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APRIL 12, 2013

Although it might still be on the early side for an analysis, we''ve run our numbers again to figure out who''s having the biggest success so far in the market, where entrepreneurs are most likely to find capital providers hanging out, and where (if anywhere) are exits happening? We''ve analyzed our database of angel and. Our analysis.

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JANUARY 29, 2015

Southern California''s biggest organized, angel investment group, the Tech Coast Angels , said this morning that the group had its biggest investment year ever in 2014, investing a total of $16.37M across 61 total deals. The investments were up by 12 percent from 2013, when the angel group invested $14.64M in its portfolio.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

in venture capital in Q3, according to the latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data From Thomson Reuters. was raised in venture capital. was raised in venture capital. in investment. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 5, 2013

Friday, January 11, 2013 -- Maverick Angels Investment Accelerator. Do you find it difficult to raise capital or communicate your offering in a way that is complete or compelling in the time given for your pitch to investors? Do you have a great business idea? See [link] (more)

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2013 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Thursday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2013. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 4, 2018

market with the help of several Los Angeles-based investors. Freeletics , headquartered in Munich, Germany, is today announcing its first round of private capital after bootstrapping since 2013. One of Europe’s most popular fitness applications is poised to flourish in the U.S.

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Coach Mobile Training Netflix 264

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

It is no secret that the world of venture capital (VCs) was turned upside down by the recent Recession, and many other changes in the marketplace. I see now emerging a new wave of investors, popularly known as “super-Angels,” micro-VCs, or “super-seed” investors.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2014

Los Angeles-based CAA Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Creative Artists Agency, has made an investment in a monthly delivery service focused on do-it-yourself (DIY) crafts. in a funding round, which came from Maveron, Forerunner Ventures, and CAA Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based Openpath , founded by startup veterans Alex Kazerani and James Segil, have raised another $20M for the company, in a Series B funding, the company said on Tuesday. The new funding was led by Emergence Capital. Kazerani and Segil previously founded Edgecast, which they sold to Verizon in 2013 for around $390M.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region.

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APRIL 12, 2021

Los Angeles-based >A href="[link] which develops contextual advertising technology focused on video, has raised $18M in a Series B investment round. The round was led by Intel Capital, and also WISE Ventures, Quest Venture Partners and Mirae Asset Venture Investment, plus angels Mike Baker (Dataxu) and Mike Shehan (SpotX).

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Advertising Los Angeles Content Invest 113

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2014

The latest numbers are out on venture capital investments in Southern California from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, finding that the region had nearly $762.88M invested in companies in the region during Q1 of 2014. was a significant increase from Q1 of 2013, when only $571.0M

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 2, 2013

Having never lived in Silicon Valley and unaware of what it is like to start a business in the heart of technology, it was interesting to hear that one of the benefits of living in Los Angeles during our time of tech growth is the fact entrepreneurs aren’t caught up in the daily routine due to the smaller pond aspect.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Santa Monica Technical Review Startup 93

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2013

USC revealed this morning that it has created a new, startup accelerator on campus, the Viterbi Startup Garage , which will help students and alumni start technology companies in Los Angeles. Southern California--and Los Angeles, in particular--appears to become the hub of startup accelerators lately.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Today, we're featuring Mark Suster , a venture capitalist at GRP Partners , founder of LaunchpadLA , the startup accelerator, not to mention well read blogger and highly watched host of This Week In Venture Capital. The most significant news for GRP Partners in 2012 was the first close of our 4th venture fund.

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GRP Partners Southern California High Tech Venture Capital 178

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2013

Los Angeles-based BlackLine Systems , the developer of financial close software-as-a-service, has scored an investment from private equity firm Silver Lake Sumeru. According to BlackLine, its management, Silver Lake Sumeru, and ICONIQ Capital are partnering in the deal to make Silver Lake Sumerua majority shareholder in the company.

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Silver Lake Invest Equity Venture Capital 147

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MAY 16, 2019

Los Angeles-based Connect Homes , a developer of prefab housing technology, has raised $10.8M The funding was led by Brick & Mortar Ventures and Virgo Investment Group, and also included MetaProp, Almubader Growth Fund, and Wells Fargo Strategic Capital. The startup was founded in 2013 by Jared Levy and Gordon Stott.

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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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Southern California Technical Review High Tech Venice 215

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures. I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. So I hope that offers you insights into how companies move through the VC system. He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

In fact, Michael Dell privatized his company again in 2013 for a few years, in his words to “unleash again the passion of our team members.” It’s very common for founders who find venture capital funding, to soon find out that they are being replaced by a CEO who has “more experience.”

