Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2023

Setting your expectations Taking in angel or venture money requires a setting of an entrepreneur’s expectations that may come as a shock at least at first. There is no such thing as a lifestyle business with outside investors.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch. Marcus has a long background in angel investing and company creation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2020

As a long-time advisor to entrepreneurs, and a former angel myself, I still find startups confused about the definition of an angel investor, and how and when to attract one. Here are some key points to consider in finding one for you: Look for accredited angels and groups rather than individuals.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2015

Local angel groups have hit the jackpot again with an investment, this time with the October acquisition of Pasadena-based Bluebeam in a $100M deal by German software company Nemetschek AG. The Tech Coast Angels and the Pasadena Angels revealed today that their return on Bluebeam was 20x for angels who participated in funding Bluebeam.

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JUNE 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based software developer CapLinked , which develops secure document sharing software for the business market, has linked with secure identification software developer Civic , the two companies said this week. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2010

A Los Angeles company, Escom LLC , has sold domain name Sex.com for $13M, according to a report today from The Register. Citing documents filed in a California court, the report said that the domain was sold to Clover Holdings Ltd.--a a stealthy, offshore firm--one of twelve bidders on the domain.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of business transaction and deal management software-as-a-service, said today that it has raised $1M in an expansion round for the company. The new funding came from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups, and other investors. The startup--which is led by PayPal veteran Erik M.

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MAY 20, 2021

Los Angeles-based cloud-based operations and document management software developer Docupace, which serves the wealth management industry, says it has acquired jaccomo, which develops a compliance, data integration, financial reporting, and advisor compensation accounting system. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 12, 2022

Los Angeles-based HyperDraft, which is developing artificial intelligence software to help legal professionals draft, edit, and analyze legal documents, says it has named Sean Greaney as its General Counsel. HyperDraft also said that Greaney had been an in-house counsel at Beats by Dr.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Levine Leichtman announced this morning that one of its portfolio companies, BigHand Ltd, has acquired legal software developer Iridium Technology from private equity investor Polaris Growth Fund. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 2, 2015

What I’ve not written as much about is what to do if you are a CTO looking for your next opportunity – especially in Los Angeles. There are some really good executive recruiters here in Los Angeles that cover most of the CTO job searches especially for venture-backed startups. And then how do you move them through your pipeline?

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Once a company founder has tapped the funds available from his or her resources and from friends and family, if the company needs more cash for growth, the most obvious next step is to look for money from angel investors and venture capitalists, typically in the $300,000 TO $3,000,000 range.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2014

One of Southern California''s most active angel investors, Howard Lindzon , said Wednesday that he is backing Estate Assist , which offers up an online storage service for important documents like wills, life insurance, and bank account information--in case you get hit by a bus tomorrow. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 1, 2010

A Los Angeles firm, Escom LLC , has inked a deal with domain marketplace firm Sedo to sell domain name Sex.com , Sedo said today, in the latest chapter in a long drama over the domain. Sedo said it is now the exclusive brokerage firm representing the domain. Kremen eventually was awarded $65M in damages from Cohen.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Los Angeles-based Ring , the developer of the ubiquitous video doorbells and security camera products, is planning a major push into outdoor lighting , according to documents filed with the FCC. The vast trove of FCC documents uncovered by Zatz are currently unavailable due to the U.S. Ring is now part of Amazon.

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MAY 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based Modern Trust said this morning that it has launched a new online site to help people create and maintain living trust and estate planning documents.

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JULY 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Partners has made a "significant" growth investment in Toronto-based Adlib, a developer of software used for structuring data. Adlib's software is used to automate the discovery, classification, extraction, and structure of data from unstructured documents.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

Los Angeles-based Glip , the startup developing cloud-based tools to help teams manage projects, plans, documents, and other more, said today that it has integrated its service with Google Drive and Dropbox. glip google drive dropbox project sharing document workflow management task saas cloud' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based Narrativa, a developer of artificial intelligence software aimed at helping pharmaceutical companies with FDA drug approvals, says it has raised $1.3M in a financing round. Source of the new funding was not announced. The startup is led by founder and CEO David Llorente.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Bluebeam was a spun out of Alliance Spacesystems, and has received investments from both the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels. architecture document international nemetschek acquisition merger software bluebeam' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2020

