SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 5, 2018

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 -- "Flying With Unicorns" LAVA Awards Celebration 2018. Why You Should Attend: Connect with Startup CEOs, Venture Funded Companies, Venture Investors and thought leaders shaping the future of Los Angeles's technology ecosystem. Hemi Zucker is a Managing Principal of OCV Partners. See [link] (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. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? We've always known how important it is as VCs to invest in founders.

Riot Games 133

Riot Games Southern California Startup Santa Monica 133

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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Los Angeles Capital Networking Invest 142

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JANUARY 3, 2019

As we close out our contributions for the end of 2018, here's Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital. Two big lessons in 2018. Technology investing is the best job in the world, but it can be fraught with failure. What I realized in 2018 was that these people use kindness, empathy, logic and reason to achieve the outcomes they desire.

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Capital Southern California El Segundo SaaS 113

TechCrunch LA

MAY 31, 2022

Bonfire Ventures , a Los Angeles venture capital firm, invests in seed-stage business-to-business software companies and aims to change the odds so that more than the average 33% of companies in this sector make it to Series A. It says over 85% of its portfolio companies raise follow-on funding — a collective $1.15 Andelman : The L.A.

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Software Startup Funding Venture Capital 163

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

Editor's note: As we head into the new year, we've been featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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Venture Capital Capital Southern California News 113

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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. This effort requires more energy by the fund (for sure!), What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? Thats an easy one.

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Pasadena Startup Southern California Santa Monica 124

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

New research has found that San Francisco and London have become two of the world’s leading hubs for VC investment into tech solutions that address one or more of the 17 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), more commonly referred to as “Impact Tech” They are followed by Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Shanghai and Beijing.

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Venture Capital Press Invest Research 357

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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 venture firm--led by Arjan Schutte and Kathleen Utecht--makes investment in finance related technology companies.

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TechCrunch LA

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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Funding Startup Seed Funding Los Angeles 218

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APRIL 8, 2019

Venice, California-based venture capital investment fund Fifth Wall Ventures , has just received a sizeable commit into its second fund, Fifth Wall Ventures II , according to a regulatory filing by the company. raised out of a $500M targeted fund size, up from an earlier $100M in raised for the fund in June of 2018.

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Funding Southern California Venture Capital Venice 113

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JULY 22, 2019

Los Angeles-based Fifth Wall Ventures , an investor in real estate-related technology, says it has raised $503M for its second fund, Fifth Wall Ventures II. Fifth Wall's investments have included such companies as Clutter, Lime, Opendoor, Classpass, Loggi, and many others.

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Funding Technology Los Angeles Invest 124

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JANUARY 2, 2019

As we close out our contributions for the end of 2018, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

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Capital Southern California Technical Review SaaS 113

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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. in seed funding in Q1, which was up 2.5 According to the report from Amplify, 23 LA startups raised a total of $52.9M percent from Q1 of 2017. READ MORE>>.

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Seed Funding Funding Entertainment Report 147

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

Editor's note: As we head into the new year, we've been featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Santa Monica-based Fair , which operates a vehicle subscription service that lets users subscribe to gain access to cars without the restrictions of a traditional lease, has raised $100M in a combined debt facility and equity investment, the company said this morning. The debt facility was provided by Ally Financial.

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Equity Invest Santa Monica Tool 100

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 12, 2022

providing freshly packaged salads, heat-and-eat prepared meals and vegan overnight oats, raised $7 million in funding as it goes after the $34 billion fresh prepared foods market. The new funding will be used to expand logistics and new channels beyond Whole Foods that Deerman was not able to divulge right now. Positive Food Co.,

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Invest Los Angeles Startup Funding 175

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MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based treasury and finance software developer Kyriba announced late Wednesday that it has raised $160M in a growth funding round, from private equity investor Bridgepoint. According to Kyriba, the investment round will give Bridgepoint a majority stake in its business, and values the company at $1.2 READ MORE>>.

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Equity Funding San Diego Software Development 124

Xconomy

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.

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Examples Startup Funding Technology 91

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 18, 2019

With an inaugural investment into the Los Angeles-based entertainment startup Culture Genesis , Clifford Harris Jr., ”, has launched a new syndicated investment vehicle called Tech Cypha. billion in 2018, a record for the region, according to data from Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association.

