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Los Angeles-based private equity investor Palisades Growth Capital announced this morning that it has sold off its ownership interest Los Angeles-based L Docupace , a developer of software for the wealth management industry. Palisades said it sold its interests in Docupace to another private equity investor, FTV Capital. Docupace is led by CEO Mark Tapling; the company also is backed by San Diego-based TVC Capital. MORE
Thursday, January 31, 2019 -- Growth Capital Conference. Pitch to and Network with Investors: Angels,VCs, High Net Worths, Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital. View products, videos, online demos. See [link]. MORE
Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital announced this morning that it has acquired Chicago-based InRule Technology , a developer of decision management and business rules management software. According to OpenGate Capital, it obtained a majority interest in InRule, the fifth investment through its second institutional fund. management support decision software equity private acquisition merger technology inrule capital opengate MORE
San Diego-based Dexcom, which develops equipment for continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes, has launched its own venture capital fund, Dexcom Ventures. The company said its venture capital arm will be led by Steve Pacelli. Dexcom did not say how much funding it has committed to Dexcom Ventures, if it has a fixed fund or if it will be funding investments as needed, which is sometimes common with corporate venture capital funds. MORE
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Sole Source Capital announced last week that it has acquired two companies, Peak-Ryzex and Optical Phusion, two companies in the factory automation area. According to Sole Source Capital, the acquisition mark the fifth and sixth portfolio company investments the firm has made in the automatic identification, data capture (AIDC) and factory automation area. MORE
West Hollywood-based Assembled Brands, which provides capital to consumer brands companies, said it has put together a $50M transaction to support Win Brands Group to pursue M&A transactions in the consumer product goods and direct-to-consumer space. Assembled Brands said the funding comes alongside funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. consumer direct brands capital oaktree assembled MORE
Los Angeles-based Navitas Capital , a venture capital investment fund focused on real estate and construction technology, said today that it has named Michael Spies as a Venture Partner at the company. navitas capital venture partner executive michael spies tishman speyerSpies was previously at Tishman Speyer, where he had been for 30 years, and was involved in investments in Honest Buildings (acquired by Procore) and OpenSpace. MORE
Los Angeles-based fintech investor Core Innovation Capital announced this morning that it has closed its second fund, which is at $100M so far. Core Innovation Capital says it has also invested in a couple of yet-unannounced companies, which are in stealth mode. The venture capital investor says it currently is hiring a full time intern for the Summer, to work at the company either in San Francisco or Los Angeles. MORE
Santa Monica-based March Capital (formerly March Capital Partners) announced on Thursday that it has raised its third fund, March Capital Fund III, which it closed at $450M in commitments. March Capital said the new fund--much like its prior funds--will focus on enterprise AI, industrial technology, cybersecurity, financial technology and next generation cloud infrastructure. investor investment financial fund capital venture partners march MORE
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group has acquired Houston, Texas-based symplr , a provider of healthcare governance, risk, and compliance software. Clearlake acquired symplr from its existing set of private equity investors, Pamlico Capital and The CapStreet Group. SkyKnight Capital co-invested in the transaction with Clearlake, which financed the deal via Antares Capital, Bain Capital Credit and Golub Capital. MORE
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Arrowroot Capital Management says it has completed its sale of its interest in SocialChorus , to another private equity investor, Sumeru Equity Partners. Arrowroot Capital said it will continue to own a minority interest in the company. Arrowroot Capital has been an investor in SocialChorus since 2018. socialchorus arrowroot capital merger acquisitin private equity MORE
Thursday, July 25, 2019 -- Pitch to and Network with Investors: Angels, VCs, High Net Worths, Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital and counsel. View products, videos, online demos. Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00am sharp! See [link] (more MORE
There was an explosion in number of startups both because it was cheap and there was tons of available capital. The other major trend of 2012–2015 was the entrance of “non VCs” into late-stages of venture capital , which mostly consisted of hedge funds, mutual funds, corporate investors, sovereign wealth funds and even LPs doing direct deals. Be thoughtful about from whom you raise capital. MORE
MaC Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm launched in 2019, announced March 25 that it had raised an inaugural $103 million fund for investments in early stage startups MORE
San Barbara-based HG Insights, which provides information on technology installations, IT spend, and related areas, has received an investment from private equity investment firm Riverwood Capital. growth capital venture equity private riverwood hginsightsSize of the investment--which the companies said was a "significant growth investment"--was not announced. MORE
