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JANUARY 2, 2015

Here, David Cremin , a venture capitalist at DFJ Frontier , shares his thoughts on 2014. Several companies in the Frontier portfolio earned liquidity in 2014, providing significant profits to our partners. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? david cremin frontier venture capital 2014 reflections' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

Today, we have some thoughts from Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital , a private equity investment company in San Diego. 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? READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2014

JustFab has previously said it is expecting to generate around $400M in sales in 2014. Los Angeles-based online apparel and shoe company JustFab is eyeing a possible IPO, and also is in the midst of raising between $50 to $100M, according to a report. According to the report, from Re/Code, the company has hired Morgan Stanley as an advisor.

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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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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. The group said it provided $4.7M

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JANUARY 30, 2018

As part of the investment, Kelly Perdew, the founder of Moonshots Capital, has joined the board of New Knowledge. The Kremlin has run many classic military disinformation campaigns in the past--including in the Ukraine in 2014 , in Sweden in 2016 , and during the Cold War. According to New Knowledge, it has raised $1.9M

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

After investing in 60 startups, we realized that the biggest pain point was to help them raise the first $1M in financing. Not only did they have to work 24/7 to build their startup, but they also had to invest the same effort in raising capital. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2016

The Pasadena Angels investment group released its investment totals for 2015 this week, saying that it has invested $4.9M across 27 deals in 2015, bringing its total invested since the group was started to over $65M in over 175 companies. The total number of deals in 2015 was up from just 17 investments in 2014.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Los Angeles-based 3D theater projection company RealD said late Monday that it has started a process to review "strategic alternatives" for the company, and hired investment banking firm Moelis & Company LLC as a financial advisor. reald investment bank strategic alternative moelis content hollywood movie projection' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2013

You’ve had a few difficult years outside of work – I feel confident 2014 is going to be a great one! I’m thankful to the founders of the companies that I invested in where the business has been on a crazy growth trajectory over the past year or two. I know your 2013 success will lead to more sustained travel in 2014.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

It’s the first EIR that we’ve had in the years that I’ve been with the firm and I hope will be the start of our investment in this program. We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. I know Sam.

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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. Mike Norman – WeFunder , bringing crowd investing to the world.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

Think there is a technology investment slowdown? billion invested in venture capital in Q4 of 2015, according to the latest numbers released over the weekend by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. billion invested in Q4 matched the $1.3 billion invested in Q4 matched the $1.3 in San Diego.

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

Fisker said production is scheduled to begin on the new car in late 2012, and will support 2,000 factory jobs and more than 3,000 vendor and supplier jobs by 2014. Fisker is venture backed by Eco-Drive (Capital) Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Palo Alto Investors, and the Qatar Investment Authority. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Sonendo, which is venture backed by OrbiMed Advisors LLC, Themes Investment Partners, Fjord Ventures, and NeoMed Management, said it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its device, which it plans to launch in 2014. Sonendo said the clearance allows it to market the new medical device within the United States.

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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. The investment of $762.8M in investments; Biotechnology saw $158.0M

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The investment round--not yet confirmed by ZipRecruiter--was reportedly led by current investor IVP. ZipRecruiter is led by Ian Siegel, and previously raised $63M in its Series A funding back in 2014; the company's investors include Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Basepoint and Industry Ventures.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Give direct feedback to entrepreneurs on their businesses or if we’re not investing why it’s not a fit for us. Investing early in the lifecycle of a startups history where we can have the biggest impact on strategy & team development and deliver the highest returns if we are successful.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

That’s a reason why some are quick to portend “a new bubble” but this post sets out to show that would be a misunderstanding of the market and in fact by historic levels this may be amongst the best times to invest in seed and early-stage funds. More on that later. trillion in value. Still reading?

