TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Since the beginning of the year, three companies have been acquired by special purpose acquisition vehicles and are on a path to go public, while a third has raised tens of millions from some of the biggest names in private equity investing for its own path to commercial viability.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 22, 2019

Thursday, March 28, 2019 -- Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? Register for the FundingPost event on Thursday, March 28th, 2019. FundingPost has hosted 400 sold-out venture events in 22 cities over the past 17 years. Interested in pitching?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 20, 2019

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 -- San Diego Fundingpost VC and Angel Investor Conference. Register for the FundingPost event on Tuesday, March 26th, 2019. At our next event, the panel of Investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check!

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 -- FundingPost San Diego VC and Angel Investor Event/ Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? Register for the FundingPost event on Wednesday, November 6th, 2019. Interested in pitching?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Monday, November 4, 2019 -- FundingPost Orange County VC and Angel Investor Event. Register for the FundingPost event on Tuesday, November 5th, 2019. At our next event, the panel of Investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check!

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Monday, November 4, 2019 -- FundingPost Los Angeles VC and Angel Investor Event. Register for the FundingPost event on Monday, November 4th, 2019. At our next event, the panel of Investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check!

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Even then private market investors can paper over valuation changes by investing at the same price but with more structure so it’s hard to understand the “headline valuation.” No blog post about how Tiger is crushing everybody because it’s deploying all its capital in 1-year while “suckers” are investing over 3-years can change this reality.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 17, 2019

Saturday, June 22, 2019 -- LAVA First Time Entrepreneur Workshop. The program is open to entrepreneurs that are starting companies in areas that are likely to draw venture capital investment. LAVA is extremely pleased to announce its next First Time Entrepreneur training program. The program is not open to service providers.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 21, 2019

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 -- Orange County Fundingpost VC and Angel Investor Conference. Register for the FundingPost event on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019. At our next event, the panel of Investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check!

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Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It can be a significant time and financial investment to run and maintain a network. While some organizations may have the resources to manage their own network, an in-house team without the right technical prowess may still struggle to handle their networks in the most cost-effective and productive way.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Kleiner Perkins , one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources. Speaking onstage at the Upfront Summit, an event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 5, 2019

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -- San Diego FundingPost VC and Angel Investor PitchFest + Pitch Workshop. The panels of seasoned and newer investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! We're doing it again!

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2019

Recently, the startup partnered with American Airlines to better establish its network of helicopters, a big step for the company as it works to integrate with existing transportation infrastructure. — Tyler Babin (@Tyler_Babin) March 11, 2019. New work with @flybladenow pic.twitter.com/eONvKU3rhM.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2019

Thursday, June 13, 2019 -- Orange County FundingPost VC and Angel Investor PitchFest + Pitch Workshop. The panels of seasoned and newer investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! We're doing it again!

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 20, 2021

So in 2019 she founded Eano , a San Francisco-based startup that aims to walk a homeowner through a renovation and help connect individual contractors with new clients. “I realized there were a lot of fragmented issues in the renovation space, especially when it came to the individual workers,” she recalls.

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socalTECH

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. More in-person contact is one of my 2019 goals. One company that we have mentored, invested in and serve on the board of, is in lending and has hit a very exciting tipping point.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 2, 2019

To keep pace, carriers are making strategic infrastructure investments to expand and improve coverage. T-Mobile and Sprint, for example, invested billions of dollars in 2017 to bring 5G service to customers in the US by 2019.¹. Like all service providers, all carrier network infrastructure vendors aren’t created equal.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

That’s a reason why some are quick to portend “a new bubble” but this post sets out to show that would be a misunderstanding of the market and in fact by historic levels this may be amongst the best times to invest in seed and early-stage funds. So here’s a reminder of why 2019 is 10000x better than 20 years ago. “We Still reading?

