Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough. We will stay in LA and then Southern California before branching out into our 2nd & 3rd markets. I could tell you what’s next but then I’d have to kill you.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
My fund – at $200 million – is the largest in Southern California. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. The LA / Southern California market has many people who are now on their second and third companies. There are no $600 million funds in Los Angeles. And of course you have Hollywood.
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socalTECH
JULY 16, 2013
In the same way that the technology community is not the same when you''re talking San Francisco versus Palo Alto versus San Jose, Southern California''s technology communities have their own neighborhoods. My own history, is I was here when Overture was doing great things, and Citysearch, Earthlink, and eHarmony were all here.
Tech Zulu Event
JULY 16, 2013
Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Make sure to check out Both Sides of the Table !
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 17, 2012
Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. He was one of the first guys that I know who laid out his stall and said I want to do “big data” investments that take advantage of the explosion of data now available on the web. North of the 101]. And for me.
SoCal Delicious
AUGUST 23, 2010
Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. Why should a startup thinking about moving to a new place choose LA? LowerMyBills, Inc. 1B+ Revenue.
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). Okay, thats AdSense. 10 years ago.
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