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March Capital Re-Ups On E8 Security

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Santa Monica-based venture investor March Capital Partners has re-upped on one of its portfolio companies, Redwood City-based E8 Security , which develops software used to analyze cybersecurity threats. March Capital Partners made its first investment in E8 back in March of 2015. E8 Security has now raised $21.8M in funding.

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Southern California Investments On Uptick, Totals $686.5M For Q1

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Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M Southern California's investment totals bucked the national trend, which found that there was a 9 percent drop in dollars to $4.7 of the total invested in Q1.

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Report Tallies $7.7 Billion In SoCal IT Exits In 2011

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The report--compiled by Ocean Road Partners--included both venture-backed and self-financed information technology companies. During 2011, the analysis identified 73 exits by companies, with an average value of approximately $106M. A new report released today tallies up $7.7

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5 Questions To Consider When Contemplating Advisors

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Advisory Board members often serve for a nominal retainer, or one percent of the equity, whereas Directors for even a small company would expect at least a five-digit retainer, plus meeting expenses. Do you expect involvement in company operations? How much are you willing to spend on your board?

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Insights and Opinions: Returns From Southern California IPOs

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Funk is a venture capitalist who founded OceanRoad Partners and has been a Managing Director with Allegis Capital, where he invested in Sandpiper Networks, Rent.com and Shopzilla. In 2003, financial markets and investor interest had recovered sufficiently to permit a select few companies to sell stock publicly.

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OK, So Maybe Not ALL MBA Entrepreneurs Are Oxymorons

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MBA programs don’t teach people how to create companies … our position is that we hire someone in spite of an MBA, not because of one.” I was surprised to learn that nearly one fourth (24%) of the 157 unicorns (private companies with a valuation > $1B) have at least one MBA founder. billion from 2010-2015.

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5 Key Drivers For Creating A Board For Your Startup

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Advisory Board members often serve for a nominal retainer, or one percent of the equity, whereas Directors for even a small company would expect at least a five-digit retainer, plus meeting expenses. Do you expect involvement in company operations? How much are you willing to spend on your board?

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