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DECEMBER 11, 2022

During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. By 2015 it had come to signify by the market a new era where business fundamentals had changed, companies could easily and quickly be worth $10 billion or MORE so why worry about the “entry price!” billion fund.

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AUGUST 5, 2016

Los Angeles-based fintech investor Core Innovation Capital is one of the backers in a big, $220M equity funding for solar power financing provider Mosaic. Core Innovation Capital is very active nationally in fintech investments, and raised a big fund in 2015. The company is based in Oakland. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 29, 2017

Santa Monica-based Arrowroot Capital , an investment firm focused on investing growth equity in growing software-as-a-service and internet-based businesses, has launched an effort to raise $175M in its third fund, Arrowroot Capital III, LP. The firm's second fund closed at the end of 2015, and was worth $50M.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer JamCity is continuing its growth, saying on Wednesday that it has raise $350M in new funding, and acquired mobile game studio Ludia. Jam City said the new funding will help it continue its global expansion, and also help further its strategy to build out its portfolio of studios.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

Way back in 2015, the Kickstarter Pebble smartwatch raised $20.3 That’s not as high as the failure rate with professional investors, but it should convince entrepreneurs that crowdfunding is still no panacea for funding. In equity crowdfunding, no investor is representing their own interest. billion to USD 3.62

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JULY 20, 2016

Manhattan Beach-based 3PL Central , a private equity-backed developer of warehouse management software, said that it has acquired Traker Systems (iTracker), a fellow developer of software in the 3PL software area. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Even if you work every day in the world of new-venture funding, as I do, the options are confusing, and their meanings seem to change on a regular basis. Crowdfunding is rapidly becoming the major source of funding for seed-stage startups. These funders often offer convertible notes, rather than the traditional priced equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative. Thus the best entrepreneur strategy for funding is to build solutions, not technology.

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MAY 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com) has just announced a brand new, $240M venture investment fund, led by longtime venture investing veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken and Jamie Montgomery. What is the investment focus for this fund? All of that represents opportunity, as well.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 21, 2020

But it was in 2015 when she took her family to see the Women’s World Cup in Vancouver that Nortman’s private passion for soccer began to turn into a more public search to bring more attention to the sport — and the women who play it. “I was like… ‘Hey! Image Credits: Angel City.

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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. Kleiner Perkins gets back to early-stage with its $600M 18th fund. We went out to market to LPs.

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

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? This will finally revolutionize the way startups get funded. Our hope is to see the SEC release the JOBS Act title III and IV.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2015

Every investor in your startup, even friends and family, normally expects a share of your company (equity), which means your return for all your effort goes down quickly. After months of preparation, you should expect another six to nine months for reviews and funding cycles. Seek funding from multiple sources concurrently.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2016

In fact, the latest figures show that crowdfunding has already grown to over $30 billion in 2015, exceeding the amounts contributed by either angel groups or VCs alone. In 2015, the new Kickstarter Pebble smartwatch raised $20.3 In equity crowdfunding, no investor is representing their own interest. Risk is increased.

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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. In addition, after less than 90 days from announcement to completion, we closed our latest fund just before Christmas with $115 million in commitments. What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., Startup equity model. In the U.S.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2015

One of the big questions that every entrepreneur struggles with is how much funding they should request from investors in the first round. Can you justify your use of funds to this investor? Ancillary objectives, like retiring existing debt, buying a building or paying salaries to people with equity ownership will not get traction.

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JUNE 1, 2015

Image via Flickr by Jupiter Labs Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. The average amount per startup was $23,000, usually in the form of a convertible loan, rather than an equity investment.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

billion, 2,034 deals) and the third quarter of 2015 ($21.1 billion, 2,559 deals), signaling perhaps a period of digestion given how much had been invested during the 2014-2015 window. As a percentage of overall activity, seed investing dropped from 55 percent in the third quarter of 2015 to 50 percent in this year’s third quarter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

I recommend five-year projections, to show the evolution of revenues and expenses and funding and profitability expectations over time. Base your funding requests on projected cash shortfalls. Think about the valuation implications and equity you are willing to give up for each investment amount.

