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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. Here, we have Greg Martin, Founder and Managing Partner of Archer Venture Capital (www.archervc.com). Greg Martin is Founder and Manging Director of Archer Venture Capital (www.archervc.com).

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JANUARY 7, 2010

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

For our Insights and Opinions section today--where we feature the thoughts and opinions of the local high tech community--we have an article from Jeff Grabow , of Ernst & Young, talking about the changing world of venture capital : The VC environment isn''t what it used to be. Guess what? That''s not a bad thing. Contact us!

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JANUARY 29, 2018

Accoding to Bonfire, it invests in early stage startups with a software-based product and a business buyer, and will make seed state investments with a typical initial check size of $1M, with initial investments as low as $250,000 and as high as $1.5M.

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APRIL 23, 2013

Despite the level of venture capital activity in Southern California, the region--according to informal discussions with venture capitalists over the years--continues to suffer from a dearth of local, indigenous capital--at least, compared with the hundreds of investors along Sand Hill Road. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2014

furniture hardware wifi apple smart intelligence capital venture desk stir' The desk will set you back $3,890. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Howard Morgan , the venture capitalist who helped found Idealab back in 1996, and has since been Founding Partner at seed stage investment fund First Round Capital , is returning to angel investing and will not participate in First Round Capital's new fund. First Round Capital just filed paperwork on a new, $175M fund.

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MAY 13, 2010

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. Today, we're featuring Marc Averitt , co-founder and Managing Director of Okapi Venture Capital. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 23, 2013

Despite the level of venture capital activity in Southern California, the region--according to informal discussions with venture capitalists over the years--continues to suffer from a dearth of local, indigenous capital--at least, compared with the hundreds of investors along Sand Hill Road. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2013

in venture capital investments in Q2 2013 across Southern California, spread across 80 deals. The report comes every quarter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. in investments across 90 deals. in investments across 90 deals. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

The Upfront Summit, the high tech and venture capital company run by Upfront Ventures, has been delayed, the latest victim of resurging COVID-19 numbers and the Omicron variant.

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MARCH 4, 2021

Red 6 said Roper was responsible software, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital engineering, and initiated high-tech programs for hypersonic weapons, autonomous drones, advanced satellites and rockets, and a militarized Internet of Things (IoT).

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Ecomom, JetSuite, and many others, and was well known among Southern California's high tech, venture capital, and angel community. Hsieh had made investments in such local Southern California companies as Combatant Gentleman, uBeam, Stir, Quarterly Co.,

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JULY 10, 2013

In what could help Santa Barbara further increase its influence in the high tech world, Surf Air , the subscription-membership based, all-you-can-fly airline headed by Wade Eyerly, said today that it has added Santa Barbara to its daily schedule. Surf Air launched its service between Burbank and San Francisco in June. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 27, 2020

Match Group , the parent company of Los Angeles-based online dating app developer Tinder , said on Monday that it has named Jim Lanzone--former President and CEO of CBS Interactive, and also Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Benchmark Capital--as CEO of Tinder.

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MAY 19, 2021

Resilience was founded during the pandemic, in 2020, and says it is building a network of high-tech, end-to-end manufacturing solutions to ensure medicines can be made quickly, safely, and at scale. National Resilience has raised more than $800M in venture capital funding, with funding from ARCH Venture Partners, 8VC, GV, and NEA.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

Wilson is also well known for starting Innovate Pasadena, the local nonprofit which helps focus on Pasadena's high tech ecosystem. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2019

the underground, high tech transportation company run by Elon Musk, has raised $120M in a funding, which reportedly came from 8VC, Vy Capital, and Future Ventures. is in the midst of early efforts to create underground transportation tunnels, which ultimately would connect major cities with extremely high speed pods.

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APRIL 24, 2018

A new, $20M venture capital fund, TAU Ventures , based out of Tel Aviv, Israel, and Tel Aviv University (TAU), says it is specifically looking to link with the Los Angeles technology community--thanks to its link with Los Angeles investor Behzad Kianmahd--co-founder of Cross Campus. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 5, 2016

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. 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.

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MAY 17, 2018

EAT Club , a startup which provides delivery of food to employees of high tech and other companies, said today that they've acquired Farm Hill and its personal meal business. EAT Club is venture backed by August Capital, Trinity Ventures and First Round Capital, and has raised around $50M in funding.

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MARCH 7, 2014

The new funding was led by Institutional Venture Partners, and also included GSV Capital, Rethink Education, Maveron, and Western Technology Investment. general assembly angeles venture capital learning digital school technology' IVP''s Todd Chaffee joins the company''s board. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 4, 2019

In long, complicated path that wound through Southern California's high tech industry, flower delivery network operator FTD has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

The funding came from Techstars Ventures, Foundry Group, and Intel Capital. Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the producer of STEM-related, experiential entertainment led by Brent Bushnell, has raised $6.5M in a Series A funding.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The funding came from Agility Capital, a provider of venture debt to startups and other high tech companies. Agility Capital said the funding was in the form of a growth capital term loan. Size of the funding was not announced. Details on the terms of the debt were not announced.

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JULY 19, 2018

Reali , a Silicon Valley startup which offers up a high-tech, and artificial intelligence-enabled real estate service, said this week that it has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, which it specifically will use to launch in Southern California. The funding was led by Zeev Ventures, and also included Signia Venture Capital.

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AUGUST 14, 2013

The coworking trend--which started in part in Southern California and its high tech startup ecosystem--looks to be spreading East, with news this week that NextSpace has raised $500,000 and acquired a Chicago company, to establish its first coworking site outside of California. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

A new lawsuit, targeting Venice, California-based Snapchat --the hottest company to emerge out of the area''s high tech startup cluster in recent years--says that the company''s founders stole the idea for the company from him after forcing him out of the company early on in its history. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. See more insights from the Southern California high tech community in our continued series this whole week! READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Wellington Financial , a provider of venture debt and growth capital to high tech startups and other companies, said yesterday that it has closed on a $177.5M, fourth fund. Wellington is based in Canada, but has its U.S. offices in Santa Monica.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. See more insights from the Southern California high tech community in our continued series this whole week! READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

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MAY 1, 2013

The exit is a huge win for a number of investors in the local Silicon Beach high tech industry, including MK Capital, Greycroft Venture Partners, and New World Ventures , plus a great win for Awesomeness TV''s angels-- Dean Gilbert , Allen DeBevoise, Matt Coffin , Jeremy Zimmer and Michael Kassan.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. Biggest new for CommNexus / EvoNexus: EvoNexus incubator companies reached the $95M in capital raised and two companies were acquired. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

For today''s Insights and Opinions article, where we regularly share the thoughts and observations of Southern California''s high tech movers and shakers, we have an article from Ivan Nikkhoo of Siemer & Associates. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." - Milton Friedman.

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