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JANUARY 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based Acquicent , the startup which is developing a marketplace that allows users to invest in "museum-grade" collectibles such as art and vintage automobiles, is announcing this morning that it has added Kevin Conroy, CEO of ConroyMedia and former director of Sotheby's, as both an advisor and ivnestor. READ MORE>>.

Los Angeles

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 26, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- Silicon Dragon LA 2016.

Hollywood

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. In 2016, our Santa Monica office more than doubled market share of early-stage companies. This is a trend from 2016 that should gain momentum in 2017. Rob Freelen: Focus.

Santa Monica

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. Jeb Spencer: We closed our nineteenth and twentieth software focused growth equity investments this year, a significant milestone for our firm. An interesting investment for our firm, the $16.5

Capital

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the Southern California's technology ecosystem. Most recently, Terpin has become a globally recognized authority on bitcon and blockchain investing and trends, running the BitAngels angel network, bCommerce Labs blockchain incubator, and CoinAgenda conferences.

Southern California

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. Cody Simms: Techstars tripled down on Los Angeles in 2016 with the launch of three investment and mentorship programs for startups through which we will be investing in more than 30 startups per year in LA.

Southern California

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Southern California's venture capital totals dropped significantly in Q3 of 2016, to a mere $663.2M The most amount of investment came for the Los Angeles-Long Beach MSA, which saw $247.6M in investments in the quarter, followed by $197.5M Another $28.68M was invested in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, plus Ventura.

Southern California

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 6, 2020

The app, originally developed in Los Angeles, raised national security concerns after it was acquired by Beijing Kunlun in 2016 for $93 million. That ownership was later scrutinized by a U.S.

Los Angeles

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Thursday, December 8, 2016 -- Crowd Invest Summit. The first ever Crowd Invest Summit will debut December 7-8, 2016 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California.

Invest

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 -- Crowd Invest Summit. The first ever Crowd Invest Summit will debut December 7-8, 2016 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California.

Invest

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JUNE 22, 2016

Aliso Viejo-based semiconductor developer Microsemi has made an investment in San Juan Capistrano-based Veracity , a developer of industrial, network security software, as part of a collaboration in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) market. Financial details of the investment were not announced. in a funding. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

The Los Angeles-based company’s public offering should be a nice windfall for the Chicago-based investors DNS Capital, an investment firm managing the private wealth of the Pritzker family, and Cleveland Avenue, founded by former McDonald’s executive Don Thompson; as well as the venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins and Obvious Ventures.

Pricing

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Brad Brooks is an accomplished entrepreneur with a successful track record of investing in, building and scaling companies in the technology and media spaces. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

Southern California

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 28, 2015

One of the reasons I know way more about online sales taxes than I ever thought I would is due to Rincon Venture Partners’ investment in TaxJar , one of the leaders in this emerging space. The following sales tax compliance checkup will help you make sure you’ll start 2016 on the right track. Your Sales Tax Compliance Checkup.

Sales

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APRIL 12, 2017

billion in venture capital dollars were invested in the Southern California region in Q1, according to the latest MoneyTree Report , issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and CB Insights. invested across 71 deals in Q2 of 2017 in LA and Orange County, and $202.37M invested in San Diego for the quarter across 32 deals.

Venture Capital

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JULY 20, 2021

Irvine-based Qmerit, which installed electric vehicle charging stations in residential and fleet environments, has scored an investment from GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, according to Qmerit. Size of the investment was not announced. Qmerit spun out of ABM in 2016.

Invest

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Lawrence Ng , serial entrepreneur who, last year, founded OnRamp Fund , a $10 million incubator that invests in early stage startups. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

Funding

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. These exits have really validated our team's vision and that the talent and ideas that we invest and believe in. This reflection comes from Michael Jones of Science, Inc. Jones is also the former CEO of MySpace.

Dollar Shave Club

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MAY 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management said this morning that it has entered into an agreement to sell San Diego-based FMG Suite to another private equity ivnestor, Aurora Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

San Diego

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. John Greathouse: We opened up our practice in San Diego by investing in Zingle and Raken. John is also very involved in providing advice to young startups and entrepreneurs. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year?

Santa Barbara

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As we draw closer to the end of 2016, it is important that we take a moment to look back and reflect on all of the ways technology has inspired us, and transformed the way we live and do work. Companies want to be convinced that the cloud can improve their performance, optimize value, and protect their data.

