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Lead Inclusively Finds $1.5M

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San Diego-based Lead Inclusively , a consulting firm which provides technology-enabled services around diversity, equity, and inclusion, said last week that it has raised $1.5M Denise Hummel is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lead Inclusively, which was founded in 2016. in a funding round. READ MORE>>.

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Private Equity Investors Have $740 Billion to Spend, Driving Valuations

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Private equity investors have more capital at their disposal than at any time in more than a decade, which could boost prices for companies seeking acquisitions. 1, private equity firms in North America and Europe had secured $212.6 1, private equity firms in North America and Europe had secured $212.6 As of Aug.

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Latest Data Show Venture Capital Industry on Pins and Needles

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According to the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook , this past quarter $15 billion was invested in 1,810 deals , which compares unfavorably to both the prior quarter ($22.1 Have investors drifted, becoming less dogmatic about hitting interim milestones with as little capital as possible? The projected $43.2

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a new year – 2016. We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. Happy New Year.

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VC Confidence Holds Steady in Quarterly Survey, But Reasons Change

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In a survey of 29 Silicon Valley venture capitalists in December, the VCs mulled whether President-elect Donald Trump would buoy up their investment prospects with lower corporate taxes and government regulations, or worsen conditions by heightening global political instability and raising the risk of a major military conflict or economic downturn.

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Radicle Accelerator Fund Launches to Nurture AgTech Innovation

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Agtech investment firm Finistere Ventures; private equity firm Cloud Break Advisors; and Israeli venture capital firm OurCrowd contributed to the new accelerator. Radicle’s physical presence includes sites in San Diego; Palo Alto, CA; Research Triangle Park; parts of the Midwest; and Israel.

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Sluggish Year for IPOs, But Signs Abound of Post-Election Surge

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IPO activity at a sluggish pace—so sluggish, in fact, that this year could end with the fewest IPOs and the lowest level of capital raised since 2009, according to PitchBook data for the first nine months of 2016.