socalTECH
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Los Angeles-based Upfront Ventures reported Monday morning that it has named Kara Nortman as co-Managing Partner of the fund. Upfront said Nortman has been a VC for more than 11 years. The fund said that Nortman will work alongside current Managing Partner Mark Suster.
Both Sides of the Table
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. She took an operating role helping run Citysearch and Urbanspoon. 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.
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Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 12, 2013
Because my role as a VC requires me to take and endless stream of meetings I long ago decided I need to learn as much as I can from the meetings I attend so I often just ask tons of questions and assimilate knowledge. When I think about what defines us as a VC I think: Operationally knowledgeable / strong startup competence.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2012
Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. They designed the next gen UI for the film The Minority Report. Think about venture capital. Those that were around 30+ years ago never had to think about branding – there were hardly any other VCs. downtown LA].
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JUNE 8, 2014
Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. But notably you had the following changes: Horizontally scalable computing & storage systems, which meant you required less capital up front for hardware. It’s worth having a quick read of the first few paragraphs of their annual report. Venture Capital.
SoCal Delicious
MARCH 1, 2010
The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). And what happened in L.A. 10 years ago.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check.
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