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Crosscut Ventures Raising Second Fund

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Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures , the early stage, venture capital investment firm run by Rick Smith and Brian Garrett, looks to be kicking off a new fund, according to an SEC filing this week. Details on the fund size were not included in the filing, and the firm has not commented on the filing. READ MORE>>.

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Ace Metrix Gets Investment From WPP

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Los Angeles-based Ace Metrix , which operates an online service which helps television advertisers gauge the effectiveness of their ads, has scored an investment from advertising giant WPP , the firms announced this morning. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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LAVA's Annual VC Breakfast

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Meet the top VCs who are investing in Southern California. Find out what they are looking to invest in. Find out what does it take to secure Venture Capital for your company. Tuesday, August 10, 2010 -- LAVA's Annual VC Breakfast. Learn about the hottest trends and the mistakes NOT to make. See [link] (more).

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

Jason Nazar

I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. I asked the panelists ( David Travers , Brian Norgard , Fouad ElNaggar , & Demian Sellfors ) about the specific challenges that we face down here in Los Angeles as opposed to Silicon Valley. That’s typically not the case in Los Angeles.

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Interview with Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures

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Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscutventures.com) is one of the newest venture capital funds in the area, and has quietly been working on funding local companies over the last year. What do you invest in? We spent six plus years at a local firm, Palomar Ventures, doing Series A and Series B investments.

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Interview with Steve Goldman, Ace Metrix

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Los Angeles-based Ace Metrix (www.acemetrix.com) launched its software-as-a-service, TV advertising rating service last month, and we spoke with the firm's CEO and co-founder, Steve Goldman, recently to learn more about the firm. Ace Metrix is venture backed by Hummer Winblad, and Palomar Ventures. Tell us a bit about your company?

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More Great News for #LATech – Crosscut Ventures Raises $75 Million Fund

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Crosscut Ventures has just announced their 3rd fund and clocking in at $75 million , which will be focused heavily on Los Angeles – FTW. And this is following mega financings at Honest Company ($75 million), JustFab ($85 million), Victorious ($25 million) as well as the obviously known standouts like Tinder and SnapChat.

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