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JULY 29, 2010

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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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Their realm fits between crowdfunding and venture capital sources. contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Jeff is the founder of crowd-sourcing location based mapping services web sites DeadCellZones.com and PhotoEnforced.com. It has been a long 10 year drought of no IPOs and sub par M&A activity that has stifled the startup, venture capital and angel investment community throughout the US. However (More.).

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MAY 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based Swagbucks , the web-based rewards and offers site, said this morning that it has raised $60M in funding--the company''s first, external capital round--and also appointed Chuck Davis as CEO of the company. capital venture online shopping shopzilla davis chuck executive rewards swagbucks' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 19, 2012

Santa Monica-based LifeCrowd , the social activities website headed by Bong Koh , has raised $5M in a initial funding round, the company is announcing today. As part of the funding, a representative from Lightbank will take a seat on LifeCrowd's board. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 7, 2020

Previous investors Switch Ventures led the round, which included participation from new investors Bessemer Venture Partners and Toba Capital, alongside previous investors Gerald Risk, Peter Kelly, Jonathan Erlich and Blaine Vess. billion, active in the real estate industry in Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

raised by the firm earlier this month came from existing investors Gold Hill Capital, DFJ Frontier, DFJ-JAIC Venture Partners, Double M Capital, Daher Capital, Gil Elbaz, Clark Landry, and Walter Kortschak. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Los Angeles-based online personal training site FitOrbit said this morning that it has partnered with fitness monitoring device provider BodyMedia. The two said the move will automatically update a FitOrbit subscriber's activity journal, reducing need to manually log their activities.

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JUNE 26, 2015

Prevoty, which is venture backed by US Venture Partners, Plus Capital, MM Capital, Paige Craig, and others, developers cross-site scripting security tools to prevent security breaches in web apps.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

The company, led by CEO Bill Kara, says is has seen a 200% overall rise in traffic to the site due to the pandemic, and now sees 85,000 daily active users. Math Games offers up a wide range of games and digital worksheets all aimed at pre-K to 8th grade education. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

San Diego-based GovX , which operates an online, e-commerce site specifically serving active, reserve and veteran U.S. annd Arbor Group, along with Star Avenue Capital, Seth Hamot (SPY Optic and Roark, Rearden & Hamot Capital Management), and Philip McConkey. in combined Series A and B funding.

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MAY 21, 2013

Los Angeles-based Uncovet , the online fashion deals and discovery site backed by Science, Inc., Uncovet, which was started by Heather Lipner, offers up fashion accessories, home decor, and more, and recommends and offers up products to users based on their Facebook activity. said it has raised $1.3M this morning. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 30, 2012

Santa Monica-based Lifecrowd , the online site which helps people find local, social activities which is headed by Bong Koh, said this week that it has hired former Google business product manager Jacquie Phillips as Co-founder and Head of Product at the company. She also has previously served at Like.com and Private Road Productions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2021

It works best through effective use of social media, mobile apps, societal initiatives, becoming an influencer, and providing a modern easily-found web site with credible customer-focused content. Participate in the top social media sites for maximum impact. Inbound marketing data is more easily measured for ROI. Marty Zwilling.

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Tech.Co

JULY 13, 2023

The one-page site includes very little information other than a list of current team members, all of whom are male. Visit Incogni The site also says that xAI is “actively recruiting experienced engineers and researchers” in the San Francisco Bay and includes a sign-up form.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Their realm fits between crowdfunding and venture capital sources. contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2012

That means that the site now allows users to sign-up and have their content personalized based on their interests. What's new now is that the site allows you to sign up and provide your Twitter and LinkedIn information. The site will look at your activity on these sites and the content of what you share.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Last year, venture capitalists and angels who co-invested with them placed $7 billion into seed and early-stage deals, an 11 percent increase from 2009, according to the most recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report. million in angel and venture capital. Herewith, in no particular order: 1.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Palomar Ventures has re-upped its investment in a security software firm Damballa , which is based in Atlanta, as part of a new $12M funding round for that company. Palomar's Jim Gauer sites on the board of Damballa.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2023

Social media sites today, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, provide ideal forums for presenting your cause and your concept. Start actively blogging on your own site, as well as on industry forums. Capitalize on yourself early. Proactively seek out thought leaders and journalists. Marty Zwilling

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

Santa Monica-based DailyD , an online operator of a daily, local deals site, has raised $5.0M DailyD is a direct competitor to Groupon and a growing list of other, local daily deal and coupon sites. Tags: dailyd venture capital lowermybills matt coffin jake winebaum deals groupon. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2015

Rexter''s software--which runs across mobile platforms, tablets, and PCs--helps consolidate and manage their contacts from across social networking sites and email, and helps users manage those contacts and activities.

