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

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.

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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

What are you looking forwardtomost 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.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based Next 10 Ventures , a $50 million fund focused on the creator economy, is launching an incubator program to support YouTubers. ” Applications to the incubator opened today and close November 17, 2018. The only requirement is that they focus on educational video content targeting children and young adults.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2020

Sharon met Freese in 2018 after a two-and-a-half year hiatus from Facebook that saw the veteran product designer try his hand at kite surfing, wind surfing, surfing, photographing polar bears in Svalbard, and visiting the world’s only desert with fresh water lagoons. ” Image Credits: Taika (opens in a new window).

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 31, 2022

The third managing director, Brett Queener, joined in 2018 after a career at Salesforce and Siebel Systems. They secured $230 million in capital commitments for their two new funds, which include a third core seed fund of $168 million and a second opportunity fund flush with $63 million.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

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. By 2018 I sensed that he was right and we began focusing more on our barbell approach. Secrets of Sand Hill Road.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors. Another good online approach is a simple Internet search for articles like the “ The top 40 startup accelerators and incubators in North America in 2018 ” But don’t expect incubators to magically convert your pre-hatched idea into a successful company.

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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.

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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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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. In fact, I am still active on two boards where I first invested in 2009.

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