Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2018

One of the hardest things to know when you’re new to fund raising is what you’re supposed to send to an investor, when and will they keep your information confidential. As a VC and former entrepreneur let me offer you some advice. This is part of a series on how to improve your fund raising game. The key is WHAT you send.

Venture Capital 261

Venture Capital Slides Email Startup 261

socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2011

in a funding round. Corent CEO Feyzi Fatehi confirmed the round, saying that the firm is seeing lots of traction from firms looking to "SaaS"-ify their software. Other details on the funding were not provided. READ MORE>>.

SaaS 157

SaaS Tool Funding IBM 157

socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2021

Los Angeles- and Palo Alto-based MaC Venture Capital has launched a new, $103M seed stage investment fund today, saying it plans to invest in technology startups across the fintech, e-commerce and marketplaces, interactive media, connectivity, enterprise SaaS, space and aerospace, logistics, and other sectors.

Venture Capital 124

Venture Capital Seed Funding Capital Funding 124

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The funding came from Fontinalis Partners, the venture capital investment firm founded by WIlliam Clay Ford, Jr. Telogis has previously raised funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The firm raised a big $93M funding round from KPCB back in October of last year. READ MORE>>.

Funding 153

Funding SaaS Venture Capital Invest 153

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2014

Yesterday, TigerText , a developer of enterprise, secure texting tools, raised a big $21M funding and last week, the big funding round was for Kareo , which raised $29.5M enterprise software tigertext invoca chromeriver venture capital feature saas cloud' for its cloud-based medical offices software. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 241

Southern California Software SaaS SoCal 241

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

“Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator.

Guide 293

Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

Fund raising. But it’s critical for your business, for you as a leader and people who excel at fund raising have an extreme advantage over those who do not. As a VC I also have to fund raise every three years and these posts 100% apply to VCs raising money, too. Below is the outline Upfront.

Funding 236

Funding Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 236

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2010

San Diego-based Anametrix , a developer of cloud-based business analytics software, said today that it has received new funding and added a slate of well known advisors. Tags: anametrix venture capital angel investor business analytics software saas. Details on the new private investment was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

SEM 174

SEM Funding San Diego SaaS 174

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

in venture funding in its Series A round, bringing the total to $3.5M. The round came from Miramar Venture Partners. Bruce Hallett of Miramar joins the firm's board as part of the funding. in the Series A back in May, from GADS Options Fund and others. OptionEase had raised $2.5M READ MORE>>.

Miramar 150

Miramar Funding SaaS Venture Capital 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Beverly Hills-based The Snowball Factory , the developer of Awe.sm , a URL shortener for domains, and tweetpo.st , software for updating Facebook from Twitter, has raised $562,600 in an equity funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Tuesday. Source of the funding was not disclosed. Product Manager at Yahoo!

Beverly Hills 145

Beverly Hills Funding SaaS Yahoo 145

socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2013

in a seed funding round. Bitium said it is developing a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) operating system, offering up everything from authentication and authorization of cloud-based software to features like consolidated messaging for apps. authentication system operating amplify software saas capital venture bitium'

SaaS 208

SaaS Seed Funding Venice Venture Capital 208

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

But last week I noticed a blog post by a woman, Tara Tiger Brown, that asked the question, “ Why Aren’t More Women Commenting on VC Blog Posts? She has a quote from literally every major VC from whom you’d want to hear. million to launch a SaaS software company and we took $2.5 Please watch this. Even at 18.

Entrepreneur 341

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Blogging 341

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

This morning's interview is with Kevin O'Connor , a longtime investor and serial entrepreneur, who is now running venture capital investment firm ScOp Venture Capital. Congrats on the new name for your venture capital firm. It's always hard with venture capital. I was blown away.

Venture Capital 145

Venture Capital Startup Invest Capital 145

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Frank Slootman , the CEO of San Diego-based ServiceNow , has invested in a big data startup, as he continues to expand out his angel funding activity. According to Mountain View-based BlueData , Slootman was one of the angels in a new, $15M Series B funding round raised by the company. READ MORE>>.

SaaS 202

SaaS Startup San Diego Venture Capital 202

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Irvine-based Mavenlink , a developer of a software-as-a-service offering for project management and project accounting, has raised $7M in funding. The funding came from Carrick Capital Partners. mavenlink venture capital saas software project management cloud collaboration' Mavenlink is led by Ray Grainger.

Tool 190

Tool SaaS Venture Capital Software 190

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

SaaS Funding , a new provider of debt funding to software-as-a-service companies, said it has set up an office in Santa Monica. The company, which provides senior and junior debt capital, says it is targeting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), digital media and tech enabled service companies who are bootstrapped or backed by angels.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica SaaS Software Funding 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

SaaS Funding , a new provider of debt funding to software-as-a-service companies, said it has set up an office in Santa Monica. The company, which provides senior and junior debt capital, says it is targeting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), digital media and tech enabled service companies who are bootstrapped or backed by angels.

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica SaaS Software Funding 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2016

Kobie Fuller, Partner at Upfront Ventures We set out to build a venture capital firm that would not only be a beacon for the rapidly growing LA tech ecosystem but also one that would compete and collaborate nationally with the best firms in the country.

Venture Capital 260

Venture Capital Startup SaaS Social Media 260

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody Software has confirmed that it has raised $14M in a new funding round for the firm's health and wellness business management software. The funding had originally been uncovered by socalTECH this morning, via a regulatory filing. Tags: mindbody software saas venture capital.

