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Kim Kardashian becomes a private equity dealmaker in collab with ex-Carlyle partner

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Kim Kardashian, who passed the “baby bar” exam in preparation to become a lawyer last year, just added another job title to her lineup — private equity investor. Sammons, who left Carlyle this summer after spending 16+ years at the top private equity firm, is known for his bets on brands including Supreme and Beats by Dre.

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Angeles Equity Partners Finds $360M For First Private Equity Fund

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2017

Los Angeles-based Angeles Equity Partners , a new private equity investor, said this morning that it has raised $360M in its first private equity fund. The fund, Angeles Equity Partners I, L.P., The fund, Angeles Equity Partners I, L.P., READ MORE>>.

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7 Secrets To Bank Equity Funding Without Collateral

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2023

The first thing to remember is that banks only do loans – they generally don’t do equity investments like angels and venture capitalists (and vice versa). Bankers do not contribute equity. A question I get from time to time is “Can I ever expect any backing from my bank for a great opportunity?” Money from other sources.

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AdviserSource Acquires Advisory Equity

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2021

Los Angeles-based financial advisory consulting provider AdviserSource.com says it has acquired Advisory Equity, a developer of a financial marketplace app developer. According to AdviserSource, the deal was funded by additional growth capital provided by Fintech Fund II, LLLP.

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National Equity Fund, Silicon Valley Bank Team For $110M Opportunity Zone Invest

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2021

Silicon Valley Bank and nonprofit the National Equity Fund said this week that SVB will commit $110M for affordable housing in both Los Angeles and the Bay Area, to go towards creating affordable housing in high rent California districts. Photo: National Equity Fund's Boyle Hotel Apartments in Los Angeles)

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Sugarfina Raises $35M In Private Equity Funding

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2017

Los Angeles-based upscale, luxury confections brand Sugarfina announced on Thursday morning that it has raised $35M in a growth equity funding, from private equity investor Great Hill Partners. Sugarfina has now raised more than $50M in funding. Sugarfina has now raised more than $50M in funding.

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5 Equity Crowdfunding Reflections Before You Sign Up

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. As an accredited angel investor, I claim to be one of those professionals, and I’ve talked to many more. Risk is increased.

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When should you go for equity financing?

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. We’ll call these “inside angels.” Angel investment groups or funds.

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5 Equity Distribution Parameters For Key Contributors

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2023

So, the first question I usually get is what percent of the company or equity is that person worth? Just because it was your idea doesn’t mean you “deserve” 90% of the equity. The value in a startup is all about tangible results, so I see no equity value in the idea alone. Amount of venture funding provided.

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LEHR Gets New Private Equity Funding

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Los Angeles-based LEHR , which develops propane-fueled tools and engines, has received a round of private equity funding from Newport Beach-based Solis Capital Partners, according to the firms. lehr venture capital private equity propane engine powered' Size of the investment was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Grow Credit Scores $106M In Equity, Debt For Consumer Credit

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Santa Monica-based fintech startup Grow Credit, which helps consumers build their credit score through payments for subscription services, said on Tuesday that it raised $106M in a combination of equity and debt. The funding included $6.3M in equity, and $100M in debt.

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HBCUvc founder Hadiyah Mujhid on one way investors can advance racial equity

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2020

We’ve created the HBCUvc Donor Circle as an opportunity for supporters and individuals to engage in our work and join a long-term strategy toward racial equity in venture capital and technology,” she wrote in the post. We cannot make significant progress in advancing racial equity without long-term financial commitment,” Mujhid wrote.

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8 Angel Funding Realities In Search Of A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which In the U.S. contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year. Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes.

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6 Realistic Tactics For Funding Charitable Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t make equity investments in nonprofit good causes. Yet as an active angel investor, I still get this question on a regular basis, so I’ll try to outline the considerations in common-sense terms. For a nonprofit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising.

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Diversis Capital Raises $675M Fund

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Management said this morning that it has raised a new, $675M fund. The company said its new fund, Diversis Capital Partners II, exceeded its target of $500M. The new fund is led by Managing Partners Ron Nayot and Kevin Ma.

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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

Josh Kaplan and Dee Murthy, both founder and co-CEO of the Los Angeles–based company, started Ghost in 2021 after previously working together at Four Five Group, a men’s apparel business. million in new funding for its predictive inventory recommendation platform, joining other similar companies, including Zippedi and Inventa.

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8 Tactics To Highlight Your Startup For Early Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. The average amount per startup has been $23,000, usually in the form of a convertible loan, rather than an equity investment.