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JULY 3, 2018

At the early stage investment firm Fink said he was responsible for marketing activities for companies including Dollar Shave Club, DogVacay, SpringRole, Wishbone, and Hello Society over the six years he worked at the company. . They aren’t the only ones. Postie has raised $3.5

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Los Angeles-based Fisker , the new developer of electric vehicle and solid state battery technology which was crated by Fisker Automotive founder's Henrik Fisker, has received a strategic investment from Caterpillar Venture Capital. Caterpillar Venture Capital is the investment arm of industrial equipment and vehicle maker Catepillar.

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

After investing in 60 startups, we realized that the biggest pain point was to help them raise the first $1M in financing. Not only did they have to work 24/7 to build their startup, but they also had to invest the same effort in raising capital. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014?

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APRIL 1, 2014

Today, with the help of the aptly named JOBS act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) and companies like SeedInvest , it has never been easier for companies to gain exposure and enter the investment solicitation process. The investment environment at large in light of the JOBS Act. Total investment interest in startups on SeedInvest?

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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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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Virgin Hyperloop One says it has now raised a total of $295M since it was founded in 2014. According to Branson, the new investment by Caspian and DP World will help it pursue opportunities in key markets in the Middle East, Europe, and Russia. The new funding, a Series C round, came from Caspian Venture Capital and DP World.

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APRIL 23, 2018

i am deeply invested in the drama surrounding lil miquela and now you all have to be too. It’s less well-known that the company is backed by some of the biggest names in venture capital investment — firms like Sequoia Capital. Around this time McFedries also began investing in companies, according to AngelList.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The Tech Coast Angels (TCA), Southern California's big angel network, says it has seen a successful exit in its investment in Parcel Pending , a provider of package management solutions. According to the TCA, its members realized an 80 percent IRR on their investment in Parcel Pending, after its $100M acquisition on January 22nd by Neopost.

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APRIL 12, 2018

Now following a $62 million round of funding led by Battery Ventures last month, the company is worth roughly $800 million, according to people with knowledge of the investment, and is on its way to becoming Los Angeles’ next billion-dollar business.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Series A investment was worth $7.5M, and was led by Green Dot, and also included Continental Investors, Techstars, Rise of the Rest, and others. Size of the investment by Green Dot was not announced. Size of the investment by Green Dot was not announced. Gig Wage is based in Dallas, Texas, and was founded in 2014.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

In 2014, a West Point buddy of mine, and also a serial entrepreneur, Craig Cummings started working together to find entrepreneurs we liked, to help them an invest in them, along with Luis Villalobos of the Tech Coast Angels. We deployed a little over $10 million from the syndicate since 2014. That was the umbrella.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Eaze, the biggest startup in the online delivery space, has raised at least $37 million to tackle the growing market for legal cannabis delivery since its launch in 2014. Lipson, however, has seen this all before with food. It currently works with 100 dispensaries and has seen $2.5 “That’s the underlying mantra of our strategy.”

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Irvine-based Pathnostics , which offers up diagnostics tests and services in for urology, women's health, gastroenterology and cancer, has received a strategic investment from Chicago-based private equity investor Water Street Healthcare Ventures, the companies said on Wednesday. Financial details of that investment were not announced.

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JULY 27, 2014

I believe the middle isn’t being “gutted” but rather is being supplemented by “opportunity funds” and “growth funds” that sit side-by-side “core funds” allowing the firms to stay small and nimble while still being able to grab prorata rights of their best early-stage investments.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

The investment firms and executive teams behind the Los Angeles-based delivery liquor delivery company, Saucey , along with Inception Companies, the backer of marijuana distribution company, Emjay , have formed Pacific Consolidated to merge their two companies and build what’s likely the largest “vice” company in the world.

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MAY 8, 2017

The round was led by Hermed Capital and also included Celgene Corporation, Vivo Capital, Decheng Capital, the Helsinn Investment Fund and Star Summit Ventures. Aadi Bioscience licensed the technology for its biopharmaceuticals from Celgene in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 8, 2017

Upfront made its investment in Luxe in 2014. Luxe is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, Google Ventures, Sherpa Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, Foundation Capital, BoxGroup, Slow Ventures, Data Collective, Eniac Ventures, Rothenberg Ventures, as well as others. READ MORE>>.

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