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The 29 year-old CEO has, indeed, built a decentralized ghost kitchen — and managed to convince Softbank’s latest Vision Fund to invest in a $120 million round for that the company announced today. To become a part of Nextbite’s network of restaurants the business has to be vetted by Ordermark.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

For the second year in a row 8 of the 10 companies selected for Techstars LA were local and we anticipate that trend continuing in 2019. I don't have any predictions, but in terms of goals I'm looking to invest in future of work, media & entertainment, e-commerce and supply chain and social impact companies. Find her @annawbarber.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

What was most striking was the diversity and breadth of the node-network that defines the region--so complex and at times, overwhelming. In my home we have a network of Alexas that provide news, information and music but have also become our de facto home intercom system.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Having healthcare industry LPs is only valuable is you take advantage of their experience, smarts and networks. 2019 will be the year we start seeing a lot of pricing models that entail companies charging their healthcare customer a percentage of what they save them. This effort requires more energy by the fund (for sure!),

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2019

Yet I find in my business advisory activities that busy entrepreneurs and professionals, especially the introverts like me, find it hard to spend the necessary time networking and nurturing the relationships they need to get ahead. Busy business professionals often tell me they are too busy to allow networking.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch. 2020 will be a watershed year for investment in businesses around the creator economy,” Neil Robertson tells TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

“The way I look at it… a lot of it is going to be like any kind of content studio,” says Peter Rojas, a partner at the New York investment firm Betaworks Ventures. “ In 2019 and 2020 we’re going to see a lot of these… we’re going to see a lot of people putting out a lot of stuff.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2020

By drawing on the current network of drivers and the app technology it already has in place, UberEATS could be a major competitor for food delivery services such as DoorDash. Use outside investment and acquisition to expand your scope. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/20/2019.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The company, through its Motivate bike-share brand, has invested $100 million in Citi Bike, expanding the fleet to 40,000 bikes over the next five years. This multimodal strategy, which Lyft outlined back in July, will help the company meet its goal of taking 1 million cars off the road by 2019.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

It reportedly paid a hefty $230 million to acquire the podcast publisher and network startup Gimlet Media, and has also acquired the podcast monetization platform Anchor for an undisclosed price. The company has stated that it plans to spend a total of $500 million on podcasting investments, meaning it still has a few hundred million to burn.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I challenge them to think beyond what I call linear extensions to a current trend, such as another “easier-to-use” app for smartphones, a new dating site for pets, or another niche social network. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/15/2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Even though investors, like myself, have long made it clear that we invest in people, not ideas, new venture owners insist on talking about their latest “ million dollar idea ,” rather than their “ million dollar team.” Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/27/2019. Use and reward curiosity as a basis for relationships.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Evelozcity rebranded as Canoo in spring 2019 and unveiled its prototype electric vehicle several months later. ” Moving forward, Cadillac plans to integrate the subscription service into the retail dealer network, Wahl said. Now, the company is beta testing its EV on public roads. A little bird. We hear a lot. Let’s share.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Present at trade shows and network with your ten-slide pitch to build your following. For inspiration, I recommend you watch a few episodes of the Shark Tank TV series, where entrepreneurs pitch their wares, looking for an investment and national visibility for their product or service.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Archer Aviation, the electric aircraft startup that recently announced a deal to go public via a merger with a blank-check company, plans to launch a network of its urban air taxis in Los Angeles by 2024. Archer Aviation reached an agreement in early February to merge with special purpose acquisition company Atlas Crest Investment Corp.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A new easier to use social network may not get anyone excited. Another investment barrier is good social solutions which appeal only to people with little money. If you see the solution as very valuable, but the target customer doesn’t, there is no foundation for investing. Value is perceived only in the eyes of the customer.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 21, 2020

While it might seem strange to launch a new sports league with an epidemic still raging in the United States, Nortman said that the decision to invest and bring the team to Los Angeles was simple. “We’re venture capitalists. We’re optimists,” Nortman said. ” Nortman said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2019

Image via Pixabay According to The Washington Post and WSJ, the economy has been slowing down around the world, and the US will follow suit before 2019 ends. You'll be investing your time and energy into something with more potential upside in future. Check your business network for a great co-founder or a great designer.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

Right now, we're used to 3G and 4G on our smartphones; the next step is 5G, which means we will be able to transmit wireless, 4K resolution video over our telephone networks and through to our smartphones. Semiconductor advances are infamous for costing millions of dollars and requiring very significant investment in infrastructure.

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