Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Fortunately, there are thousands of options for raising capital, from angel funds and VC firms to crowdfunding campaigns and looking through your couch cushions. Thanks to data from Crunchbase , we can bask in the glory of the five highest funding rounds in 2017 so far. Yes, those are billions with a capital B.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

The Los Angeles ecosystem is $76 million stronger today as Fika Ventures , a seed-stage venture capital firm, announces its sophomore investment fund. Fika invests roughly half of its capital exclusively in startups headquartered in LA, with a particular fondness for B2B, enterprise and fintech companies.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Over their longtime personal and professional relationship, the two Los Angeles-based serial entrepreneurs have invested in each other’s companies and investment firms, but never worked together until now. These opportunities are creating an opening for Watertower Ventures in markets far beyond the Hollywood hills.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 3, 2017

In an environment of microscopic interest rates, it is particularly interesting to read the Preqin 2Q17 Quarterly Update , which exhaustively tracks all things private equity and venture capital. In 2Q17 private equity funds raised nearly $121 billion across 206 funds; buyout.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2017

Irvine-based angel investment group Tech Coast Angels said this morning that it has had it's best Q1 ever, both in terms of dollars and total deals. According to the TCA, it invested $3.8M in total across 17 deals, for the quarter ending March 31st, 2017. InvestED, Mobilize Solutions, OnRamp, and Tot Squad.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2018

The IPO--which is relatively small as IPOs go--would put HyreCar on the Nasdaq Capital Market trading as HYRE. for the year ended December 31, 2017. Although unusual, there are a number of local early stage companies that have pursued an early public offering rather than pursuing venture capital or private equity investment.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Last week, I wrote about an alternative to venture capital called revenue-based financing and before that, I jotted down some notes on one of VCs’ favorite spaces: cannabis tech. Y Combinator, the popular accelerator program and investment firm announced this week that it has promoted longtime partner Geoff Ralston to president.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Three Arrows Capital, Pantera Capital and Dragonfly Capital. the week in web3.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Other examples include media tech companies ZEFR and GumGum � both having record years and positioned extremely well for continued growth in 2017. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? Traditional venture capitalists will focus on leading larger rounds of equity in fewer companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

One of the most common complaints I hear from new business owners and startups is about the pain and difficulty raising capital. The “venture capital” model is the only option they know, where they feel they get no mercy, giving up equity and control. Document the investment types you are willing to consider.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 20, 2021

Stella Wu, who formerly worked as a growth product manager at Wish, got firsthand experience of the pain points related to the process when she bought her own house in 2017. “I The company plans to take its new capital and “go deep into the product side.”. They were not reliable and bad at communication.”. “So

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. When should a VC invest? Between TechCrunch today and my former roles in venture capital, I’ve had the opportunity to practice timing a lot. Mithril Capital, management fees, and VC strategic drift.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

in a funding led by Orange County's Okapi Venture Capitalis looking to help direct to consumer brands use better data to direct their marketing and other efforts. founded in summer of 2017. That was very helpful, in that it got us on the radar for a lot of Southern California venture capital firms. Do we want to raise capital?

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

The conference is run by Jamie Montgomery , one of the local industry's pioneers in venture capital and investment. Jamie is currently also co-founder of March Capital Partners, in addition to running the summit. The third area, are the private equity players. First of all, what's new with your conference this year?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Calculate cash-burn rate and investment timing. Project your cash burn rate to keep at least 18 months between venture capital or angel investments. Investment requirements should always be based on financial projections and cash-flow calculations, not on what you think you can negotiate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2017

This Advisory Board is a good test drive for the more formal Board of Directors required later, when going public (IPO) or the entrance of venture capital investors. As an angel investor, I judge readiness for investment by their presence or absence, by the CEO’s relationship with them, and by the quality of the advisors.

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