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in a Series A funding round, for the company''s social-focused, video tools. According to the company, the investment came from Upfront Ventures and Time Warner Investments, along with prior investors, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Advancit Capital, Greycroft Partners and Robert Downey Jr.''s

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace said this morning that it has received $2M in funding to go towards developing of a new, space training simulation tool for the U.S. Space Force.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Even venture capitalists who sit on boards where they have significant investments often forget this point. They write in their investment documents that they will occupy a seat on the board for as long as they are invested in the company, thinking of this as a protection for their investment and tool for them to influence growth.

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MAY 3, 2022

She worked on Wall Street as an investment banker for a few years in New York before returning to Houston with a job in energy. million last year, is among hair businesses aimed at women and people of color, like Rebundle , Morado and theCut , attracting venture capital dollars. The company, which raised $1.7

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MAY 25, 2017

Toba Capital , the venture capital investment firm founded by Quest Software's Vinny Smith, has scored another exit, this time at San Francisco-based cloud applications tool developer Codenvy. Vinny Smith founded Toba Capital in Aliso Viejo, after selling Quest Sofware to Dell Software in $2.4

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JULY 3, 2013

The funding was led by Javelin Venture Partners, and also included Rethink Education, Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, Kapor Capital, Expansion Capital and Ed-Mentor. The company said its tools provide single-sign on of all of a district''s third party applications, and helps manage. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The equity investment was led by Carrick Capital Partners, and the credit facility came from Silicon Valley Bank. mavenlink project management tools venture capital software corporate business' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

She worked for 5 years as a VC at Battery Ventures and co-headed M&A at IAC working with Barry Diller. Venture capital is about backing the leaders of tomorrow who imagine the world as it should be and aren’t constrained by what it is today. I promise you, he really said this out loud.) So What Does All This Mean?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Irvine-based automotive information and leads site Autobytel said today that it has made an investment in SaleMove , a provider of online car buying technology. According to Autobytel, it made the investment as part of a deal to become the exclusive provider to the auto industry of SaleMove''s technology. SaleMove is based in New York.

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APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. Investing Strategy. I'm a huge fan of this innovation.

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MAY 27, 2021

Los Angeles-based Topia, a startup which is developing video chat tools that work inside what it says are "fully customizable virtual worlds", has raised $5M in a seed funding round, the company said late Wednesday. The funding was led by Seven Seven Six, the venture capital fund run b Alex Ohanian, and also included Bonfire Ventures.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Flixel , a startup developing mobile photography software, has raised a round of investment from Fierce Capital, the investment arm of supermodel Tyra Banks. Flixel said it is targeting photographers, videographers, and graphic professionals with its tool, which is available from the App store. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2020

Los Angeles-based Assembly , a developer of e-commerce tools and software, has received what it says is a "significant investment" from private equity investor Providence Strategic Growth. Financial terms of the investment were not announced.

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MAY 6, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm is leading an investment in an Irish developer of machine-to-machine (M2M) tools, as one of the two major investors in the latest investment round in Cubic Telecom. Cubic Telecom said it raised EUR18 in a round from Audi Electronics Venture GmbH and Qualcomm Incorporated. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The company said the funding was led by Bullpen Capital, as well as Formic Ventures, the venture capital investment firm of Oculus co-founder Michael Antonov. Nanome's virtual reality tools allows researchers to interact with molecular structures using VR goggles and controllers.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The round came from Analytics Ventures, La Costa Investment Group, and KI Investment Holdings. apmetrix venture capital videogame mobile analytics smartphone software' San Diego-based Apmetrix , which provides software for video game and mobile game analytics, said Friday that it has raised a round of funding.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. Some very interesting graphics including this heat map: Very cool visualization tool! in Computer Science.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

INVST , a Westlake Village-based startup which offers up an online platform to help alternative investment funds find accredited investors, has signed up three new clients for its service, the company said this week. INVST offers up relationship, tracking and deal management tools for fund managers, third-party marketers and investors.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

in a seed funding round, to go towards its development of tools to power apps and games for 5G and augmented reality (AR), the company said on Tuesday. Smith--said that the funding was led by SIP Global Partners (SIP GP), which invested $2.0M The company is targeting its tools for use by multi-player gamed developers.

