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DECEMBER 27, 2012

The most significant news for GRP Partners in 2012 was the first close of our 4th venture fund. Your readers will know what a challenging funding environment it has been especially for firms located outside of Silicon Valley. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? American consumers watch 5.3

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). billion collected in 2012. I just don’t see it happening any time soon.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Rustic Canyon Partners is one of the return backers of online babysitting marketplace UrbanSitter , participating in UrbanSitter''s new $15M Series B funding. Rustic Canyon was one of the first investors in UrbanSitter back in 2012. UrbanSitter is based in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2012. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders.

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JUNE 5, 2015

Diffbot , the developer of artificial intelligence, visual recognition, and natural language processing software for interpreting web pages which is backed by Sky Dayton , has scored $500,000 more in funding, the company said this week. The funding--a continuation of the firm's seed funding--came from Bloomberg Beta.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

In an interesting intersection of LA's world of technology, investing, and sports, Kobe Bryant , the LA Laker star, and technology startup veteran Jeff Stibel have teamed up to create a new, $100M venture capital fund, to invest in technology, media, and data companies. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

He's also a Venture Partner at venture capital firm Greycroft Partners, and is EVP and a member of the Board of Directors at William Morris Agency, and was Founder of the Mailroom Fund. He's also a very active angel investor and advisor to local startups. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2012

Monday, August 13, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels (TCA) - Southern California Tech Company Screening. Tech Coast Angels is the largest angel investor network in the United States and one of the leading sources of funding to early-stage companies in Southern California.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). But while I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders I can’t see the logic that this extends to angel investors. Either downside scenario requires angel deals to be funded further.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

If you're a Southern California startup, it's most likely you're going to find funding from local, Southern California startup funds, right?

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MARCH 17, 2012

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 -- Start-Up Funding In Southern California. Panel includes Ray Chan, Managing Partner at K5 Venture Partners; Anil Tammineedi, Vice President at Angeleno Group; Kiran Rao, Associate at Vicente Capital Partners; Al Schneider, Co-Founder and Past Chairman of Pasadena Angels.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 -- Digital LA - We Got Funded! Join us for our fourth Digital LA - RealTech Startup Showcase: We Got Funded! panel with LA startup founders who'll share how they recently got funded - and give 5-minute pitches of their winning fund-raising presentations they pitched to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Rose, according to his recent book, “ Angel Investing.” Neither does David S.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Monday, February 27, 2012 -- How to Raise a Series A Round of Funding. Tech Coast Angels. Join us as we chat with Chris Hawkins, CEO and Founder of SignNow, about his journey from starting up to raising $2 million in a Series A round of funding. How did he do it? What did he learn? Have your questions ready!

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JULY 20, 2012

in funding during Q2 of 2012, down from Q1, and slightly below investments in Q2 of 2011. The region saw the most investments in Los Angeles, with $329.0M in funding, followed by San Diego, with $304.7M The region saw the most investments in Los Angeles, with $329.0M in funding, followed by San Diego, with $304.7M

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Right now, the app is only available in Los Angeles. Hnetinka, you may remember, founded WunWun back in 2012 to provide on-demand delivery for stores and businesses. ” FastAF is currently only available in Los Angeles, but the plan is to launch in New York later this year.

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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.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2013

the online community for the Los Angeles startup scene, soft launched in January with the help of community leaders, including mega VC Tony Pritzker. A new startup is launched every 40 hours in Los Angeles. has been datamining and tracking all the local startup action and has released the “2012 Los Angeles Digital Startup Report.”.

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MAY 30, 2013

SignNow was venture backed by Khosla Ventures and the Tech Coast Angels. The company raised $2M in funding back in March of 2012. The company raised $2M in funding back in March of 2012. barracuda networks signnow merger acquisition electronic signature tech coast angels' SignNow was headed by Chris Hawkins.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Los Angeles-based J2 Global --via its publishing arm, Ziff Davis , is getting set to acquire online tech publication Mashable , in a deal worth around $50M, according to a report on Thursday afternoon from the Wall Street Journal. J2 Global acquired Ziff Davis back in 2012. Neither J2 Global nor Mashable have yet announced the deal.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Just Insure , a pay-per-mile insurance technology company, has raised $8 million in a funding round. . There’s Metromile, which launched its personalized pay-per-mile auto insurance in 2012. As Metromile looks to go public, insurtech funding is on the rise. million since its January 2019 inception. Image Credits: Just Insure.

