Tech Zulu Event

MAY 8, 2014

A quick glance at Crowdfunder provides a peek into an impressively large portfolio of funded startups and small businesses; to the tune of ~8,800 companies, 45,000 investors, and over $66M in deal flow across Startups, Social Enterprise, and Small Business. Faster capital flows with a lot of velocity.” CrowdFundX.

Invest 83

Invest Platform Entrepreneur Paramount 83

Xconomy

JUNE 25, 2017

Steve Poizner, who sold two of his startups to Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ) and served as California Insurance Commissioner a decade ago, has signed a collaboration agreement with a venture fund that Maris founded in suburban San Diego. Maris raised $160 million last month for the inaugural fund of Section 32, a new venture firm he founded.

Southern California 96

Southern California San Diego Startup Google 96

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. I now observes the fund raising process as a profession. This is the fund raising perspective from both sides of the table.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

There''s tons of activity, and lots of companies getting funded. There have been a lot of new angel investors coming out of the woodwork, and lots of companies getting pretty good funding and valuation. We invest globally, with 20 percent of our funds outside the U.S., That''s paramount to a great exit. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 124

Southern California SoCal Commerce Invest 124

InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2011

Thus, as is true with any startup, survival is paramount. These funds often sustain a player and allow them to remain in the game when they would otherwise go bankrupt. Even if it sells capital goods that are one-time purchases, a company can charge its customers an annual service fee to create a recurring income stream.

Entrepreneur 216

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Paramount 216

Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2018

René Pinnell says he and his wife Selena Pinnell were “blown away” by the virtual reality projects their friends were creating in 2014, so they looked for an entrepreneurial niche that would allow them to support such artists. That year the couple, both trained in design, founded a startup in San Francisco, then called KaleidoscopeVR.

Content 71

Content Training Design Startup 71

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2008

This morning, Los Angeles-based Mogreet (www.mogreet.com) announced it had raised a Series B funding round for the firm's mobile greeting services. We caught up with James to hear more about the company, how he managed to get funding even in this economy, and his view on the mobile market. So tell us about this new funding round?

Mogreet 133

Mogreet Paramount Entertainment Mobile 133

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

I went to UCLA, and majored in English, and then worked in Hollywood for ten years, for companies such as CAA, Paramount, and Judd Apatow. How's the company funded? Did you bootstrap this or get some funding? We had some small friends and family funding. Anne Walls: Our backgrounds are different, and complementary.

Writing 209

Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209