SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 -- Venture Capital in Southern California: Catching Up and Going Beyond. Northern California gets all the attention when it comes to venture capital investment. But Southern California does VC, too, just not at quite the same scale as Silicon Valley.

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JULY 19, 2011

Southern California companies raised $739M in venture capital in Q2 of 2011, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) based on data from Thomson Reuters. raised for the quarter. Los Angeles had $222.5M

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JANUARY 3, 2012

venture backed companies was down in 2011, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, which said today that it tallied a total of 522 mergers, acquisitions, buyouts, and IPOs during the year. billion, a 14 percent drop in deal activity versus 2010, although it was a 26 percent increase in capital raised compared to last year.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -- MIT CC Forum - Raising Venture Capital: - Some of the Important Rules Have Changed! See [link] (more)

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APRIL 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, The National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters have tallied up just under a billion dollars in venture capital investments in the Southern California region in Q1 of this year, a very significant uptick from Q2 of 2011.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

Thanks Mr. Big Firm VC. Naval Ravikant describes how Silicon Valley’s dominance over the venture capital landscape will evolve over time in the previously mentioned interview. As shown in the following chart, the overwhelming focus of investments during Q1 of 2011 was in later stage companies.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 15, 2012

One the most frequent questions asked of me by entrepreneurs is, "How can I become a Venture Capitalist?" The inquiry is common because being a VC is (to an entrepreneur, at least) a sexy job. I define a "VC" as, "a professional investor who deploys third-party funds into relatively early-stage companies." Microscopic Industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). per year.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

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APRIL 2, 2010

This is part of my series on Understanding Venture Capital. I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

I just read the Q1 2011 report from CB Insights , which shows venture capital is back. Back to VCs, Silicon Valley venture capital firms are still the most active. So what can you do to get to the head of the venture capital investment queue? Overall, investors put $7.5 That represents a $1.5

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group in Southern California--and the nation--said Wednesday that it was part of $45M in funding in companies during last year, with $11M directly invested across 37 companies during 2011. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable?

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Venture Capital Startup Funding Technical Review 269

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group in Southern California--and the nation--said Wednesday that it was part of $45M in funding in companies during last year, with $11M directly invested across 37 companies during 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

According to the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook , this past quarter $15 billion was invested in 1,810 deals , which compares unfavorably to both the prior quarter ($22.1 Notably, this was the lowest quarterly deal volume since the fourth quarter of 2011, a period spanning 19 quarters. The projected $43.2

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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.

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Invest Venture Capital Report Capital 173

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APRIL 7, 2017

Venture capital investments in the U.S. have dropped to the lowest rate of activity since Q4 of 2011, as venture capital investors continue to be shy about investing in startups, according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report. According to the report, there was $16.5

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -- First Annual SoCal Capital Expo. First Look at Latest National Research on the State of Private Capital Markets Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 10, when groundbreaking researcher and financial expert John Paglia, Ph.D., The panelists are:  Fred C.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

She worked for 5 years as a VC at Battery Ventures and co-headed M&A at IAC working with Barry Diller. Venture capital is about backing the leaders of tomorrow who imagine the world as it should be and aren’t constrained by what it is today. I promise you, he really said this out loud.) Wait, What About Yves?

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JANUARY 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture capital Association MoneyTree survey, which is based on data from Thomson Reuters, tallies $738.34M invested in Southern California in Q4 of 2011. The amount is up from $528.0M raised in Q4 of 2010, and up from the $652M invested in the region last quarter.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 -- Raising Angel Capital. In the current economic and venture capital climate, angel investment is one of the most critical sources of start-up capital. Along with capital, angel networks bring additional added value. Angel networks are the source of the majority of this funding.

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APRIL 10, 2016

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “ Top deal maker in Los Angeles in Venture Capital.” And Greg has had the most influence on Upfront Ventures’ strategy since he joined. ” Numero uno. I was nowhere to be found.

