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Playing the Long Game in Venture Capital

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The Abundance of Late-Stage Capital Benefits All A lot has been said about the negatives of the late-stage capital that has entered the VC world but the reality is that it also is incredibly important at funding “the long game” and letting many of these companies remain independent and ultimately IPO.

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Ankona Capital Raises $66M For New Venture Capital Fund

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Newport Beach-based Ankona Capital, a new, venture capital company founded by Josh Harmsen, Brian Mesic, Newth Morris, and Jared Smith, has raised $66M in its first, venture capital fund. Ankona says its portfolio companies already include several companies, including Canopy, Cordial, GoSite, SOCi, VideoAmp, and Zingle.

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Lead Edge Capital Raises $150M Fund

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Santa Barbara- and New York-based Lead Edge Capital, a private equity investor which focuses on growth stage investments in technology companies, said on Wednesday that it has raised $150M in a new fund. Lead Edge Capital said the new fund brings the company's total capital under management to over $3 billion. by Fastly).

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Clearlake Capital Buys Ticket Evolution

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Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital says it has acquired Ticket Evolution, which operates a ticket resale marketplace for sports and event tickets. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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Inspire Energy Capital Acquired By Shell

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Santa Monica-based Inspire Energy Capital, a provider of renewable energy to the residential market, has been acquired by oil and gas giant Shell, the companies said Tuesday afternoon.

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Google Boosts Two LA Venture Capital Firms

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Google said today that it has backed two, Los Angeles area venture capital firms, as part of a bigger effort to invest in Black-led venture capital firms. According to Google, it has made investments in seven, Black-led venture capital firms, including two Los Angeles venture investors--Collide Capital and Share Ventures.

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Clearlake Capital to Buy Cornerstone OnDemand for $5.2 Billion

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a human resources management software company, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in a transaction worth $5.2 Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand Inc.,