Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

At Upfront, our partners have been fortunate enough to be part of 18 companies that have reached north of $1 billion and the average tenure of an investment that exits at this scale is more than 10 years. We have invested in every round and as a result our ownership has actually gone up over time. Over the past 2.5

Venture Capital 223

Venture Capital IP Startup Google 223

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Andrew spoke to us about TrackStreet's brand protection software and artificial intelligence efforts. We provide analytics on the velocity of sales across their channels. We're also giving them the technology to grow their sales, both through online and offline channels. What is TrackStreet?

Artificial Inteligence 140

Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Sales 140

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

Ours is automated, and uses machine learning in the background. The business model, is people use this to do better marketing and sales targeting when they sell their own products. The company has grown very rapidly and well for a startup, but we're now at the point where sales is the name of the game.

Santa Barbara 113

Santa Barbara High Tech Outsource Development Startup 113

socalTECH

JULY 10, 2019

What we learned, is there is so much more demand from existing retailers and platforms that sell directly to consumers, and discovery platforms like Foursquare, who wanted to user our IP as a layer, versus a standalone product. Three years later, there's no looking back, and we've now raised around $2M in total funding.

Pricing 113

Pricing Startup North Hollywood Platform 113

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The best proof of a soft circle is whether an angel will email someone else (refer another investor) and start off that email with “I’m investing in…”. Angels will largely take a product risk (they bet on the product or idea and your ability to build it). As an angel, do you reserve money for follow-on investments?

Angel 302

Angel Startup Ideas .Net 302