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MARCH 16, 2021

Squarespace has raised $300 million in a round of funding that values the company at a staggering $10 billion valuation. New backers include Dragoneer, Tiger Global, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and Spruce House.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

My most significant event of 2014 is definitely Silicon Beach Fest, the multi-day tech community fest, which just keeps getting bigger. Silicon Beach Fest 2014 attracted more than 2,000 attendees, with more than 350 speakers, of which more than one third were women. What was your biggest lesson learned this year?

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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?

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

According to Fisker the funding will go towards the development of its solid state battery technology. Fisker has essentially been dormant since 2014, when the company's predecessor, Fisker Automotive, went bankrupt and was sold to Chinese company Wanxiang Group. Size of the strategic investment was not announced.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

The Pasadena Angels , one of the most active organized angel investment groups in the Los Angeles area, released some details on the groups'' 2014 performance over the holidays, saying that it saw a total of four exits--including a $100M exit over at Bluebeam --and closed 17 deals during the year. in new funding for its portfolio companies.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Pathnostics, which was founded in 2014, is best known for its Guidance UTI test, which simultaneously diagnoses and guides antibiotic treatment for complex, recurring urinary tract infections. Financial details of that investment were not announced.

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Los Angeles-based Virgin Hyperloop One confirmed on Monday afternoon that it has raised $50M in new funding, and namd Sir Richard Branson as Chairman of the company. The new funding, a Series C round, came from Caspian Venture Capital and DP World. Virgin HyperloopOne is led by CEO Rob Lloyd.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

in a new fund, Domain Partners IX, LP , according to a regulatory filing by the firm last week. According to the filing, the fund now stands at $163.6M, and includes six limited partners. Fundraising for the new fund first began in December of 2014, according to the filing.

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? This will finally revolutionize the way startups get funded. We decided to solve this by building an equity crowdfunding platform to help thousands of startups raise the capital they need. What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015?

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DECEMBER 16, 2015

The University of California system said Tuesday that it has launched a new venture capital fund, with $250M in investments, to specifically invest in opportunities emerging from the University of California's ten campuses. The UC System said the new fund will be led by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Vivek Randadive. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2018

San Francisco-based Good Eggs , a fresh meal kit and grocery delivery startup, said today that it is aiming at expansion in Southern California next year, after raising $50M in a new funding round. It appears the company's lineup of investors is a complete turnover from its last funding round, in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Financial terms of the funding were not disclosed. Panasonic made its first investment in the company in December of 2014, and another in September of 2016. The two said that, as a result of the investment, Coronal will become Coronal Energy powered by Panasonic. Coronal Energy is led by Jonathan Jaffrey.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

million for its fourth fund dedicated to investing in healthcare companies. Among the notable exits was San Diego’s Lumena Pharmaceuticals, which Irish pharmaceutical giant Shire (NASDAQ: SHPG ) bought for more than $260 million in 2014. RiverVest Venture Partners, a St. At the time, Lumena’s chairman was RiverVest.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

This morning, Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com), led by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings , announced its first formal fund, a $19M seed stage fund. We had been doing that for several years, and decided we wanted to start syndicating deals in September of 2014, so we formed Moonshots Capital. That was the umbrella.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Philz Coffee , the Silicon Valley coffee chain which has been in a massive expansion in Southern California in the last few months, announced on Tuesday a $45M Series C funding round. As part of the funding, Jim COulter and Sanjay Banker, both of TPG, join the company's board. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Los Angeles-based Upfront Ventures reported Monday morning that it has named Kara Nortman as co-Managing Partner of the fund. The fund said that Nortman will work alongside current Managing Partner Mark Suster. Nortman has been at Upfront since 2014, serving as Partner at the firm.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Santa Monica-based venture investor March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com) announced last week that it has raised a second fund, worth $300M. To learn about the new fund, we sat down with Jamie Montgomery , one of the fund's co-founders, to hear about March Capital's strategy and the new fund.

