TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles. in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2015

2014 was the most active year in TVC history as measured by the number of investments/acquisitions/follow-ons/exits we completed. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? spencer capital 2014 reflections venture' Today, we have some thoughts from Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital , a private equity investment company in San Diego.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

As you can see below the number of seed funds shot up dramatically between 2006 and 2014. With seed up massively between 2006–2014 and A and B rounds relatively flat what you see is a widening of the funnel going into traditional venture. So What Impact Did the Drop in Tech Founding Costs Have on VC?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

Google, of course, is interested in bringing these workloads to its cloud and it has made a concerted effort to bring the Hollywood studios to its Cloud Platform. That includes the launch of its Los Angeles cloud region last year, as well as its acquisition of the Zync cloud renderer back in 2014.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor. But not many others.

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2016

The name of the fund—which will back startups focused on cloud computing, machine learning, and security, with an emphasis on technology that complements Microsoft’s own products and services—is Microsoft Ventures. Microsoft Ventures now fills a gap we’ve had somewhere in the middle of that range.”.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

In a report by the National Student Clearinghouse only 18 percent of women graduated with a science degree in 2014. Using an innovative method and blend of data science, machine learning, algorithms and cloud computing, they help companies meet new privacy compliance demands.

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