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JUNE 28, 2010

One of things I’ve loved the most about doing now 11 weeks of This Week in VC is a chance to have an hour-long recorded conversation with investors. And in my interviews with many VCs I feel that people can watch these and get to know the VC’s as human beings a bit better. So how did Mike get into VC?

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APRIL 3, 2012

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked said this morning that it has enhanced its online service for helping startups to manage their fundraising efforts, with a new tool to help find people. The firm said the new tool is aimed at helping users find investors, broker-dealers, or companies.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

The Series B funding was worth $15M, and was led by Seraph Group, and also included Eclipse Ventures, DCVC (Data Collective), Y Combinator and Sunstone Management and new backer ShangBay Capital. Lucira Health is developing diagnostic tools which use DNA and RNA to identify infection diseases. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Instead, he’s launched a new delivery service that has just raised $3 million from Casa Verde Capital , the $45 million venture firm founded by hip hop impresario Snoop Dogg, and Kevin Durant’s Durant Company — among others — to take advantage of the growing demand for marijuana delivery. ”

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based OCV Partners , the new investment firm led by Hemi Zucker, the former co-founder and CEO of j2 Global, is the lead investor in small business invoicing startup Invoice2go. Invoice2go's tools are aimed at small business owners, helping them to track jobs, estimates, and payments and to help collect payments from customers.

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JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

San Diego's TVC Capital has made another investment in a growing software firm, this time in Washington State. Limeade , a developer of software-as-a-service tools to manage employee wellness programs, said today that it has raised $5M in a funding round from TVC, which it will use for innovation and servicing its customers.

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APRIL 18, 2012

TechZulu is proud to announce that we are a sponsor of the Variety 2012 Venture Capital & New Media Summit and will be there in full force bringing you all the action. Variety is pleased to announce the return of its Venture Capital and New Media Summit on June 27 at the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles. Speaker List.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

A group of San Diego angel and venture capital investors have launched their very own television show--which is airing on local cable channels--focused on investments in Southern California--called VCs in a Van , which will air on local Cox, Time Warner, and Spectrum channels. Who needs Shark Tank?

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

El Segundo-based CUJO AI , a developer of artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity software for telecom network operators, has raised a round of growth capital from KPN Ventures, the company said this morning. Size of the investment, which was part of a larger Series B investment, was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

has raised $4M in a round which was led by Foundry Group and GRP Partners, and which also included Neu Venture Capital and kps+p Ventures. Awe.sm's tools are used by application developers to monitor and measure social media and sharing activity through their apps. did not announce who at GRP led the investment.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Santa Monica-based Fair , which operates a vehicle subscription service that lets users subscribe to gain access to cars without the restrictions of a traditional lease, has raised $100M in a combined debt facility and equity investment, the company said this morning. The debt facility was provided by Ally Financial.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2014

I had dinner this week with a top new customer at one of our enterprise software investments. I wish I did more enterprise software investing because when I attend meetings like this I realize that this is my core DNA – rolling out business software solutions to customers. Contrast that with a VC conversation I had.

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MAY 20, 2013

The new funding came from Toba Capital , the venture capital fund recently founded by Quest Software founder Vinny Smith , plus SAP Ventures, an existing investor in the company. The firm said the new funds will go towards sales, marketing and product investment, as well as international expansion. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Los Angeles-based Apposite Technologies , a developer of enterprise network simulation software and test tools, has raised a round of growth investment from private equity investor Ranch Creek Partners. Ranch Creek typically takes controlling positions in the companies it invests in. Apposite develops WAN emulation appliances.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

He also nails the reason why venture capital is still necessary to grow large businesses quickly in a world where the costs of running startups have fallen dramatically. “Why do founders want to take the VCs’ money? .” After all, growth equals high valuations and loads of venture capital!

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APRIL 24, 2019

The investment came from TVC Capital. San Diego-based Perspectium , which develops software for service management integration, has raised $8M in its Series B funding round, according to the firm. According to Perspectium, the new funding will help it continue expansion to global markets, and launch new products.

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