Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. Yet as we enter February 2017 the VC funding markets are booming, Snap, Inc has filed for its IPO, AppDynamics was just purchased for $3.7 Baidu alone raised $3.2
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 11, 2011
I recently had the pleasure of spending an hour with Jon Steinberg, president of Buzzfeed , a company who focuses on helping media companies make their content go viral. That’s why people turn up to Buzzfeed. We also talked about why Jon decided to leave Google to become an EIR at a VC firm (Polaris) – minute 33.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 27, 2017
Talks and panels on: AI, VR, IoT, Digital Media, Startups, Venture Capital, Machine Learning, Women in Tech, Company Culture Reps from companies like: Cisco System, Intel, Digital Domain, Vizio, Disney Interactive, Buzzfeed, NBC Universal, the Port of LA, Enplug, Kind Traveler, SoGal, Spokeo and more See [link] (more)
socalTECH
JANUARY 12, 2017
Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Crosscut Ventures has reportedly started approaching limited partners (LPs) for investments in a new fund, its fourth. Crosscut's last fund, Crosscut Ventures 3, was worth $75M. Crosscut has not yet filed regulatory details on the new fund. READ MORE>>.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Total raised: $29.5mm. Read more: CrunchBase profile , TechCrunch.
Tech.Co
JULY 12, 2016
Buzzfeed broke the news , offering an explanation of the Hyperloop lawsuit: “In mid-June Bambrogan requested a temporary restraining order against Hyperloop’s chief legal officer Afshin Pishevar, who also happens to be cofounder Shervin Pishevar’s brother. Today, he’s suing a former colleague for harassment.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%). In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5
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