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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. But we have a great city for building technology companies. Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. Get over it.

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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

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Second, we are announcing officially that we are moving our offices from Century City to Santa Monica. And we chose to locate ourselves 3 blocks East of The Third Street Promenade where much new development is taking place. Well, the venture capital industry has changed a lot in the past 20 years … and we have too.

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Gil Elbaz On Factual's New Warchest

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We caught up with Gil to hear more about the round and what he's hoping to do with the large amount of capital Factual has just raised, as well as how the firm's technology is being used by such companies as Facebook for their local information. Gil, thanks for the time today. In the case of the U.S.,