socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based DigiTour Media , which produces events and concerts centered on YouTubers and other social media celebrities, has reportedly raised around $10M in a funding round, from Viacom, LionTree Entertainment, and Slow Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. As the line blurs between tech and entertainment, and as Silicon Valley seeks synergy with L.A.’s As the line blurs between tech and entertainment, and as Silicon Valley seeks synergy with L.A.’s commercial real estate market.

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Entertainment Santa Monica Journal Belkin 108

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2013

Culver City-based Fullscreen , which operates a multi-channel youTube network, and is led by George Strompolos (formerly of YouTube/Google), has raised $30M in a new round of funding, according to reports today. The funding round reportedly values the company at $110M pre-money. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2014

The latest numbers are out on venture capital investments in Southern California from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, finding that the region had nearly $762.88M invested in companies in the region during Q1 of 2014. in funding. Carlsbad-based Luxtera raised $37.38M in its funding round.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association released their Q3 2008 venture capital numbers over the weekend, finding that Southern California companies raised nearly $751 in funding during the quarter. Surprisingly, Media and Entertainment only saw $18.1M do not expect venture funding to dry up.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2017

A look at the companies who are private, backed by venture capital, and are valued at more than $1 billion across Southern California -- from San Diego to Los Angeles to Santa Barbara -- is an interesting contrast in the wide range of types of technology companies across the region. SpaceX (www.spacex.com). Razer (www.razerzone.com).

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

By moving away from the “influencer house” model, Collab Crew can also expand to include more BIPOC creators and entrepreneurs in the Georgia capital. A recent report in The Washington Post supports claims that Black creators were underpaid. A post shared by Collab Studios (@collabstudiosatl).

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The LA-based accelerator is powered by Techstars and is looking for “technology-based companies focused on transformative media and entertainment experiences.” Applications are being accepted starting today, through April 16, 2014 for early-stage companies with innovative consumer media and entertainment product ideas.

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Entertainment Santa Monica Ideas Mentor 102

socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2010

The University of Southern California is reporting today that spinouts out of the school have raised $148m in the last two calendar years (2008-2009), and that there are now at least 24 USC spinouts currently in business. USC also reported that it owns equity in 32 startups, though none of those startups were identified. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

It’s less well-known that the company is backed by some of the biggest names in venture capital investment — firms like Sequoia Capital. Our sources put the company’s funding somewhere around $6 million in its recent funding round. Ephemeral, but infinite.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

And of course we help with business development introductions and with fund raising events. But unlike the popular press reporting of this conflict — 80% of the time it is founder-to-founder conflict and not investor-to-founder conflict. Those seldom get reported. Often we are asked to get involved in executive-level recruiting.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture capital Association MoneyTree survey, which is based on data from Thomson Reuters, tallies $738.34M invested in Southern California in Q4 of 2011. The report found that the amounts invested represented the third highest annual investment total in the past ten years.

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Southern California Orange County San Diego GRP Partners 157

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

If so, be aware of the issue of how you can and do verify the licensee’s report of usage. The royalty investor providing capital is a third party who makes a financial transaction with you, investing in you to receive a portion of the royalties from your IP. Does the average agreement call for advance payment of royalties?

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 15, 2018

It was from their hometown Los Angeles exurb, that Kim and Lee first began plotting how they would turn their experience working for PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young (respectively) into the software business that just managed to rake in $40 million in financing led by one of venture capital’s most-respected firms, Battery Ventures.

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Startup Cerritos Los Angeles IBM 155

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

If so, be aware of the issue of how you can and do verify the licensee’s report of usage. The royalty investor providing capital is a third party who makes a financial transaction with you, investing in you to receive a portion of the royalties from your IP. Does the average agreement call for advance payment of royalties?

IP 120

IP Product Equity Tool 120

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2015

A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. Dave Terry: We originally were self funded until 2012, when we took a very low investment.

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Software Report Startup IBM 100

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2009

San Diego-based cloud storage services provider Nirvanix reported Tuesday that it has hired Chris Russell as vice president of engineering. Russell has also held leadership roles for the Motion Picture Association of America, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Sony Pictures Entertainment. READ MORE>>.

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Windward Cloud Computing Chief Technology Officer Mission Ventures 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) released their 2008 Q4 MoneyTree Report this evening, reporting that $28.3 Media & Entertainment also saw an increase, up 3 percent to $2.0 San Diego led in the report for the quarter, with $205M in 24 deals; Los Angeles had nearly $198.6M

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. What's the story behind HitFix and where do you fit in the entertainment news landscape? and entertainment as a whole is rapidly changing and growing.

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News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2009

Finally, Jeff Cohn, a venture capital consultant, tell us 10 Ways President Obama Can Help Create Jobs. Turning to venture capital, it looks like Southern California venture capitalists are mostly missing from the Forbes Midas List this year.

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Xconomy

MARCH 28, 2019

billion in new capital Thursday as the company completed an IPO that set its market capitalization at $24.3 billion, The New York Times reported. million shares at $72 apiece, according to Renaissance Capital —the top of a new range that Lyft originally set at $62 to $68. Lyft sold 30.8

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Mobile Capital Report Marketing 57

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. Today 70 percent of successful startups are still acquired by bigger companies, as the safer and preferred method of growth and funding. Public companies are always at risk for takeovers.

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Startup Technical Review Report Entrepreneur 98

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. They designed the next gen UI for the film The Minority Report. Think about venture capital. But if you were going to start a venture capital fund today, you’d want to stand out. And do so in real life, too.

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

If you think about 311, it''s the line that people call to get information about everything, from reporting potholes to checking their electricity bill. Longer term, as you know, Los Angeles is something like the number two destination for venture capital. That''s the short term goal.

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Los Angeles Technology Startup Examples 203

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

In addition to his leadership position with EdgeCast, Alex is a partner in several venture capital funds, and a board member of numerous companies including Web.com (NASDAQ: WWWW). Before co-founding Bitium, Scott was VP of Product for Fastpoint Games, a sports and entertainment gaming company that sold to WePlay in 2012.

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SaaS Cloud Computing CIO Web 92

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” million dollars from some of the biggest funds (First Round Capital, NEA and GRP), is precisely because they solved such a huge problem. He began programming courses at UCLA while in high school and went on to earn a B.S.

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Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s.

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