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MindBody Raises $50M

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The company--which develops software-as-a-service which helps local businesses manage scheduling, staff management, point of sale, ecommerce, marketing, and more--said the funding came from Bessemer Venture Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, Catalyst Investors, W Capital Partners and Montreux Equity Partners.

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Raising Seed Capital Now: 10 Tips

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Investors and entrepreneurs who won at the fundraising game during and after the Great Recession offer advice on landing equity money. “It’s a targeted way to get access to investors and acquire intelligence on the personality of the angel group, all in one pop,” Sudek says. By Monica Mehta. million in 2010.

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Venture Capitalists Invest $493.2M In Southern California In Q1

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Although dollars were up, the number of deals (736 nationally in Q1 vs. 827 deals last year) was the lowest in a single quarter since Q3 of 2009. Locally, the report totaled $201.28M in deals in the Los Angeles area, $191.89M in the Orange County area, and $100.0M Frontier , the Tech Coast Angels , and New Enterprise.

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Interview: Venture Capitalists On Pitching

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We brought together Peter Cowen of Groundwork Equity , Mark Suster of GRP Partners , Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures , and Richard Yen of Saban Ventures -- all of who will be on the judging panel for the Tech Coast Angel's Fast Pitch on February 24th, to give us a their hints and tips about pitching to venture capitalists.