socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based Stroome , which is developing an online community for collaborative video editing, announced today that it has just won $200,000 from the 2010 Knight News Challenge. The Knight News Challenge is a contest which helps to fund digital news experiments and technology.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

That’s a pretty common experience. In my experience, it’s naive to think you can just “get developers to build the product” although it does sometimes work. and if you can’t then you better start thinking of ways to raise enough funds to be able to pay them something. Don’t expect someone to work for nothing endlessly.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In other news we announced the closing of $61 million in funding at Maker Studios , which I’ll talk publicly about soon. As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. Startup DNA.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The rise of “micro VCs” or seed-stage funds. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed. ” Stated simply – if you seed funded Uber at $4.5m Why is this?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I was then brought into a fund as an EIR, an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Epic Ventures. At Amplify, I evolved into wanting to do a fund, and thought about doing a regular venture fund. That was the case I think until 2010, when I think something very beautiful happened.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The firm says it will use the funding to grow rapidly and close more partnerships like the previous Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and last week’s Sunbelt Network partnership. As funds, corporations, and banks seek out new tools to collaborate on transactions, CapLinked is poised to become the gold standard.”.

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Capital Angel Startup Draper 69

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Initially, they decided to join forces in 2010 to create a new ad network called Ocean Park Interactive that matched publishers with advertisers. They funded their new company with their own money and started some serious ad testing. What they found was that the ads that performed the best, often were not the most visually appealing.

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Mobile Networking Advertising Southern California 102

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

As 2010 approaches, a whole new year of exciting start-ups, tech news, gadgets, and much more is ahead. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010. is funded by: Y Combinator, Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates. Advertise and get noticed with us!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

At the time almost nobody had heard of the following funds: FirstRound Capital, TrueVentures, Floodgate and SoftTech. By fund II (2007) he was able to raise $15 million (if you watch the video you’ll hear an interesting story of how he did this) and he had a proper fund. I think they were all brand new or just forming.

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Venture Capital Startup Invest Cloud Computing 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Montgomery expects M&A to rebound to the normal recent levels at 450 deals by 2010. Nearly 50% say they will increase their activity levels in 2010 (hallelujah!) What drives this is often the need for the VC to return money to its investors due to the end-of-life nature of its fund. Love to hear more views! .

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Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

Applications are due April 6th, 2010, the form is on the website and the Twitter address is @launchpadlad. Help these companies get funded and let them know that if they stayed in LA there was an ecosystem to support them. On the funding, business creation, business development fronts I think we did quite well.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Southern California Tech Coast Angels 259

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

One of the big selling points for us was CapLinked’s demonstrated success in this space and we look to capitalizing on their experience while molding their product to our brand. Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment M&A Caplinked Data Eric M. Jackson finance funding Selling Kelci Cotter Sunbelt Transactions wall street'

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Kai Stubble: SupperKing is basically the first platform that enables a peer-to-peer, in-home dining experience. They then go over to the home, and have a great dining experience. I founded my first company in 2010, building a daily deals site based on a mobile platform around a fraternity, Alpha Kai.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Kai Stubbe: SupperKing is basically the first platform that enables a peer-to-peer, in-home dining experience. They then go over to the home, and have a great dining experience. I founded my first company in 2010, building a daily deals site based on a mobile platform around a fraternity, Alpha Kai.

Platform 247

Platform Mobile UCLA Sites 247

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. but: Something is Still Missing.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2018

The benefits you will receive from doing even some basic planning before you hit the fund raising trail are enormous. Many points will seem obvious but since I observe many fund-raising processes as a VC I can tell you that most people get even the basics wrong. Let’s say the C list is probably your “safety schools”?—?not

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Funding Startup Venture Capital News 215

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2010

But until now, I’ve never seen a study of exactly how that plays out for startup founders for current venture-backed companies, specifically: race, age, experience and the number of founders per company. Almost 80% of the funding handed out in the US consistently comes from these three locations. Experience does count.

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Study 88

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

The firm announced a funding round last week, from DFJ Frontier, DFJ JAIC, Gold Hill Capital, and angel investors Gil Elbaz (Factual), Auren Hoffman (Rapleaf), and Walter Kortschak (Summit Partners), and many others. Whats your prior experience? On a slightly different topic, we understand you completed this funding through AngelList?

Social Media 248

Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

As for 2010, it’s shaping up to be a year of general improvement in the business and technology industries hard hit by recession, the impact of which has seemed to hold back new investment and experimentation in social technologies, many of which are funded by staff participation from Internet firms.

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 9, 2010

Click here to watch live on August 11, 2010 at 5:30pm PST. frustration of seeing too many companies receive funding by Northern California VCs and then relocate their teams." On August 11, 2010 at 5:30pm PST we present " TechStars Meets Launchpad LA" Live. However, they do not allow just anyone to be part of Launchpad.

