socalTECH

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. Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen , Los Angeles Market Manager for Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2019

What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? Startup Boost became global, growing to six cities in 2018 (Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Detroit, Dublin and London), helping over 70 early stage startups. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

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Technical Review Software Review Startup Coach 157

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

He comes from a background in venture capital from inside and outside the Valley, as well as entrepreneurship work with startup efforts around the world. I second his list of top innovation challenges and strategies to capitalize on untapped global startup opportunities: Create new markets rather than disrupt existing ones.

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Capital Marketing Ideas Venture Capital 138

Xconomy

JANUARY 28, 2019

Venture capital firms invest in potentially disruptive technologies with the hope of profit, then keep watch for further advances that could overtake their existing portfolio companies. All this is done while they guide startups through other external challenges such as fundraising droughts and overall market downturns.

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Venture Capital Marketing Guide Invest 67

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures (no, Evan is not standing on a box) Last year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. 2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it topped off more than a decade of unprecedented VC growth. What do you do with a $650 million platform?

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Startup Venture Capital Writing Invest 408

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

The Los Angeles-based company’s public offering should be a nice windfall for the Chicago-based investors DNS Capital, an investment firm managing the private wealth of the Pritzker family, and Cleveland Avenue, founded by former McDonald’s executive Don Thompson; as well as the venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins and Obvious Ventures.

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Pricing Los Angeles Venture Capital Study 236

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.

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Venture Capital Startup Capital Entrepreneur 279

Xconomy

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Call them tech hubs or startup capitals, they are drawing in our nation’s venture capital dollars. But when it comes to new investments, venture capitalists can’t be so short-sighted. The opportunities beyond these markets may be richer than many realize. We liked the market opportunity.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review Platform 97

socalTECH

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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Capital Santa Monica Venture Capital Research 113

Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

Near the nation’s capital, Arlington, VA has a thriving startup community that supports female-led companies, startups in STEM, cyber security, defense, and everything in between aimed at improving the status quo. Meet the startups showcasing at Eureka Park Startup Arlington this year at CES 2018: BooleanGirl.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Product Cloud Computing 70

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Getting face time with VCs or people of influence is an ongoing challenge for startup founders, and it may take layers of introductions to get to the right person. He has over a decade of portfolio management in capital markets. Elizabeth Jennings, Principal, Global Analytics at Venture Atlas Labs.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 10, 2018

Thursday, August 16, 2018 -- Global LAVA: "Exit Options in Today's Environment" Whether you are just starting a business or exploring exit options, this Global LAVA event is designed to educate entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers about the current market dynamics and opportunities to position a company for a successful exit.

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LAVA Education Venture Capital Equity 100

socalTECH

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 new funding came from HPS Investment Partners and PNC Bank. Savyint is led by CEO Amit Saha.

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Equity Los Angeles Invest Capital 113

Xconomy

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Atomico, a European venture capital firm, has helped persuade Cambridge, UK-based Healx to return to the capital market a year earlier than anticipated. It is not surprising that venture capitalists have been knocking on the door at Healx. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Artificial Inteligence Venture Capital Platform Capital 52

socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2020

real estate market. RateMyAgent says it has been in the United States since 2018; the company said its product is used by agents who sell 80 percent of the property across Australia. According to the Australian company, the funding will go towards its growth efforts in the U.S. sales and support team.

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San Diego Sales Funding Services 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2017

So far, we have launched a handful of blockchain companies and are looking forward to more partnerships in 2018. What are you looking forward to most in 2018? Finally, what is your prediction for what will have the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2018? What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017?

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Dollar Shave Club Userplane Tsavo Southern California 140

socalTECH

JULY 19, 2018

The funding was led by Zeev Ventures, and also included Signia Venture Capital. The company says it plans to launch in Southern California, plus additional states, in 2018 and 2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

I just finished a new book, “ Shortcut Your Startup ,” by the entrepreneur brothers Courtney and Carter Reum, and I like their summary of five critical changes in the market that every entrepreneur should capitalize on: Pervasive computer usage is now the great equalizer. Tools allow marketing in a much more targeted way.

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Marketing Startup Entrepreneur Social Media 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

He comes from a background in venture capital from inside and outside the Valley, as well as entrepreneurship work with startup efforts around the world. I second his list of top innovation challenges and strategies to capitalize on untapped global startup opportunities: Create new markets rather than disrupt existing ones.

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Ideas Venture Capital Software Review Technical Review 124

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

VC funding. Our perspectives on the topic wax and wane with market cycles. I think I’m at the expert stage of venture capital and I mean in the Wardley sense. And if you’re lucky and hit product/market fit straight out of the gate – awesome. the more money you give a startup the faster they grow.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

News broke in May that Bird was looking at a SPAC-led debut on the public markets. For example, Bird had gross margins that were negative in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Shares of the SPAC were off as far as 20% before recovering. first spotted the vote news ; Bird is based in the Los Angeles metropolitan agglomeration.