Today, we have Kelly Perdew , Co-founder and General Partner of Moonshots Capital. This year ushered in the successful launch our second fund at Moonshots Capital, further validating our thesis that investing in extraordinary leadership produces exceptional companies. Kelly Perdew is the managing general partner of at Moonshots Capital. kelly perdew moonshots capital reflections reflections2020 MORE
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Atar Capital has acquired New Jersey-based Keypoint Intelligence , Atar Capital said on Thursday. Atar Capital said that Keypoint Intelligence is based in Fairfield, NJ, and also has offices in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Japan. Atar Capital says it makes investments in both performing and underperforming lower middle market businesses. MORE
Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital announced very late Monday evening that it has acquired the majority interest in CoreMedia AG , a developer of content management software. According to OpenGate Capital, it acquired CoreMedia AG from Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners and a consortium of private investors. OpenGate Capital said the acquisition was out of its second, institutional fund, which is worth approximately $585M. MORE
Earlier this week, Good Growth Capital (www.goodgrowthvc.com) announced it has started looking at investments in Southern California, adding Krisztina Holly as West Coast Venture Partner for the firm. If you look at the amount of capital deployed in Southern California versus Northern California, we're still under-invested here by a factor of 5. We could easily use 4x to 5x the amount of capital we are getting now. MORE
Los Angeles- and Palo Alto-based MaC Venture Capital has launched a new, $103M seed stage investment fund today, saying it plans to invest in technology startups across the fintech, e-commerce and marketplaces, interactive media, connectivity, enterprise SaaS, space and aerospace, logistics, and other sectors. Nichols previously founded venture capital firm Cross Culture Ventures; Fenty, Palank, and King co-foudned venture firm M Ventures. MORE
Thursday, October 24, 2019 -- Growth Capital Conference. Pitch to and Network with invvestors: Angels, VCs High Net Worths,Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs needing capital. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital and counsel.View products, videos, online demos.Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00 AM sharp! See [link]. MORE
San Diego-based DNA sequencing giant Illumina, and venture capital investor Sequoia Capital via its Sequoia Capital China arm--said they are partnering to launch a new, genomics incubator based in China. The two said the new entity, the Sequoia Capital China Intelligent Healthcare Genomics Incubator, Powered by Illumina, will focus on building life sciences startup companies advancing breakthrough applications in genomics. MORE
Welcome back to Human Capital, where we explore some of the latest news in labor, diversity and inclusion in tech. Human Capital will soon be available as a weekly newsletter. TGIF, am I right? MORE
DataBank , a provider of colocation and managed services company which is owned by Los Angeles-based private equity investor Colony Capital , has made a $30M, strategic investment in EdgePresence , a developer of data centers. According to Colony Capital, EdgePresence provides multi-tenant, modular data centers, which include critical power, monitoring, physical security, and cooling, and are deployed at the base of cell towers, key real estate, and enterprise campus locations. MORE
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Skyview Capital has acquired cybersecurity software developer Fidelis Cybersecurity a provider of network traffic analysis, digital forensics, and incident response software, the company said late Thursday. Skyview Capital says that Fidelis has over 250 employees. Skyview Capital says it acquires and manages companies in the areas of technology, telecommunications, business services, and manufacturing. MORE
Fundamentally venture capital is about human capital. In the end I know the only true differentiator in venture capital is the company you keep. Venture Capital is a people business. Venture Capital is About Human Capital was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. MORE
I’ve heard a lot of people question whether there is too much money in venture capital chasing too few great deals. “We’re Others believe that new business models are emerging that could replace venture capital all together. Every year I try to answer the question of “what has changed in the Venture Capital industry” and this year my colleague Chang Xu and I took a deep dive through the data and called many of our peers for confirmation. MORE
Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital announced this morning that it has acquired Aurotech , a provider of digital services and business solutions for US federal healthcare and adjacent civilian agencies. OpenGate Capital said that Aurotech's founder, Mr. Hetal Patel, will continue to lead Aurotech as President and CEO. Aurotech was advised by G Squared Capital Partners in the deal. MORE
We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. In fact, far better if you haven’t raised venture capital. But to the question – it is much EASIER to sell your company if you’ve never taken venture capital. MORE
Good Growth Capital , a venture capital investment firm focused on complex science and technology start-ups, says it has set up shop in Southern California, and hired a new, West Coast Venture Partner in Los Angeles. Good Growth Capital says it has appointed Krisztina "Z" Holly --well known in the LA startup community--as West Coast Venture partner, as part of its efforts to expand its team. good growth goodgrowth capital venture investment krisztina holly MORE
Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital said this morning that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, Power Partners , to another private equity-backed company, Pioneer Transformers. Pioneer Transformers is backed by private equity investor Mill Point Capital. According to OpenGate Capital, it acquired Power Partners in January of 2016, via its first, institutional fund. MORE
