Both Sides of the Table

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. If you want to understand how the VC industry is changing there is a great primer in the link.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

According to Siemer & Associates, this year's conference, the Siemer Summit 2015, will be held from October 13th to 14th, and will feature Tim Draper as the keynote speaker. This time, the event is being held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, rather than Santa Monica, where the event had been held in prior years.

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MARCH 29, 2019

MiLA Capital , the venture capital firm that is behind the Make In LA hardware accelerator, says it has raised its first official venture capital fund, officially closing its first fundraise. Source of the funding for the new venture capital fund was not announced. Size of the fund was not announced.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Venture capital activity is gradually easing from last year’s peak, according to a new quarterly report put together by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. VC firms invested $14.99 VC firms invested $14.99 Venture capital firms also are having no trouble raising funds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Yet as I mentor entrepreneurs around the country, it still seems to be one of the least understood approaches to startup funding, with more myths than accredited angels and professional venture capital investors combined. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 2/13/2015.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Los Angeles-based Halogen Ventures, the venture capital firm led by Jesse Draper, has raised $21M in its second fund, the firm said on Wednesday. According to Halogen Ventures, the fund will continue to invest in women and diversity. acquired by P*G), and Eloquii (acquired by Walmart).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures (no, Evan is not standing on a box) Last year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. 2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it topped off more than a decade of unprecedented VC growth. How do we plan to do it?

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm Upfront Ventures said over the weekend that it has named two new Partners at the firm. The venture investor said it has added Aditi Maliwal as a Partner, and also promoted Michael Carney to Partner. Upfront's Managing Partners are Mark Suster and Yves Sisteron.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Mike Bonin , Council Member, City of Los Angeles. The socalTECH 50 is aimed at identifying and highlighting the top 50 people in the technology industry here, who are most likely to create the next big thing, produce the next big exit, or influence the industry in a significant way. Kevin Anderson , Appetize. Julien Bellanger , Prevoty.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Then, in 2015, after Oregon legalized recreational use of marijuana, Lipson began wondering if it wasn’t time to revisit the whole delivery space again. Lipson was living in Bend, Ore., where he’d retired after selling his online food delivery business GrubCanada to JustEat, the European tech-enabled delivery giant, back in 2012.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

Arivale , a health and wellness startup founded by genetic sequencing pioneer Dr. Leroy Hood, has launched itself into the Los Angeles market, as its first expansion beyond its home market of Seattle. Arivale raised $36M in 2015 from Maveron, ARCH Venture Partners and Polaris Partners.

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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. Size of the strategic investment was not announced.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2015

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2015 Startup and Entrepreneur Forecast taking place Thursday, January 29 from 7 p.m. We will have amazing panelists from March Capital, Greycroft, Machinima, Silicon Valley Bank and Amplify who will share their insights and forecast for start-ups in 2015. Sponsored giveaways and contests.

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JULY 21, 2015

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's most active organized angel group,said today that it had its most active Q2, and had a record number of deals and dollars invested in the quarter. The group said it invested a total of $4,546,338 in 17 total deals in Q2 2015, the most invested since the group's inception in 1997.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

A report, issued earlier this week by venture firm the Female Founders Fund , says that Los Angeles, and New York, are better markets than Silicon Valley to find funding for female founders. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Los Angeles-based Fisker , the newly reborn electric vehicle manufacturer led by Henrik Fisker, said on Monday that it has added former U.S. Fisker received a strategic investment from Caterpillar Venture Capital back in October of 2018, specifically so that Caterpillar could gain access to Fisker's battery technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Investment experience (5 years a VC at Battery Ventures). Helped merge company with Seedling – on track to do $20 million combined revenue in 2015 – will now become Chairman). She has been in operations in Seattle and Los Angeles. Upfront Ventures VC Industry'

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 29, 2019

Los Angeles-based PlayVS (pronounced “play versus”) wants to become the dominant platform for amateur esports, starting at the high school level. Starting at 21, I worked at a venture capital firm called IncWell based in Birmingham, Michigan then joined a startup called Rocket Fiber.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Los Angeles-based Metropolis, a new startup focused on parking, has raised a huge, $41M Series A funding, the company announced on Tuesday. Israel is the co-founder of parking startup ParkMe, which was acquired by Inrix back in 2015. The company says it has now raised $60M in total funding.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

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. Southern California bucked the national trend, where venture investing dollars were down 32 percent in Q4 compared with Q3.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Kleiner Perkins , one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources. Companies are raising some angel money or Y Combinator money.” We got a lot of interest.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based Parabol, a company which is developing technology to enable "Agile" meetings, announced that it has raised $8M in its Series A funding. The funding was led by Microsoft's M12 venture fund, and also included CRV, Haystack, Techstars, and others. The company is led by CEO and Co-founder Jordan Husney.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. In reality, crowdfunding has become a major startup funding vehicle, expected to reach $3.62

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Los Angeles-based footwear trading site Goat Group , founded by Eddy Lu and Daishin Sugano, has raised a big, $100M funding round from footwear retailer Foot Locker , the two announced on Thursday. in total since it was founded in 2015. GOAT has now raised $197.6M READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Los Angeles-based GOAT Group , which operates an online marketplace for collectible sneakers, apparel, and other accessories, has raised another $100M in funding, the company said this morning. The Series E funding was led by D1 Capital Partners. GOAT has now raised a total of $290M. The company is led by co-foudner and CEO Eddy Lu.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 21, 2020

When Upfront Ventures partner Kara Nortman first met Natalie Portman a few years ago to talk about ways their non-profit organizations All Raise and Time’s Up could collaborate, she never realized they’d eventually be partners on a sports franchise. “We’re venture capitalists. Image Credits: Angel City.

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APRIL 17, 2015

billion in investments in Q1 of 2015, according to the latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association. The Los Angeles area saw a total of $1.476 billion in Q1 deals--including that giant round for SpaceX--San Diego saw $270.1M billion in venture capital was invested for the quarter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

A seed-stage “super angel.” This is a relatively new term loosely applied to angels who invest their own money in a portfolio of startups (typically 20 or more) and are willing to lead multiple rounds, usually starting with a seed round. A micro venture capital firm. A “genesis” venture capital round.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based on-demand, dog walking startup Wag has raised an enormous, $300M funding round, the company announced Tuesday morning. Wag--founded in 2015 by Joshua and Jonathan Viner--says its services are now available in more than 100 cities nationwide. Wag said the funding comes from SoftBank Vision Fund.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. billion by 2030, exceeding the amounts contributed by either angel groups or VCs alone. billion to USD 3.62

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. Way back in 2015, the Kickstarter Pebble smartwatch raised $20.3 Early crowdfunding successes have been undeniable.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Los Angeles-based Pepper Financial , a startup led by startup veteran James Borow, recently raised $5.6M in a seed funding, which was led by Mark Suster at Upfront Ventures, and which also included Lerer Hippeau, Manta Ray, and angels. to bring better financial management to businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2013

The average length of a funding pitch to Angel investors is ten minutes. Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” Lead with facts, but skip the details. Marty Zwilling.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

The funding came from local angel Andreas von Blottnitz, along with Doug Carlisle of Menlo Ventures. Santa Barbara-based Anchore , which is developing security software aimed at the "container" market, has raised $5M in a funding round, the company disclosed this morning.

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MAY 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based Club Pilates , a franchisor of Pilates studios, has received a private equity investment from TPG Growth Partners, the two said on Thursday. Club Pilates is run by Anthony Geisler, the former owner and CEO of LA Boxing; Geisler acquired Club Pilates in 2015 from founder Allison Beardsley.

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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. We have some announcements set for 2015.

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