socalTECH

MAY 20, 2014

Venice, California-basd Epoxy --which was built by former executive from Team Downey--has launched a brand new set of tools aimed at helping online video creators use social media, and also disclosed a funding round. The startup is led by Juan Bruce, and was co-founded by fellow Team Downey executive Jason Ahmad. READ MORE>>.

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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). Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10. How is my scorecard looking?

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socalTECH

MAY 15, 2013

A new, Newport Beach-based startup, Airware , has raised $10.7M Airware said the new funding comes on top of existing funding from First Round Capital, Firelake Capital, RRE Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Promus Ventures, and Y Combinator; the company said it has been part of both the Lemnos Labs and Y Combinator incubators.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2017

Culver City-based Pocketwatch , a startup media brand focused on creating and acquiring content for kids, has raised $6M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Third Wave Digital, and also included Les Moonves (CBS ), Jon Landau (Avatar & Titanic), United Talent Agency (UTA), Robert Downey Jr.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2016

Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC. The startup, led by Chris Davis, said its revenues have already grown to more than $100M, and that it already has more than 600,000 monthly, recurring subscribers worldwide. Los Angeles-based Loot Crate announced this morning that it has raised $18.5M

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 25, 2016

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. After all, they are flushed with capital and startups are always looking for a few more resources to pursue success and change the world.

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