Software 181

Software Tech Coast Angels SoCalTech Pasadena Angels 181

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

That is, how much should your company be willing to lose in cash every month as you make investments in staff and equipment that funds technology, sales, marketing and management. How Much Capital You Have Raised / Your Runway In general I recommend that in early-stage startups you try to raise at least 15-18 months of runway.

Startup 212

Startup Venture Capital .Net Capital 212

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the developer of a software-as-a-service tool for managing venture capital and angel fundraising efforts for companies, said today that it has launched a free library of document templates covering the startup process. CapLinked, which is headed by PayPal alum Eric M. READ MORE>>.

Doc 178

Doc Software Review Manhattan Beach Template 178

socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2014

AuditFile , a developer of cloud-based auditing software for CPAs, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The funding came from Banneker Ventures, Tim Draper, Nas Draper, as well as other angel investors. The funding came from Banneker Ventures, Tim Draper, Nas Draper, as well as other angel investors.

UCLA 170

UCLA Draper Software SaaS 170

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, is backing the developing of software to help home care agencies manage their workers and operations. clearcare home care agency software back office saas venture capital qualcomm' ClearCare is based in San Franciso. READ MORE>>.

Software 147

Software SaaS Venture Capital San Diego 147

socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2011

Los Angeles- and Chicago-based venture capital firm MK Capital is the lead investor in Texas-based ReachForce , a provider of data quality software for marketers. According to ReachForce, MK Capital led a $4.6M GSA Venture Partners (formerly Greenhill SAVP) also participated in the funding.

Capital 157

Capital Funding Santa Monica Los Angeles 157

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

It's turning out to be a great time for entrepreneurs looking for funding in the region, with not only high profile exits of such companies as Snap Inc., but a bunch of new, early stage investors looking to seed or fund the next big tech success story. Watertower Ventures. www.watertowerventures.com) Fund size: $5M.

Southern California 138

Southern California Artificial Inteligence Funding SoCal 138

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Santa Monica-based venture capital investor March Capital Partners --the new investment firm led by longtime Southern California venture capital veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken, and Jamie Montgomery--has made an investment in cloud application infrastructure developer Appcito. READ MORE>>.

Capital 147

Capital Clearstone Southern California Santa Monica 147

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

in a Serie A funding, to go towards its app management, single sign-on, and analytics tools. The startup--which was founded by Scott Kriz and Erik Gustavson--said the round came from Polar Partners, Amplify, Resolute VC, Double M Partners, Social Leverage, Karlin Ventures, Lazerow Ventures and Rob Glaser. READ MORE>>.

Software 153

Software Santa Monica SaaS Venture Capital 153

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2013

According to Teambox , which was founded in Barcelona, Spain, and which is setting up headquarters in Redwood City, it raised $5M in a Series A led by Avalon Ventures, and which also included the Data Collective Fund. The company says it has now raised $7M for the company, including an earlier seed funding. READ MORE>>.

Avalon 147

Avalon SaaS Seed Funding San Diego 147

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2009

out of a $66.14M funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Tuesday. The filing indicates that the new funding came from Sequoia Capital, and that a significant part of the funding was used to purchase the stock of the firm's executives. READ MORE>>.

Services 140

Services SaaS Venture Capital Software 140

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2014

in a funding round, and set up shop in Los Angeles. The startup--which has headquarters in Malmo, Sweden--said the funding will go towards launching in the United States. The funding came from un-named angel investors. The company said it plans to double its sales force in the U.S. this year, along with expansion in Sweden.

SaaS 153

SaaS Venture Capital Blogging Los Angeles 153

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I talked with a few VCs and batted around the idea of becoming a VC. No prizes for guessing how my VC chats went. But you don’t really have VC experience.” How can you become a VC unless somebody decides to let you become a VC? ” And the next day I was an evil VC. ” or.

Technical Advisors 385

Technical Advisors Marketing Startup Venture Capital 385

socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2014

in a growth capital financing. The company--which develops cloud-based, medical office software--said the funding was led by Greenspring Associates, and also included OpenView Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. The company said it will use the funding for sales, marketing, and to enhance its software. READ MORE>>.

Software 153

Software Southern California SaaS Venture Capital 153

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. You’ve found a VC partner or principal who has invited you to the Monday partners’ meeting. Congratulations.

Venture Capital 318

Venture Capital Startup Sales Writing 318

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Huntington Beach-based Data Impact , a developer of software-as-a-service for electronic invoicing, announced this morning that it has raised $5M in a funding round. The round came from Zon Capital partners and other private investors. According to the firm, it will use the funding to fuel growth in its industry.

SaaS 140

SaaS Venture Capital Equity Software 140

socalTECH

MAY 12, 2010

Mindflash said it has received funding from Investment Group of Santa Barbara (IGSB), although it did not disclose financial terms of that funding. Tags: mindflash venture capital executive mint training online software saas. marketing, Charles Schwab, Intuit, and American Express. READ MORE>>.

Santa Barbara 145

Santa Barbara Training SaaS Venture Capital 145

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

It is an heroic accomplishment in a brutal fund-raising market in which only market leaders can bring in that sort of money. We started planning our fund raising as much as 14 months ago. Invoca had grown steadily and consistently since 2009 and by 2015 SaaS companies with scale had become hot – trading at a median of 7.3x

Funding 150

Funding Startup SaaS Venture Capital 150