socalTECH
OCTOBER 18, 2018
The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, and also included Amazon, Cool Japan Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Raine Ventures, Comcast Ventures, and Liberty Media. The company's show include food, recipe, travel, and home focused content.
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 21, 2019
Landline , the operator of a bus network in the Midwest, is one of the latest companies to raise venture capital. The company is actually based out of LA, too, but has completed its initial launch in Minnesota, where there’s greater demand for short-term bus travel. WordPress parent company Automattic secures $300M.
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socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Tappin was previously COO and CFO at the company. Tappin has previously served as CFO at Overture, had served at private equity firm The Gores Group, was a VP at News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Fox Interactive, in addition to serving at Deloitte, Haskins and Sells.
socalTECH
JUNE 21, 2012
Elevation Partners, and Redpoint Ventures. The Sonos funding/exit is an echo of the strategy of another, prominent Santa Barbara firm from some years ago, Fastclick, which also took a large private equity investment which cashed out its founders, shortly before filing for an IPO. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
MARCH 22, 2011
Los Angeles-based SocialVibe , the provider of social advertising software and technology, announced today that it has raised $20M in additional equity funding. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Redpoint Ventures, Jafco Ventures, and Pinacle Ventures. SocialVibe is headed by Jay Samit. READ MORE>>.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 15, 2010
I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company. Often times when companies raise “bridge” financing (this is money from internal investors. Short answer: no. They also avoid Reg D.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. But having different funds available for different stages of one’s company is actually a really good thing. DEAL OF THE WEEK: Gilt Groupe – We both admired this company.
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