TechCrunch LA

MAY 20, 2021

Builders VC led the round, which included participation from Celtic, Newfund and Wish co-founder Danny Zhang. 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

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Despite the Q1 correction in valuation, and subsequent drop in VC funding, we saw numerous LA companies not only survive, but thrive - despite the macroeconomic trends. Other examples include media tech companies ZEFR and GumGum � both having record years and positioned extremely well for continued growth in 2017. Rob Freelen: Focus.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 6, 2017

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 -- Fierce, Funded, and Female: A Discussion On Capital Raising. Join a group of female investors and successful entrepreneurs for an open discussion on raising money for your new venture. What are the pros and cons of equity funding from angels, VC firms, crowdfunding and bank lending?

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Later, at Jeffries Technologies, and the $120 million Entertainment Media Ventures seed and early stage venture capital fund, Norton was intimately involved in bringing tech to market and focusing on early stage investments. The plan, even at the time, was always to raise a larger fund. .

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2018

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. The company has one, single underwriter for the IPO, Network 1 Financial Securities. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2017

in total across 17 deals, for the quarter ending March 31st, 2017. The TCA said that 99 percent of the investment dollars were in Southern California, and all but one of the investments were early stage funding, including seed equity, Series A, or bridge to Series A funding. According to the TCA, it invested $3.8M

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 15, 2021

Previous backer Initialized Capital also participated in the financing, along with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, former Stockton, California Mayor Michael Tubbs, GGV investor Hans Tung and Paradox Capital’s Kyle Tibbitts. The California legislature changed laws in 2017 to make it easier to build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

As 2017 comes to a close, we’re surveying business and technology leaders from around our network to get their perspectives on the year in tech—and what’s next. Xconomy: If you think public perception about the tech industry turned for the worse in 2017, what should the industry do to rebuild trust in 2018?

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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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Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2020

Empirico, a biotech that has developed tools to analyze genomics data and use those insights to identify potential therapeutic targets, has signed a collaboration deal with antisense drug developer Ionis Pharmaceuticals that includes a $10 million equity investment.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

We also got the LA VC community involved as well which was a lot of fun. Next year, we plan on building it into a bigger business and in April 2017, we'll be doing it again, but this time in New York. Finally, what do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Los Angeles-based point-of-sale technology developer Appetize said Tuesday that it has raised $20M in a new funding round, led by private equity investor Shamrock Capital Advisors. Oak View Group, led by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff, also participated, along other investors. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 14, 2024

of venture capital funding in 2023. Women-owned businesses still face disproportionate challenges when it comes to obtaining equity financing, government funding , and private loans. But it’s not just angel investors that favor the status quo.

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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.

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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. I think we'll see a big increase in IPOs in 2017, but I think there will be, more dramatically, a big pickup in M&A. The third area, are the private equity players.

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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. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/18/2017.

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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. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 03/28/2017. How much are you willing to spend on your board?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Project your cash burn rate to keep at least 18 months between venture capital or angel investments. Be willing to give up 20 to 33 percent of your equity to support this. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/28/2017. Calculate cash-burn rate and investment timing.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a newsletter published every Saturday that dives into the week’s most noteworthy venture deals, fundraises, M&A transactions and trends. More Labs, for example, is backed with $8 million in VC funding. Let’s take a quick moment to catch up.

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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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