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LA tech industry mourns Kobe Bryant

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Reports indicate that Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, and seven other passengers were on board a helicopter traveling to Bryant’s basketball training facility Mamba Academy. billion investment vehicle that was launched in partnership with the private equity fund, Permira, according to a report in USA Today.

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The Silent Killer – The Company Your Community Never Created

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A few years later they announced $150 million in a funding round at $1 billion+ valuation and are ramping up jobs to secure their market-leading position. But I know with local funding and local support that’s certainly less likely. I often point out the story of when we raised our fourth fund a few years ago.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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I’ve heard it many founders of VC backed companies in LA who tell me that in their NorCal VC meetings they are told, “we might be interested but we’d want you to relocate to the Bay Area if we funded you.&#. Funding is different outside of Silicon Valley. As a result many funds are OK with big bets.