socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. We're already seeing strong engineers and founders from Snap, Riot Games, Musically and others launch their new startups in LA.

Riot Games 133

Riot Games Southern California Startup Santa Monica 133

socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2017

We feel this is a great validation for the LA and SoCal venture market place, and for the startups and founders in LA. About sixty-six percent of those, or 2/3 of our investments, historically have been in Southern California and in the Los Angeles ecosystem. They are superstars, the hardest working entrepreneurs out there.

Funding 100

Funding Southern California Riot Games Activision 100

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Brandon Beck – Riot Games. They raised some money, stole some guys from Blizzard, and released the game for free.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

What mistakes did you make during in the early days and what lessons would you pass on another entrepreneur?

Startup 100

Startup Riot Games LAVA Redpoint 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

This second annual fest brings together technology leaders, startup CEOs, investors, Hollywood studio executives, entrepreneurs, developers, students and more to celebrate LA’s dynamic technology industries with panels, workshops, hackathon, mixers, and a start-up showcase spotlighting 40 local startups. In 2012 over $3.2

GRP Partners 88

GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Next → As startup ecosystems evolve and mature, validation of their viability comes in waves from entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers alike. billion in 2005, and also currently represents Rdio, Beats Electronics, Riot Games, Ad.ly, Redpoint Ventures, and several other prominent private and publicly traded clients.

Sherman Oaks 44

Sherman Oaks Riot Games Tips Redpoint 44

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

When I counsel startup entrepreneurs I give them my blunt dose of reality, “If you can’t easily identify target leads who have a problem you can solve then hang up your cleats – you’re not going to succeed.” VCs all say: We are entrepreneur friendly. We are hands on. We have a great screening process.

Sales 150

Sales SaaS Startup Venture Capital 150