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JUNE 30, 2015

Los Angeles-based enterprise software maker Chrome River , which develops cloud-based software used for expense reporting and automated invoice processing, announced today that it has raised $100M in a Series D funding round. The funding came from Great Hill Partners. 500|5000 and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Beepi , the online used car sales startup which expanded into Los Angeles in 2014, has shut down, according to reports. The Silicon Valley startup had raised more than $150M in funding. The company's $60M funding in 2014 had been focused on expansion to Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

in total funding. The company was founded in 2014. LawnStarter is backed by Lerer Hippeau, Edison Partners, Bull Creek Capital, Gary Vaynerchuk, Cotter Cunningham, Rony Kahan and Varsha Rao, and has received over $27M in funding; the company came out of Techstars Austin.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Portfolium was founded in 2014, and was led by founder and CEO Adam Markowitz. Portfolium had been venture backed by SFJ Ventures, University Ventures, USA Funds, the Tech Coast Angels, Taner Halicioglu of Keshif Ventures, and others. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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MAY 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Cartwheel, a startup that develops on-demand delivery management software, says it has raised $1M in a seed funding round, which came from TenOneTen Ventures, Act One Ventures, as well as famed hot dog restaurant chain Portillo's Hot Dogs, along with other angels.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

As we know, long gone are the days of experiencing SXSW Interactive with just 9,000 other tech entrepreneurs and business brights – with 30,000 registrants in 2013 and the final numbers for 2014 still in the works. The post Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014) appeared first on TechZulu.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

in a funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by private equity investor Level Equity. According to Leonardo247, the funding will go to support its ongoing growth in the remote property management area, as well as expansion into other commercial real estate markets. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Southern California has had a banner year this year, with a huge number of successful exits, fundings, and more. It''s the season to celebrate the technology and media industry''s success here with the Digital Family Reunion on December 10th at the Skirball Cultural Center.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

L Squared said the sale is the fourth exit from its 2014 vintage year fund, and its third exit from the education market. L Squared Capital Partners had recapitalized Learners Edge in September of 2016; the private equity investors says it increased the company's revenues by more than 2.5x since that time. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Santa Monica-based online employment marketplace ZipRecruiter has reportedly raised $50M in a Series B funding round, which values the company just shy of $1 billion, according to reports this morning. The investment round--not yet confirmed by ZipRecruiter--was reportedly led by current investor IVP.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Southern California has had a banner year this year, with a huge number of successful exits, fundings, and more. There''s less than a week to the technology industry''s biggest holiday event of the year--the Digital Family Reunion on Wednesday, December 10th at the Skirball Cultural Center.

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MARCH 6, 2014

We’re excited to share the exciting Indiegogo SXSW Tech Cafe 2014 lineup of events with you! Make It Rain – The New Healthcare Funding Landscape with Bre DiGiammarino. The post TechZulu at SXSW 2014 Live From Indiegogo Tech Cafe & Join Us for Happiness Hour! We’d love for you to drop by and say hello at one or all of them.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

Pasadena-based Green Dot , which provides banking services, prepaid cards, and other financial services, says it is the lead investor in the Series A funding for Gig Wage. Gig Wage is based in Dallas, Texas, and was founded in 2014. Gig Wage provides payroll, payment and banking services for the gig marketplace. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Seed investments are down by any measure (funds, deals, dollars) over the past 3 years in deals < $1 million AND in deals between $1–5 million. As you can see below the number of seed funds shot up dramatically between 2006 and 2014. It’s very noticeable in terms of funds raised, dollars invested and deals completed.

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MAY 11, 2017

San Diego-based Inseego , the company until recently known as Novatel Wireless, has received a $20M credit agreement from Lakestar Semi, a private investment fund managed by Soros Fund Management. Newman is being replaced by interim CFO Tom Allen, who had been interim CFO of Novatel Wireless from June 2014 to September of 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One , which is building high speed, Hyperloop transportation systems, says it has raised $85M in a Series B-1 funding round. The funding brings the company's total raised to $245M since it was founded in 2014.

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Steve Reich

DECEMBER 31, 2014

2014 Pasadena Angels Performance. • 4 Exits, including Bluebeam for $100mm. • $4.7mm in new funding for portfolio companies. • Entrepreneurs rightly pointed out we must move much more quickly in an age of SuperAngels, incubators, and other sources of funding. 17 Deals closed, 10 new and 7 follow-on rounds. •

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Rincon Venture Partners , the venture fund which was led by Jim Andelman before Bonfire Ventures, has seen an exit of its portfolio, at San Francisco-based Rentlytics. Rentlytics has been acquired for $57M in cash by RealPage , a Texas software developer for the multi-family real estate industry. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

Costa Mesa-based TOCA Football , a company which says it uses "technology-enabled experience" to help provide soccer training, has raised $25M in a Series D funding round. The company said that, as part of the funding, it has appointed Yoshi Maruyama as its CEO. TOCA was founded by U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over 60 times as many companies, according the Center for Venture Research. Here are a couple of concerns and possible negatives to avoid: More startups left in the funding gap.

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