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MAY 27, 2020

Pointman is based in Buffalo, New York, and was founded in 2006. Rowe Price, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and ICONIQ Capital. According to ServiceTitan, Pointman combines operations management software for contractors with ongoing coaching, analysis, feedback, and peer connections. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Over the past month a colleague ( Chang Xu ) and I sifted through data on the venture capital industry (as we do every year) and made a bunch of calls to VCs and LPs to confirm our hypotheses. As a result of the IPO window shifting we saw a massive inflow of public-market capital into the latest stages of venture. What gives?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. But it was an attractive time to enter because the successful internet companies were scaling and in need of capital. 11:40-14:15). Tell us more about MetaCafe? (37:00-40:30).

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Xconomy

APRIL 8, 2019

If you’ve been following venture capital trends, what you expected to happen in the first quarter of 2019 did: More money is being invested in fewer deals, and women founders still are getting less of it than men. Venture firms sent $32.6 Venture firms sent $32.6 Companies raised only $9.66 billion through 1,648 deals.

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JUNE 11, 2014

Flarion had been acquired by Qualcomm in 2006 for $805M. Laroia was a VP at Qualcomm from 2006 until 2011. qualcomm paul jacobs light venture capital flarion photography digital photo hardware' Rajiv Laroia, who was previously the CTO of Flarion Technologies--whose base technology became LTE. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? They were a way to gather cheap capital.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The company was founded in 2006. BeSmartee develops digital mortgage software, which is used by banks, credit unions, and other lenders to manage the mortgage lending process. BeSmartee is led by CEO Tim Nguyen, and was co-founded by Veronica Nguyen.

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MAY 2, 2017

Veritone is looking to list as VERI on the NASDAQ Capital Market and hopes to raise as much as $20M in its IPO effort. Veritone's IPO underwriters are Wunderlich, Craig-Hallum Capital Group, and Northland Capital Markets. and $16.00 per share, as it launches its roadshow. billion price tag. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

capital has produced 241 impact startups since 2006, with 95 companies founded in San Francisco. At a national level, the United States received more VC funding for impact tech companies than any other country in the past five years, with investors pumping $35.8 billion into U.S. billion) and the United Kingdom ($6.1

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Waiting until it becomes clear that they need additional capital (even short term capital) would put them in competition with the rest of the business world and would be a lot pricier than it would be currently. Take a lesson from Ford Motor Company and their prescient CFO and President in 2006 and 2007.

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APRIL 27, 2018

An interesting post by William Hsu of Mucker Capital shows that the list is strongly weighted towards venture capitalists who have gone to Stanford University, investors who worked for McKinsey & Company, or who have worked for Morgan Stanley.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, is keeping the faith in one of its portfolio companies, Validity Sensors , a developer of fingerprint sensors for the PC, mobile, and tablet market. Qualcomm has been an investor in Validity since at least 2006. The new round was announced Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

Pulier founded Desktone back in 2006; he also is founder and Chairman of LA''s SOA Software. Desktone was headquartered in Lexington, Mass, and was venture backed by Citrix, Highland Capital, SoftBank Capital, and Tangee International. READ MORE>>. desktone vmware eric pulier merger acquisition virtualization desktop'

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JULY 1, 2015

The funding came from Mithril Capital Management and Salesforce Ventures. Classy was founded in 2006 as StayClassy, and also counts Bullpen Capital and Venture51 as backers. San Diego-based Classy , which develops cloud-based software used by nonprofits for fundraising, disclosed that it has raised $18M in a new funding round.

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APRIL 22, 2016

Westlake Village-based electronics maker Interlink Electronics said Thursday afternoon, that its shares have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The listing on the NASDAQ returns Interlink back to the NASDAQ for the first time since 2006, when it slipped from that exchange.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

In the second set of venture capital numbers released today, Dow Jones VentureSource has released its tabulation of Q4 2012 venture capital financings, reporting similar numbers to those from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters released earlier this morning. billion in 2011.

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MARCH 1, 2017

Other big winners are venture investors Benchmark Capital , and General Partner Mitch Laskey , with just over $2.0 Of particular note is the involvement of Laskey, who made his first fortune with another, Southern California mobile app maker--Jamdat Mobile--which he took public in 2004, and later sold to EA in 2006 for $680M.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

The company was founded in 2006. Affinity Biosensors' products are based on micro-electromechanical (MEMS) technology, which it says allows for cell counting, mass measurements, and visual observation of liquid samples. Details on the funding have yet to be announced by the startup. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 1, 2017

Other big winners are venture investors Benchmark Capital , and General Partner Mitch Lasky , with just over $2.0 Of particular note is the involvement of Lasky, who made his first fortune with another, Southern California mobile app maker--Jamdat Mobile--which he took public in 2004, and later sold to EA in 2006 for $680M.

