SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 7, 2020

Join Peter Cowen (Managing Director, Sutton Capital Partners) as we explore what SaaS investors are looking for in the current climate. Sutton Capital Partners and the Recurring Revenue Conference. 5/13/20 - Tim Draper, Founder, Draper Associates. Wednesday, May 13, 2020 -- The Mindset of an Investor Today.

Draper 100

Draper SaaS Conference Capital 100

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Los Angeles-based ranking and polling website Ranker , the startup led by Clark Benson and backed by Draper Associates, Rincon Venture Partners, Siemer Ventures, Lowercase Capital, BullPen Capital, Data Collective, TenOneTen Ventures, Tech Coast Angels, and Pasadena Angels, said today that it hit 11.5

Tech Coast Angels 242

Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels Pasadena 242

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The new funding came from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups, and other investors. The company''s platform includes document sharing, collaboration, and other features, and it counts such clients as Thomson Reuters, Sun Capital, NextView Ventures, Edwards Lifesciences, Draper and Kramer, and Proprietary Capital.

Software Review 235

Software Review Funding Draper SaaS 235

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 16, 2020

The business attracted interest from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Artemis Fund, Draper Dragon and Unlock Ventures initially, and the company has now added Anthos Capital to its roster of investors.

Services 235

Services Capital Draper Education 235

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Southern California venture capital investments total $497.8M, according to the latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, which were released this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Nationally, venture capital investors invested $21.8

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Southern California Invest Capital 154

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MAY 29, 2013

First Look West also said it provided $5,000 in a "Tansformational Idea Award" funded by Draper University, the entrepreneurial education program from venture capitalist Tim Draper. firstlookwest first look business plan competition venture capital prize award cleantech university education spinout' READ MORE>>.

Draper 191

Draper CalTech Southern California Education 191

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JUNE 15, 2010

Prolacta is venture funded by Alta Ventures, DFJ Frontier, Arcturus Capital, DFJ Mercury, Funk Ventures, Phillip Capital, Gideon Hixon Fund, and Draper Associates L.P. The firm said it will commit a minimum amount of $25,000 annually to fund programs at Komen.

Arcturus 221

Arcturus Monrovia Draper Funding 221

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AUGUST 28, 2015

According to Siemer & Associates, this year's conference, the Siemer Summit 2015, will be held from October 13th to 14th, and will feature Tim Draper as the keynote speaker. This time, the event is being held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, rather than Santa Monica, where the event had been held in prior years.

Draper 100

Draper Beverly Hills Conference Santa Monica 100

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APRIL 4, 2012

The funding came from Siemer Venture Capital, Rincon Venture Partners, Draper Associates, the Tech Coast Angels, and the Pasadena Angels, according to CEO Clark Benson. Los Angeles-based Ranker , the online rankings website where consumers can rank anything they like, has scored a new round of funding, in an inside round.

Tech Coast Angels 197

Tech Coast Angels Funding Draper Pasadena Angels 197

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AUGUST 14, 2014

The funding came from Banneker Ventures, Tim Draper, Nas Draper, as well as other angel investors. auditfile venture capital cloud software auditing accounting saas ucla dorm room student' The company now has its headquarters in San Francisco. Kevin--now COO--studied computer science and accounting at UCLA. READ MORE>>.

UCLA 170

UCLA Draper Software SaaS 170

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MARCH 30, 2011

The firm's investor was San Diego-based TVC Capital , which invested only $4M in total in Accordent before it was acquired. Jeb Spencer: The goal at TVC Capital is to do exactly this. These companies don't traditionally get venture capital.

Capital 168

Capital Hermosa Beach El Segundo Invest 168

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APRIL 4, 2011

The funding was led by Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Jurvetson , and also included Rincon Venture Partners , Newport Coast Investments , Gil Elbax of Factual, the Pasadena Angels , and Siemer Venture Capital. in a Series A funding.

