximately $46.6M after underwriting discounts, commissions, and expenses.
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How To Get Your Startup Funded - Tips From Entrepreneur and Renowed Angel Investor Jason Calacanis
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 -- How To Get Your Startup Funded - Tips From Entrepreneur and Renowed Angel Investor Jason Calacanis. Jason Calacanis founded Silicon Alley Reporter, Weblogs Inc, Mahalo, and Inside.com. He turned down a $20 million offer for Silicon Alley Reporter.
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Former CEO Of Startup Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Tech Bank
socalTECH
MAY 10, 2021
Attorney's Office, Lewis schemed to defraud Silicon Valley Bank, a Santa Clara-based commercial bank that funds start-up technology companies. Lewis reportedly prepared false balance sheets and income statements, which falsely overstated, among other things, Blue Wave Media's net worth, liquidity, and revenue, according to prosecuters.
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Inhibrx Files For IPO
socalTECH
JUNE 4, 2019
Inhibrx is backed by LAV Biosciences Fund and Viking Global Investors. The company reported a net loss of $31.02M in 2018 on revenues of $8.5M; the company's current revenue stream includes both license fees and grants. Inhibrx has applied to trade as INBX.
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How long can Zuckerberg afford to bankroll the AR/VR market?
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. Image Credits: Facebook. the big thing.
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246 What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.
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Report: The Bay Area Isn’t Bleeding Tech Workers After All
Tech.Co
APRIL 11, 2018
You’d be forgiven, then, for assuming the city is seeing a net loss of tech workers. But, you’d be wrong, according to a new report out from LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s April report on the state of the U.S. And, as it turns out, reports of Silicon Valley’s destination demise have been greatly exaggerated.
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Snap Raises $250M From Saudi Family
socalTECH
AUGUST 8, 2018
The investment injection comes as Snap announced its Q2 results, where the company reported a net loss of $353.3M The announcement of the deal came via a video of Al-Waleed Talal and Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. in the three months ended June 30, 2018, on revenues of $262M. READ MORE>>.
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10 Real World Hazards With Taking Your Startup Public
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 29, 2022
Thus, today around 90 percent of successful startups are still acquired by bigger companies versus an IPO, as the safer and preferred method of growth and funding. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC. Complying with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements is a heavy burden.
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Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 29, 2011
Randy Churchill and his team at PricewaterhouseCoopers meticulously prepare a quarterly report detailing the venture landscape, called Shaking The Money Tree. The Three Enthralling Factors Of Venture Funding. I do not advocate that you perform unnatural acts in an attempt to make your company more advantageous to venture funding.
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233 Demand Media Files For IPO
socalTECH
AUGUST 8, 2010
According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M For the year ended December 31, 2009, the firm had a net loss of $21.9M The filing indicates that the total venture capital funding by Demand Media now totals $373.75M, across four rounds of funding. in the first six months of 2010.
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Walmart Gets Stake In Green Dot
socalTECH
JUNE 4, 2010
Monrovia, California-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid debit cards run by Steve Streit, reported in an updated S-1 filing with the SEC this week that it has issued 2,208,552 shares of its Class A stock to Walmart, as part of a renewed distribution deal with the retail giant signed in May. in net income it earned on $60.7M
Green Dot Files For IPO
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
Green Dot is venture backed by Sequoia Capital, TTP Fund, as well as a significant number of Tech Coast Angels. The firm reported net income of $37.16M on revenues of $234.8M The firm's IPO is being undewritten by J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Piper Jaffray, and UBS Investment Bank. Green Dot is headed by Steven Streit.
How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Daily Candy was one of the earliest successes in the newsletter business, which ultimately sold to Comcast for a reported $125 million. She did the math and realized that she could bring in more money through Airbnb than she could by having a roommate.
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10 Business Model Components Required In Every Plan
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 2, 2022
I expect that should seem intuitive to all entrepreneurs, but every investor I know has many stories about startup funding requests with major business model elements missing. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market. Competition.
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102 Fisker Automotive Supplier A123 Heads Towards The Rocks
socalTECH
MAY 31, 2012
A major supplier to Anaheim-based Fisker Automotive looks to be in severe trouble, linked to issues uncovered in March by Fisker when one of that company's automobiles failed during testing with Consumer Reports. READ MORE>>.
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124 Image Metrics Raises $8.0M, In Reverse Merger
socalTECH
MARCH 11, 2010
in funding and gone public through a reverse merger. As part of the public listing, Image Metrics reported it had revenues of $4.0M The firm said it had a net loss of $6.8M Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a developer of facial animation software and services, has raised $8.0M of that earned in the quarter ended December 31st.
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Startups Need the Eight P’s for Successful Funding
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
Bockerstette, Main Street Venture Fund As I outlined last week, trophy angel investors are always looking for trophy entrepreneurs. The result is that the Main Street Venture Fund consistently has more money available than good opportunities for investment. Tags: entrepreneur investor angel successful funding business.
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Is asset-based lending for you?
Berkonomics
APRIL 10, 2014
This type of funding is great for startup companies, refinancing existing loans, and financing for growth, mergers and acquisitions. Handling the reporting for such loans often require some amount of dedicated time. Email readers, continue here.] One example of asset-based finance would be purchase order financing.
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166 10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 31, 2019
According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half 2019 global IPO activity slowdown continued, following an unusually quiet Q1 2019 as ongoing geopolitical tensions and trade issues dampened IPO sentiment. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.
