Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Wait, didn’t you just raise a fund? Was it hard to raise the fund?

Venture Capital 396

Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2014

After investing in 60 startups, we realized that the biggest pain point was to help them raise the first $1M in financing. Not only did they have to work 24/7 to build their startup, but they also had to invest the same effort in raising capital. What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015?

Activision 191

Activision Southern California Los Angeles Capital 191

Xconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Prices for agricultural commodities such as corn, soy, and wheat are at their lowest levels in years, but investment in agricultural technology has never been better. Just 10 percent of corporate investments were made to build new technological capabilities, the report says.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Pricing Invest Report 40

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2014

After investing in 60 startups, we realized that the biggest pain point was to help them raise the first $1M in financing. Not only did they have to work 24/7 to build their startup, but they also had to invest the same effort in raising capital. What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015?

Activision 100

Activision Southern California Los Angeles Capital 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Companies were getting funded more easily and many more companies were actually being created. So we went for it.

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. despite having been passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability, waiting for the rules to be finalized by the SEC.

Venture Capital 108

Venture Capital Angel Satisfaction Equity 108

Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

With a cloud lingering over the peer-to-peer lending industry, privately held National Funding is disclosing new details today about its operations, in a bid to step into the light and differentiate itself as a fintech company and alternative lender. million in 2012 to more than $59 million in 2015.

San Diego 40

San Diego Help Software Review Funding 40