socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2017

Vernon-based Romeo Power , a new startup focused on developing battery-based, energy storage, has raised $30M in a seed funding round. Soure of the funding was not announced. Romeo Power, led by founder and CEO Michael Patterson, claims it already has $65M in orders on the books for delivery in 2018. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2018

work well win , a new, co-working space operator which is backed by $22M in seed funding, says it is opening up a new coworking space on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. The company says it is already opening up another location in Venice Beach. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. Seed has become an option factory for many. I often answer the same way … * “First, yes, nearly every corner of our market is over-valued.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 24, 2019

On Thursday, the company announced it closed on financing of $2 million—half a million in pre-seed funding and a subsequent $1.5 million in seed—in 2018 to advance its growing suite of products, digitized. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

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. What was the big news for you or your company this year? What are you looking forwardtomost in 2018?

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2020

Sharon stresses that his company is based on the latest science and that nothing that’s included in Taika’s coffee-based drinks is a novel compound or regulated substance. “ We are, as a company, we’re very much science aware and science supported,” said Sharon. “We have no added sugar in the coffee. .”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. If you don’t need these common resources, but need specialized technology services, you should look for technology parks and research facilities, often sponsored by leading companies in specific technologies, like Intel Capital and Google Ventures (GV).

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

million in funding from Rebecca Minkoff and other unnamed investors. A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. The company was co-founded by Eric Wei, a former product manager at Instagram who focused on the creator and influencer side of the business.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2018

We caught up with Allen Kamrava , the CEO and founder the startup, to learn about how the company is building a consumer platform that allows assembled and self-selected groups to form for the purpose of sharing unexpected costs of life. Insurance companies collect money from everybody to provide their service.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Since 2021, Upfront returned more than $600 million to LPs and returned more than $1 billion since 2018. Considering that many of our funds are in the $200–300 million range, these returns were more meaningful than if we had raised billion dollar funds. What do you do with a $650 million platform? The answer is: not much.

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