socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
The report also tallied six companies having IPOs, the most since 2005; those firms included RealD, Cornerstone OnDemand, Demand Media, ReachLocal and Inphi Corp. During 2011, the analysis identified 73 exits by companies, with an average value of approximately $106M.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject. You have a unique position, being both in the investment banking as well as being an early stage investor.
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socalTECH
JANUARY 19, 2009
billion--that drop represented the weakest quarter in SoCal in 5 years, according to Dow Jones. However, Southern California's IT industry actually saw an increase in investments, bucking a national downturn in IT industry investments. Nationally, venture capital investments slipped 30%, to only $5.5 billion in deals.
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JANUARY 18, 2017
Dr. Beth Seidenberg focuses on life science investing in digital health and biotech and works with entrepreneurs to develop companies with breakthrough technology for treating patients and improving the delivery of healthcare. Beth Seidenberg, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2016
Given the concentration of SoCal companies in entertainment and consumer-focused tech, where revenue often comes early in a company's life, entrepreneurs should expect investors to scrutinize initial revenue traction. Since joining SVB in 2005, Rob has led debt transactions for more than 100 public and private companies.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
The fund--started by Brian Garrett and Rick Smith --has been focused on digital media investments, and so far has made investments in six companies. What do you invest in? We spent six plus years at a local firm, Palomar Ventures, doing Series A and Series B investments. Let's start with an overview of the fund.
socalTECH
MAY 27, 2009
We caught up with Peter earlier this week to get the background on Baroda, and to talk a little about the firm's investment goals. Peter Lee: Baroda Ventures is David Bohnett's--the founder of Geocities'--personal investment fund. He then invested in about twenty companies, almost all of them in Los Angeles or Southern California.
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