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

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? This will finally revolutionize the way startups get funded. Our hope is to see the SEC release the JOBS Act title III and IV.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 21, 2019

This growth is often funded via debt. In contrast, the rest of the retail industry discounts its products at the end of each season, to free-up floor space and fund production of its upcoming line, thereby undercutting the implicit value of their brand. Fashion companies usually ramp production, as demand increases.

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Tech.Co

JULY 19, 2017

Independent media network WelkerMedia is launching the world’s first no-equity and not-for-profit acceleration program with a focus on digital activism, social impact and creative projects. “We have being working on the idea of ​​an accelerator since 2015,” Sonya says. How It Works. The Accelerator’s Origins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which actually funds more startups then all other venture sources combined (over $25 billion annually). Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to a 2015 study. This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Startup funding comes from personal savings and family.

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MARCH 12, 2018

Love Goodly recently launched its own crowd equity funding campaign. Justine Lassoff: We launched in 2015, and we have now been around for three years. The funding we're going for now, is to continue scaling the business. That's another initiative we're using this funding for. What is Love Goodly?

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Xconomy

APRIL 18, 2017

Sadhal and Taylor (pictured above) founded Approved in August 2015, and moved into the San Diego tech incubator. “Our goal is to create a platform [for both lenders and borrowers] that is just as frictionless as possible,” Taylor said at the downtown EvoNexus incubator, where he has been working with co-founder Navtej Sadhal.

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MARCH 10, 2017

funding led by Level Equity. What we did in 2014-2015 and most of 2016, was to really, really refine the business model, so that we could be a successful company, and not just have a successful product. That allowed us to bring in a new investor, Level Equity, and we raised a little over $16M in capital to scale the business.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

You thought media twitter was bad… You thought tech twitter was bad… — Hunter Walk (@hunterwalk) August 24, 2015. The immediate impact is a longer funding cycle for anything but seed and A rounds. If markets continue to drop expect fund-raising timeframes to elongate. And if that’s what he meant he was right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. As well, these companies usually bring real new venture funding opportunities to the startups they sponsor. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts. Peer-to-peer networking with other startups and founders in the same stage.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Gomez said he was inspired to start Canopy San Diego after spending time at CanopyBoulder , the cannabis industry fund and accelerator founded in 2015, less than three years after Colorado voters approved a similar marijuana legalization initiative. billion in 2015—a number estimated to grow by 25 percent this year to $6.7

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

These don’t get funded, nor bought by customers. How the solution and business model work to fund the business. Immediate investment requirements and use of funds. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 7/29/2015. A great entrepreneur has both, with the ability to tell the difference.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2015

If you are not willing to set targets for yourself, don’t expect investors to commit their funds. When sizing your funding request, be aware of the value of your startup today, since most investors expect an equity share for their contributions. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 6/17/2015.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2015

In fact, an entrepreneur friend of mine, who made millions on her marketing expertise, asserted recently that most inventors fail in business because they refuse to believe that any business expertise or experience is worth more than 5 percent in partner equity. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 10/9/2015.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2016

In reality, over 80 percent of successful new businesses are self-funded for much less -- often as little as $10,000. Find team members to work for equity rather than cash. Equity is your best assurance of commitment and focus. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 12/25/2015.

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Barry and I worked together to create Beatshare as a business and go out for funding. Barry Lieberman: That funding round, which was a preferred seed equity round, took place in the summer of 2015, and there was $785,000 in the round. That funding was geared towards development of our product. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

million Series D round in early 2015, re-upped in the latest round, which included all existing investors and some debt, Tealium CEO Jeff Lunsford said last week. Tealium , founded in 2008, has raised close to $113 million since its inception, according to Crunchbase , although that number includes both debt and equity deals.

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