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TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 27, 2022
Gaming has been one of the most popular entertainment categories in the last two years of pandemic living. Now, a gaming startup that’s building a new kind of platform that it thinks will be a — wait for it — game changer in the category is announcing some funding as to ride that wave of attention.
socalTECH
JUNE 8, 2020
Our interview today is with Scott Grimes , the CEO of Los Angeles-based Stackin' , which operates a text-based, financial messaging platform. How did the company start? There are lots of others trying to put content on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok, which is more about entertainment around social media.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 19, 2010
Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 17, 2010
I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. As a result many funds are OK with big bets.
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 11, 2013
Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
For our interview today, we sat down with Kevin Anderson , one of the co-founders of Los Angeles-based Appetize (www.appetizeapp.com), the developer of a cloud based enterprise point of sale solutions for venues and events. We provide primarily enterprise, category, point-, and sit in between the legacy guys and mobile guys.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 23, 2011
I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. Richard De Silva started off as a journalist with the Washington Post after growing up in D.C. Startup after Iron Planet? (6:00 What gets you interested in a startup? (16:35-19:35).
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