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JULY 20, 2010

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, is continuing to back biometric fingerprint sensor maker Validity in its latest funding round. Qualcomm has been an investor in Validity since before 2006. Tags: capital venture sensor fingerprint biometrics sensors validity qualcomm.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Benson was the founder of eCrush, which he sold to Hearst in 2006; Ranker is backed by Benson, Siemer Venture Capital, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

Jacques had been a venture capitalists in Los Angeles from 2006 until 2011, when he joined Intuit in Mountain View. According to Jacques' LinkedIn profile, he became Vice President and Head of Visa Venturs, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, in October. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 12, 2013

Shah has been at the firm since 2006. He also is a board member for the San Diego Venture Group, and previously served at Cutlass Capital and Alex. domain associates partner executive nimesh shah venture capital' READ MORE>>. domain associates partner executive nimesh shah venture capital' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 6, 2012

The firm has previously raised funding from ad pepper media international, CGI Opportunity Fund, Fulcrum Venture Capital, Miramar Venture Partners, Newport Coast Investments, and RimLight Capital. The Steelbergs are best known for selling dMarc Broadcasting to Google back in 2006, in a deal at the time worth over a billion dollars.

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Technology Miramar Venture Capital Google 150

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

According to Emulex, it expects to save $30M in annual costs through a "cost savings program", and will purchase $200M in its shares in a share repurchase program, as part of an effort to return capital to its shareholders. McCluney had been CEO of Emulex since 2006, only becoming Executive Chairman in July. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 23, 2017

Drucker was previously co-founder of Social Intelligence, and also co-founded Steel Card, an enterprise software company focused on software, which was sold to ChoicePoint in August of 2006. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

Laguna Beach-based Okapi Venture Capital , the venture capital fund run by Marc Averitt and Sharon Stevenson, has kicked off fundraising efforts for a new, $30M venture fund, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Tuesday. The firm's first fund, Okapi Ventures I, LP, closed in 2006. has a target of $30M. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 21, 2011

Craddock replaces venture capitalist Ken Lawler of Battery Ventures, who was the lead of MaxLinear's final round of venture capital back in 2006. Craddock has previously been at Comcast and a Senior Vice President, and also has been on the boards of Microtune and a number of other unnamed privately held firms. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 2, 2012

BAT said the new round was led by Matthew Pritzker Company , and also included existing investors Miramar Venture Partners , Newport Coast Investments , RimLight, LLC, Fulcrum Venture Capital , and ad pepper media International. BAT said it has now raised $34M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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Technology Miramar Metrics Venture Capital 159

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MARCH 23, 2011

The sale this morning of El Segundo-based Accordent Technologies was a big win for San Diego investment firm TVC Capital. TVC invested $4M in Accordent in 2006--the only investment round the firm raised over its lifetime. TVC was the sold institutional investor in Accordent, which sold to Polycom for $50M.

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El Segundo San Diego Invest Sales 133

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JUNE 14, 2012

Tang has been at Demand Media since 2006, and previously served at UBS, venture capital firm Prime Ventures, and as an analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Hilliard has at Demand Media for five years. READ MORE>>.

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Demand Media Santa Monica Venture Capital 140

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AUGUST 2, 2010

One of the portfolio firms of San Diego venture capital firm Enterprise Partners is heading towards an IPO, according to a S-1 filing Friday. The firm's other venture backers are Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, OrbiMed Advisors, OVP Venture Partners, Prospect Venture Partners and Highland Capital Management.

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Enterprise Partners Venture Capital San Diego Acquisition 150

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JUNE 5, 2012

headed by former Demand Media President and Chief Strategy Officer Paul Stahura, said today that the funding came from such investors as Austin Ventures, Adams Street Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, TOL Ventures, Generation Partners, and Stahurricane. Donuts Inc. He continued to serve at Demand Media until 2009.

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Demand Media Oversee.net Southern California 154

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

According to the firm, the round was led by Siemer Venture Capital, along with un-named angel investors. Ranker said that those angels include investors in founder Clark Benson's former startup, eCrush, which was sold to Hearst Corporation in 2006. Tags: ranker venture capital seed funding lists content. READ MORE>>.

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Seed Funding Venture Capital Content Web 150

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The round was led by Pinnacle Ventures and also included prior investors Benchmark Capital, Venrock, Global Catalyst Partners, Oak Investment Partners and DAG. The firm last raised a round of funding in 2006. Tags: newport media semiconductor venture capital mobile chip rfic. READ MORE>>.

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Media Venture Capital Mobile Design 145

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. Raising capital isn’t the be-all and end-all of startup success. Raising capital is a necessary step, and survival time without it grows short, or interminably long. Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London. The list goes on and on.

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Technical Review Oracle Software Review Ideas 123

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Ben Goldhirsch founded GOOD in 2006, and prior to this round was funded by Goldhirsch himself, who told the New York Times in 2006 that he planned to invest $10M in the company over the next 5 years. Tags: good content media magazine movie venture capital angel nicholas negroponte. Goldhirsh is the son of Inc.

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