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JUNE 25, 2014

The move puts the company''s focused squarely on its Los Angeles operations. The sale netted the company $20M, which it will use to fund its U.S. Moviepilot set up shop in LA in 2012 , due to the entertainment industry''s base here. Moviepilot set up shop in LA in 2012 , due to the entertainment industry''s base here.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). But I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders but I can’t see that this extends to angel investors. Either scenario requires angel deals to be funded further. Not everybody agreed.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. But it’s here in the (other) Valley’s southernmost edge that investors have found a startup they consider to be the next potential billion-dollar “unicorn” that will come out of Los Angeles.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

Meet the next generation of startup success stories at Be Great Fest in Los Angeles. Their mission: to support a charity, savor the hot SoCal nightlife, and transform Los Angeles into the startup capital of the world. Although the Startup Genome Project named Los Angeles the No. 3 startup ecosystem in the world, with L.A.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

The company--formerly known as Doorbot--said the Series A financing comes from True Ventures, and also included First Round Cpaital, Queensbridge Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, and angels. True Ventures'' Adam D''Augelli will join the company''s board with the funding, which the company disclosed gives it a $15.5M READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

FACEIT , a online, competitive gaming site founded in London in 2012, says that it has set up shop in Los Angeles, and raised $15M in a Series A funding round. The funding round came from Anthos Capital, Index Ventures, and United Ventures. The company's founder and CEO is Niccolo Maisto. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Los Angeles-based Plug.dj , an online music and video sharing service, has raised $1.25M in a funding round, to bolster the company''s product. The funding came from Javelin Venture Partners. The firm said it was launched in February of 2012. READ MORE>>. plugjd music video sharing venture capital content social media'

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MARCH 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising firm Airpush --which is reportedly in acquisition talks with Perion--delivered $98M in annual revenues, according to the Forbes 2013 ranking of its most promising companies.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based, early stage startup accelerator The Precellerator Program , which is associated with legal firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, says this morning that it will start investing $25,000 in unrestricted cash in the startups which join its program, in addition to the $25,000 in legal services it already provides to participants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The new hot topic for entrepreneurs the last couple of years is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. Good-cause crowd funding. Pre-order crowd funding. Rewards-based crowd funding.

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APRIL 19, 2012

According to the MoneyTree Report, $924.13M was invested in Southern California in Q1 of 2012, up from $602.742M invested in the region in Q1 of 2011. in investments across 21 deals, boosted significantly by a $139M investment in Sapphire Energy ; Los Angeles was second with $$317.8M was invested in the region. in 13 deals.

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APRIL 3, 2014

Los Angeles-based AwesomenessTV --which is now part of Dreamworks--has acquired Big Frame , another local YouTube network operator. Series A funding back in 2012. The company had a $3.0M AwesomenessTV''s acquisition by DreamWorks was one of the fastest and most profitable exits of a company ever in Southern California.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

Los Angeles-based investor Siemer Ventures has backed social media advertising and analytics firm Optimal , Optimal said Monday. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 -- Startup Venture Summit. For High Growth Startups Seeking Funding or Partners. Pitch to serious multi million dollar investors and angels. All Stages Welcome: PreLaunch, Early and Mid Stage. Hear from successful entrepreneurs who share their lessons learned.

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

Saturday, December 8, 2012 -- MEDICAL IMAGING INNOVATIONS: SMALL DEVICES - BIG OPPORTUNITIES. What do entrepreneurs, mathematicians, software engineers, physicists, physicians, biologists, anatomists, angels, venture capitalists and bankers have in common? Angels start the entrepreneurs on their way.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

was raised in the area, and slightly lower than Q3 of 2012, when $724.9M Los Angeles led the region in investments, with $348.6M in funding for its location-based intelligence software. Southern California technology companies raised $709.8M The amount raised in the region was up from Q2, when $627.4M

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