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The top 10 cities for $100M VC rounds in 2018 so far

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The SaaS VC gap: China & other markets trail the US. Early-stage SaaS VC slip snaps recovery as public software stocks soar. companies’ largest VC raised in 2018 , and no surprise here: the 10 largest rounds all topped out well north of $100 million. 2018 in perspective. More posts by this contributor.

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Reflections on 2018: Jim Andelman, Bonfire Ventures

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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 firm in 2018? You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here. Happy Holidays!

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Reflections on 2018: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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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? We continue to focus on companies with Recurring Revenue (SaaS, Subcription) and in FinTech.

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Reflections on 2018: Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital

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As we close out our contributions for the end of 2018, here's Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital. Two big lessons in 2018. What I realized in 2018 was that these people use kindness, empathy, logic and reason to achieve the outcomes they desire. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018?

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LA's Q3 2018 Seed Deals Steady, Says Report

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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. 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

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Bonfire Ventures secures $230M for two new funds targeting B2B software startups

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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. The third managing director, Brett Queener, joined in 2018 after a career at Salesforce and Siebel Systems.

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CalAmp Acquires Synovia Solutions For $50M

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Irvine-based CalAmp , a provider of fleet tracking services, announced this morning that it has acquired Synovia Solutions , a company that operates in the fleet safety and management business for the K-12 school bus and state and local government fleet market, in a move to boost its software-as-a-service revenue. READ MORE>>.

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