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Q1 Seed Funding Deals Up From Last Year, Says Amplify LA

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in seed funding in Q1, which was up 2.5 percent from Q1 of 2017. The most active area for LA area seed investments was in media, entertainment, and gaming, with software-as-a-service businesses also bringing in significant seed funding. READ MORE>>.

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Why the LP Outlook is Good for Venture and Startups in 2017–2020

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Every year Upfront Ventures surveys Limited Partners (LPs) who are the main source of capital that invests in VC funds and thus the main source of capital that goes to startups to get an early-warning sense of the year ahead, leaving aside any Black Swans. link] So here are some details (please thank & follow! Will it last?

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Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? To start the day earlier and value routine in the morning.

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Trust & Will Hits 100K Members

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The company was founded in 2017, but only raised its Series A in December of 2019, when it raised $6M in funding. Trust & Will is backed by Link Ventures, Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Western Technology Investment, Techstars Ventures, Luma Launch and Halogen Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Down bad

TechCrunch LA

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. Metaverse play-and-earn company Atmos Labs brought in $11 million in a seed round led by Sfermion. TC+ analysis.

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Trust & Will Raises $2M to Advance Digitization of Estate Planning

Xconomy

The team at Trust & Will, a San Diego-based startup founded in October of 2017, is betting that a good chunk of those people would shell out some money to outline an estate plan if the process were cheaper and easier. million in seed—in 2018 to advance its growing suite of products, digitized.

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Reflections on 2016: Grant Hosford, codeSpark

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This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. of seed funding and launching our popular subscription service for kids ages 4-10. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year?

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