Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Seed investments are down by any measure (funds, deals, dollars) over the past 3 years in deals < $1 million AND in deals between $1–5 million. Over the past month a colleague ( Chang Xu ) and I sifted through data on the venture capital industry (as we do every year) and made a bunch of calls to VCs and LPs to confirm our hypotheses.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Today, we're featuring Marc Averitt , co-founder and Managing Director of Okapi Venture Capital. We very quietly went live with our second fund, Okapi Ventures II, LP, back in March and have already made 4 investments. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? I think "enterprise 2.0" READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Redpoint Ventures , said late Monday evening that the firm has closed on Redpoint IV,a $400M, early stage venture capital fund specifically aimed at the social and mobile Internet, cloud computing, and clean technology. Tags: redpoint venture capital investment. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I can’t say for sure, but it feels to me like the re-urbanization of technology companies is driven by a broader trend of the tech industry overall – cloud computing. One of the major trends I’ve outlined is this movement of entrepreneurs (and as a lagging indicator venture funds) to more urban environments.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Size of the funding was not disclosed. NanHealth said it will use the funding to "accelerate innovation" at the company. NantHealth is looking to provide advanced, next-generation healthcare services by using fiber networks, cloud computing, and wireless technology.

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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2013

Metacloud , a provider of managed, Openstack-based private cloud services, announced this morning that it has raised $10M in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Canaan Partners, and also included Storm Ventures and AME Cloud. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2012

The latest MoneyTree Survey, from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters, tabulated. in funding during Q2 of 2012, down from Q1, and slightly below investments in Q2 of 2011. in funding, followed by San Diego, with $304.7M in funding. in investment, then.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2010

San Diego-based venture capital firm Avalon Ventures has led an investment in a cloud computing company, Standing Cloud , based in Boulder, Colorado. According to Standing Cloud, it received a $3M, Series B financing from Avalon, which also included the firm's prior investor, The Foundry Group.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

It's turning out to be a great time for entrepreneurs looking for funding in the region, with not only high profile exits of such companies as Snap Inc., but a bunch of new, early stage investors looking to seed or fund the next big tech success story. Watertower Ventures. www.watertowerventures.com) Fund size: $5M.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , the developer of cloud computing management software headed by Michael Crandell, has raised $15.6M in a new round of funding, according to a regulatory filing by the company. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company. The firm has now raise $58.10M in funding.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Earlier today, we talked with Greg Martin at Archer Venture Capital. Below, we collect the thoughts of Jim Andelman , a venture capitalist at Rincon Venture Partners. 3) Cloud computing offerings as an enabler to lean startups. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? 2010 was very good to us.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Santa Monica-based ServiceMesh , a developer of cloud computing management software, announced today that it has raised $15M in a funding round. Servicemesh is headed by former venture capitalist Eric Pulier, and was co-founded by Frank Martinez. The round came from Ignition Partners. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2009

Santa Barbara-based Eucalyptus Systems , a developer of software for managing cloud computing infrastructure, has scored $5.5M in a Series A funding round. The firm said the funding was led by Benchmark Capital, along with participation by BV Capital.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2011

in a round of venture financing. Calient said its new funding will go towards expanding its products to the data center and cloud computing markets. Santa Barbara-based CALIENT Technologies , a developer of photonic switching equipment, said this morning that it has raised $19.4M READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Irvine-based Numecent , a stealth-mode, cloud computing firm run by Osman Kent, said yesterday that it has raised $2M as part of a Series A financing round. The firm said the tranche is part of a $10M, Series A funding round. Numecent said the new funding comes on top of an earlier, $7.5M READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based Morphlabs , the developer of cloud computing products headed by Winston Damarillo, announced this morning that it has raised $5M in a Series C funding round. The firm said the funding will go toward deployment in the ASEAN and North American area.

