Capital Funding Software 
Tech.Co
JULY 15, 2025
However, it’s a different story for the VCs trying to raise funds: With $26.6 billion raised across 238 funds, the sector’s funds have declined 33.7% ” In contrast, US venture capital firms’ own fundraising attempts haven’t been going as well. Not only did VC funds just raise $26.6
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 11, 2016
Most VCs did well academically and had enough career success that a venture firm was willing to give them an investment role or they were able to raise their own fund. Fundamentally venture capital is about human capital. Marketing departments, software partners and investors have now woken up to this opportunity.
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socalTECH
JUNE 28, 2021
Newport Beach-based Ankona Capital, a new, venture capital company founded by Josh Harmsen, Brian Mesic, Newth Morris, and Jared Smith, has raised $66M in its first, venture capital fund.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 24, 2021
It has historically been the case that VCs would rather fund the promise of 100x in a company with almost no revenue than the reality of a company growing at 50% but doing $20+ million in sales. This is true in consumer but it’s also true in enterprise software. The abundance of late-stage capital is good for us all.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. The Funding Problem.
socalTECH
MARCH 16, 2017
Los Angeles-based Embark Ventures , a new venture capital fund led by Yipeng Zhao and venture capitalist Peter Lee, is raising a $50M venture capital fund, according to a recent SEC filing by the firm. The filing says the firm has so far raised $45M out of a $50M target in the fund, from six limited partners.
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Boulevard , a spa management and payment platform, has raised $27 million in a new round of funding despite a business slowdown caused by the COVID0-19 pandemic. They spoke with salon owners in Beverly Hills, Hollywood and other trendy neighborhoods trying to get a sense of where software and services were falling short.
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