Artificial Inteligence

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Pasadena-based Coronal Energy , a provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) project development, financing, and operation services for the utility, municipal and corporate market, has scored a strategic investment from Panasonic , the two said this morning. Financial terms of the funding were not disclosed.

Funding

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 27, 2016

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2016 Startup and Entrepreneur Forecast taking place Thursday, February 11 from 7 p.m. We will have amazing panelists from Crosscut Ventures, Machine Shop Ventures, Techstars, and more to be announced soon who will share their insights and forecast for startups in 2016. Joe received his B.S.

Startup

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MAY 1, 2017

A new report, released by the Angel Resource Institute in the last week, has spotlighted the Tech Coast Angels and the Pasadena Angels as among the top four angel groups in California, and the Tech Coast Angeles as number two in the nation in terms of the number of deals in 2016. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Santa Barbara-based venture capital investment firm Rincon Ventures is part of a new funding round for quality assurance software developer Rainforest QA. Rincon invested in Rainforest QA's Series A round back in 2016. Rainforest is based in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

Santa Barbara

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2016

In 2016 I finally cracked SnapChat with the launch of Discovery. But how can you invest in technology unless you’re going to use the tools and understand them? David Tirazona (@TirazonaD) March 7, 2016. Before that I had used it only with tight-knit friends and family. That’s what happens when you join a network and have kids.

Snapchat

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

The venture capital investment fund said it is focused on genomics, and will invest in companies in the areas of life science research, clinical diagnostics, novel therapeutic platforms, and other technologies impacting human health. The fund launched in summer of 2016 with $100M from Illumina.

Venture Capital

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

Divergent 3D made Blade — which was on the auto show circuit in 2016 — to demonstrate the technology platform. In its early years as a company, Divergent 3D was perhaps best known for Blade, the first automobile to use 3D printing to form the body and chassis. Divergent can’t name the customers because of non-disclosure agreements.

Startup

Tech.Co

MAY 13, 2016

Looking to invest in the next Facebook? TECHSPO LA is a four day technology expo taking place June 13 – 16, 2016 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, California in the heart of Silicon Beach. Covering the Los Angeles tech scene for a publication? Or just a plain old tech enthusiast? The Best Part?

Santa Monica

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Either of these qualms can ultimately sidetrack your startup as not worthy of investment, so it pays to do your homework on what you say and how to communicate effectively. Investors will be looking for a sizing validated by industry analysts large enough for good investment returns. Investors invest in people more than the idea.

Invest

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

No details on the new fund have yet been announced by the venture investment firm, which has not yet signed its first limited partner in the new fund, according to the filing. Mucker Capital's last fund, Mucker III, was raised in March of 2016, and was worth $45M.

Capital

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JULY 15, 2016

billion in venture capital in Q2 of 2016, according to the latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters. Nationally, venture capitalists invested $15.3 Nationally, venture capitalists invested $15.3 Southern California companies raised $2.49

Southern California

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

March Capital Partners is an investor in VeloCloud, and led VeloCloud's Series C funding in January of 2016. March Capital's investment in VeloCloud was led by Sumant Mandal. VeloCloud was one of the first four investments from March Capital's new $240M fund. READ MORE>>.

Capital

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APRIL 19, 2017

percent from Q4 of 2016, and 43.8 AmplifyLA pointed out that the seed deals were in contrast to the bigger picture, where venture capital investments were up 15 percent nationally--but pointed out that those gains were driven by "mega-deals", rather than seed funding. Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA

Seed Funding

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

According to Reliance Industries, which is based in India, it invested $8M in the round, and it now owns 37.4 percent of the startup; Reliance had invested $16M in Netradyne in 2016. The funding was led by M12, the venture fund run by Microsoft, as well as Reliance Industries and Point72 Ventures. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

According to a regulatory filing by Bitvore, the funding comes as part of an round which kicked off in December of 2016, and so far includes 36 investors.

Artificial Inteligence

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

So why invest in that period of uncertainty unless it’s early-stage and thus valuation matters less. If the next 30 days stays calm then investment will pick up. So, too, investments. It will also mean a certain amount of triage and also some mortality rates amongst investments. So plan your start date accordingly.

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