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5 Startup Funding Models That Depend On The Consumer

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. Startup equity model. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

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OfferPad Plans Launch In Los Angeles After $260M Funding

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2017

OfferPad , a startup which operates an online service which provides instant home buying offers to homeowners, is planning to launch its service in Los Angeles, after raising $260M funding. OfferPad, which is based in Arizona, said the funding came from LL Funds LLC. READ MORE>>.

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Kayne Anderson Renewable Energy Fund Hits $50M

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. said last week that its new Kayne Anderson Renewable Infrastructure Fund has reached $50M in assets. billion across its funds investing in renewable energy and energy transition. Kayne Anderson says it now has more than $1.5

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5 Venture Periods Call For Unique Funding Strategies

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

Thus your startup maturity and growth stage is the primary key to success with potential funding sources. Venture capital firms look for the most mature companies they can find, Angel investors typically deal a tier lower, while friends and family are most likely to help you get started.

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Every Startup Goes Through Distinctive Funding Phases

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

It’s helpful to think of startups as proceeding through several stages, which I have defined a long time ago from a funding perspective. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from angel investors , called seed investments.

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8 Parameters To Bracket New Venture Funding Requests

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

One of the big questions that every entrepreneur struggles with is how much funding they should request from investors in the first round. Angels usually won’t consider requests above $1 million. Can you justify your use of funds to this investor? How much equity ownership are you willing to offer?

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mPulse Mobile Acquires HealthCrowd, Finds New Funding

socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2022

Los Angeles-based mPulse Mobile, which develops conversational AI software for the healthcare industry, says it has acquired HealthCrowd, a provider of healthcare communications services for the Medicaid market. Details of that funding were not announced by the company. Financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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Digital Colony Backs Vantage Data Centers In $1.25 Billion Funding

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Private equity investor Digital Colony , which has offices in Los Angeles, is the lead investor in a $1.25 billion funding for data center operator Vantage Data Centers , the two said this morning. billion in commitments to its digital infrastructure investment fund. READ MORE>>.

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Kayne Anderson Launches Renewable Infrastructure Fund

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, LP says it has launched a new, renewable energy fund, the Kayne Anderson Renewable infrastructure Fund (KARIX). READ MORE>>.

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BURST Oral Care Finds New Funding

socalTECH

MAY 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based BURST Oral Care , a manufacturer of electric toothbrushes, has raised a Series C funding round. Size of the funding was not announced. BURST Oral Care said the new funding was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (GS Growth), and comes on top of an earlier $20M in funding from Volition Capital and angels.

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Gores Group Closes $2B Private Equity Fund

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group said Wednesday that it has closed on Gores Capital Partners II, L.P., The firm said that the new fund will acquire companies, primarily in the technology, telecommunications, business services, industrial, consumer, and healthcare sectors. with commitments of $2 billion.

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6 New Venture Funding Realities To Guide Your Efforts

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according to a classic Crunchbase article. Super angels are individuals or small teams using their own money. Super angels sometimes drive up valuations.

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Club Pilates Gets Private Equity Investment

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based Club Pilates , a franchisor of Pilates studios, has received a private equity investment from TPG Growth Partners, the two said on Thursday. Size of the funding round was not announced.

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HyreCar Raises $1.46M In Debt Funding

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Los Angeles-based online car rental service HyreCar has just raised $1.465M in debt funding, as part of an ongoing $2.3M funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm on Thursday. Details on the funding--which appears to be a convertible note or bridge round, with warrants--have not yet been announced.

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10 Alternative Funding Sources For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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6 Funding Resources For Ideas Needing More Validation

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. Thus the best entrepreneur strategy for funding is to build solutions, not technology.

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Electric Monster Gobbles Up Funding And A Brand

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based Electric Monster, a new startup which focuses on digital entertainment, said on Thursday that it has raised a "major round" of funding, and acquired React Media. Size of the funding was not announced.

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CTO Salary and Equity Trends 2009-2011

SoCal CTO

APRIL 18, 2012

Todd Gitlin of Safire Partners - a go to resource here in LA for recruiting C-level positions at startups - was nice enough to compile some data again this year (see last year's Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data ). Or they are looking at Hiring a CTO and want to see what salary and equity ranges look like.

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Apposite Gets Private Equity Investment

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Los Angeles-based Apposite Technologies , a developer of enterprise network simulation software and test tools, has raised a round of growth investment from private equity investor Ranch Creek Partners. Size and terms of the funding were not announced by the companies. Apposite develops WAN emulation appliances.