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GRP Partners Startup Los Angeles Education 72

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

To address that, Los Angeles-based FileTrek (www.filetrek.com) announced a funding round for its cloud-based software for sharing enterprise and business files yesterday. We spoke with Dale Quayle , the firm's CEO, about the funding and company. Dale's last firm, Integrien, was sold to VMware in 2010. What is FileTrek?

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socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2012

Can you talk about how your company is funded? Michael Wong: We're with StartEngine, and have received a small amount of seed funding from them. We're also funding it out of pocket. What's the best part of the accelerator experience for you? You mention you're part of StartEngine.

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CTO Coach Startup Mobile Artificial Inteligence 223

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2017

The company recently raised $8M in a funding from Evolution Media, Aspect Ventures, Upfront Ventures, as well as a long list of angels. That was around 2010, when there was only a handful of YouTube creators who had over a million subscribers, and the first year the iPad came out. Talk about this funding and what's next for you?

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Startup Content Metrics Platform 140

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We invested all through 2009, and are currently seeking investments to do in 2010. What should startups be doing to get funding nowadays, versus a more normal year? I do expect that 2010 will be a year of back-to-basics, with a focus on building businesses. Scott Sangster: The Tech Coast Angels is still actively investing.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 182

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

It’s also hard to know (unless you’re a professional trader at a large fund with tons of research and colleagues who have more market knowledge than the average retail investor) whether the market is off of a fair value by 10% or whether it was already 20% overvalued and this is an inevitable correction. Neither do I.

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Marketing Venture Capital Startup Invest 150

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

Scot Richardson: We started our product in the middle of 2009, and the product has been basically available since January of 2010. Scot Richardson: We've done two rounds of funding, both angel rounds. We've got a good group of local angels and people with business experience in the comedy industry. How is the company backed?

Ticketmaster 140

Ticketmaster CTO Hire Tech Coast Angels Social Media 140

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

The event was created in 2010 by Hank and John Green, when they hosted approximately 1,400 industry insiders and fans. As I write this article, Crash Course stands at 83% of its pledge goal, with nearly 10,800 fans funding the show''s production costs for its upcoming season. Think "Consumer Electronics Show meets E! Entertainment."

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Course Advertising Social Media Content 190

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

In 1999, I was involved with GE Financial, launching a broker platform, so that they could self-score and autodoc their funding deals. It looks like you've had lots of experience both in small startups and larger firms, how would you contrast that experience? How are you funded? How did the company start?

Startup 150

Startup San Diego Entrepreneur Tool 150

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

LAGbook was founded in 2010 by two twin brothers Chika and Chidi Nwaogu when they were just 19 years old and freshmen at University. We’re focused on expanding the social experience of our users, and not limiting them to connecting and sharing with the people in their life or the people they already know. What is LAGbook?

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Social Network Networking Advertising Startup 100

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

It’s been an amazing experience so far, but the best part are the relationships I’ve built since getting started. I responded to his tweet, we chatted on the phone and he asked me to co-host the event on Dec 14th, 2010. I’ve jumped on the bandwagon, big time! I love Namechk.com for this. ’s HQ in Burbank.

Social Network 180

Social Network Networking Yahoo Social Media 180

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

After that it’s domain experience, access to VCs and deep pockets. Imagine that you funded Larry & Sergey, Chad Hurley & Steve Chen, Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Pincus or Evan Williams. The best angels or angel funds will do tremendously well. I wonder what this company would look like in 2010 as an independent?

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Invest Angel Venture Capital Yahoo 280

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

What I really liked in my conversations with The Hive is that they are willing to work with and fund ventures that would never get VC dollars. What can they do for funding, where can they go for help? He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. This is something Ive always wondered about.

Incubator 150

Incubator CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I left there in 2010, and starting looking at the electric vehicle market, what Southern California Edison was planning, saw these charging networks, and how all of this was planned to be an intelligence network. We understand you have some funding? People are getting a bad fist impression that they can't charge their car in public.

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Help Startup San Fernando Southern California 178

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

The firm already has seed funding from such investors as Kelly Perdew, Sugarmaker Media, and support from talent agency ICM Partners. The second part of the story--is the Fliptu team has experience first hand running campaigns for major brands and being part of audience-focused properties. What is Fliptu?

Social Media 268

Social Media Media Social Network Seed Funding 268

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. They were originally founded inside of Times Mirror and had a huge string of major investment success before spinning out as a fully independent fund. SV Angel / Ron Conway closes $20mm venture fund. 10mm in Series C.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

We launched the first publicly available (German) Beta Version of exploreB2B at the end of 2010. The idea for exploreB2B resulted from my own experience in business development for a young consulting company and my brother’s enthusiasm for tech and social media. Any funding yet? When was it launched and where?

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Networking Help Social Media Platform 71