socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2018

Seed stage investments in Los Angeles area startups was up, year-to-year, according to the Q1 2018 LA Seed Deal Report from investor Amplify LA. According to the report from Amplify, 23 LA startups raised a total of $52.9M percent from Q1 of 2017. in seed funding in Q1, which was up 2.5 READ MORE>>.

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Seed Funding Funding Entertainment Report 147

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Reason for the departure was not given, however, according to reports , the move officialy was because Hyperloop One needs a "more actively involved leader". Two other, local Branson-linked firms--Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit-- also had deals with Saudi Arabia for investments. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2017

reports that seed funding in Q1 of 2017 dropped precipitously, falling 42.2 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. raised, from $2.8M

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Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2018

million into 61 companies during the last three months of 2017, according to Venture Monitor data released Tuesday. The strength of fourth-quarter deals, lifted by a $125 million financing in November for the molecular diagnostics company Progenity, brought total venture investments in San Diego to nearly $1.92

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San Diego Venture Capital Activity Funding 64

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based electric car maker Faraday Future is facing new financial woes this morning, after the Chinese company which bailed out the company at the end of 2017 filed notice that it would seek to terminate a deal to invest a total of $2 billion into Faraday Future, reached last year.

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Layoffs Los Angeles Invest Report 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 -- How To Get Your Startup Funded - Tips From Entrepreneur and Renowed Angel Investor Jason Calacanis. Jason Calacanis founded Silicon Alley Reporter, Weblogs Inc, Mahalo, and Inside.com. He turned down a $20 million offer for Silicon Alley Reporter.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2019

Venture capital investments rose in 2018 to levels not seen since the heady days of 2000, the last year U.S. That’s according to PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association’s Venture Monitor report, released this week, which tallied nearly 9,000 deals made last year, through which venture investors sunk $130.9

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Yet as we enter February 2017 the VC funding markets are booming, Snap, Inc has filed for its IPO, AppDynamics was just purchased for $3.7 But the reality is that “global warming” massively blunted the effects of winter and my prognosis for VC fundings of entrepreneurs in 2017–2018 is now very sunny indeed. billion into Uber.

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Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 150

socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2018

The company reported GAAP revenues of $3.2M 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. READ MORE>>.

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Venture Capital Equity Los Angeles Report 100

Xconomy

JULY 19, 2019

In late 2017, a federal watchdog unit assigned a working group to keep an eye on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and to sound an alert if those alternate currencies showed signs of becoming a risk to the stability of the US financial system. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Pricing Report Invest Venture Capital 89

Xconomy

APRIL 10, 2018

million into 37 startup companies throughout San Diego County during the first three months of 2018, maintaining roughly the same level of venture funding seen in recent quarters, according to the Venture Monitor Report. The amount of capital invested in the San Diego area was up slightly from the $541.2

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San Diego Venture Capital Funding Report 66

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. Bitcoin looks like Chamath took it public via a SPAC. — Alex Cohen (@anothercohen) June 18, 2022.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 9, 2017

“More dollars, fewer deals” has been a prevailing trend in venture funding over the past couple of years, and it was evident again in the three months that ended September 30, according to the latest Venture Monitor report. Venture firms invested $21.5

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Venture Capital Funding Report Capital 66

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Michael Terpin: My personal biggest news in 2017 was moving to Puerto Rico. Whether it was sticking with bitcoin and blockchain as a sector when naysayers abounded, working to develop talent on my team, or investing in travel and education as a vehicle for personal and professional growth, I find one generally reaps what they sow.

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Southern California Santa Monica News Press 124

Xconomy

APRIL 4, 2017

billion , they also eased off the throttle in terms of their investment activity during the first quarter of 2017, according to data released today by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). According to the latest Venture Monitor report, VCs invested slightly more than $16.5

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Venture Capital Funding Activity Report 57

Xconomy

APRIL 9, 2018

companies during the first three months of 2018—marking the strongest single quarter in at least a dozen years, according to the Venture Monitor Report released today by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). billion that VCs invested in the first quarter of 2017. billion into U.S.

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Venture Capital Funding Capital Report 74

Xconomy

APRIL 6, 2017

Thirty-seven venture-backed companies in the San Diego area collected almost $350 million in new funding during the first three months of 2017, according to data released this week as part of the latest Venture Monitor report from the National Venture Capital Association and Seattle-based PitchBook. billion invested.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

It echoes the same message from Kik’s chief executive Tim Livingston last week when he rebuffed earlier reports that the company would shut down amid an ongoing battle with the U.S. In 2017, TechCrunch reported that Whisper underwent significant layoffs to stave off collapse and put the company on a path to profitability.

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Social Network Los Angeles Social Media Blogging 153

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. Last year 300,000+ American angels invested an estimated $25 billion in more than 70,000 startup deals. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment.

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Startup Social Media Satisfaction Entrepreneur 128

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2020

The Verge was the first to report the story. A wave of other initiative and investments were announced in 2016 that showed GM’s shift in interest toward unconventional transportation businesses that were adjacent to its core business of producing, selling and financing cars, trucks and SUVs to consumers.

