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Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Launches New Fund

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Pasadena-based Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health , a healthcare innovation fund led by Jay Goss and Dr. John Nackel, says it has launched a new venture capital fund, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Fund II. Size of the new fund was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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The Riskmaster, lyrics by Tim Draper of DFJ

Eric Greenspan

First, my thanks to Tim Draper for allowing me to use his song in my entrepreneur presentations at UCLA, Anderson School of Business and USC, Marshall School of Business. The Riskmaster, lyrics by Tim Draper. Bankers demanding blood refund. Even Draper will not fund! Invested all his mattress money. Company vision.

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Shift Technologies Gets $50M More

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Shift Technologies , the online marketplace for used cars which has major operations in Los Angeles, has raised $50M in new funding for the startup, the company said today. The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP), and also included Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and Highland Capital Partners.

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Favor Plans Expansion Into San Diego, Gets $13M

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Favor , a on-demand, mobile delivery app developer, said today that it will be expanding into San Diego in the coming months, thanks to a new, $13M funding round.

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Graphcore Scores $200M to Scale Up A.I. Chip Production

Xconomy

Graphcore’s big haul is a notable milestone in the recent revival of investor interest in computer hardware, due to the demand for ever-greater processing capacity that can maximize the potential of. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

Both Sides of the Table

I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. So there is likely robust demand from borrowers. Xobni’s main competitor that I know about is Gist, funded by Brad Feld at Foundry Group. Others I have not.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

PERSON Timothy Draper PERSON|Timothy Draper. NAME Timothy Draper. Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s. Entrepreneurs love being around other entrepreneurs, and thats driving demand toward the beach," says Mr. Miller. NAME Mark Zuckerberg. TOPICID 408.