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NXCR, Led By Scott Painter, Scores $30M In Seed Funding

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based NXCR, a new, subscription car startup led by automotive startup veteran Scott Painter, has raised $30M in a seed funding, based on an internal employee email obtained by socaltech. According to the email from Painter, the funding is the company's first external equity financing.

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Fika Ventures raises $76M to fund the growing LA tech ecosystem

TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

The Los Angeles ecosystem is $76 million stronger today as Fika Ventures , a seed-stage venture capital firm, announces its sophomore investment fund. The pair raised $41 million for the debut effort, opting to nearly double that number the second time around as a means to participate in more follow-on fundings.

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HeyTutor Raises $1.0M In Funding

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2019

Los Angeles-based HeyTutor , which operates an online marketplace to help connect students with in-home, tutoring services, has raised approximately $1.0M in what looks like a convertible note funding, based on a regulatory filing by the company. The funding was disclosed on Friday in a publicly available filing. READ MORE>>.

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Embark Ventures Raising $50M Venture Capital Fund

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

Los Angeles-based Embark Ventures , a new venture capital fund led by Yipeng Zhao and venture capitalist Peter Lee, is raising a $50M venture capital fund, according to a recent SEC filing by the firm. The filing says the firm has so far raised $45M out of a $50M target in the fund, from six limited partners.

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Prime Focus Technologies Gets Private Equity Investment

socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2016

Los Angeles-based Prime Focus Technologies , a developer of ERP software for the media industry, says it has received its first round of funding from private equity investor Ambit Pragma. Size of the investment was not announced.

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Wait, didn’t you just raise a fund? Was it hard to raise the fund?

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Startup Boost Targets Los Angeles With Pre-Accelerator Program

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2018

Do you have a startup idea, and a team, but no seed funding, and are even too early for an early stage startup accelerator? The program--which is taking applications here in Los Angeles until March 22nd--said it is looking for eight startups to include in a six week mentorship and training program. READ MORE>>.

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Arrowroot Backs ParkHub In $13M Funding

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Arrowroot Capital is the lead investor in a funding round for parking technology developer ParkHub , in ParkHub's first instituional funding. According to the company, the funding is its first institutional funding round. Parkhub's founder and CEO is George Baker Sr.,

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Kim Kardashian becomes a private equity dealmaker in collab with ex-Carlyle partner

Angeles Equity Partners Finds $360M For First Private Equity Fund

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7 Secrets To Bank Equity Funding Without Collateral

AdviserSource Acquires Advisory Equity

National Equity Fund, Silicon Valley Bank Team For $110M Opportunity Zone Invest

Sugarfina Raises $35M In Private Equity Funding

5 Equity Crowdfunding Reflections Before You Sign Up

When should you go for equity financing?

5 Equity Distribution Parameters For Key Contributors

LEHR Gets New Private Equity Funding

Grow Credit Scores $106M In Equity, Debt For Consumer Credit

HBCUvc founder Hadiyah Mujhid on one way investors can advance racial equity

8 Angel Funding Realities In Search Of A New Venture

6 Realistic Tactics For Funding Charitable Businesses

Diversis Capital Raises $675M Fund

Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

8 Tactics To Highlight Your Startup For Early Funding

5 Startup Funding Models That Depend On The Consumer

OfferPad Plans Launch In Los Angeles After $260M Funding

Kayne Anderson Renewable Energy Fund Hits $50M

5 Venture Periods Call For Unique Funding Strategies

Every Startup Goes Through Distinctive Funding Phases

8 Parameters To Bracket New Venture Funding Requests

mPulse Mobile Acquires HealthCrowd, Finds New Funding

Digital Colony Backs Vantage Data Centers In $1.25 Billion Funding

Kayne Anderson Launches Renewable Infrastructure Fund

BURST Oral Care Finds New Funding

Gores Group Closes $2B Private Equity Fund

6 New Venture Funding Realities To Guide Your Efforts

Club Pilates Gets Private Equity Investment

HyreCar Raises $1.46M In Debt Funding

10 Alternative Funding Sources For Your New Venture

6 Funding Resources For Ideas Needing More Validation

Electric Monster Gobbles Up Funding And A Brand

CTO Salary and Equity Trends 2009-2011

Apposite Gets Private Equity Investment

NXCR, Led By Scott Painter, Scores $30M In Seed Funding

Fika Ventures raises $76M to fund the growing LA tech ecosystem

HeyTutor Raises $1.0M In Funding

Embark Ventures Raising $50M Venture Capital Fund

Prime Focus Technologies Gets Private Equity Investment

Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Startup Boost Targets Los Angeles With Pre-Accelerator Program

Arrowroot Backs ParkHub In $13M Funding

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