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MARCH 1, 2017

The Foundation said it already has been organizing roundtables and dinners with executives from tech companies like Snap, Riot Games, Mitu, Omaze, Headspace, as well as local venture capital firms, to help engage them with the nonprofit company and help educate them on issues facing Los Angeles. billion in assets.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

in seed funding from Deep Fork Capital, William Morris Endeavor, former Riot Games Chairman Jarl Mohn, Dennis Phelps (IVP), Social Starts, BDC Ventures, and Keith Boesky. The company--now based in Vancouver, BC--helps organizers of professional video game tournaments and leagues. The company is led by Jason Xu.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 20, 2013

This free class is an orientation to help newcomers to the startup scene get acquainted with the exciting world of tech in Los Angeles. Saturday, January 26, 2013 -- Intro to the Los Angeles Startup Community. Sam Teller, Managing Director, Launchpad LA. After class you are welcome to network with a number of prominent folks in the ecosystem.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Today's contribution is from Michael Root , the new CTO of DogVacay (www.dogvacay.com)--but longtime Los Angeles tech vet, having most recently been at Riot Games. DogVacay helps connect pet owners with pet sitters and dog walkers. CTO of DogVacay and was previous Director of Engineering of Riot Games.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

This free class is an orientation to help newcomers to the startup scene get acquainted with the exciting world of tech in Los Angeles. Saturday, December 1, 2012 -- Intro to the Los Angeles Startup Community. General Assembly. Sam Teller, Managing Director, Launchpad LA. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 10, 2012

This free class is an orientation to help newcomers to the startup scene get acquainted with the exciting world of tech in Los Angeles. Saturday, October 13, 2012 -- Intro to the LA Startup Community. Sam Teller, Managing Director, Launchpad LA. Join us after our Weekend Workshop for an intro to the LA startup community! See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

There are of course many Seed VCs who take board seats, don’t over-commit to too many deals and try to help with “company building” activities to help at a company’s vulnerable foundations. at this scale it’s easier for us to help fund a seed extension. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way.

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OCTOBER 15, 2015

It's super interesting, in particular, for Southern California, where Blizzard and Riot Games have been really helping to lead that charge, both locally and internationally. Blizzard has been one of the founders of e-sports, an created many of the early e-sports games, and Riot Games is well known for League of Legends.

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APRIL 12, 2011

Derek Norton is head of Los Angeles-based Watertower Group (www.watertowergroup.com), a firm which helps companies raise funding, one of the rare companies which has a track record and good reputation helping companies with fundraising, and also runs its own investment fund. Those are two big gaming companies.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

I've found that it helps to schedule it, socialize it with your business partners and family and make meditation and exercise a priority. Health is the new wealth and you'd be surprised at how supportive your colleagues, friends, and family are in helping you. That was a lame excuse.

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MAY 10, 2014

EVP of MTV, President of Liberty Digital and on the boards of CNET, Scripps, comScore, Riot Games and Rubicon Project to name a few. I wish him well in his new endeavors and stand ready to help in any way I can. He started as an on-air radio personality and was known as Lee Masters for many years. He was CEO of E!,

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

I had a narrative in my head that I didn’t want to fund apps that would help husbands cheat on their wives or help kids send naked photos. So we had the discussion and I told James, “Isn’t Snapchat just a photo-based TigerText?” Of course that was a wrong narrative for both companies.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Clinton Foy: As you know, I helped to co-found the Immortals, the eSports franchise, back in 2015 with Noah Winston. Clinton Foy: I think what helps, is realizing we see 3,000 plus deals a year. It really helps to have them prepared with the right introduction to us, as a warm referral really helps to get them through that pipeline.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Google, Hulu, Riot Games, Demand Media, and many other big name players residing in Silicon Beach, it is no small wonder why many tech startups flock towards the sunny beach-side view. The wide range of startups is great and creates more opportunities for new talent and entrepreneurs to join the Los Angeles area. With Yahoo!,

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Brandon Beck – Riot Games. StarCraft 2 might be the most played eSport currently, but Riot Games’ “League of Legends” is garnering prize pools in the millions. They raised some money, stole some guys from Blizzard, and released the game for free. Comment help. The prize? $3 13 comments.

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MARCH 6, 2017

It is fitting that 2012 is the year that Snapchat really took off in Los Angeles and raised its first venture capital and began a five year ascent to becoming LA’s most recognizable startup company and largest IPO alongside LAs other great startup brands such as Riot Games and Tinder. Are you kidding me? And this is true.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

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. Comment help. The firm made a name for itself representing Skype from formation in 2003 through its ultimate sale to eBay for $2.6 0 comments.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Thank you all for helping make SBF happen, including engaging attendees, smart panelists , amazing volunteers, up-til-3a organizers , supportive partners and sponsors , and gorgeous hotels Erwin and Viceroy. Ready set tag in the Digital LA – Facebook SBF photo album !

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Along with Professors Thomas Pogge and Aidan Hollis, she founded Incentives for Global Health and helped produce a plan for incentivizing the development of new drugs for neglected diseases. Rick has led and sits on the board of 4 FirstMark portfolio companies, including Clickable, Weplay, Live Gamer and Riot Games. . .

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JULY 6, 2015

We weren’t going to win every deal but I knew when I found a buyer with a shared value system my harder stance on SaaS was going to win me business and my attack on competitors who offered it was to point out to my buyers how much time, money & staff they were going to have to dedicate to helping all of their on-premise implementations.

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