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SoftBank bets big on a ‘digital Ellis Island’

TechCrunch LA

Welcome Tech , which has built a digital platform aimed at immigrants and their families, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round co-led by TTV Capital, Owl Ventures and SoftBank Group Corp.’s s SB Opportunity Fund. the company says. TomoCredit raises $7M to help the cash rich and credit poor.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

First it was street-style photography, then came the launch of her popular fashion blog WeWoreWhat. She created and launched an overall brand and a swim collection , then came the book deal ( “This is Not a Fashion Story: Taking Chances, Breaking Rules, and Being a Boss in the Big City” is expected out May 2020).

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Interview with Scott Grimes, Stackin

socalTECH

in a funding round led by Octopus Ventures, and also which also included Experian Ventures, Cherry Tree Investments, Dig Ventures, Mucker Capital, Unlock Venture Partners, TechStars and Wavemaker Partners. We curate the best products within each category of finance. This is my second venture.

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How More Women Are Becoming Angel Investors, with Eva Yazhari

socalTECH

Venture and angel investing has long been considered a man''s world--with domination of the industry, executives, financiers, and others by men, with only a few exceptions. My participation has been on the impact investing and education side, where I''ve been involved as a mentor. How does that investment process work?

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. It seems to be geared on a “Monopoly” style game.

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Finding an Investor Who is in Love with You

Both Sides of the Table

It is in her blood to see this journey through and try to launch her product or service to the world. My partner Steven Dietz is an auto enthusiast and more than just an admirer of amazing cars he has worked around the auto industry for 20 years and backed a couple of billion-dollar startups in the category.

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Interview with Bong Koh, LifeCrowd

socalTECH

The company was founded by Bong Koh, a former EIR at Prism VentureWorks and venture capitalist at Advanced Technology Ventures; he also co-founded ibeatyou. Finally, we have an Eclectic category, which are interesting activities which don't fit into any of those other buckets. What is LifeCrowd?

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