And if you do happen to be lucky and find the right mountain to climb, if you find that you’ve started ascending the peak before others have found the right trail — then venture capital is for you. https://medium.com/media/842efeff51d5ecefbe43f913f0a62c23/href How to Build a Startup & Understanding Venture Capital was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. MORE
Los Angeles-based fintech venture capital investor Core Innovation Capital is nearing its $125M target for its third fund, Core Innovation Capital III, according to recent regulatory filings from the company. Core Innovation Capital has invested in such companies as digital banking startup One, financial API developer SynapseFi, cryptocurrency/healthcare startup Decent, and many others. finance venture software financial investment fintech capital innovation core MORE
West Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital said this week that it has raised $45M in its debut, investment fund, which will specifically invest in the "ancillary cannabis" industry. The venture capital firm--whose founders include Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg)--said it will specifically invest in agtech, health & wellness, financial services, technology, media, compliance and laboratory technology related to the legal cannabis industry. MORE
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital, along with private equity partner Motive Partners sai this morning that the two have agreed to acquire 80% of New York-based InvestCLoud, which develops digital wealth and investment management software. private equity merger acquisition clearlake capital investcloud software wealth investment management MORE
MiLA Capital , the venture capital firm that is behind the Make In LA hardware accelerator, says it has raised its first official venture capital fund, officially closing its first fundraise. Source of the funding for the new venture capital fund was not announced. mila capital venture investment investor hardware accelerator MORE
On the phone … Me: So, you raised venture capital? ’ But do you want to start a relationship with your most important supplier – that of capital to fuel your business – by avoiding talking about his or her expectations in terms of rights or privileges? How about you close your first capital (say $500,000) and put in the docs that you have up to [90] days to raise an additional $1 million at the same price at your discretion. This week. MORE
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has created a new company, Newfold Digital, through the acquisition of Endurance International Group, plus strategic investment transactions with both Web.com and affiliates of Siris. newfold digital clearlake capital strategic investment hosting domainer domain merger acquisition MORE
Newport Beach=based private equity investor L Squared Capital said on Wednesday that it has closed a new fund, L Squared Capital Partners III , at just over $500M. L Squared Capital is managed by Jeff Farrero, Rob Healy, ean Barrette, Randall Hunt and Adam Kimura The firm's founders all previously were at Chicago Growth Partners, before founding L Square in July of 2014. square lsquaredcapital venture capital private equity financial MORE
Thursday, January 30, 2020 -- Growth Capital Conference. Pitch to and Network with Investors: Angels, VCs, High Net Worths, Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital. View products, videos, online demos. Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00am sharp! See [link]. MORE
The partners at MaC Venture Capital , the Los Angeles-based investment firm that has just closed on $103 million for its inaugural fund, have spent the bulk of their careers breaking barriers. MaC Venture Capital co-founders Marlon Nichols, Michael Palank, Charles King, and Adrian Fenty. MORE
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital announced this morning that it has entered into a deal to acquire Zywave , a developer of software-as-a-service for the insurance industry, from another private equity investor, Aurora Capital Partners. zywave clearlake capital merger acquisition insurance cloud saas private equity MORE
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Century Park Capital Partners said this week that it has completed a majority recapitalization of business and IT consulting services company Accelalpha. According to Century Park Capital Partners, the combined company will continue to be led by Accelalpha founder and CEO, Nat Ganesh. accelalpha century park capital private equity merger acquisitino recapitalization recap prolog partners MORE
Los Angeles-based Backstage Capital, the startup investment fund led by Arlan Hamilton, has raised more than $1M for its new venture capital fund via crowdfunding, according to its crowdfunding page. Backstage Capital's crowdfunding page says the company raised $1,070,000 from 2,063 investors, in a crowdfunding effort just kicked off a few days ago. Backstage Capital invests in people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ founders. MORE
Capital Related Topics Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 11, 2016
Fundamentally venture capital is about human capital. In the end I know the only true differentiator in venture capital is the company you keep. Venture Capital is a people business. Venture Capital is About Human Capital was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
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NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital announced this morning that it has acquired Aurotech , a provider of digital services and business solutions for US federal healthcare and adjacent civilian agencies. OpenGate Capital said that Aurotech's founder, Mr. Hetal Patel, will continue to lead Aurotech as President and CEO. Aurotech was advised by G Squared Capital Partners in the deal.
