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JUNE 13, 2018

As a VC and former entrepreneur let me offer you some advice. Remember that the goal of an email to a VC or an introduction from a trusted mutual connection is simply to get you the meeting. Remember that the goal of an email to a VC or an introduction from a trusted mutual connection is simply to get you the meeting.

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DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened? Until we weren’t.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The funding was led by Okapi Venture Capital and also included Saas Ventures. Chargezoom develops a software platform that helps businesses automate accounts receivable, billing, and payments. The startup is led by CEO Matt Dubois.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Corent CEO Feyzi Fatehi confirmed the round, saying that the firm is seeing lots of traction from firms looking to "SaaS"-ify their software. The firm is targeting enterprise customers with its offering, and has a major deal with IBM to help customers move their software into the cloud.

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JULY 22, 2020

According to the company, the round--a Seed-2 funding--was led by Okapi Capital, and also included The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners and Brad Perry (co-founder of Dealer Socket), along with others.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

San Luis Obispo-based WhiteFox , which develops tools to defend against hostile drones and help manage drone airspace, has raised $12M more in a Series A funding round, the company announced this morning. The new funding round included Moore Venture Partners, Serra Ventures, Okapi Venture Capital, SaaS Venture Capital, and JAM Capital.

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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>>.

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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>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

My long-time friend Jason Lemkin is on the verge of launching a spectacular SaaS conference called SaaStr this week. What Jason has achieved in no time flat in VC is astounding. Without inventing the browser he has single-handedly created a personal VC brand on a shoestring. I had been doing SaaS for 7 years.

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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.

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Xconomy

MAY 2, 2019

A new venture capital firm, which in November marked its launch by raising a $53 million-plus fund to invest in startups, has made its first investment. The duo built a proprietary software system to help them find companies that fit its parameters, which is what led Blueprint to Sunwave, Lewis said.

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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. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Total raised: $29.5mm. Read more: CrunchBase profile , TechCrunch.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Without taking a dime of outside capital, the company has achieved impressive success in a competitive, SaaS market segment, landing companies such as Nike, Intuit, NASA, AutoDesk and PBS. Some of the products I’ve helped validate and launch include GoToMyPC, GoToMeeting and AppFolio. Semick: They are. It’s chaotic.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The former President of ExactTarget and later chief executive of Salesforce Marketing Cloud has made billions of dollars building products to help support customer service and now he’s back at it again with his latest venture MetaCX.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

He also nails the reason why venture capital is still necessary to grow large businesses quickly in a world where the costs of running startups have fallen dramatically. “Why do founders want to take the VCs’ money? .” After all, growth equals high valuations and loads of venture capital!

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Join us for a special evening with InfoWorld’s Dave Linthicum as he delves into global enterprise software trends with some of LA’s most successful SaaS and cloud computing companies. The opportunities cloud computing and SaaS afford management. Paths to SaaS and cloud computing that will work for your enterprise. Scott Kriz.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 11, 2013

Experience has shown that a strong emotional tie to a deal will help more than any other factor when raising venture funding. However, it is the emotional bond an entrepreneur cultivates with their potential investor that helps close a deal. The VC did not see the necessity of such a move.

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MAY 29, 2013

in a funding round, the firm announced today, for its "cloudpaging" software, which helps deliver Microsoft Windows applications into the cloud. According to Numecent, the funding was led by T-Venture, the venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom. Numecent is also backed by Endeavor Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 11, 2013

Experience has shown that a strong emotional tie to a deal will help more than any other factor when raising venture funding. However, it is the emotional bond an entrepreneur cultivates with their potential investor that helps close a deal. The VC did not see the necessity of such a move.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

We also brought in several top-tier VC firms onto the Boards of our portfolio companies, including: Sequoia, Accel, Kleiner and Volition. More vertical market SaaS solutions show just how big that opportunity is currently and will be in the future. What was the most significant event for you or your company this year?