Draper 162

Draper Pasadena Angels Pasadena Venture Capital 162

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital is the lead investor in a strategic funding round this week for Cleveland, Ohio-based OnShift , a developer of human capital management software for the long-term, post-acute care market. North Coast Venture Fund and West Capital Advisors. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Capital Invest Draper 113

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

The startup--led by Brian Nickerson--said the funding came from both Los Angeles and Silicon Valley angels, including Richard Chino (GoTo.com, Smart.com); Dan Murray (Machinima), Derek Draper (Wildfire), Nikhil Srivastava (KKR), Andrew Schwartz, and others. angel capital venture startup shopping comparison engine search coupon chippmunk'

Draper 193

Draper Los Angeles Angel Startup 193

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The funding came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tenaya Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund. Tags: capital venture ecommerce fashion personalized clothing womens myshape. Los Angeles-based MyShape , the online personalized fashion and women's clothing and apparel firm, said today that it has raised $5.5M

MyShape 162

MyShape Draper Los Angeles Web 162

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

AnyBeat is backed by Freestyle Capital, Social Leverage, Arthur Bilger, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Howard Lindzon, Tom Anderson, Alex Bard, Alex Karelin, Kenny Van Zant, and Francis Costello. The new feature automatically connects users to other people on the site, who share interests with your profile.

Veoh 209

Veoh Draper Social Network Sites 209

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Prolacta is venture backed by Alta Partners, Arcturus Capital, DFJ Frontier, DFJ Mercury Venture Partners, Draper Associates, Draper Richards, Funk Ventures, Gideon Hixon Fund, and Philip Capital. READ MORE>>.

Arcturus 166

Arcturus Draper Monrovia Capital 166

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JUNE 27, 2013

The starup, led by Clark Benson , said the funding came from Lowercase Capital , BullPen Ventures, Data Collective , as well as prior investors Draper Associates , Rincon Venture Partners , Siemer Ventures , TenOneTen, Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels. media social opinion voting crowd ranking capital venture ranker'

Tech Coast Angels 176

Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels Pasadena 176

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AUGUST 15, 2011

AnyBeat is backed by Freestyle Capital, Social Leverage, Arthur Bilger, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Howard Lindzon, Tom Anderson, Alex Bard, Alex Karelin, Kenny Van Zant, and Francis Costello. Shapiro was formerly the founder of Veoh Networks, and head of MySpace Music. READ MORE>>.

Veoh 213

Veoh Draper Social Network Networking 213

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Younity is venture backed by The funding came from Crosslink Capital, Draper Associates, PROfounders Capital, Lowercase Capital, as well as local angels like Kamran Pourzanjani and Brian Lee. Younity''s service runs on iOS and Windows desktops. READ MORE>>. storage music cloud snapchat sharing file younity'

Snapchat 191

Snapchat Draper Santa Monica Capital 191

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APRIL 24, 2013

The funding came from Escalate Capital Partners and Silicon Valley Bank. Shaw & Co and Draper Fisher Jurveston. silverpop venture capital debt email marketing automation software' Silverpop is venture bcaked by D.E. Silverpop''s has a regional office in Irvine, where it looks to staff a professional services team.

Email 168

Email Marketing Draper Venture Capital 168

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

The funding came from Tim Draper (DFJ), Bill Quigley (Clearstone, Crypto Currency Partners), Bridge 37 Ventures, Ideas & Capital Venture Capital, Maura O''Neill, Capital Nuts, Marcus Segal (Zynga), Mark Rampolla (ZICO Coconut Water), David Wilner (Windriver Systems), and others. READ MORE>>.

Clearstone 159

Clearstone Draper Equity Venture Capital 159

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

MyShape had raised north of $36M in funding from such investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Tenaya Capital.

MyShape 217

MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 217

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 20, 2010

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 -- How To Raise Venture Capital. This months Startups Uncensored will be on How to Raise Venture Capital. Startups Uncensored. See [link] (more).

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Rustic Canyon Capital Draper 100

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APRIL 30, 2010

According to EdenIQ, the Series B funding round was led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and also included The Westly Group, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cyrus Capital, Angeleno Group, Element Partners, Morgan Stanley & Company, Advanced equities, OmniNet, Nimes Capital, and others. venture funding round. READ MORE>>.