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FEBRUARY 12, 2021
San Diego-based Dexcom, which develops equipment for continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes, has launched its own venture capital fund, Dexcom Ventures. The company said its venture capital arm will be led by Steve Pacelli. Dexcom did not say how much funding it has committed to Dexcom Ventures, if it has a fixed fund or if it will be funding investments as needed, which is sometimes common with corporate venture capital funds.
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Welcome back to Human Capital, where we explore some of the latest news in labor, diversity and inclusion in tech. Human Capital will soon be available as a weekly newsletter. TGIF, am I right?
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MARCH 25, 2021
Los Angeles- and Palo Alto-based MaC Venture Capital has launched a new, $103M seed stage investment fund today, saying it plans to invest in technology startups across the fintech, e-commerce and marketplaces, interactive media, connectivity, enterprise SaaS, space and aerospace, logistics, and other sectors. Nichols previously founded venture capital firm Cross Culture Ventures; Fenty, Palank, and King co-foudned venture firm M Ventures.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
On the phone … Me: So, you raised venture capital? ’ But do you want to start a relationship with your most important supplier – that of capital to fuel your business – by avoiding talking about his or her expectations in terms of rights or privileges? How about you close your first capital (say $500,000) and put in the docs that you have up to [90] days to raise an additional $1 million at the same price at your discretion. This week.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital announced this morning that it has entered into a deal to acquire Zywave , a developer of software-as-a-service for the insurance industry, from another private equity investor, Aurora Capital Partners. zywave clearlake capital merger acquisition insurance cloud saas private equity
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 25, 2021
The partners at MaC Venture Capital , the Los Angeles-based investment firm that has just closed on $103 million for its inaugural fund, have spent the bulk of their careers breaking barriers. MaC Venture Capital co-founders Marlon Nichols, Michael Palank, Charles King, and Adrian Fenty.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Good Growth Capital , a venture capital investment firm focused on complex science and technology start-ups, says it has set up shop in Southern California, and hired a new, West Coast Venture Partner in Los Angeles. Good Growth Capital says it has appointed Krisztina "Z" Holly --well known in the LA startup community--as West Coast Venture partner, as part of its efforts to expand its team. good growth goodgrowth capital venture investment krisztina holly
socalTECH
JANUARY 14, 2021
Santa Monica-based March Capital (formerly March Capital Partners) announced on Thursday that it has raised its third fund, March Capital Fund III, which it closed at $450M in commitments. March Capital said the new fund--much like its prior funds--will focus on enterprise AI, industrial technology, cybersecurity, financial technology and next generation cloud infrastructure. investor investment financial fund capital venture partners march
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital, along with private equity partner Motive Partners sai this morning that the two have agreed to acquire 80% of New York-based InvestCLoud, which develops digital wealth and investment management software. private equity merger acquisition clearlake capital investcloud software wealth investment management
socalTECH
JANUARY 5, 2021
San Barbara-based HG Insights, which provides information on technology installations, IT spend, and related areas, has received an investment from private equity investment firm Riverwood Capital. growth capital venture equity private riverwood hginsightsSize of the investment--which the companies said was a "significant growth investment"--was not announced.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 24, 2020
Thursday, January 30, 2020 -- Growth Capital Conference. Pitch to and Network with Investors: Angels, VCs, High Net Worths, Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital. View products, videos, online demos. Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00am sharp! See [link].
socalTECH
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Today, we have Kelly Perdew , Co-founder and General Partner of Moonshots Capital. This year ushered in the successful launch our second fund at Moonshots Capital, further validating our thesis that investing in extraordinary leadership produces exceptional companies. Kelly Perdew is the managing general partner of at Moonshots Capital. kelly perdew moonshots capital reflections reflections2020
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 5, 2016
There was an explosion in number of startups both because it was cheap and there was tons of available capital. The other major trend of 2012–2015 was the entrance of “non VCs” into late-stages of venture capital , which mostly consisted of hedge funds, mutual funds, corporate investors, sovereign wealth funds and even LPs doing direct deals. Be thoughtful about from whom you raise capital.