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Invest Los Angeles Resource Venture Capital 187

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

A new report, from Los Angeles startup investor Amplify LA , says that Los Angeles seed investment deals in Q3 were for the most part steady, with a total of $59.4M Amplify LA said it found that software-as-a-service (SaaS) was the most funded sector, with a decline in investments in such areas as e-commerce and mobile technology.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

San Diego-based Neurelis , a developer of a drug treatment for epilepsy, has raised a Series B round of funding, the company said this morning. Size of that funding was not announced. The funding was led by HBM Healthcare Investments, and also includes earlier investor LYZZ Capital. READ MORE>>.

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Funding San Diego Capital Invest 124

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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.

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Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 150

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The new funding came from HPS Investment Partners and PNC Bank. The company said it will use the funding to grow its investments in R&D and personnel. The company did not say if the financing was in the form of equity or debt; the company had announced funding from Carrick Capital Partners in 2018.

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Equity Los Angeles Invest Capital 113

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 30, 2019

Faraday was previously said to be in talks with EVAIO Blockchain over a possible $900 million in funding last November. Faraday had previously planned to begin production of the FF91 at the end of 2018… but we are still waiting. Faraday has since sought alternative investment. Faraday then sought arbitration in Hong Kong.

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Invest Layoffs Los Angeles Product 143

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 was about 500 fewer deals than in the year prior, but the total amount invested increased by $47.9 startups collectively took in more than $100 billion. billion into companies. billion into companies.

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Venture Capital Invest Capital Report 86

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

By focusing on culture and peace initiatives, he’s been able to secure a number of investments between the two countries, setting a prosperous foundation of peace for the future. When your résumé includes Google, the World Economic Forum, and a TED talk, speaking at SXSW 2018 is a walk in the park.

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Startup Google Case Study Entertainment 70

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. And as a result of this there are now very robust secondary markets where founders and seed-funds alike are selling down their ownership long before an ultimate exit. That used to be called A-round investing. of the fund.

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Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

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JANUARY 11, 2019

billion in venture capital in Q4 of 2018, according to data from Dow Jones VentureSource , released on Friday. According to the report, Los Angeles garnered the lion's share of the local funding, with $1.77 billion invested, which Dow Jones called "and unprecedented quarter and year". Southern California raised $2.96

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Southern California Orange County Venture Capital San Diego 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Register Internet and social media startup names.

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APRIL 15, 2020

The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) says that Q1 2020 venture capital investments had a "strong showing" in Q1, however, it expects that the impending economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic will slow activity through the rest of the year. According to the NVCA, and its PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, there was $34.2

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Venture Capital Capital Report Invest 113

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Grocery delivery startup Good Eggs is announcing that it has raised $100 million in new funding, and that it’s planning to launch in Southern California in either the summer or fall of this year. In addition to the funding, Good Eggs is also announcing that it has hired Vineet Mehra as its chief growth and customer experience officer.

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Southern California Orange County San Diego Commerce 318

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Yes, VC / Startup Funding is up Massively If you look at how much VC firms have raised from Limited Partners (LPs) over the past 2 decades you’ll see that we’ve returned to a level that we haven’t seen since 1999. Taken together these “mega rounds” represent nearly half of the funding in 2018. More on that later.

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Funding 292

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Fortunately, for those headed to SXSW, Startup Night SXSW 2018 , presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo, will be filled with investors from a multitude of industries who are looking to discover and fund startups building the latest solutions and tech innovations. Lisha Bell, Deal Flow Lead for Pipeline Angels.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Los Angeles-based venture investment firm Bonfire Ventures said this week that it has expanded its team, hiring Jennifer Richard as a Principal, and promoting Tyler Churchill to Principal. The new appointments come as Bonfire announced a brand new venture capital fund, Bonfire II, last week. READ MORE>>.

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Venture Capital Commerce Los Angeles Capital 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 4, 2018

Saturday, March 10, 2018 -- Mobile LAVA: Silicon Beach Ecosystem. Come learn from VCs and Angel Investors about funding for your Mobile company, moderated by Peter Cowen. Our panel will discuss what their investment appetite is for 2018, what has changed recently with criteria and pitches, where they see deals coming from, and more!

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LAVA Mobile Invest Funding 100

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.’ Vance, the author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ and a managing partner at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Fund, which backs seed-stage companies based outside Silicon Valley.

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Venture Capital Startup Capital Entrepreneur 279