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LA, and Southern California's Surge In Venture Capital Funds

socalTECH

Those local funds are on top of a massive injection of funding from out of area venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, and strategic investors. Upfront Ventures. Investment interests: Consumer Internet, eCommerce, enterprise software, cloud computing, financial technology, advertising technology.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued? How our VC Firms Like Ours Organizing to Meet the Challenges?

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Caylent Connects With $16M

socalTECH

Irvine-based cloud computing services provider Caylent has raised $16M in a growth equity investment round, the company said on Monday. The company said the funding came from East Los Capital. Caylent is led by CEO JP La Torre.

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The Coming Brick Wall in Venture Capital & Why This is Good for US Innovation

Both Sides of the Table

This is the final part of a 3-part series on the major changes in the structure of the software & the venture capital industries. Or the Cliff Note’s version: Open Source & Cloud Computing (led by Amazon) drove down tech startup costs by 90%. But … Downsizing Venture Capital.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

The buzz words of SXSW Interactive 2010: cloud computing, social, on-demand, sharing, collaboration, Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, monetization, Startup. . How UX and the Cloud are Transforming Software. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Cloud Computing, Entrepreneurism, SaaS. .

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The Master Checklist of EVERYTHING You Need to Start a Business

Jason Nazar

Find sources of capital— friends & family, business bank loans , angel investment , venture capital or even crowdfunding ( Crowdfunder , Fundable ). Clarify who gets equity , and how much. Determine storage options, such as cloud computing ( Box , DropBox ). Financing and Business Planning.

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Canada’s newest unicorn: Clio raises $110M at a $1.6B valuation for legal tech

TechCrunch LA

Clio , a software company that helps law practices run more efficiently with its cloud-based technology, announced Tuesday it has raised a $110 million Series E round co-led by T. and OMERS Growth Equity. Rowe Price Associates Inc. The round propels the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company to unicorn status, valuing it at $1.6

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