socalTECH
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?
TechCrunch LA
MAY 23, 2019
The pair raised $41 million for the debut effort, opting to nearly double that number the second time around as a means to participate in more follow-on fundings. In total, more than $60 billion was invested in LA startups in 2018. The timing is ripe for a fund like ours to capitalize on the opportunity.”
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socalTECH
DECEMBER 28, 2017
What are you looking forwardtomost in 2018? In many sectors, 2018 needs to be the time for many companies to either sell or make meaningfully aggressive moves to expand. Finally, what is your prediction for what will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2018? Overall I am optimistic for 2018.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
And there is so much money around being thrown at so many entrepreneurs that many firms don’t even care about board seats, governance rights or heaven forbid doing work with the company because that would eat into the VCs time needed to chase 5 more deals. Seed has become an option factory for many. Secrets of Sand Hill Road.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2018
One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Mentoring and technical assistance from volunteer or paid experts.
socalTECH
MAY 17, 2018
However, in 2018, there's now technology to overcome the issues with payment processing, and to build a new system. However, we realized very quickly when we built this, and started pitching for our seed funding round under the guise of attacking healthcare, is that is a massive market with many entrenched interests.
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
Next 10 Ventures , an LA-based $50 million venture capital fund founded by Benjamin Grubbs, YouTube’s former global director of top creator partnerships and Paul Condolora, the former co-head of the Harry Potter franchise at Warner Bros., The firm even launched an accelerator for YouTube personalities in late 2018.
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