Remove Angel Remove Education Remove Seed Funding Remove UCLA
article thumbnail

Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

socalTECH

Our annual conferencefocused on educating our community on growing valuable tech enterprises-- set a record with over 500 attendees and our best attendee feedback to date. He has been an angel investor in over 50 tech companies, is an LP in 5 seed funds and has served on over a dozen venture-backed boards.

Capital 124
article thumbnail

Enrou: Combining Causes and Commerce To Help Improve The World

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Enrou (www.enrou.co) thinks it has a way--by connecting people with products that also help support international development and causes, via its own online marketplace. I had worked along with some of these organization son the ground, who were employing people, providing microfinancing, education, and help.

Commerce 140
article thumbnail

TX Zhuo Talks About LA's Newest Venture Fund, Karlin Ventures

socalTECH

One of the biggest complaints that local entrepreneurs have with Los Angeles has been a dearth of local sources of venture capital. However, the recent surge in startup activity has attracted a lot more capital into the area, including a significant amount of capital from LA's latest fund: Karlin Ventures (www.karlinvc.com).

Funding 253