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Pritzker Group Boosts Focus On Los Angeles Startups, Moves Partner To LA

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Chicago-based venture capital investor Pritzker Group Venture Capital announced this morning that it is expanding its efforts to invest in early stage companies in Los Angeles, and has moved partner Gabe Greenbaum to Los Angeles. Greenbaum had been based at Pritzker's home office in Chicago. READ MORE>>.

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Calibrate Ventures Adds Two Venture Partners

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Pasadena-based Calibrate Ventures , a venture capital firm that says it invests in advanced technologies, has added two Venture Partners to the company. She also is a board member at Broadly, and Calibrate says she is also an angel investor in a number of companies.

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Shasta's Flynn Gets Promotion After String Of Silicon Beach Investments

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Venture capital investment firm Shasta Ventures said Wednesday that it has promoted Sean Flynn --who has been key to that firm''s many investments in Southern California--to Managing Director. Flynn focuses on early-stage investments on mobile-enabled consumer Internet and enterprise software startups. READ MORE>>.

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Garcetti, With Eye On 2020, Takes LA Innovation Model Nationwide

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti --who may be looking to a Presidential run in 2020--is launching a new nonprofit which looks to take his pro-innovation and pro-startup approach in Los Angeles, and takes it nationwide. Garcetti has gained a reputation in Los Angeles for his pro-growth and pro-startup efforts. READ MORE>>.

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CAA Ventures Into DarbySmart

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Los Angeles-based CAA Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Creative Artists Agency, has made an investment in a monthly delivery service focused on do-it-yourself (DIY) crafts. CAA''s fellow investor, Forerunner Ventures, is one of the investors in another local, monthly product deliver startup here, Dollar Shave Club.

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Understanding What’s Going on in #LATech

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Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA.

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Science Inc. Backs Plowz & Mowz With $1.5M

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Los Angeles-based startup studio Science Inc. in a funding round, which came from Science plus undisclosed angels. The investment is the first one announced since the successful acquisition of Science Inc. portfolio company Dollar Shave Club, and appears to be the first publicly announced investment by Science Inc.