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Tech Coast Angels Invests $4.5M In First Half Of 2012

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The Tech Coast Angels said today that it has totalled up its investments for the first half of 2012, and found that it invested $4,571,000 in direct investments--as part of $10M in funding--for 17 companies. Some, but not all of those fundings had been announced earlier. in 17 companies. READ MORE>>.

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

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Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

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is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011. That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion.

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What Future for Accelerators?

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By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. We announced Fund I in 2011. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. She joined Mesa Global where she is doing both venture capital and investment banking. You may enjoy looking at that last link. Jamie did, too!

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

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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. In 2012, half of all the M&A transactions were cross border, for the first time. Globalization is a big trend.

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Interview with Cody Simms, Techstars LA

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Collectively, across all those programs, we've invested in a bit over 900 startups around the world. One could argue that in 2010, 2011, and 2012, that growth was in the video and entertainment area. We are investing in companies that are becoming part of our global network and ecosystem. billion combined.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Fast forward to 2012 and none of these conditions hold.