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Four Sites To Add Adventure To Your Summer Travel Plans

socalTECH

We've dug through our database of high tech companies, web sites, and startups and found four Southern California companies and web sites looking to cater to that adventure traveler in you. . AdventureLink is backed by Allegis Capital, Anthem Ventures, and the Mailroom Fund, and is run by adventurer Jeff Dossett.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

Venture Capital funds: the different between “closed funds&# (which typically have a 10-year time horizon) and “evergreen funds&# which re-invest profits back into the fund. Paul talked about Neuhaus Partners, a 65 million Euro fund with the remit to invest in German-speaking countries. 406 Ventures.

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Interview with Kelly Tompkins, AdventureLink

socalTECH

Last week, Altadena-based AdventureLink (www.adventurelink.com) announced that it raised a Series A funding round, for the firm's adventure travel reservation network. The round came from Anthem Venture Partners and the Mail Room Fund. I developed one of the first booking engines for Sabre's web reservation system, in 1996.

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Venture Group’s Krenn Sees Improving VC Deals for SD Tech Startups

Xconomy

A breakout of regional deal flow so far this year indicates that venture activity in San Diego. As head of the non-profit organization supporting local startups, Krenn says the venture group will help to bring over 150 VCs to San Diego this year, including many from Silicon Valley. That is an insane data point.”

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away. In Los Angeles we are at a disadvantage because the founder(s) often have no experience in building consumer web applications. In the bay area there are dozens of firms that are actively making investments.

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve been meeting with LPs (those who invest in VC funds) over the past year and discussing trends I see in the market and where I think we need to be as a firm to be near to and meet the needs of our customers. And it’s not just the movement from Palo Alto to San Francisco. As a result younger people are creating startups because they can.