Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

No VC will be so naive as not to see straight through it. When I first became a VC, seed rounds were typically $500k – $1.5 There weren’t a lot of seed funds in 2007 so this was often done by angels, funding consortia or sometimes early-stage funds that existed then (First Round Capital, True Ventures, SoftTech VC, etc.).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

This is part of a series that I’ve been working on called Understanding Venture Capital. This led Roy Rodenstein (whose company Going.com was sold to AOL ) and others to discuss , what happens when VC’s need to invest across multiple funds. And VC’s don’t like to invest across multiple funds.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Do you imagine eventually raising VC and trying to build a faster growing company?” ” Because of the circles I run in I tend to meet many people who eventually do want to build large companies and therefore do want to eventually raise VC and “go big.” They raised $5 million in venture capital to fund growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

Of course there is no right answer but it’s a function of how much capital you have raised, your prospects for raising more capital in the future, your growth rate and your company’s risk tolerance. The Basics The starting point — the 101 — is knowing the difference between gross burn and net burn.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC? It may be the right answer for you.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Jason concludes that: A top founder takes much more risk, at least on paper, but can make a lot more than even the best VC of all time. A pretty good VC probably makes more than a pretty good and successful founder. Jason’s comments caused me to compare my career as an entrepreneur and a VC with Rincon Venture Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She hasn’t raised any venture capital. It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. She did her first tech startup after the age of 30. That may soon change.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. But notably you had the following changes: Horizontally scalable computing & storage systems, which meant you required less capital up front for hardware. Venture Capital. And then the world changed. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. We have invested $17.3

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

Having street smarts with no inspirational ability to build teams can yield a great small business but will be difficult to scale into a large VC-backed business. So we as VCs search for entrepreneurs/founders who have the whole package or as much of it as possible. In the book they profile how VC worked in the early days (60s / 70s).

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2013

According to Manalto, the funding came from Europlay Capital Adivsors, Raven Capital, as well as high net worth individuals from Australia. manalto venture capital social media content managment software facebook australia' The company splits its operations between Santa Monica and Australia. READ MORE>>.

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Technology Council

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Feedback on this year’s Venture Net has been great. Thanks once again to Venture Net’s sponsors, [.] The event was sold out - almost 500 people in total! Scott Fox and an audience volunteer pick winners for the door prizes. Thanks, Ben!

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Technology Council

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

13 of the hottest early stage technology companies in Southern California joined us yesterday for the 13th Annual Venture Net.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Dan asked Fred about “generational change” at USV and in the VC industry more broadly. I hugely respect both Albert and Andy and have no doubt that their rise in prominence in the firm will be a huge net positive while allowing Fred and Brad to continue to do what they’ve obviously done so well over the past decade.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

Do you imagine eventually raising VC and trying to build a faster growing company?” Venture capital isn’t right for many business but if you do want to raise from a VC at some point you need to understand that often investors care more about growth than profits. They raised $5 million in venture capital to fund growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Pitching a VC “ There’s a great meme developing this morning on the need to simplify funding terms and documents. 2006 was the last time I went out to raise venture capital. This was pre Venture Hacks so not a lot of help on terms on the Net.

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MARCH 22, 2012

But the reality is that unfiltered intros just create work for the VC. But if you start the send multiple deals and if the quality of those deals is not super hight then you begin to erode the trust that the VC has in your judgment. They think they’re doing the startup a favor by casting a wide net to VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

It’s easy to think that the wife of a well-known & successful VC ( Fred Wilson ) would have had an easy and storied life of wealth and privilege. That’s why I was so interested in having “ The Gotham Gal &# come on This Week in VC ( video link on YouTube , download iTunes, episode 15) ) and dispel those myths.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2012

Los Angeles investor Baroda Ventures , the venture capital arm of David Bohnett, has re-upped on online fashion and e-commerce site Fab.com , in a big, $105M third round of funding for that site. Baroda has been an investor in Fab since its seed funding back in June of 2010.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2010

Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, Allen & Company LLC, Jefferies & Company, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, Pacific Crest Securities, Raine Securities, and JMP Securities. According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M in the first six months of 2010.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2013

According to Arcturus, the funding came from multiple private capital,, high net worth investors from Canada, Japan, and the United States. Names of those capital sources were not announced. arcturus therapeutics venture capital rnai lifescience biotech biopharmaceuticals' READ MORE>>.

