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TYLT Labs' New Seed Fund And The Promise Of Silicon Beach

socalTECH

There seems to a perpetual shortage of local venture capital investors in the region, despite the huge growth in startup activity here, particularly along Silicon Beach. We''ve also had a pretty wide range of check writing in terms of amount. That said, we still need investors here. READ MORE>>.

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A Chat With Kelly Perdew: Moonshots Capital And Its First Dedicated Fund

socalTECH

This morning, Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com), led by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings , announced its first formal fund, a $19M seed stage fund. We had been doing that for several years, and decided we wanted to start syndicating deals in September of 2014, so we formed Moonshots Capital.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill. We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch. Podfund , for example, writes checks sized between $25,000 to $50,000 to emerging podcasters.

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Attention Startup Accelerators: Your Job Is Not Over After Demo Day

InfoChachkie

With top-ranked accelerators Lauchpad LA closing its doors and Y Combinator rebranding itself as a seed fund, it seems fair to ask the question, “Are Accelerators Dead?”. My Forbes co-contributor Geri Stengel concurs that something is happening in the Volunteer State, writing last month about that state’s emerging women entrepreneurs.

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Keep It Down Up There | The Canadian Tech Scene in Toronto

Tech Zulu Event

Available seed funding, check; another one down for the startup ecosystem checklist. Fellow entrepreneur, Carlo Perez, invited me down to the MarS building, a bit of an incubator built by the government for biotech startups and research, where he shares community space thanks to a government grant of his own.

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Keep It Down Up There | The Canadian Tech Scene in Toronto

Tech Zulu Event

Available seed funding, check; another one down for the startup ecosystem checklist. Fellow entrepreneur, Carlo Perez, invited me down to the MarS building, a bit of an incubator built by the government for biotech startups and research, where he shares community space thanks to a government grant of his own.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. . Incubation 3. Venture Capital Funding 7. I'm 30, now will you take me seriously? Zondigo, Inc.

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