Draper 159

Draper Venture Capital Equity Los Angeles 159

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

The funding was led by Signia Venture Partners, along with Draper Nexus, DFJ Frontier, Double M Partners, and Daher Capital. momentfeed venture capital location analytics software retail marketing social media' Ed Cluss of Signia Ventures joins the company''s board as part of the funding. MomentFeed is led by Robert Blatt.

Draper 167

Draper Social Media Santa Monica Venture Capital 167

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APRIL 26, 2012

AnyBeat had raised funding from Freestyle Capital, Social Leverage, Arthur Bilger, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Howard Lindzon, Tom Anderson, Alex Bard, Alex Karelin, Kenny Van Zant, and Francis Costello. READ MORE>>.

Google 179

Google Veoh Report Draper 179

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APRIL 1, 2010

The most active venture capital groups in the clean technology industry were Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Braemer Energy Ventures, Carbon Trust Investments, Foundation Capital, Good Energies, Intel Capital, Nth Power, Rho Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and VantagePoint Venture Partners. Solar investments totaled $322M.

Technology 160

Technology Draper Santa Monica Venture Capital 160

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JUNE 27, 2011

Irvine-based Miven Ventures , the venture capital arm of Victor Tsao , the founder of Linksys , has re-upped its investments in a near field communications (NFC) firm, ViVOtech. The round included new investors Singapore EDBI, SingTel Innov8, and Motorola Solutions Venture Capital.

Draper 154

Draper Venture Capital Mobile Capital 154

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JANUARY 18, 2013

Among the top investors, some of the most active (500 Startups, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Oak Investment Partners) don't have local investment coverage. raised in Q4 of 2011, against the backdrop of an overall lull in venture capital activity for the year nationally. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 198

Southern California Funding Startup Draper 198

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 1, 2020

The Los Angeles-based venture capital studio focused on blockchain and fintech startups which longtime venture investor Tim Draper now calls home has added a new venture partner to its team. Rodney will play a key contribution to Draper Goren Holm’s strategy to diversify our deal flow.

Los Angeles 133

Los Angeles Draper Angel Venture Capital 133

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JUNE 1, 2011

Both Howard Lindzon and Dave Samuel are joining the firm's board as part of the funding.

Veoh 174

Veoh Draper Seed Funding Venice 174

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AUGUST 12, 2013

The funding came from Crosslink Capital, Draper Associates, PROfounders Capital, Lowercase Capital, Michael Birch, Tekton Ventures and Knight & Bishop, along with Kamran Pourzanjani, Brian Lee, Brad Jones, and other local angels. younity entangled media venture capital personal data storage muckerlab cloud'

Media 157

Media Draper Santa Monica Seed Funding 157

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

A new report on the venture capital market was released Monday from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital association, and finds that venture capital fundraising has dropped to $1.6 billion in Q3, with only 17 venture capital funds raising money. Tags: nvca fundraising capital venture.

Venture Capital 147

Venture Capital Draper Report Capital 147

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AUGUST 3, 2011

Two Los Angeles area venture capital firms have re-upped their investments in a provider of identity management software. in its new round of funding, which was led by Emergence Capital Partners. Other investors, aside form Anthem and DFJ Frontier, were RPM Ventures, Tim Draper, and Square 1 Bank. READ MORE>>.

Anthem 154

Anthem Draper Yahoo Venture Capital 154

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APRIL 4, 2012

The round was led by Black Diamond Ventures, and also included DFJ Frontier, Ascend Ventures, Bryant Park Ventures and Draper Associates. Los Angeles-based Mogreet , the provider of mobile video marketing services which is run by James Citron, said this morning that it has raised $4.1M in a strategic investment round.

Mogreet 213

Mogreet Draper Mobile Los Angeles 213

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AUGUST 27, 2009

No details on the funding have yet been announced by the company, which is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, the Pasadena Angels, and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: myshape fashion ecommerce venture capital. READ MORE>>.

MyShape 154

MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 154