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MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry. They are, in fact, great news for traditional venture capitalists. This article originally ran on PEHub.

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MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. Go Boulder!

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

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JANUARY 31, 2013

The funding was led by Triangle Peak Partners, and also included Siemer Ventures, Crosslink Capital, and SoftTech VC, among others. TakeLessons raised $6M in a funding round back in August of 2011. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Venture Capital Funding Capital 214

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011 -- Meet the Investor Series: Daniel Zhu, TSING Capital. Zhu will speak on strategies and successes in market entry to China.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 -- 805 Startups #2 - Rock Out With VCs! In addition to all the local startup folk, we're gonna be joined by a bunch of VCs, have a SHORT talk about Venture Capital, Fundraising, etc. THEN, the band DARWIN 5 (whose guitarist is a VC) will take the stage! See [link] (more)

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Kleiner Perkins , one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources. Mamoon Hamid is heading from Social Capital to Kleiner Perkins. We went out to market to LPs.

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JULY 16, 2014

Santa Monica-based Siemer Ventures said Wednesday that the venture capital fund has launched a new, $45M third fund, and rebranded itself as Wavemaker Partners. The new fund is larger than the company''s second fund, which was raised in 2011 and was worth $28M. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica Venture Capital Invest Mobile 168

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Rincon Venture Partners , the Santa Barbara-based venture capital fund run by Jim Andelman , John Greathouse , and Brian Kelly , has led the investment in a developer of social recruiting software tools for companies, The Resumator. Rincon led a $700,000 Series A round in 2011 in The Resumator. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Southern California Social Media Venture Capital 157

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

Datasift said it raised $42M Tuesday morning, led by Insight Venture Partners and also including prior investors Scale Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, IA Ventures, Northgate Capital, Daher Capital and Cendana Capital. READ MORE>>.

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GRP Partners Venture Capital Los Angeles Capital 138

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JANUARY 17, 2013

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report were released today, finding that a total of $683.7M raised by companies in Q4 of 2011, and less than the $701.18M raised by companies in the region in Q3 of 2012. billion in venture capital. in funding.

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Southern California Orange County GRP Partners San Diego 237

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

clean technology deals were up in Q3 of 2011, according to a new analysis published by Ernst & Young this week. venture capital investment in cleantech companies increased by 73%, to $1.1 California led the nation in cleantech investment in 2011 with $1,738.2 Investments in U.S., billion nationally, compared to 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Invoice2go--founded in Australia--said it raised $35M in a funding round from Accel Partners and Ribbit Capital today, and named Waldorf as its CEO. Waldorf left eHarmony back in 2011 to become CEO-in-Residence for Accel. Waldorf left eHarmony back in 2011 to become CEO-in-Residence for Accel. READ MORE>>.

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eHarmony Venture Capital Mobile Capital 138

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JUNE 3, 2016

The IPO is being underwritten by RBC Capital Markets, Pacific Crest Securities, Piper Jaffray,Needham & Company, and Cannacord Genuity. The IPO is a second try for Impinj; the company had tried for an IPO back in 2011-2012, but later withdrew those plans. The company has applied to list on the NASDAQ Global Market as PI.

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CalTech Venture Capital Startup Equity 100

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APRIL 20, 2015

The funding came from Bain Capital Ventures. The company was founded in 2011, and is led by. inauth venture capital multifactory security banking finance financial' Bain''s Ben Nye will join the company''s board. Lisa Stanton. READ MORE>>.

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Tool Venice Commerce Venture Capital 100

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The incubator-- which launched in 2011> --said it has now incubated 25 companies here, who have collectively received $24M in investments. angeles cleantech incubator laci jpmorgan chase venture capital sustainable clean technology energy' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 16, 2014

Santa Monica-based Siemer Ventures said Wednesday that the venture capital fund has launched a new, $45M third fund, and rebranded itself as Wavemaker Partners. The new fund is larger than the company''s second fund, which was raised in 2011 and was worth $28M. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Monica Funding Venture Capital Invest 100