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LegalZoom Adds Kleiner, IVP As Investors

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Glendale-based LegalZoom said last week that it has added Institutional Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as investors in the firm. No details on the investment were disclosed. LegalZoom said it now has more than 500 employees and has served more than 1 million customers. READ MORE>>.

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As Groupon Files For IPO, What SoCal Firms Might Be Next?

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LegalZoom [ profile ] Business: Online legal documents. Backers: A123 Systems, Ace Investments, Eco-Drive (Capital) Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, New Enterprise Associates, Palo Alto Investors, Qatar Investment Authority. Backers: Fayez Sarofim & Co, Sequoia Capital, and Technology Crossover Ventures.

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

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I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). RedBeacon went on to sell to HomeDepot in what was considered a very successful acquisition on all sides. Nice sweep!

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Interview with Shaan Sethi, Jaanuu

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We caught up with co-founder and CEO Shaan Sethi to hear more about the startup, as well as Shaan's journey from investment banking to running an apparel startup. In the early 2000's, I'd worked as a consumer, retail investment banker. There were lots of things we did around investment and acquisitions.

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Venture Capital Q&A Session

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tevye2009 , Q: “can you briefly explain why it’s best to get a small valuation when getting investment.&# Mike Stern (wasn’t sure which one so leave a comment if it’s you): Q: “is it possible to sell your startup without venture investment if the company has big traction and a large user base?&#

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Interview with Jeff Zwelling, Convertro

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That's important, because it allows marketers to re-invest and give credit to that marketing event, so they can buy more of it and get more customers. Locally, those are companies like LegalZoom, GameFly, TrueCar, and ShoeDazzle. One of the core pieces of that technology was around marketing and customer acquisition.

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. is a good monthly investment? Brian Lee – LegalZoom, ShoeDazzle. Well, they’re all wrong, and Los Angeles is about to prove it. LA is a special place right now.