socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2020

Homebound , a startup which rebuilds homes after disasters--and which has offices in Malibu--has raised $35M in a Series B funding, the company disclosed this week, bringing its total raised to $53M. The company's founders are Nikki Pechet and Jack Abraham.

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Malibu Google Los Angeles Design 113

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” Startups are team sports because you’re all working on the same shared objective of the company. The truth is that the newer the firm the easier that shared mission is.

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Rancho Palos Verdes Santa Monica Venture Capital Startup 150

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2014

Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. The real estate impact of this activity can probably be traced to the 2011 arrival of Google in the Frank Gehry-designed “binoculars” building on Main Street in Santa Monica. It’s an exciting time to live and work in Silicon Beach.

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Entertainment Santa Monica Journal Belkin 108

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s. and Facebook beef up their presence and more Silicon Valley investors and entrepreneurs establish footholds in.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44