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socalTECH

JULY 14, 2010

The round was led by Global Gateway Investment Group (G2iG), and also includes Frontera Group LLC, CSK Venture Capital Co. and AO Capital Partners Ltd. Morphlabs said that the funding will go to accelerate expansion in the United States and Asia. in a Series B financing round. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Eucalyptus Systems , the cloud computing software developer headed by Marten Mickos , has raised $30M in a Series C round of funding, the firm announced this morning. in capital. The firm will use the new funds for product innovation, sales, and customer support.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2013

in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday. The filing indicates the funding is part of an ongoing $9.197M funding for the company. Details on investors and the funding have not been announced by the company. The company's existing investors include Verizon Investments. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

MAY 8, 2017

Austin —Dell Technologies is publicly unveiling a venture capital investment arm that has been quietly investing in startups since the operation was run by EMC, the data storage giant that Dell agreed to acquire for $67 billion in 2015. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 7, 2018

the new financing came from Verizon Ventures (the investment arm of TechCrunch’s parent company’s parent company) and March Capital Partners a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm. Announced at the Montgomery Summit in Santa Monica, Calif., The […].

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Or would you like me to sell you a story on how cloud computing is green because these large datacenters are more energy efficient than the same number of computers run in ad-hoc ways? Let me answer ‘why computing needs RightScale.’ Computing is going the way of the electric grid. It’s contagious!”. 5) It is 2015.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

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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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Entrepreneurs in search of startup capital are well served to seek an UnVentureCapitalist (UnVC), an investor who understands and appreciates the unique benefits of capital efficiency. In this situation, the company-friendly investor will maintain their agreed upon relative position in future funding rounds.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Entrepreneurs in search of startup capital are well served to seek an UnVentureCapitalist (UnVC), an investor who understands and appreciates the unique benefits of capital efficiency. In this situation, the company-friendly investor will maintain their agreed upon relative position in future funding rounds.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Join us for a special evening with InfoWorld’s Dave Linthicum as he delves into global enterprise software trends with some of LA’s most successful SaaS and cloud computing companies. The opportunities cloud computing and SaaS afford management. Finding business agility in the cloud. Chief Digital Officers.

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2016

Microsoft plans to invest more in early stage startup companies through a new corporate venture fund, headed by former Qualcomm executives. With a formalized venture fund, Microsoft now has a seat at the table. In addition to capital, Microsoft Ventures will offer startups technical and marketing help.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

With the latest funding, Clio claims that it’s the “first legal practice management unicorn” globally. The investment also brings its total capital raised since its 2008 inception to $386 million. The round propels the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company to unicorn status, valuing it at $1.6

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

A similar experience occurred at a cloud computing company where I acted as an addVisor. Long Term Value – Look at your adVenture objectively, in the same manner as a Venture Capitalist (VC). VCs typically evaluate their investments based on their best guess as to the startup’s ultimate exit value.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

“As voice API, voice broadcast and text messaging technology advances and cloud computing becomes increasingly sophisticated, more and more business – across all core market sectors — are discovering why cloud telephony is the future,” said Dinesh Ravishanker, CEO and co-founder, CallFire.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The word “cloud”—as in cloud computing, and cloud storage—has served as a handy shorthand term, but it has always been inherently vague and a little misleading.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

A similar experience occurred at a cloud computing company where I acted as an addVisor. Long Term Value – Look at your adVenture objectively, in the same manner as a Venture Capitalist (VC). VCs typically evaluate their investments based on their best guess as to the startup’s ultimate exit value.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Why aren’t there a half-dozen well-funded startups running up your tailpipe? When we raised our Series A, we put a lot of effort into meeting with VC’s to find the right fit for us. We met with a ton of VC’s and angels. Who do you view as your biggest competition? You’re right.

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Xconomy

MARCH 20, 2018

Mythic , which last year unveiled its novel computer chip designed for artificial intelligence, announced today that it has raised $40 million in a Series B fundraising round led by the venture capital arm of Japanese telecom and tech giant SoftBank.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of “micro VCs” or seed-stage funds. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). ” Stated simply – if you seed funded Uber at $4.5m

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2019

For this morning's interview, we spoke with Los Angeles-based Halla , a venture backed startup, focused on personalized recommendations for the food ordering industry. in seed funding, from E&A Venture Capital and SOSV. Talk a bit about your funding, and how you got to it? The company has raised $1.9M

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