socalTECH

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.

Capital 164

Capital Funding Startup Venture Capital 164

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

OCTOBER 12, 2014

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. Solicit venture capital investors.

Startup 113

Startup Entrepreneur Funding Equity 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere. 275 IPOs were completed in 2014, topping the 2013 total of 222 by more than 23%. million businesses in 2014.

Startup 108

Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Satisfaction 108

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Silicon Valley’s big VC firm’s The Social+Capital Partnership, Andreessen Horowitz, Formation8, Ron Conway, and Anand Rajaraman have today launched Data Elite , to help tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges through data science. Venture lab & early stage fund for big data startups and scientists.

Netflix 82

Netflix Incubator Class Funding 82

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Her newest venture, Moe Assist, claims to be the first project management and payments tool for influencers. million in funding from Rebecca Minkoff and other unnamed investors. Naturally, these were also the first business to get funded. million in funding to date, including a recent $3.6 focused fund.

Platform 170

Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

In light of a less than savory PR landscape, I saw this event to be an important call to attention to the developements towards the Bitcoin industry for 2014, as well as geographically important gathering of minds and enthusiasts in the space. Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator. Setting Up 2014.

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104