article thumbnail

Digest 5/23-30: Snapchat’s $1.8B Raise, March Capital’s $240M Fund, Victorious $25M Series B

LATechDigest

Here’s what’s new in LA’s tech space: SNAPCHAT Raises $1.8B MARCH CAPITAL Opens LA Shop with $240M Fund ( link ). Students & Educators — Win $25k in THE MAYOR’S CUP ( link ). UCLA ANDERSON Hosted a VR / VC Event. Series F ( link ). VICTORIOUS Raises $25M Series B ( link ).

Belkin 45
article thumbnail

Why I Backed a 24-Year-Old Trying to Assess Human Potential

Both Sides of the Table

There’s nothing wrong with these businesses but as a VC you tend to see 5 similar ideas all at the same time and knowing that it’s going to just come down to who executes the best it’s hard to pull the trigger on a A-round until you have more data on who’s winning. We educate and train and test for a set of skills designed to succeed in 1950.

Design 150
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

Startup 390
article thumbnail

Why Computer Vision Has Become a Major Investment Theme for Me

Both Sides of the Table

Computer Vison Startup Nanit If you follow me on Snapchat ( msuster ) you might already know that I’ve been looking at and investing in a number of companies in the computer vision space. His co-founder and COO, Andy Berman , made the smart move from being a young VC to becoming an entrepreneur.

Invest 150