socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Santa Monica-based Dollar Shave Club has filed a lawsuit against razor giant Gillette , in the U.S. Gillette claims Dollar Shave Club has infringed on one of its patents for self cleaning razors. Dollar Shave said "we are not intimidated" by the attempt to "thwart competition with litigation."

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2012

Earlier this month, Los Angeles startup Dollar Shave Club (www.dollarshaveclub.com) made a huge splash with its launch of a subscription, monthly delivery service for razor blades. Dollar Shave Club came to me about two years ago, in December of 2010, when I met my co-founder, who was my friend's fianc's father.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA. See in the end, in LA VC firms are far more collaborative than competitive. Don’t we know it. It’s not just Snapchat, although there’s that. We love LA!

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

PlayVS supports high school e-sport athletes and celebrates competitive e-sports, allowing any student enrolled in high school to join a team and compete online, with no limit to unique teams per high school and without having to tryout. He is Los Angeles's most active angel investor with more than $2.5B He is also a long-time entrepreneur.

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