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Mark Suster: New, $200M Fund, and GRP's New Name, Upfront Ventures

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Despite the increase in startup activity in Southern California, local venture capital funds are still few and far between, and a large chunk of the funding here is still from Sand Hill Road. If I write about online education, I''ll see 25 online education plans. Tell us about the new fund? Mark Suster: It''s a $200M fund.

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Attention Startup Accelerators: Your Job Is Not Over After Demo Day

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The TechCrunch team was judicious in its determination of qualifiers, insisting that the accelerators be, “fixed-term, cohort-based, with educational and mentorship components, culminating in a public pitch or demo day.” Savvy entrepreneurs - seek out programs which incorporate these post-graduation activities.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

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Codeita lets you design, code, and publish all from a cloud-based LAMP development environment. Los Angeles is a hotbed of creative activity, and not always in the traditional sense. Investors include Ron Conway, Ashton Kutcher, and Brian Solis. Full Disclosure: Matt works for CitizenNet.) The value of curation and filtration.

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