socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2015

The funding was led by Canso Investment Council, and included both equity and debt. The company--until recently known as Tech Media Network--said the funding goes towards strategic acquisitions.

Culver City 100

Culver City Guide Equity Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. They call first investments at this stage the “A-round,” and often follow with a B-round through G-round. Congratulations!

Funding 125

Funding Startup Ideas Equity 125

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. According to William R. There is no free lunch for money.

Entrepreneur 148

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 148

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Santa Monica-based private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group said today that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Mformation Technologies , a developer of mobile device management software. Clearlake said the acquisition includes a "significant capital infusion" for the New Jersey company. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 140

Mobile Capital Santa Monica Acquisition 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. They call first investments at this stage the “A-round,” and often follow with a B-round through G-round. Congratulations!

Startup 148

Startup Ideas Equity Invest 148

socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2018

The company has one, single underwriter for the IPO, Network 1 Financial Securities. Although unusual, there are a number of local early stage companies that have pursued an early public offering rather than pursuing venture capital or private equity investment. The company reported GAAP revenues of $3.2M READ MORE>>.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Equity Los Angeles Report 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

One of the portfolio firms of Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Rustic Canyon , Trion World Network , is reportedly prepping for an IPO, according to reports over the weekend. Rustic Canyon's investment in Trion World Network is managed by Nate Redmond; the firm also has part of its game studio in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

Rustic Canyon 140

Rustic Canyon Report San Diego Venture Capital 140

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.

Southern California 113

Southern California SoCal Pasadena Startup 113

socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2013

That''s in part because of a significant investment in China around solar manufacturing. Installing solar is a costly proposition to homeowners--what makes that investment appealing to capital providers? From an investment perspective, they have been very, very few defaults on residential leases over the past five years.

Equity 234

Equity Invest Marketing Product 234

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , which operates an online advertising optimization service, is announcing this morning that the firm has raised $13M more in a combination of equity and debt. Rubicon Project operates a service which helps online publishers optimize which advertising networks to use on their web sites, to improve their CPMs.

Clearstone 100

Clearstone Equity Advertising Research 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online publishing network run by Richard Rosenblatt, had a huge reception in the public markets Wednesday, closing up 32 percent in its initial public offering. Demand Media was venture backed by Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co.,

Demand 164

Demand Media Southern California Santa Monica 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2019

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. According to William R. There is no free lunch for money.

Startup 77

Startup Equity Entrepreneur Course 77

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Instagram happens to be one of the few social networks I regularly use along with Twitter. You are either bought for stock or for equity. Clichés abound about, “You know what would be cool?

Venture Capital 316

Venture Capital Pricing Social Network Acquisition 316

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. They call first investments at this stage the “A-round,” and often follow with a B-round through G-round. Congratulations!

Startup 73

Startup Ideas Equity Invest 73

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2013

The reality is that angel investors are humans, and personal traits often make or break the relationship, even before the investment is considered. On the top line, angel investors look to invest in entrepreneurs that have an almost unwavering passion and sense of urgency. Networked and connected. Values intellectual property.

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Entrepreneur Course Patents 109

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.,

Los Angeles 309

Los Angeles Angel Networking Mobile 309

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

We caught up with Andy, whose executive experience ranges from ZeroDegrees, NBC Internet/Xoom.com, Infoseek / Go Network, to CNET and Snap.com, and whose last firm was MerchEngines, which he sold last year, to hear more about his new startup. The firm is backed by Idealab, and is headed by Internet veteran Andy Steuer. What is Punchcard?

Southern California 245

Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2012

The reality is that angel investors are humans, and personal traits often make or break the relationship, even before the investment is considered. On the top line, angel investors look to invest in entrepreneurs that have an almost unwavering passion and sense of urgency. Networked and connected. Values intellectual property.

Entrepreneur 117

Entrepreneur Technical Review Course Patents 117

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Venture backers : Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co., Demand offers up a network of online, content driven web sites--plus a healthy domain name registration business--and has garnered lots of attention for specifically creating content for search engines. www.demandmedia.com).