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Arcturus San Diego .Net Venture Capital 153

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

And yes, VC’s, too. That said, there are times where you need to cast a wider net. Negotiate directly with your VC or acquirer with lawyers present in the room. VCs : VCs are often on your side and usually act in an ethical manner. What might the VC do against your interest? Recruiters. You name it.

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Venture Capital Pricing Startup Outsource 319

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Online drone services firm begins testing AR.

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.Net Venture Capital Funding Services 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

I didn’t mean to be so insulting and I didn’t mean for the net to be cast so wide that many people wondered whether I was talking about them when I was speaking of “job hoppers.&# I learned a lot from reading the comments. Hell – we fought against the VC’s together! He’s family and he knows it.

Startup 285

Startup Venture Capital Sales Software Review 285

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 9, 2013

You might net $1 million and that would change your life. Raise a big VC round – yeah! I had foregone my VC term sheets to accept an offer yet I knew it wasn’t 100% probability to close – it never is. If you don’t you may have to lay off staff in eight weeks. How can you process that? Even more difficult.

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News Venture Capital Yahoo .Net 405

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Still, as a VC I value proprietary dealflow & long term relationships. I know it was over heated when a deal where I wrote one of the first checks on (as an angel, not VC) went out on AngelList. Mostly, I don’t believe that a VC not being on AngelList is “anti entrepreneur&# – it is not. My personal use.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2013

The company said the round came from multiple, high net-worth private investors from the U.S. arcturus therapeutics venture capital rnai lifescience biotech' San Diego-based Arcturus Therapeutics , which is developing RNAi therapeutics to treat disease, said this morning that it has raised $1.3M in a seed fudning round.

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Arcturus San Diego .Net Venture Capital 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2015

pasadena angels exits venture capital angel investment bluebeam tech coast investors greendot gdot' Bluebeam joins Green Dot among the trophy returns for the local angel groups; Green Dot IPO in 2010 resulted in a 100x return for the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

The company said the funding primarily came from high net worth individuals. renova therapeutics biopharmaceuticals gene therapy congestive heart failure venture capital lifescience amylin' As part of the funding, Daniel M. Bradbury has joined the company''s board. READ MORE>>.

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Bradbury San Diego .Net Venture Capital 138

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Broadcom said it will pay approximately $178M net of cash for Dune, in an all-cash deal. Dune Networks has operations in Sunnyvale, California, and Yakum, Israel.

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Networking .Net Venture Capital Acquisition 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Co-founders of the site include Rich Rygg, who was VP of GeoCities, and GM of AOL's Digital City Los Angeles and Brad King, co-founder of Net Effect (acquired by Ask Jeeves), as well as psychologist Jay Wagener. iChange has previously raised funding from business mentoring firm and incubator Momentum Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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El Segundo CitySearch .Net Incubator 147

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

Broadcom said it will pay approximately $313M, net of cash assumed, to acquire Provigent. Provigent was venture backed by Ascend Technology Ventures, Delta Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Lightspeed Ventures, Magnum Communications Fund, Pitango Venture Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Stata Venture Partners.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2010

A new report released today by Next 10 , a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy group, says that Southern California--and California, as a whole--leads the green innovation, cleantech venture capital, and energy market. billion invested in cleantech venture capital in the state since 2006.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2019

Legendary rock musician and longtime internet evangelist Peter Gabriel has joined the all-star cast of speakers for Net@50 , a historic event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first net message—while also looking ahead to the internet’s next 50 years.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

The startup said its service uses a double-blind review process that ensures the user''s confidentially and privacy of sensitive financial information, helping startups avoid the issues behind having companies needing to verify investors'' income and net worth. READ MORE>>.

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Services .Net Venture Capital Los Angeles 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2012

Sibling Capital , a brand new venture capital based in Rancho Santa Fe, said this week that it has formed to invest in the areas of. Sibling Capital said its fund comes from a variety of high net worth individual investors, including Jim Givan. chemistry, medicine and material sciences. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA. Tags: entrepreneur startup venture capital investment repeat. Internships.com / Robin Richards - Richards most recently sold The NTI Group to Blackboard, was founding president and COO at MP3.com, Have we missed a repeat entrepreneur or company you think ought to be watched?

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Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

Xconomy

JUNE 5, 2019

The event is called Net@50. At the World Frontiers Forum and Xconomy, we can’t promise to cover everything, but we can deliver an important and historic event that poses such questions and many more. We can also deliver some of the most knowledgeable and informed speakers and guests to provide at least some of the answers. It takes place the.

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