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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

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. The Pipeline Fellowship--founded by Natalia Oberti Noguera--says it has been running angel investing bootcamps for women, looking to active more female angel investors.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Are you an entrepreneur hoping to startup a company in the Los Angeles area? Southern California apparently has no shortage of investors, entrepreneurs, and others eager to help budding entrepreneurs. Howard Marks: We're a startup accelerator, which will help entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. Howard Marks: Yes.

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JUNE 20, 2012

There is a large menu of startup accelerators in the Los Angeles, but one of more established efforts in the area is LaunchpadLA ([link] The effort actually started as an informal mentoring program, but has grown and expanded to follow the accelerator model. It was really just something built for the community to help support entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2010

Mike Wolf is a mentor of mine, and a role model for many technology entrepreneurs and investors in the Phoenix, Arizona, area. More recently, he has invested in numerous local startups, while mentoring and advising hundreds of young entrepreneurs. Tags: entrepreneur investor role model business.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Mike Napoli: Actually, we are seeing entrepreneurs. That has allowed us to be more focused earlier with these companies, and we can come to a decision much sooner to go ahead or not go ahead with an investment. Mike Napoli: I think it was the entrepreneur. So you don't see as many people looking for funding now?

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 231

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

One of the biggest complaints you hear from both entrepreneurs and investors in Los Angeles, is the lack of a credible, visible startup accelerator in the Los Angeles area. Erik, thanks for the time. How much are you investing in the companies who are part of the program? Everything they need to launch and grow their business.

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Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Men have dominated the world of investment. There were only 22% women who invested in 2012. Natalia Oberti Noguera is on a mission to help change the demographic of investment with her Pipeline Fellowship. TechZulu speaks with Natalia about Pipeline Foundation and her goals to change the face of business and investment.

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APRIL 12, 2013

There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. But, how successful have they been? Our analysis.

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Southern California Incubator Report Startup 222

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

I explain to her that, like the contestants on the show, we work with very early startup entrepreneurs to build the next great product. We invest time and money into helping them develop their ideas, and help develop those companies and the entrepreneurs as leaders. Do you make an investment in those startups?

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AUGUST 12, 2014

We select companies from an application process , and they join us for a twelve week program of workshops, mentoring, and business meetings in order to create value in our businesses, and also accelerate process for them. Is there an investment in companies related to the program? How long have you been doing this? READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

I laid out the following goals: Hire investment partners with operating experience combined with investment experience and deeply committed to LA Tech, but with strong relationships in SF, NYC and beyond. Build out our junior staff including pulling through some younger professionals into the investment ranks. I sat on panels.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

They've provided a completely free facility, furniture, Internet access, mentoring, sponsorship--all of those things are provided for free. We're providing a very unique benefit, which is an entrepreneur-friendly incubator. I jumped in at the end of 2010, just as the majority of investments happened--I think $50M to $52M came in 2011.

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Incubator San Diego Technical Review Development Team Review 212

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. The Case Foundation invests in people and ideas that can change the world. In five short years, they’ve helped build 52 companies, raised 25 million in investments and reached over 2000 founders. “[It] The Case Foundation (Washington, DC).

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Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 141

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

A clear trend over the past 15-years is that many Silicon Valley venture capitalists enjoy investing within driving distance. I guess no one told him about the medical startups that were purchased by Medtronic, Linvatec, Storz, Mentor, etc., Thanks Mr. Big Firm VC. LOCATION: I Wish They All Could Be California Companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

I always love to get questions from my readers, and I answer them all, but sometimes I feel like the “Dear Abby’ for entrepreneurs. Thank You, God Bless – UNFORTUNATE TRYING TIMES Dear Unfortunate, I understand your situation, and unfortunately I don’t have any easy answers for you. If we help each other, then we all win.

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APRIL 13, 2021

Plus, I'm also direction of the Innovation node here in Los Angeles, as well as the Managing Director fo the Viterbi Venture Fund, which is a fairly small fund, which makes passive investments in teams that are affiliated with USC. Unlike what I'm used to, we don't negotiate term sheets.

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Marina Del Rey Startup USC Incubator 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. “My Brad on blogging.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

Here’s the thing: entrepreneurs who aren’t at all of our private meetings really didn’t know what do think about the situation. They could chat about it with their peers or mentors. It sure wasn’t when I was a first-time entrepreneur. Should entrepreneurs have convertible debt or priced equity?

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JULY 17, 2013

H.Bloom is one of the companies backed by Los Angeles technology entrepreneur and investor Brian Lee (Shoedazzle, Legalzoom). We''ve invested tremendously in technology, which allows us to run the operations for a perishable product, in a real high service way. What is H.Bloom? Battery is an investor at H.Bloom and on the board.

