Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

And since we all knew that Sam’s dealflow and judgment were sound we empowered him to make early-stage, accelerator-like investments in early-stage entrepreneurs under the Upfront brand. She joined Mesa Global where she is doing both venture capital and investment banking. We have some announcements set for 2015.

Venture Capital 290

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Funding 290

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative. It’s still considered high risk for investment, since manufacturing and quality issues are likely. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 4/3/2015. Commercial product prototypes.

Develop 102

Develop Development Product Funding 102

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

million in a Series D round of investment capital, according to founder and chairman Tony Farwell. Longtime tech entrepreneur and angel investor Marco Thompson, who is closely associated with San Diego’s EvoNexus incubator, contributed a number of companies to the list. I widened my net this year.

San Diego 40

San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

In fact, they led the way for the state’s GDP growth of 3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, which was the highest in the nation , according to the U.S. Their first thoughts likely turn to agriculture and manufacturing. We’re very proud of those industries. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Patents 67

Patents Research Anthem Education 67

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2016

We looked around, and decided to throw our hat into the ring, and went through the CONNECT incubator here, Nonprofits are not known to have much money to spend on technology, how does that affect you as you approach them about what you can offer? Scott Chisolm: We have raised $23M, $18M from our Series B, which we did in early to mid 2015.

Help 100

Help San Diego Organization Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased about 10 percent, from 280 out of 100,000 adults in the 2014 Startup Activity Index, to 310 out of 100,000 adults in the 2015 Index. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment.

Startup 108

Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Satisfaction 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2015

Yet I can’t remember the last time any entrepreneur asked me to assess personal potential, despite the fact that most investors will admit they invest in the person more than the product. That’s why most angel investors only invest locally, where they can do that assessment of the founder and his team personally over time.

Startup 106

Startup Incubator Entrepreneur Metrics 106