Los Angeles-based LegalZoom , which provides online legal help and documents, says it has named Nicole Miller as the company's General Counsel. Miller was most recently General Counsel at The Honest Company, and also had previously served at Cooley and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based ContractSafe is taking on the online, legal documents storage market, and has launched a new online legal document storage service. The startup says its service is already being used by California Pizza Kitchen, Living Spaces and Ross Organics.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We thought today for our interview, that we'd get an update on the angel investment environment here in Southern California from Scott Sangster , the incoming President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the biggest angel investment group in Southern California. Those are fundamentals that don't change.

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DECEMBER 18, 2015

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the secure, document sharing service aimed at corporate transactions and due diligence documents, has been selected by Lending Club for institutional investor due diligence. CapLinked said its software will be used as the secure portfol for providing due diligence materials to those investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2012

A few angel investors have slipped or fallen from their lofty perch, so entrepreneurs must take great care to validate the character and reputation of every prospective investor. In fact, most angels are pure, but there are some exceptions that may cost you more than an investment: Shark angels. Litigious angels.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Los Angeles-based Docupace Technologies , a provider of electronic processing technology aimed at the financial institutional and wealth management industry, said today that it has raised a round of funding from RCS Capital Corporation. Docupace develops electronic document management software for managing the operations of broker-dealers.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based Family Archival Solutions is hoping that its new, online service will help address those issues, by letting users manage both their digital--and physical--documents. Family Archival Solutions was founded by Mark Nichols, who the company said is an attorney with 20 years of experience in the field. READ MORE>>.

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Jason Nazar

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

You can now Sell Your Documents in our Docstoc Docstore , the premier marketplace to buy and sell professional documents. Upload high quality professional documents. Embed documents you sell through Docstore on your own personal blog to make even more revenue. Upload high quality professional documents.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2013

A few angel investors have slipped or fallen from their lofty perch, so entrepreneurs must take great care to validate the character and reputation of every prospective investor. In fact, most angels are pure, but there are some exceptions that may cost you more than an investment: Shark angels. Litigious angels.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Los Angeles-based Parallel Agile , a developer of software focused on the Agile coding market, says it has rolled out a new product, CodeBot UX.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

A report, published Friday, says that the Las Vegas hyperloop system being built under the Las Vegas Convention Center by Los Angeles-based The Boring Company will will not meet passenger throughput requirements of the contract.

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MAY 15, 2013

Irvine-based Kofax , which develops document capture and process automation software, said today that it has been selected by mortgage loan processing company CashCall. kofax mortgage document processing mobile capture' Kofax said that CashCall is using its mobile app to streamline and automate mortgage loan processing. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2016

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the provider of secure document sharing and virtual data room software, has linked up with document sharing service Box , according to the company. Both companies provide secure cloud storage, however, CapLinked said its customers use the two products in very different and complementary ways.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based videogame developer Riot Games has agreed to pay at least $10M to settle a gender discrimination, class action lawsuit, which had been filed in November of 2018.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

Shervin Pishevar , the co-founder and chairman of Los Angeles-based Virgin Hyperloop One , has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women , according to a report from Bloomberg. Bloomberg said it has documented multiple occasions where Pishevar used the prospect of a job, mentorship, or investment to "make an unwanted sexual advance."

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Docstoc was venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners, Crosscut Ventures, as well as local angel investors like Mike Jones, Scott Walchek, Matt Coffin (LowermyBills), Brett Brewer (Intermix/MySpace), Robin Richards (MP3.com), documents business acquisition merger intuit docstoc' com), and others. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 30, 2013

Newport Beach-based SignNow , a developer of mobile signature capture and document storage services, has been acquired by Barracuda Networks. SignNow was venture backed by Khosla Ventures and the Tech Coast Angels. barracuda networks signnow merger acquisition electronic signature tech coast angels' READ MORE>>.

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