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JUNE 25, 2010

A little known Southern California venture capital investor is benefiting from the IPO of Silicon Valley-based Fabrinet today, after Fabrinet said it has priced its IPO and will list on the New York Stock Exchange. Shea web site. Tags: venture capital fabrinet merger acquisition.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based Taltopia , an angel backed, online social networking site focused on Hollywood, said today that it has launched both Apple iPhone and Google Android applications. According to the firm, the application allows users to apply for casting calls on the site, and also view real time feeds of jobs and auditions on the service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

Survey results show that more than 80% of consumers now receive advice through social networking sites prior to a product purchase. Perceived authorities guide decision making, by investing time, resources, and activity in earning a position of influence, leading to a community of loyalists who follow their recommendations.

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MARCH 4, 2013

Technology veterans Tareq Risheq and Mark Thacker are no strangers to the world of high tech startups and angel and venture capital--Risheq was formerly CEO of Celllynx, Thacker was co-founder at Datallegro--but the way they're funding their newest startup is unusual, and a testament to the growing popularity of crowdfunding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2012

If you need more, you need to focus on venture capital territory. Also, don’t expect investor enthusiasm for your gambling site, porn site, gaming, or debt collection business. has at least 140,000 active angels who collectively invest some $20 billion a year in new businesses. Angel investors are people too.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

I continue to be amazed that more than a quarter of new businesses don’t even have a website , and many more don’t pay attention to social media, or monitor feedback on sites like Yelp. At minimum, that requires a modern website, and visibility on relevant social media sites, likely including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Demand Media's IPO efforts have been one of the closest watched activities in the Southern California technology industry, as an indicator of the IPO prospects for other technology companies here. Demand Media runs such sites as LiveStrong and eHow, along with a network of other media and content focused sites. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 30, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Baroda Ventures , the venture capital firm of GeoCities founder David Bohnett , has invested in gay social networking site Fabulis. Bohnett is well known for his activism in the gay and lesbian community, and through the The David Bohnett Foundation, has funded computer centers focused on the LGBT community.

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Beverly Hills Funding Yahoo Social Network 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Tips Startup Social Media News 161

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JUNE 28, 2010

Los Angeles-based HitFix , an online web site focused on entertainment news and information, has raised $1.6M Pikover was founder of Access360 and a co-founder at Xylan and is an active angel investor in the Southern California area. Tags: hitfix venture capital online news entertainment content hollywood yuri pikover.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based LifeCrowd (www.lifecrowd.com) unveiled its service to help connect people with real life activities. The firm is initially focusing on the Los Angeles market, and connecting people with fun, interesting classes, activities, and more in the local area. Bong Koh: We started at the end of April.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

Thiel is providing his mentees with capital to make their startups a reality. When you don't accept capital from someone else, you aren't beholden to anyone else's input. But when your only capital is your hard-earned seed money, every penny that goes out will be scrutinized painfully. You can keep overhead low.

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JUNE 3, 2010

MySpace said that beginning today, publishers on the site can create a profile and control what messages they would like to insert into their activity stream. is an investment of GRP's Mark Suster, who hosts This Week in Venture Capital along with Mahalo's Jason Calacanis. Suster also runs Launchpad LA. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Santa Monica-based FamilyFinds.com , the new daily promotions site headed by former LowerMyBills.com founder Matt Coffin, said today that it has raised $5.75M in a funding round, and has officially entered the online daily deal space. Tags: familyfinds venture capital dailyd local deals groupon matt coffin lowermybills winebaum.

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