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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA. Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles. It’s not just Snapchat, although there’s that.

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AUGUST 29, 2016

The investment is the first one announced since the successful acquisition of Science Inc. portfolio company Dollar Shave Club, and appears to be the first publicly announced investment by Science Inc. According to Plowz & Mowz, it has raised $1.5M since 2015. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

However, local startups still tell us that it can be difficult to find an investor for their company, particularly beyond the seed and Series A rounds. In this special report, we've mined our extensive database of venture capital. Recent investments: Fresh Dish , Urban Remedy , HelloInsights, TripleThread, Dollar Shave Club.

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DECEMBER 26, 2017

Michael has been behind such companies as HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times), FameBit (acquired by Google) and Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). What was the big news for your company this year? What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? What are you looking forward to most in 2018?

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Los Angeles based startup incubator/studio Science --which is behind such local startups as Dollar Shave Club and DogVacay--has quietly raised $20M in a debt financing round, according to the companies. Science said it has now invested in, built, or acquire more than 37 early stage companies. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Every tech or major news journal in the country is preparing to write their Snap, Inc (creators of Snapchat, Spectacles, etc) stories and many of them seem to want a “How does it feel to have missed this investment story.” To be fair to TigerText they build a company focused on the healthcare industry and HIPAA compliance.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

The company's other acquisitions included the $1 billion acquisition of Dollar Shave Club by Unilever, and the acquisition of HelloSociety by the New York Times. This is your third exit this year, including Dollar Shave Club and HelloSociety. Are you still investing and creating new companies?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Michael Dubin , Dollar Shave Club (Los Angeles, consumer subscription). Internap , PricewaterhouseCoopers , Demand Media , Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP , Oracle , Cresa Partners , UK Trade & Investment , PIXT , and many others. There are also many movers and shakers here in the industry -- Jason Nazar at.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Last week, Fika Ventures , LA's newest venture fund, announced its formation, led by tech investment veterans Tx Zhuo and Eva Ho. We sat down with Tx Zhuo to chat about the new fund, what investments it hopes to make, and what kind of entrepreneurs the fund is looking to invest in. Have you started making investments yet?

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2016

It wasn’t so long ago that venture capital was a suburban California phenomenon. Los Angeles didn’t have much in terms of a real tech scene — and even San Francisco only had a few VCs or tech companies. Now, VC offices have sprung up in San Francisco, moving more of the investment energy up there.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2015

A seed fund this size (and with increasing numbers of venture funds being raised by LA-based VC’s) has overcome a decade-long resistance and belief that you could only build great tech companies in Silicon Valley. Crosscut raised a second fund in 2012 and this time brought in a significant amount of external capital.

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