socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The investment was led by Time Warner Investments, and also included Greycroft Partners, Downey Ventures (Robert Downey, Jr.) Culver City-based Maker Studios , which develops YouTube channels and content, said today that it has raised $36M in a funding round. Elisabeth Murdoch, M+C (Jon Miller, Jimmy Yaffe of News Corp.),

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

in funding from such investors as Galeo Ventures, Goldcrest Investments, Okapi Venture Capital, and True Ventures. Connectifier's angel investors also included Sean Ellis, Andrew Chen, Jonathan Downey, and James Hong. Connectifier was developing automated software to help companies with their recruiting, and had raised around $12.0M

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2013

Other investors in the funding include Greycroft Partners , Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , Advancit Capital, Allen DeBevoise, Ynon Kreiz , among others. According to Epoxy, the new funding will go to expand its engineering team and build out its products.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2016

Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC. Los Angeles-based Loot Crate announced this morning that it has raised $18.5M in a Series A funding round, for the company's subscription, "fan boxes"--which feature custom, tailored mystery boxes delivered to fans from their favorite entertainment and pop culture brands, every month.

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socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2015

According to Connectifier, the funding was led by True Ventures, and also included Galeo Ventures, Okapi Ventures, and angels, including Sean Ellis, Andrew Chen, Jonathan Downey, and James Hong.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. I divided success into the phases of venture capital and 18 months into writing my first check here was my view (details on each in the link above). 5 years ago. Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2014

This year, after working with Team Downey, and several other accelerators, our idea became more developed. We are letting those companies capitalize on that growth. How did you get involved with the Warner Media Camp? Justin Wu: Last year, we talked to Media Camp about our idea, when it was at a much earlier stage.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 25, 2016

After all, they are flushed with capital and startups are always looking for a few more resources to pursue success and change the world. Whether it’s popular musicians, award winning actors, or championship wielding athletes, they all can diversify their portfolio by becoming a celebrity investors in tech startups.

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