Startup 178

Startup Tech Coast Angels Demand News 178

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

It's very exciting to find these apps, and once we make those acquisition and changes, see if our expectations and projections are meeting up with what happens in reality, once we actually own the application. Traffic Marketplace, Adconian, TheTradeDesk)--what is it that you look for in investing in a startup?

Media 153

Media Mobile Startup Acquisition 153

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. According to William R. There is no free lunch for money.

Entrepreneur 69

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 69

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Daniel Scalisi: We've got many nationally recognized organizations, including the Children's Miracle Network, the National Breast Cancer Association, the Humane Society, which are just a few of our customers. We invested our own money, about $150,000, and took $150,000 in bridge financing. Those donations are mobile initiated.

Mobile 162

Mobile Web Startup Customer 162

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. They call first investments at this stage the “A-round,” and often follow with a B-round through G-round. Congratulations!

Startup 67

Startup Ideas Equity Invest 67

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. They call first investments at this stage the “A-round,” and often follow with a B-round through G-round. Congratulations!

Startup 93

Startup Funding Venture Capital Ideas 93

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2013

CapLinked’s online platform helps companies manage and close complex business transactions such as asset sales, financings, and mergers & acquisitions. He said, “QuipaLoop offers a defense-grade alternative to securing data-in-transit across public networks that does not involve a third party and is not dependent on the browser type.

Yammer 72

Yammer Journal Networking Software 72

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2010

The reality is that angel investors are humans, and personal traits often make or break the relationship, even before the investment is considered. On the top line, angel investors look to invest in entrepreneurs that have an almost unwavering passion and sense of urgency. Networked and connected. Values intellectual property.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Angel Technical Review Course 96

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile advertising company Airpush has quietly grown to around $100M in annual revenues, according to a recent ranking from Forbes--a big surprise, as the company was completely bootstrapped by founder Asher Delug , who eschewed the usual use of venture capital and private equity to build a company to those revenue levels.

Startup 196

Startup Mobile Advertising Organization 196

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Yesterdays’ equity round of $1.6 CapLinked says the round of funding and new appointment are an advancement in their move to displace the legacy left by Virtual Data Room (VDR) with their intuitive new product for coordinating on complex business deals such as asset sales, financings, and mergers and acquisitions.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

From the Venture Trenches

MARCH 27, 2013

The recent firing of Groupon’s CEO Andrew Mason is a cautionary tale of the increased scrutiny and heightened expectations that come from accessing increasingly larger amounts of investment capital. It can give you a foundation from which to launch, but usually requires subsequent rounds of capital from larger investment sources.

Venture Capital 45

Venture Capital Capital Anthem Startup 45

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

There is an old saying in the startup investor community, “Smart investors invest in the team, not the idea.” Investors expect to hear annual revenues, average margins, customer acquisition costs and sales pipelines. Giving the wrong people money doesn’t help at the idea level. Founding team has business and domain experience.

Ideas 53

Ideas Technical Review Entrepreneur Advertising 53

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

We both made personal investments in the company. Greathouse: I know it’s difficult to estimate, but how much further along do you think you would be from a customer acquisition and revenue generating standpoint if you had taken in a few million in investment dollars? I’m not claiming that bootstrapping has been easy.

Venture Capital 115

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2017

In addition, we use primary and secondary social networking information, in order to verify they are who they say they are. Shivani Siroya: I started out pretty traditionally in investment banking, doing equity research at UBS. Do that have the capability, and the second piece is around behavior and their likelihood to repay.

Startup 100

Startup Santa Monica Customer Custom 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Start in a business domain you know well.

Invest 89

Invest Entrepreneur Startup Equity 89

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Along with Selling (see Be Like Sam ) and Networking (see Making Stone Soup and Personal Pitch ), negotiating is a vital startup skill. ALL of your employees must sell, network and spend the company’s money as if it were their own. Enter Liquidator Larry. Avoid pricey office space and expensive office furniture.

Startup 221

Startup Pricing Entrepreneur Email 221

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. We also know we''re not a startup, and don''t have equity to offer. How big is YP?

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. We also know we''re not a startup, and don''t have equity to offer. How big is YP.com?

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Start in a business domain you know well.

Invest 73

Invest Startup Equity Incubator 73