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AUGUST 10, 2020

San Diego-based GoSite , which develops an online platform to help small businesses put up online and mobile websites, has raised $16M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Longley Capital, and also included Stage 2 Capital, Ankona Capital, Serra Ventures and SaaS Ventures, and angels.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

Clio , a software company that helps law practices run more efficiently with its cloud-based technology, announced Tuesday it has raised a $110 million Series E round co-led by T. Newton said his vertical SaaS company helps legal professionals be more productive, grow their firms and “make legal services more accessible.”

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MAY 6, 2018

As a VC with scores of startups in our portfolio we have ringside seats to many, many fund raising processes plus I had to raise money across about 5 different rounds of capital as an entrepreneur so I’ve developed some thought on the process that I hope can be helpful to some of you before you start. Let me give you an example.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , which develops online, software-as-a-service to help entrepreneurs connect with and keep their investors updated, is opening up its public beta today. Jackson helped bootstrap marketing for PayPal, and eventually served as interim Vice President of Marketing at PayPal after its acquisition by eBay.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of software to help manufacturers monitor their channel and e-commerce sites--and in particular, minimum-advertising-price (MAP) policies--has raised $2M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

On the one hand they can provide meaningful validation, and investment can support a deeper business relationship that significantly helps the startup. Were pleased to be a part of one of SoCals greatest VC-backed successes. Jim has spent his entire career in and around enterprise software, and has been a VC for 18 years.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. The first investment I ever made as a VC was in a company now called Invoca. In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google).

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SoCal CTO

MAY 18, 2010

VCs in seed clothing: Chris Dixon, Mark Suster, and Naval Ravikant interviewed - Venture Hacks , May 5, 2010 Great discussion around VC signaling in seed rounds — and how these signals help or hurt your ability to raise money in the next round. SaaS Conversion: Which metrics matter? Thanks Steve!

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MARCH 30, 2016

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 We knew better than to start funding raising in August, when larger VC firms have a harder time assembling full decision teams – so in August we would plan and September we would commence.

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APRIL 30, 2019

The startup said the funding was led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital (PGVC), and also included Okapi Venture Capital, Fika Ventures, and Mucker Capital. Gabe Greenbaum of Pritzker Group Venture Capital will join the company's board alongside the funding.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I only say that because after years as a VC I can always tell when my peer group invested in something because “it seemed like it would make money” versus when they invested out of passion. On reflection of the role that I want to play as a VC it is clearly in the camp of passion. I’m a VC.

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MAY 15, 2019

Los Angeles- and Dublin, Ireland-based Glofox , which develops a cloud-based software to help fitness studio owners manage their businesses, has raised $10M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Octopus Ventures, and also included Partech Ventures, Notion Capital, and Tribal VC.

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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. AWS helped lower the cost of starting a company by 90%. Please watch this. Every single one.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot - OnStartups , July 19, 2010 It’s been a little over 4 years since I officially launched my internet marketing software company , HubSpot. So, I’ve had about 4 years on the “inside” of a fast-growing, venture-backed B2B SaaS startup. Angel vs VC? - Here’s why. Not so bad.

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JULY 23, 2013

I asked him if I could join his practice as the guy who could help him bridge technology & business. I got to help a telecom operator decide whether or not to bid on 3G spectrum and how much to pay. I talked with a few VCs and batted around the idea of becoming a VC. No prizes for guessing how my VC chats went.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

This is hardly ideal and some simple changes could help management avoid both issues. If I’m in your shoes I’d think about what is most critical to help your business succeed. should we charge SaaS revenue, ad revenue or volumetric billing revenue? ” Both of the functions are a waste of time. Startup Advice'

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JULY 9, 2019

Chris Bostick: We're a mid-Wilshire venture firm, with a $260M fund. We invest in life sciences, medical devices, but we're also a generalist investing in SaaS technologies and real estate, as well. How did you get into venture capital, and how did you make that leap from scientist to venture capital?

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