socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com) has just announced a brand new, $240M venture investment fund, led by longtime venture investing veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken and Jamie Montgomery. That network effect is a subtle but has a powerful effect with all this new technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Our “hot deal of the week&# turned out to be more of the “hot theme of the week.&# P2P lending networks are revived and brought it a whopping $40 million in investments announced recently. Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Find technical and legal guidance and advisors.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2016

Los Angeles-based Naritiv , a new startup developing a network of content creators for Snapchat, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The startup--founded by Dan Altmann and Eric Posen--says it is enabling the creation of mobile-first content for Snapchat and other social network platforms. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Find technical and legal guidance and advisors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Find technical and legal guidance and advisors.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Snap's major backers are Benchmark Capital (12.7 percent of Class A, 22.8 percent of Class B shares before the IPO) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (8.3 of Class A, 2.0 percent and 15.0 percent, respectively); founders Evan Spiegel and Robert Murphy each hold 21.8%

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A proliferation of startups is now trying to devise applications for this new class of language model , where the machine is capable of creating new text, images and videos based on simple human input. It has so far raised around $9 million in funding from investors including IDG, Sequoia Capital China and, most recently, Baidu Ventures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In fact, I think the evidence is clear that many entrepreneurs started their journey while still in college, and capitalized on all the resources there, before moving on: Extend your technology focus with business basics. Initiate networking to find peer partners and investors. Make a summer internship your best learning class.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In all, Sean Breuner, AvantStay’s CEO who co-founded the company with Reuben Doetsch (the CTO), said that 750,000 guests stay in its network of properties, with the average number per homes being seven guests.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg envisioned Facebook as a virtual social network built on a lifetime of friendships, while offering advertisers a powerful and targeted marketing tool. All of them have created massive new capital, be it financial or technological, social or spiritual. Persuasive and empowering. Consistently produce results.

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socalTECH

MAY 26, 2010

The round included new strategic investor Oclaro, multiple un-named telecom OEMs, as well as existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Allegis Capital, ONSET Ventures, and Pacific General Partners. ClariPhy said the new funding will go towards delivering a new class of sigle-chip ICs focused on optical networking.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Solve began as a series developed within the mobile-focused entertainment studio, Vertical Networks. Murdoch eventually replaced Wright (so that he could work on spinning up Solve as an independent entity) and sold Vertical Networks two months ago to the online media startup, Whistle, for an undisclosed amount.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2012

GraphEffect today unveiled the latest version of its social network for marketers with an open API for developers. GraphEffect’s API previously limited to select developers, is opening to the public and will enable developers to bring additional best-in-class tools to marketers. Impact of Social Networking to Marketing.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2015

The LA Dodgers has opened the doors on its first, startup accelerator program class this morning, unveiling the 10 companies included in the first LA Dodgers Sports & Entertainment Accelerator. The accelerator begins today, and runs through a Demo Day in November at Dodger Stadium.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. Venture capital firms look for the most mature companies they can find, Angel investors typically deal a tier lower, while friends and family are most likely to help you get started.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2022

In fact, Mehta focuses on a special class of entrepreneurs that he calls disruptors. It’s up to you to constantly look for options inside and outside your own network, and be willing to make the adjustments to capitalize on them. It outlines their perspectives, struggles, and heartbreaks, as well as their successes.

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socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2012

Woodland Hills-based United Online said this morning that it has acquired schoolFeed , a startup developing a Facebook app which connects people via their high school graduating class. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 7, 2011

PE Night is a must-attend event offering unmatched networking opportunities for business leaders across several industries. This year, more than 30 equity and capital firms from across the country will participate in the event. Thursday, January 13, 2011 -- Private Equity Night. ACG Orange County. PE See [link] (more)

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 18, 2019

While that first deal didn’t work out, Geder and Harris both remained interested in the technology and startup scene and saw a new opportunity to leverage their networks and promote new businesses. billion in 2018, a record for the region, according to data from Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2015

The investments went to One Month , which offers online entrepreneurship classes; Rallyteam , an employee talent networking platform; Strive , which is developing tools to help source qualified software developers; and Workpop , a developer of software to help match employers and job candidates.

