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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Los Angeles-based U-Nest , a new fintech startup, said this morning that it has launched a brand new, mobile app to help people tackle the college savings process. Yudina previously spent the last four years working at Capital Group/American Funds, a large provider of 529 Education Savings plans. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

This morning, we're sharing the insights of Greg Martin , a venture capitalist at Archer Venture Capital. I left a great firm, Redpoint Ventures (after 11 years), to start a new firm, Archer Venture Capital. The continuing rise of smart phones and iPad-like devices has created enormous opportunities for the mobile web.

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MARCH 25, 2014

The funding was led by Lightbank, and also included Crosslink Capital, SoftTech VC, Triangle Peak Partners, and Moore Venture Partners. TakeLessons said the funding will go towards expansion into new categories and to improve the mobile scheduling and payment tools available through the service. READ MORE>>.

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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>>.

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JULY 24, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm said late Wednesday that it has launched a new, $150M strategic venture fund in China, which will invest in Chinese companies working on mobile technology. qualcomm venture capital china international asia investment strategic' Qualcomm says it has been investing in China for more than 10 years. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

One of the more active venture capital firms in Los Angeles, Greycroft Partners , said today that it has closed a $175M, third fund, Greycroft III. The company said Greycroft III will follow the same strategy as its prior two funds, focusing on B2B and B2C Internet and mobile companies, with an emphasis on smaller, Series A rounds.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Hear firsthand from our panel of LA area business leaders who have spent their entire careers successfully growing advertising, games, mobile and financial tech companies. This educational session will provide you with key insights and proven techniques you can put to use immediately in your technology business. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2016

Pasadena-based QLess , which is developing mobile apps to help reduce the lines in government offices and other locations, has raised $3.5M The funding came from True Growth Capital and Wellington Financial LP. in a funding round, according to the company.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The only requirement is that they focus on educational video content targeting children and young adults. The firm’s hypothesis is that digitally savvy, mobile-first content creators are big money makers, or will be 10 years down the line — hence the fund’s name. What’s in it for Next 10?

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MARCH 22, 2017

Los Angeles-based educational content management software developer Edlio said late Tuesday that it has acquired Sangha , the developer of a personalized, mobile parent interaction app.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2015

For example, if your new software adds innovative new features and mobile access to a classic offering, you could name and degrade current vendors for their lack of support, or you could highlight your innovative additions over the current market leaders. Capitalize on team experience and relevant business area strengths.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

West Hollywood-based Attn: , a company which publishes an online news site focused on social topics like economic mobility, civil rights, education, criminal justice, and the environment, has raised $18.5M in a funding round, the company disclosed on Friday.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

To learn more about how women are looking to change the investment climate--and get involved in investing themselves--we caught up with one of the Pipeline Fellowship''s local mentors, the CEO of Beyond Capital Fund (www.beyondcapitalfund.org), Eva Helene Yazhari , who is here in Los Angeles. It''s really a fantastic way to get mobilized.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. Infrastructure investors are typically much more reticent to provide capital before projects are construction-ready.”

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

The startups presented both to a group of venture and angel investors in the morning, as well as to a theater packed with a broader audience of mentors, startups, and community groups in the afternoon.

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JUNE 11, 2019

EvoNexus says it is looking for fintech startups in the areas of artificial intelligence/machine learning, bank/wealth/payment technology, capital markets technology, cybersecurity, blockchain, mobile payments, P2P lending, digital cash, InsurTech, RegTech, data science and predictive behavior analytics. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

MAY 21, 2019

These days, Thrun seems just as excited by another imprint he’s made on the still-forming AV industry—not as a researcher, but as an entrepreneur in online education. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

” “ end quote (some people on mobile devices having a hard time seeing where quote starts / ends so I want to be sure I’m not attributed with Mr. Perkins letter). The venture capital firm that bears his name. We need to provide better education for the masses. Kleiner Perkins. Is Google to blame? Of course not.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