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I have been involved with a high profile one in Los Angeles – Launchpad LA – and we’ve decided to make a shift so I thought this was a good time for reflection. Throughout all of these years I was a full-time VC so Launchpad really came out of evenings and weekends for me. But by 2014 much had started to change.

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Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Tech.Co

AUGUST 22, 2016

That’s right, Kobe Bryant has just launched a brand new $100 million venture capital fund. Along with tech entrepreneur Jeff Stibel, Bryant’s aim with the new venture is to invest in media, technology, and data companies. “I’m more interested in how I can help Shaq, Melo, or Iguodala.”

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 10, 2019

” Citing a Bloomberg report, the site explains automakers may have had the worst first half for new-vehicle retail sales since 2013. My favorite car blog Jalopnik said it best: “Cars Sales Could Be Heading Straight Into the Toilet.” Car sales are tanking, but people still need cars.

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socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2013

Venture capital investments saw a sharp drop in Q1 in Southern California, according to the latest venture numbers from the MoneyTree report. The report, released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association over the weekend, tallied up $534.3M billion in 863 deals.

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Southern California Invest Orange County Venture Capital 140

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JUNE 21, 2019

Minnie Ingersoll: A few things, but most recently I started by own company, in 2013. Why did you decide to move to venture capital? I started a startup called Shift.com, it's an online marketplace for buying and selling used cars. I've been going through the startup journey, and just finished our Series D investment.

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Southern California Startup Layoffs Venture Capital 133

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Qualcomm Ventures was the first non-angel investor in Zoom Video back in 2013. Zoom Video Communications , a provider of cloud-based video conferencing and online meeting software which is backed by San Diego-based Qualcomm , has has raised $100M in a Series D funding. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Software Funding Angel 100

Xconomy

APRIL 25, 2019

Katelyn O’Shaughnessy already had a solid track record, selling TripScope , a travel startup she co-founded in 2013, to Travefy two years ago. Women, finding themselves outside of the club, are now creating their own networks to do the same.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). Chance Barnett , Crowdfunder (Los Angeles, crowdfunding). Allison Beal , StyleSaint (Los Angeles, fashion). Greg Cohn , Burner (Los Angeles, mobile app).

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Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC? It may be the right answer for you.

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Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2012

At the time, Levinsohn had just formed a Los Angeles venture capital fund, Fuse Capital, in a deal with Best Buy, and invested in at least one company here, Tecca. The move is not at all surprising or unexpected, given Yahoo's hiring of former Googler Marissa Mayer as CEO earlier this month.

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Yahoo Southern California News Venture Capital 145

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

In fact, Michael Dell privatized his company again in 2013 for a few years, in his words to “unleash again the passion of our team members.” It’s very common for founders who find venture capital funding, to soon find out that they are being replaced by a CEO who has “more experience.”

Startup 124

Startup Satisfaction Venture Capital Entrepreneur 124

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Those services — and the company’s growing business among small and medium-sized suppliers to the construction industry — brought the Austin-based company to the attention of Fifth Wall Ventures , the Los Angeles based investment firm whose limited partners are among the biggest construction companies in the world.

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Startup Los Angeles Capital Pricing 191

socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

Santa Monica-based startup accelerator LaunchpadLA has just opened up its spring 2013 class applications, and bumped the amount it invests in startups. The accelerator--run by Sam Teller--is one of a crop of startup accelerators which have been the driving force behind the Silicon Beach startup community over the last year.

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Invest Santa Monica Class Mentor 189

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2013

After all, you’d have to be a really big baby to complain about being a VC. You’d imagine your favorite founder, VC, blogger, political figure, billionaire, whatever has a stress free life pontificating about how to build the next really cool, society-altering product or changing a city, state or country.

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Writing Venture Capital Blogging Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

I think many board members (including VCs) were trained 10+ years ago when life was very different and their advice often comes from an outdated lens. One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures.

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Startup Funding News Press 355

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Frankly, I think venture capital is that way, too. How do VCs break out of group think when they are shuttling from one board meeting to the next, from one conference to the other and talking with all the same people? I had one of the biggest mental breakthroughs about what I want to do differently at GRP Partners in 2013.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The working partnership with Disney (closed 2013 with $45 billion in annual revenue) and Techstars (350 funded companies to date, collectively valued in the billions of dollars) shows a strong initiative, setting the stage for a huge year of potential growth in fundraising and investments in LA-based startups.

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Entertainment Santa Monica Ideas Mentor 102