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socalTECH

JULY 31, 2013

Our initial apps have been around distribution automation or distribution monitoring, such as monitoring distribution lines and figuring out when they go down, particularly in areas not covered by cellular or other wireless networks, and which are hard to reach. Lots of vendors are looking at cell phone networks as being nearly ubiquitous.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Through these student and faculty interactions, I have gathered empirical (but non-scientific), first-hand evidence of the factors that contribute to a world-class undergraduate entrepreneurial program. Practitioners, Not Professors – classes should be taught by people who have fought hand-to-hand combat in the startup trenches.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

All 8 of the companies from our inaugural class of MuckerLab went on to raise follow-on funding -- many from some of the best venture firms like Founders Fund, First Round Capital, NEA, Lightbank, Greylock Partners, Mohr Davidow and others. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 11, 2013

Ask any venture firm or accelerator which investments get done in their shop and they will tell you the deals that come through their personal network. This highlights how crucial it is for you to work your own network when approaching an investor. In fact, at most shops it is only the relationship deals that get properly vetted.

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Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

In today’s market, enterprises of all sizes require high-performance network capacity that is customizable to their bandwidth projections and overall IT capabilities. This allows them to grow their data capacity while relying on us to manage the overall optical network infrastructure. Download the Network Solutions Guide.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. Venture capital firms look for the most mature companies they can find, Angel investors typically deal a tier lower, while friends and family are most likely to help you get started.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

One of the biggest complaints that local entrepreneurs have with Los Angeles has been a dearth of local sources of venture capital. However, the recent surge in startup activity has attracted a lot more capital into the area, including a significant amount of capital from LA's latest fund: Karlin Ventures (www.karlinvc.com).

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 11, 2013

Ask any venture firm or accelerator which investments get done in their shop and they will tell you the deals that come through their personal network. This highlights how crucial it is for you to work your own network when approaching an investor. In fact, at most shops it is only the relationship deals that get properly vetted.

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Invest 40

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

What''s the idea behind the incubator--which gives its startups $20,000 in capital, education, mentoring, working space, and more--and how is it tied to USC? We''re giving them access to capital, mentors to build companies, and all here in Los Angeles. That triad gives us a very broad set of expertise and a network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg envisioned Facebook as a virtual social network built on a lifetime of friendships, while offering advertisers a powerful and targeted marketing tool. All of them have created massive new capital, be it financial or technological, social or spiritual. Persuasive and empowering. Consistently produce results.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2012

HypeMarks was part of the StartEngine accelerator Q1 class; the company originally grew out of Sae Koo's business class at USC. According to Tim Sae Koo, the firm's founder, the funding came from Idealab, with Allen Morgan of Idealab joining the company's board. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2015

With the background of our ownership group, and their interest in putting capital to use and our resources to work, we saw the opportunity to create strategic partnerships. That not included the relationships and network that our owners bring to bear, but also capital. How did the idea to launch your own accelerator come about?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

So what is driving the new energy in the remaining venture capital firms when we kept hearing how much the whole industry was “against the ropes?&# … 1. Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” There has already been at least one high profile funding from this class, which is Thread – a product that raised $1.2

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

A class we produce here at General Assembly called “Intro to the LA Startup Community” , has turned into a series, each time presented by a different prominent person in the startup ecosystem providing a unique perspective on the tech scene in LA. Sam taught a second rendition of the class in February and over 700 people signed up.

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Rustic Canyon Startup Los Angeles Class 74

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2020

In fact, Mehta focuses on a special class of entrepreneurs that he calls disruptors. It’s up to you to constantly look for options inside and outside your own network, and be willing to make the adjustments to capitalize on them. It outlines their perspectives, struggles, and heartbreaks, as well as their successes.

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