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Los Angeles Technical Review Email Services 215

Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2018

In 2017, society experienced more data security breaches than any year prior. The final number of data breaches reported was 1,579, a 45 percent increase over 2016’s number of data breaches. Unfortunately, more people and businesses will continue to be victims of hackers who seek out information for profit or political gain.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

million in a Series D round of investment capital, according to founder and chairman Tony Farwell. The startups selected for this year’s list began, as it did last year, with a master list of companies screened by the San Diego Venture Group for its annual venture summit.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

When should a VC invest? It’s the only way forward in capitalism, and it’s worth every investment you can make. Theodore Schleifer at Recode reported a rare deep dive into the internal intrigue at a prominent VC firm, in this case Mithril Capital. Ajay Royan told Bloomberg in 2017 that Mithril does not “charge excessive fees.”

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

Now following a $62 million round of funding led by Battery Ventures last month, the company is worth roughly $800 million, according to people with knowledge of the investment, and is on its way to becoming Los Angeles’ next billion-dollar business.

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Glendale Los Angeles Startup Technical Review 271

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2016

John Greathouse: We opened up our practice in San Diego by investing in Zingle and Raken. What do you think will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2017? John Greathouse: I have nothing earth shattering to report, as I think most folks are plugged into the trends that matter. Welcome to the 1990's!

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Santa Barbara Cloud Computing San Diego Southern California 100

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 15, 2018

“We have invested before in similar companies that sell technology to CFOs — ranging from Avalara* and Intacct* to Outlooksoft* and Bonfire*– and we are excited to partner with Daniel, Jay and their team, who have already built a significant business in a short amount of time.”.

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Startup Cerritos Los Angeles IBM 155

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

According to the 2017 Kauffman Startup Activity Index , the share of new entrepreneurs who started businesses to pursue opportunity rather than from necessity reached 86 percent, more than 12 percentage points higher than in 2009 at the height of the Great Recession. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and team members) are getting rich.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Satisfaction 66

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I’m your host, Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. This week, TechCrunch reporter Romain Dillet reported that Coup, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bosch that operates an electric moped scooter-sharing service in Berlin, Paris and Madrid, is shutting down. We hear a lot. But we’re not selfish.

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Newsletter Startup Los Angeles Tips 135

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2019

As you may have seen in a recent report, when that happens, it's death for those businesses. To tackle this, we formed Retina in 2017, so that we could help businesses find out the true lifetime value of their customers, not just after they had them for years, but when they just walked in the door. What's next for you?

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Dollar Shave Club Artificial Inteligence Customer Custom 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half of 2017 was the most active first half by global number of IPOs since 2007. Thus, there is tremendous pressure to increase current earnings, and little appetite for strategic investments. Startups going public are laid open to competitors and critics.

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Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 87

Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

Robbie Cabral, CEO and founder of Benjilock , the first biometric and rechargeable smart lock, is a veteran to Eureka Park and recipient of the 2017 CES Innovation Award. Invest in your company’s future by joining CTA. Add Mentors to Your Roster. You won’t regret it,” Koduri said. Learn more about becoming a CTA Member here.

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Startup Mentor Artificial Inteligence Research 87

Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

” Sharper Startup Focuses Warrant Investment. “RFP and response management software combined with PreSales is a strategic area for investment at the moment for a lot of VC’s and PE companies, so it feels like Avnio is in the right place at the right time.”. However, investors have seen fit to pump $31.2

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Startup Ideas Venture Capital Course 104

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

—Cambridge, MA-based Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB ) and partner Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS ), of Carlsbad, CA, reported positive data from a second Phase 3 trial of spinal muscular atrophy drug nusinersen (Spinraza), which could become the first approved therapy for the disease by the end of this year. DEALS, DELAYS, AND DATA….

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Patents Study Pricing Research 87

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2017

A recent Gallup survey reported that 81 percent of employees would prefer to manage themselves, if their company created the right culture for it. Only 40 percent of employees report that they are well informed about their company’s goals, strategies, and tactics. Invest in employees’ career and personal growth.

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Develop Development Claremont Mentor 58

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2017

According to recent reports , 93 percent of online experiences start with a search engine. Inbound data, including site page visits, blog reads, and actual orders linked to content are much more relatable to return-on-investment than email blasts, sound-bites delivered, and TV show ratings.

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Marketing Social Media Content Media 76

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Minnesota food and agriculture brand Land O’Lakes — yes, the one you know from butter packages — launched an accelerator in July 2017. Monthly members get 24/7 access to [a 10,000-square foot office],” Fast Company reported in a profile. The Land O’Lakes Dairy Accelerator. The Santa Clarita Business Incubator .

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Incubator Santa Clarita Technical Advisors FAQ 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

Investors read this as being trustworthy of their investment, and an appropriate role model for all business constituents. While there are encouraging signs that the work ethic in many businesses is improving, the latest Gallup poll still reports that almost 50 percent of employees are "not engaged" and 16.5

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