socalTECH
APRIL 24, 2020
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Century Park Capital Partners said this week that it has completed a majority recapitalization of business and IT consulting services company Accelalpha. According to Century Park Capital Partners, the combined company will continue to be led by Accelalpha founder and CEO, Nat Ganesh. accelalpha century park capital private equity merger acquisitino recapitalization recap prolog partners
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Thursday, October 24, 2019 -- Growth Capital Conference. Pitch to and Network with invvestors: Angels, VCs High Net Worths,Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs needing capital. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital and counsel.View products, videos, online demos.Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00 AM sharp! See [link].
socalTECH
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group has acquired Houston, Texas-based symplr , a provider of healthcare governance, risk, and compliance software. Clearlake acquired symplr from its existing set of private equity investors, Pamlico Capital and The CapStreet Group. SkyKnight Capital co-invested in the transaction with Clearlake, which financed the deal via Antares Capital, Bain Capital Credit and Golub Capital.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 22, 2020
DataBank , a provider of colocation and managed services company which is owned by Los Angeles-based private equity investor Colony Capital , has made a $30M, strategic investment in EdgePresence , a developer of data centers. According to Colony Capital, EdgePresence provides multi-tenant, modular data centers, which include critical power, monitoring, physical security, and cooling, and are deployed at the base of cell towers, key real estate, and enterprise campus locations.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 25, 2016
And if you do happen to be lucky and find the right mountain to climb, if you find that you’ve started ascending the peak before others have found the right trail — then venture capital is for you. https://medium.com/media/842efeff51d5ecefbe43f913f0a62c23/href How to Build a Startup & Understanding Venture Capital was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Los Angeles-based Backstage Capital, the startup investment fund led by Arlan Hamilton, has raised more than $1M for its new venture capital fund via crowdfunding, according to its crowdfunding page. Backstage Capital's crowdfunding page says the company raised $1,070,000 from 2,063 investors, in a crowdfunding effort just kicked off a few days ago. Backstage Capital invests in people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ founders.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital announced very late Monday evening that it has acquired the majority interest in CoreMedia AG , a developer of content management software. According to OpenGate Capital, it acquired CoreMedia AG from Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners and a consortium of private investors. OpenGate Capital said the acquisition was out of its second, institutional fund, which is worth approximately $585M.
socalTECH
APRIL 12, 2021
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Sole Source Capital announced last week that it has acquired two companies, Peak-Ryzex and Optical Phusion, two companies in the factory automation area. According to Sole Source Capital, the acquisition mark the fifth and sixth portfolio company investments the firm has made in the automatic identification, data capture (AIDC) and factory automation area.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital said this morning that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, Power Partners , to another private equity-backed company, Pioneer Transformers. Pioneer Transformers is backed by private equity investor Mill Point Capital. According to OpenGate Capital, it acquired Power Partners in January of 2016, via its first, institutional fund.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Newport Beach=based private equity investor L Squared Capital said on Wednesday that it has closed a new fund, L Squared Capital Partners III , at just over $500M. L Squared Capital is managed by Jeff Farrero, Rob Healy, ean Barrette, Randall Hunt and Adam Kimura The firm's founders all previously were at Chicago Growth Partners, before founding L Square in July of 2014. square lsquaredcapital venture capital private equity financial
socalTECH
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Atar Capital has acquired New Jersey-based Keypoint Intelligence , Atar Capital said on Thursday. Atar Capital said that Keypoint Intelligence is based in Fairfield, NJ, and also has offices in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Japan. Atar Capital says it makes investments in both performing and underperforming lower middle market businesses.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Earlier this week, Good Growth Capital (www.goodgrowthvc.com) announced it has started looking at investments in Southern California, adding Krisztina Holly as West Coast Venture Partner for the firm. If you look at the amount of capital deployed in Southern California versus Northern California, we're still under-invested here by a factor of 5. We could easily use 4x to 5x the amount of capital we are getting now.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 19, 2019
Thursday, July 25, 2019 -- Pitch to and Network with Investors: Angels, VCs, High Net Worths, Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital and counsel. View products, videos, online demos. Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00am sharp! See [link] (more
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
San Diego-based DNA sequencing giant Illumina, and venture capital investor Sequoia Capital via its Sequoia Capital China arm--said they are partnering to launch a new, genomics incubator based in China. The two said the new entity, the Sequoia Capital China Intelligent Healthcare Genomics Incubator, Powered by Illumina, will focus on building life sciences startup companies advancing breakthrough applications in genomics.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
West Hollywood-based Assembled Brands, which provides capital to consumer brands companies, said it has put together a $50M transaction to support Win Brands Group to pursue M&A transactions in the consumer product goods and direct-to-consumer space. Assembled Brands said the funding comes alongside funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. consumer direct brands capital oaktree assembled
socalTECH
JANUARY 17, 2020
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Skyview Capital has acquired cybersecurity software developer Fidelis Cybersecurity a provider of network traffic analysis, digital forensics, and incident response software, the company said late Thursday. Skyview Capital says that Fidelis has over 250 employees. Skyview Capital says it acquires and manages companies in the areas of technology, telecommunications, business services, and manufacturing.