He's also a Venture Partner at venture capital firm Greycroft Partners, and is EVP and a member of the Board of Directors at William Morris Agency, and was Founder of the Mailroom Fund. I think mobile payments and online education will finally hit their stride in 2013 benefiting companies like Braintree and Dwolla and Coursera respectively.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

I was scratching my head, because I didn't understand why I was getting denied, because I had a good income, education, and a bank account for over ten years. The way the product works, is it's a mobile application, which you download and connect to your bank account. Really, that's been the most difficult part.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2018

Tech startups are always looking to capitalize on the next big thing. market capitalization, and tech is a growing target for corporate research and development dollars. Also on the rise: Forms of digital payment, from mobile payments to in-app purchases to smart home device buys. Online Education Is Up. In the U.S.,

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Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In September 2020, only 48% of surveyed consumers said they felt their connectivity services met their remote work and education needs, meaning more than half of buyers want better network service. The shift to remote work and schooling shifted people’s telecom connectivity needs. Strategies for Carrier Success in the Post-COVID Environment.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

We caught up with CEO and co-founder Brett Rossman to learn more about the company and how it''s been able to grow, profitably, all without raising a dime of outside capital. We generate thousands of new customers everyday for clients such as Ally Bank, GE Capital, Transunion, and a few other big brands.

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Xconomy

JUNE 27, 2019

San Francisco-based Degreed is among the educational technology companies now classified as “learning experience platforms,’’ because they organize staff participation in skills development training and coordinate it with the goals of employers, who are their clients.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

” For startups entering program they receive investment capital, access to coworking space at Disney’s creative campus and mentor support and guidance from top Disney executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other notable business leaders from the entertainment and technology communities, and have a Demo Day at the campus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2022

What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology. At this point, there can more social capital in saying that we don't like the technology than that we do.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Andrew was SVP of Mobile at Fox Digital Entertainment which launched the very successful Simpsons online game (curse you for wasting tons of my kids free time!) A bit of fun plus a bit of education and a “give back” component ( Seriously is working with the MalariaNoMore on Malaria education). And Seriously.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2020

Popular programs like Opportunity Zones, New Market Tax Credits and Community Development Finance Institutions could be used to boost the government’s commitment with private capital, the plan’s authors argue. billion set aside for workforce retraining and education.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Higher education. Calls are changing but not dying. Not so fast.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

It might just be Tradesy (www.tradesy.com), a brand new service which lets women sell their unwanted clothing via a mobile app or website--and even takes care of dealing with shipping and returns. I've really gotten an in-depth education about what women want when buying and selling online. What is Tradesy? Which one is more difficult?

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AUGUST 20, 2018

Nichols is a former Kauffman Fellow and investment director at Intel Capital, and tells us how his fund--which he co-founded with Atom Factory's Troy Carter--is looking to find companies solving large problems outside of the typical Silicon Valley bubble. Marlon Nichols: We are a three year old, early stage venture capital firm.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Miso Media , a developer of music education software, said Friday that it has raised a $600,000 round of seed financing. The round came from Google Ventures, Keith Rabois, Laura Ziskin, and other un-named seed investors. Miso Media provides technology to help users learn the guitar and ukelele.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. Although both parents are educators, his father a professor and his mother the Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, they did not teach him business. What is your mobile strategy?

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

Venture Hacks is educating entrepreneurs on the game theory of how to raise venture capital. We are productizing the raising of capital for startups. ”. One mistake I made early on is I thought, ‘capital is fungible, look at the foreign exchange markets.’ Capital is very mobile, but capitalists are not.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. In the show we talked about why this is important to mobile application developers.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. When the early teams: angels, lowercase capital & first round capital funded Uber they had no idea it would be one of the most revolutionary ideas of our time. Online education. Far from it. Almost nobody believed and now look at it.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. Almost certainly the startup would have raised some capital. So why not announce big, hairy audacious goals on recruiting the best mobile talent with sign-on bonuses and retention plans? Acquihires and Venture Capital. I’m a VC.

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