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AmplifyLA: Dramatic Drop In Seed Funding In LA In Q1

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reports that seed funding in Q1 of 2017 dropped precipitously, falling 42.2 percent from Q4 of 2016, and 43.8 According to AmplifyLA , the number of seed deals dropped to 27 in the quarter, down from 32 from Q4, and--making a grim quarter even worse--the average seed size declined to only $1.9M raised, from $2.8M

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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

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At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. In fact, if you add the capital flows of the past ten years, there have been just shy of $50 billion in net cash outlays.

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Moonshots Capital Ramps Investment Pace With Lead On Two Investments

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Los Angeles- and Austin-based Moonshots Capital , the venture capital fund led by serial entrepreneur Kelly Perdew, is ramping its investment pace, with the first two formal investments out of its new fund. seed funding in that firm. presidential elections in 2016. Moonshots led the $1.4M

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Aira.IO Finds Seed Funding To Assist The Blind Using Google Glass

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La Jolla-based Aira.IO , a developer of software tools which use Google Glass to help the blind and low-vision individuals, has raised $790,000 in a seed funding round, the company said this morning. The funding came from Lux Capital and ARCH Venture Partners,a long with futurist Ray Kurzweil and blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayor.

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Encantos Takes $5.7M More For EdTech Efforts

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the company also rpeviously raised funding from the NBA's Baron Davis, Angel Morales (Morales Capital), and Sol Trujillo (now Chairman of the company's board). the company also rpeviously raised funding from the NBA's Baron Davis, Angel Morales (Morales Capital), and Sol Trujillo (now Chairman of the company's board).

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Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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This morning, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference.

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Upfront Uncloaks New Startup, Projector

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Los Angeles-based venture investor Upfront Ventures unveiled one of its new startups on Wednesday, a company which has been in stealth mode since 2016.

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