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Southern California Firms Get $587.0M In Venture Capital In Q2

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The biggest deal for the quarter was for Venice-based photo messaging app developer Snapchat , which raised a huge, $60M funding round in the quarter. That was a slight overlap to the most investments in Southern California, which were made by Siemer Ventures (9 deals), Tech Coast Angels (6 deals), and Greycroft Partners (4 deals).

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LaughStub Takes On Comedy Ticket Sales, With Angel Backing

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The firm--which the Tech Coast Angels revealed last week that it had funded in 2010--also has the backing of well known angel investor Paige Craig, who also sits on the firms advisory board. No details on the angel funding for LaughStub have been announced. The firm is headed by Scot Richardson.

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Q3 Venture Investments For SoCal Total Around $1.0 Billion

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Q3 has traditionally been a slower, venture funding quarter in Southern California, due to summer vacations and a slower work schedule for both high tech companies and venture firms during the summer months. The largest deal in the quarter was for Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

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Insights and Opinions: How To Network In 10 Easy Steps

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Frank, who podcasts every week on topics of interest to entrepreneurs, angel investors, and venture capitalists, talks about mixer events, such the Open Angel Forums from Jason Calacanis, and similar entrepreneur mixers from the Tech Coast Angels--and how to best take advantage of them. Why should you care?