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News Los Angeles Examples Pricing 148

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The second phase was the emergence of influencer marketing, or connecting those influencers to brands to leverage their audiences … Now that influencer marketing has become an established part of the marketing playbook, we are in phase three: tools to help influencers further monetize their influence, like Cameo, and then manage their lives.”.

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Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

TechCrunch LA

JULY 24, 2019

Cann , a Los Angeles-based purveyor of CBD and THC-infused intoxicants, is rolling out its first major distribution through the venture-backed delivery service Eaze as it begins to hit the streets in California. million for their venture. Marijuana soda startup California Dreamin’ wants to replace booze.

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Company Companies Los Angeles Startup 241

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 29, 2019

“The barrier to entry from independent studios is to find product-market fit,” says Driver. The company raised a $55 million round of financing in 2016, $60 million in 2017 and $100 million in 2018. ” The unicorn gaming company has amassed increasingly larger rounds over the past three years on a nearly annual basis.

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Mobile Invest Platform Los Angeles 148

TechCrunch LA

JULY 15, 2021

housing market persists. One such startup, Abodu , has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. Redwood City, California-based Abodu, which builds prefabricated ADUs, was founded in 2018 to serve as a “one-stop shop” for building an ADU, or as some describe it, a home in a backyard.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Jaanuu says it had its biggest month to date in November 2018 and multiple $500,000 revenue days in the last twelve months, the Company is projecting to more than double its sales in 2019.

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El Segundo Equity Sales Invest 113

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

Brud , the actual company behind one of Instagram’s most popular virtual influencers (it’s a thing), has raised millions of dollars from Silicon Valley investors because this is 2018 and everything is awful. — maya kosoff (@mekosoff) April 19, 2018.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

million in venture capital funding. “Brands truly stand out from the crowd once they grow beyond digital — we’re seeing this with Warby Parker, Casper and Indochino, who will have over 350 stores by the end of 2018. Lerer Hippeau has led the round, with participation from CRV and SV Angels.

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Help Startup Los Angeles Venture Capital 135

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

In 2018, Clio made its first acquisition with its buy of Lexicata, a Los Angeles-based legal tech startup. The company plans to do more acquisitions with the capital, according to Newton. Clio in particular is growing in the EMEA markets with a current focus on the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Platform 244

Platform Equity SaaS Los Angeles 244

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

Glossier affirmed our inherent beauty, then reminded us that we can be even more beautiful if we buy their “Boy Brow” pomade, which sold one tube every 32 seconds by 2018. Like with many consumer brands geared toward women, we buy in not just because of the marketing, but because of the product itself.

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Startup Netflix Los Angeles Innocal 280

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

We talk a lot about his schooling, his early jobs as a developer and then as a VC and we talk about his decision to spend winters in Los Angeles. Fred has of course been a public mentor to us all with his market-defining terminology that he popularized including “freemium” and “mobile first.”

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Venture Capital Startup Writing Blogging 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

While 2018 was all about better understanding the SoCal opportunity, 2019 was about honing our focus and defining our core programs. The Alliance engages the full set of ecosystem players; from start-ups, to VCs, to universities, to local governments and more. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Southern California Startup Venture Capital 140

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2017

For today's interview, we spoke with Richard Sussman , who is leading up investments for a new venture capital firm in town, NordicEye (www.nordiceye.com), which just saw a big exit in one of its very first investments, Los Angeles-based Weblife. We expect in 2018, we will have as much as 150 million Euros, or around $180M US.

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Southern California Startup Venture Capital Invest 133

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. Investors are showing an increased appetite for new stocks, with a good percentage of deals pricing above the marketed share price range. The world is a now single market, both homogeneous and heterogeneous.

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Startup Social Media Satisfaction Entrepreneur 128

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2019

I think in this age and time, that’s not what we want to get into,” Xinjie Ma, who heads up marketing for rct, told TechCrunch. Along with several of Raven’s core members, Lyu left Baidu in 2018 to start rct. “A lot of studios are asking how much we price our engine at, but we are targeting the consumer market.

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Startup Artificial Inteligence Los Angeles Software 235

Xconomy

JANUARY 10, 2019

The market caps of some of the most successful tech titans reach as high as $1 trillion. Yet in 2018, perceptions about these dominant companies often reflected uneasiness and doubt—and for some, so did their stock performance. Some of these platform companies, taken together, now have a shared nickname: “FAANG,” which.

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