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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. But we have a great city for building technology companies. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages. You don’t.

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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

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Second, we are announcing officially that we are moving our offices from Century City to Santa Monica. Like many modern VCs, we’re committed to investing in the community and in our portfolio companies. We also run annual CEO summits and topical discussions groups in marketing, technology, recruiting and the like.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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An innovator in technology, especially monetization. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology. not near the beach): Factual, founded by Gil Elbaz who built AdSense [Century City]. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC.

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