socalTECH
JULY 27, 2020
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Arrowroot Capital Management says it has completed its sale of its interest in SocialChorus , to another private equity investor, Sumeru Equity Partners. Arrowroot Capital said it will continue to own a minority interest in the company. Arrowroot Capital has been an investor in SocialChorus since 2018. socialchorus arrowroot capital merger acquisitin private equity
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Los Angeles-based fintech venture capital investor Core Innovation Capital is nearing its $125M target for its third fund, Core Innovation Capital III, according to recent regulatory filings from the company. Core Innovation Capital has invested in such companies as digital banking startup One, financial API developer SynapseFi, cryptocurrency/healthcare startup Decent, and many others. finance venture software financial investment fintech capital innovation core
socalTECH
JANUARY 26, 2017
Los Angeles-based fintech investor Core Innovation Capital announced this morning that it has closed its second fund, which is at $100M so far. Core Innovation Capital says it has also invested in a couple of yet-unannounced companies, which are in stealth mode. The venture capital investor says it currently is hiring a full time intern for the Summer, to work at the company either in San Francisco or Los Angeles.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. In fact, far better if you haven’t raised venture capital. But to the question – it is much EASIER to sell your company if you’ve never taken venture capital.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
I’ve heard a lot of people question whether there is too much money in venture capital chasing too few great deals. “We’re Others believe that new business models are emerging that could replace venture capital all together. Every year I try to answer the question of “what has changed in the Venture Capital industry” and this year my colleague Chang Xu and I took a deep dive through the data and called many of our peers for confirmation.
socalTECH
MARCH 29, 2019
MiLA Capital , the venture capital firm that is behind the Make In LA hardware accelerator, says it has raised its first official venture capital fund, officially closing its first fundraise. Source of the funding for the new venture capital fund was not announced. mila capital venture investment investor hardware accelerator
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has created a new company, Newfold Digital, through the acquisition of Endurance International Group, plus strategic investment transactions with both Web.com and affiliates of Siris. newfold digital clearlake capital strategic investment hosting domainer domain merger acquisition
socalTECH
AUGUST 11, 2020
Los Angeles-based Navitas Capital , a venture capital investment fund focused on real estate and construction technology, said today that it has named Michael Spies as a Venture Partner at the company. navitas capital venture partner executive michael spies tishman speyerSpies was previously at Tishman Speyer, where he had been for 30 years, and was involved in investments in Honest Buildings (acquired by Procore) and OpenSpace.
socalTECH
MARCH 14, 2018
West Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital said this week that it has raised $45M in its debut, investment fund, which will specifically invest in the "ancillary cannabis" industry. The venture capital firm--whose founders include Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg)--said it will specifically invest in agtech, health & wellness, financial services, technology, media, compliance and laboratory technology related to the legal cannabis industry.
socalTECH
AUGUST 19, 2019
Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital announced this morning that it has acquired Chicago-based InRule Technology , a developer of decision management and business rules management software. According to OpenGate Capital, it obtained a majority interest in InRule, the fifth investment through its second institutional fund. management support decision software equity private acquisition merger technology inrule capital opengate
socalTECH
APRIL 29, 2020
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Palisades Growth Capital announced this morning that it has sold off its ownership interest Los Angeles-based L Docupace , a developer of software for the wealth management industry. Palisades said it sold its interests in Docupace to another private equity investor, FTV Capital. Docupace is led by CEO Mark Tapling; the company also is backed by San Diego-based TVC Capital.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 25, 2019
Thursday, January 31, 2019 -- Growth Capital Conference. Pitch to and Network with Investors: Angels,VCs, High Net Worths, Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital. View products, videos, online demos. See [link].
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