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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2010
Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment Three: “VC Deals Funded this Week”. the funding and market coverage. If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. LivingSocial.
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236 10 Negatives That Still Make Going Public A High Risk
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half of 2017 was the most active first half by global number of IPOs since 2007. Today around 90 percent of successful startups are still acquired by bigger companies, as the safer and preferred method of growth and funding.
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CapLinked Goes Mobile | Announces New Features For iPad To Put Virtual Data Rooms on Notice
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 7, 2013
CapLinked, Cloud-based enterprise platform for deal management and investor reporting, Wednesday announced a new suite of enterprise features in a move to take transactions mobile. The new features launched include business tools for reporting, file management, discussions and first-of-its-kind functionality for managing deals on an iPad.
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Taking Your Startup Public Is Fraught With Negatives
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 1, 2015
According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. Today 70 percent of successful startups are still acquired by bigger companies, as the safer and preferred method of growth and funding. Public companies are always at risk for takeovers.
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Interview with Wil Schroter, Fundable
socalTECH
MAY 30, 2012
One way is getting funding from your potential customers. Wil Schroter: We're a crowd-funding platform for startups. Wil Schroter: We had been in the startup space for a long time, watching lots and lots of companies--my own included--try to get funded. We believe that there is more than one way to crowd fund a company.
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223 10 Reasons Why IPO Is No Longer A Good Startup Exit
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
According to an Ernst & Young report , the number of startups that have gone public in the US over the past decade is down about 75% from the previous decade, to about 10% of startup exits. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.
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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 16, 2010
The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. So the people who invest in VC funds have two problems.
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311 10 Cash-Flow Surprises That Could Kill Your Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 1, 2013
The sad truth is that cash flow surprises kill many startups, even though they should have been adequately funded to survive. The Kauffman Foundation reports that late payments are among the biggest challenges facing startups. On the other side, your new customers expect a free trial period. Then there are the Founders that overreact.
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114 Lean on Your Networks When Making Early Hires
Tech.Co
JULY 24, 2017
Below we’ll outline how to squeeze those last drops of talent out of your own social circles, how to incentivize current employees to lure in potential candidates in their networks, and how to entice “superconnectors” to recruit through their own far-reaching nets. Tap Into Your Network. But how do you go about pitching your friends?
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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%). Both are massively funding other LA tech companies through what Fred Wilson once defined as “recycled capital.” In the last month alone (ie not captures in the $1.5
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Playing the Long Game in Venture Capital
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 24, 2021
It has historically been the case that VCs would rather fund the promise of 100x in a company with almost no revenue than the reality of a company growing at 50% but doing $20+ million in sales. Today they announced that they acquired a large competitor in their space for what is reported to be a $100 million transaction.
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Test Your Business Model Against These 10 Elements
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 14, 2012
I expect that should seem intuitive to all entrepreneurs, but every investor I know has many stories about startup funding requests with major business model elements missing. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market. Competition.
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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2011
It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. If you can show regular cashflow and are willing to put your profits into their bank you can often fund expansion this way. In fact, that’s all that I fund as a VC. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years.
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Bio Roundup: Clinical Shirkers, AMD Worriers, ASH Fallers & More
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
—Boston startup creator Third Rock Ventures closed a $616 million fund , its largest to date, and also made former Eleven Biotherapeutics CEO Abbie Celniker the second female partner in its 10-year history. Pfizer also reported worse-than-expected earnings. Ben Fidler contributed to this report. MONEY IN, MONEY OUT.
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Ten Questions to Ensure a Viable Business Model
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 29, 2011
I expect that should seem intuitive to all entrepreneurs, but every investor I know has many stories about startup funding requests with major business model elements missing. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market. Competition.
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Is Your Startup Growing Too Quickly For Cash Flow?
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 17, 2016
It’s easy to forget that your new office rent asks for first, last, and security; new utilities require an escrow account; and new vendors want immediate payment for the first couple of months, before they offer the normal net 30 terms. The Kauffman Foundation reports that late payments are among the biggest challenges facing startups.
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64 Raising Seed Capital Now: 10 Tips
Tech Coast Venture Network
MARCH 9, 2011
Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. Meet angels via the entrepreneurs they’ve funded. million in 2010.
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100 When cash is tight – slow its flight!
Berkonomics
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
I advise all of my companies to use an impressed payroll service, one that takes the taxes from your bank account along with the net payrolls each period. One quarter, the company just did not receive its copies of the quarterly reports. I have a story about this for later in this insight. Well, almost.
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Bio Roundup: Mylan’s Shock, Hillary’s 3%, Duchenne Lessons & More
Xconomy
AUGUST 26, 2016
The program, “Boardroom Ready,” is funded in part by LifeSci Advisors , the investor relations firm that sparked a furor by hiring female models to mingle at its J.P. Frank Vinluan has more on Novan, which relied on a variety of high net worth individuals, rather than venture firms, to get to this point. Morgan party.
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40 Crowdfunding: a roar from a young lion
Berkonomics
APRIL 17, 2014
Simply stated crowd funding or crowdfunding is the raising of capital in small amounts, from a broad base of investors. Participants can raise funds without having to do a public offering, which is a costly undertaking. The offering is conducted through a registered broker or “funding portal”; and.
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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 8, 2014
The basic components are obvious: talented founders, great engineers, angel money, venture capital, access to larger corporates (for business, funding & talent), great education / research (for IP breakthroughs) and a sufficient ecosystem of mentors, advisors, executive coaches and mavens. million under management across three funds.
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