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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Welcome back to Human Capital, where we explore some of the latest news in labor, diversity and inclusion in tech. Human Capital will soon be available as a weekly newsletter. Human Capital will soon be available as a weekly newsletter. But GitHub is by no means the first company to consider and make these changes.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

With Startup Boost, we had dozens of investors, service providers, successful entrepreneurs, and major industry leaders (including Microsoft, Google, Softbank, REME, and TechStars) coalesce around our initiative to help early stage companies get to the next level. What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018?

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. In 2018, many of them sold their companies or raised massive equity rounds. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018?

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JULY 27, 2020

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Arrowroot Capital Management says it has completed its sale of its interest in SocialChorus , to another private equity investor, Sumeru Equity Partners. Arrowroot Capital said it will continue to own a minority interest in the company. Financial details of the sale were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 10, 2018

On October 18 — just one week away — some of the most brilliant and innovative minds in reality creation will gather at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles to attend TC Sessions AR/VR 2018. Here are four reasons why you should buy a ticket and attend TC Sessions AR/VR 2018. Need a bit more convincing? Deep-dive discussions.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based fintech venture capital investor Core Innovation Capital is nearing its $125M target for its third fund, Core Innovation Capital III, according to recent regulatory filings from the company. The firm invests in financial technology companies. as part of a targeted $125.0M

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Venture Capital is a Long Term Game. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? Liquidity and transfer of wealth.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. If there are burnout or communication problems on a founding team those problems can hijack a company's progress.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I’ve heard a lot of people question whether there is too much money in venture capital chasing too few great deals. Others believe that new business models are emerging that could replace venture capital all together. Taken together these “mega rounds” represent nearly half of the funding in 2018. We’re in a new tech bubble!”

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APRIL 15, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital is hoping to sell one of its portfolio companies, Perforce Software , for around $2 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg over the weekend. Perforce has been owned by Clearlake Capital since January of 2018. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. Nearly every day our 50+ LPs are creating real and measurable value for our early stage healthcare companies. Thats an easy one.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

SpyCloud , a startup which develops cybersecurity products used to prevent account takeovers and which is backed by Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners , has raised $21M more in a Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. March Capital Partners co-led the Series A funding round for SpyCloud in 2018.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

This morning, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference.

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JULY 16, 2019

Los Angeles-based Bellco Capital , a new investment firm founded by Drs. According to the firms, the effort will combine biotechnology entrepreneurship and scientific research experience from Bellco Capital to boost real estate development efforts from Tishman Speyer in a new company, Breakthrough Properties. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here. Happy Holidays!

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Last year was a remarkable year for biotech companies going public. Not only did an unusually large number of biotech companies go public, but a significant number of early-stage biotech companies went public at premium valuations relative to their later-clinical stage peers.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

for the 2018 midterm elections. And this year, there are more free ways to get to the polls than ever before thanks to a variety of non-partisan “get the vote out” campaigns from ride-hailing, bike sharing and scooter companies. The ride-hailing company is offering 50% of rides and free rides in underserved communities.

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JULY 24, 2019

The company founded by two former Bain consultants is the latest to take on the growing market for non-alcoholic intoxicants that use a combination of chemicals traditionally found in the marijuana plant to make their drinks. Bullock initially worked at the investment bank, Allen & Co., million for their venture. ”

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APRIL 22, 2019

Beyond Meat , the meat replacement company whose packages of Beyond Burgers line grocery store aisles across America, has priced its initial public offering. The company is looking to raise roughly $200 million in the stock sale for its portfolio of burger, chicken and sausage replacements, selling 8.75 million in 2018, down from $30.4

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

2018 was a year of ups and downs for the business and technology community. It was a year of big exits—both IPOs and acquisitions—for tech and life sciences companies. Venture funding remained strong, but more money went to fewer (and later-stage) companies overall.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of posts sharing thoughts from industry and technology leaders about 2018 trends. A great example of that success for us here in the ecosystem is StockX and its success in 2018. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

2020 is set to be a record year for London’s impact tech companies, which have received $1.2 San Francisco’s impact-based tech companies have also shown strong growth over the past five years, with the data revealing that VC investment into its impact tech companies has almost tripled (2.8 times) since 2015, compared to 3.1

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Once considered a passing phase, the concentration of capital into fewer, larger venture capital deals appears to be the new normal. based venture-backed companies as of the end of the third quarter hit a decade high, and is on pace to pass the $100 billion mark by year’s end. Fueled by so-called mega-funds, investment in U.S.-based

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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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JANUARY 9, 2018

TechCo and CES teamed up again for 2018 to showcase innovative startups from Eureka Park before the conference begins. Both companies will be automatically fast tracked into the Top 100 semifinalists at the 2018 Startup of the Year competition which takes place during the Innovate Celebrate conference this fall.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In the days leading up to TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018, The Economist published the cover story, ‘Why Startups Are Leaving Silicon Valley.’ ” Venture capital investors are deploying capital outside the Bay Area more than ever before. — TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) September 6, 2018. ” J.D.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Symplr, the enterprise healthcare software developer which is owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired SpinFusion, a developer of healthcare scheduling software. The company is owned by Clearlake Capital Group and Charlesbank Capital Partners.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

In a major move for Los Angeles-based j2 Global is planning to turn over operation of the company to Vivek Shah, as current CEO Hemi Zucker plans a move to a new, venture capital investment firm called OCV Management. According to j2 Global, Shah will take over the CEO role from Zucker on January 1st, 2018. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. 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.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Hundreds of celebrities, thousands of companies, and millions of attendees descend on Austin for concerts, parties, events, and speakers that impart wisdom, instill joy, and generally engage people in ways most of us could only imagine. Narula will be giving a talk at SXSW 2018 titled Cryptocurrencies: A New Future for Money.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based Savyint, which develops identity and access management software for the enterprise market, has raised $130M in a new financing, according to the company. The company says it has now raised $170M in total capital. The company said it will use the funding to grow its investments in R&D and personnel.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Los Angeles- and Seattle-based Unlock Venture Partners, a seed-stage venture capital investor, says it has raised $60M in a second fund, the company said on Monday. The company is primarily focused on Seattle, but says it is now looking at investing in Los Angeles. The fund previously had raised $25M in its first fund in 2018.

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JANUARY 3, 2018

One of the must-see startup events at CES 2018, the largest consumer electronics show in the world, is Eureka Park. It is here over 800 of the world’s most promising new companies will showcase their breakthrough technology. The post Eureka Park at CES 2018 Will Shine the Light on Emerging Startups appeared first on Tech.co.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

A slew of banks are coming together to back a new roll-up strategy for the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming studio, Jam City and giving the company $145 million in new funding to carry that out. Jam City is coming off of a strong year of company growth. And the company isn’t the only mobile games studio making moves.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

San Diego-based finance and treasury management software developer Kyriba announed today that it has surpassed $110M in revenues in 2018, and says it expects to grow 40 percent in the new year. The privately held company said the revenue and growth were driven by more than 229 new enterprise clients it signed in 2018.

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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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JUNE 29, 2020

Culver City-based Airvet , which operates a pet telehealth service that lets veterinarians run virtual visits, has raised $14M in a Series A funding, the company said late last week. According to the company, the funding will help it meet the increase in demand for its platform, which has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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