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Casa Verde Capital Raises $45M Investment Fund

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West Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital said this week that it has raised $45M in its debut, investment fund, which will specifically invest in the "ancillary cannabis" industry. The company's Managing Partner is Karan Wadhera. READ MORE>>.

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Core Innovation Capital Raises $71.5M for Financial Tech Investments

L.A. Business Journal

Core Innovation Capital of Hollywood, a financial services technology investor, has raised a second fund worth $71.5 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Why Silicon Valley and Hollywood Don’t Get Each Other and Who Will Win the Future

Both Sides of the Table

But here’s what Silicon Valley doesn’t get about Hollywood. This requires more than technology. And what Hollywood does’t get about Silicon Valley? ” Guess what, Hollywood. ” Me, “ok, but who is going to provide your technology? As humans we like story telling. That’s b t.

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Silicon Valley VC's New LPs: Hollywood?

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Apparently, according to Variety, that source is increasingly Hollywood , and its stars and executives. The article did not quantify how much Hollywood money is going to technology venture capital and private equity. Looking for some funding for your new Menlo Park venture capital fund? Image courtesy of Bigstock.

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How FilmBreak Is Bringing Data and Analytics To Hollywood, with Darren Marble

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Hollywood's an old industry, used to doing business in traditional ways. However, there's a new generation of technology driven startups who are looking to apply software and technology in a way that will change how movies are made, and marketed. Where's the service now? We're a member of our the coworking space.

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Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud

TechCrunch LA

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles.

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Report: Dominate Fund Retreats From Hollywood

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An effort to raise an investment fund from Hollywood, to specifically invest in technology companies, looks to have pulled back its effort to court celebrities and actors, according to a report this week. DominateFund had launched last year in an effort to give celebrities and actors access to Silicon Valley technology startups.