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MAY 25, 2012

For Scott Ferreira , the founder of MySocialCloud.com (www.mysocialcloud.com), it was an investment from Sir Richard Branson and Jerry Murdock. That same summer, Richard Branson actually sent out a note looking for people to nominate young entrepreneurs doing exciting things in their field. Both have been great mentors ever since.

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Startup CTO Coach Content Web 239

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

What they do, is accelerate that team or company to get them to the next level, and then go through and put in some investment money, help them build out the management team, and help with vendor relationships, help with overall strategy, and then help those companies riase their next round of capital. We actually are ideating internally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2017

Everyone knows and admires the leaders , including Google and Zappos, but most entrepreneurs have only a fuzzy idea of what to do to get there. He cites eight leadership actions, which I also recommend, from a non-scientific perspective, as a mentor to entrepreneurs. Invest in employees’ career and personal growth.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

We have some great mentors now. Thanks to TechStars, we've got an awesome mentor who's co-habitating with us now, and we're learning something daily from him. The other reason for building it, is LA is crapped on all the time from a press perspective and entrepreneur perspective. Thanks for the time!

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Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Get connected to the right mentors and your business may catapult to the next level. I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? Big thank you to Darius Vasefi , of EyeOnJewels for the write up. The answer? Something so simple.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha is a member of Pipeline Angels , a social impact angel investing group focused on women and non-binary femmes, and serves as the Deal Flow lead. She has created a successful model to bridge entrepreneurs, investors and the federal government. At NextGen Venture Partners, Ashley discovers and vets potential investments.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We thought today for our interview, that we'd get an update on the angel investment environment here in Southern California from Scott Sangster , the incoming President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the biggest angel investment group in Southern California. It was actually a really good year last year.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 182

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Every entrepreneur at some point has probably felt like this and asked themselves the question: “now what?” Well, perhaps it’s time to consider an incubator/accelerator program: Programs like Silicon Valleys’ Y Combinator which essentially put entrepreneurs through a 3+ month startup boot camp.

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Incubator Startup Mentor Entrepreneur 107

Tech.Co

APRIL 30, 2018

Their financial planning tool helps people track their spending, investments, and credit rating all in one mobile platform. Powered by blockchain technology, this groundbreaking fintech company is one to watch, no matter what you’re invested in. The app can help provide users a snapshot of all financial accounts from one’s phone.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for. Anne Fulton: I've always been an organizational psychologist crossed with a serial entrepreneur. I can't help myself in being an entrepreneur. It's really Match.com meets LinkedIn for your business. READ MORE>>.

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Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

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JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2007, we started to put some policy attached to the money, and created a jobs investment fund. In fact, they just helped us invest in Lottay, where we participated in their Series A round of investment. That is used to match any investment that DFJ Frontier makes in companies in Ventura. He walked in off the street.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

Many venture firms go even further, by insisting on investing their own key players in an interesting startup, before they commit any funds. I’ve paraphrased a few of their key points here that I support and often recommend: Invest team member time as carefully as you invest money.

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Product Startup Guide Framework 58

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

We have about 350, nationally certified, trainers on the platform, all vetted internally by us, and by our mentor network. Jonathan Kohn: I'm a former investment banker turned personal trainer. We have about 45 partner locations in the LA area. The flat rate includes use of those locations during training sessions. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

He and I connected, and walked through PartySlate and what we were doing, and he immediately said he wanted to invest and become an advisor to the company. He introduced me to Wavemaker, also in LA, and also Halogen Ventures, which is led by Jessie Draper, which invests in women-run technology companies. READ MORE>>.

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Technical Advisors Technical Review Metrics Startup 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

This was a chance to blow open the story on their companies, to address a room full of potential investors, mentors, partners, customers, and press. After the event, we caught up, Parker Thompson , Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) charged with leading Batch 8. A Huge Thank You! Rapt.FM – Rap battles over live chat.

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Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

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MAY 14, 2015

Nothing, except Miles Beckett , a serial entrepreneur who is best known for creating lonelygirl15 and online content provider EQAL. After the earnout after selling EQAL, I was investing in companies, and looking at the landscape, and saw this opportunity to improve the efficiency of healthcare and help doctors save money.

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JUNE 18, 2009

OneCubicle helps you build a career, through a jobs page, jobs listings, career advice, micro transactions for resume help, and an upcoming celebrity mentor feature. We're financed through friends and family, and some angel investment early on. You can also use the service to network to your next job. How are you backed?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Which I have shown to do, but anybody who invests in tech, invests in team. ML: Being an entrepreneur, especially with very little resources is like a rollercoaster. ML: I do mentor and advise a lot of young entrepreneurs, especially from USC since I went to that school. Thanks Matt for your time.

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