TechCrunch LA

APRIL 1, 2019

Defy , the early-stage venture investment firm founded by Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo, is putting a new twist on the venture partner model as it brings Brian Lee and Sujal Patel on board to help out with investing and guiding companies in the firm’s portfolio. Just don’t call them venture partners. million round.

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JULY 19, 2011

in funding, and San Diego $198.18M in investments. Quarter to quarter, investments were up from Q1, when $585M was invested in the region. Investments were slightly down from Q2 of 2010, when the region saw $856M in funding. Nationally, venture capitalists invested $7.5M billion invested across 814 deals.

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JULY 17, 2013

H.Bloom is one of the companies backed by Los Angeles technology entrepreneur and investor Brian Lee (Shoedazzle, Legalzoom). We''ve invested tremendously in technology, which allows us to run the operations for a perishable product, in a real high service way. What is H.Bloom? Bryan Burkhart: H. We''re excited to service them here.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

BAM Ventures , the venture capital investment firm founded by serial entrepreneur Brian Lee, is looking to raised $50M in a third venture capital fund, BAM Ventures III, L.P. Lee--best known for co-founding LegalZoom, as well as Shoedazzle--has been making investments from his own funds for a number of years. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We thought it would be worth hearing about where the firm is today, as well as Carey's strategy to create something similar to LegalZoom, but for attorneys. I see us compared with a LegalZoom, which has done phenomenally well. Folks like LegalZoom have taken commoditized documents, for things which don't necessary need an attorney.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Think USV is only invested around Union Square in NYC? And in many communities that are new to building tech startups I’ve found that a lot of angel money is not very sophisticated at investing in startup companies. Think the next big startup can’t come from Dallas, TX? Think again. Angry Birds? Local press matters.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product).

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

El Segundo-based medical apparel company Jaanuu , the venture-backed startup led by Shaan Sethi, said it has received a new, strategic investment round today. Size of the investment was not announced. Jaanuu said the new funding will go towards expansion into new apparel categories and senior level staffing hires.

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JULY 29, 2010

tevye2009 , Q: “can you briefly explain why it’s best to get a small valuation when getting investment.&# Mike Stern (wasn’t sure which one so leave a comment if it’s you): Q: “is it possible to sell your startup without venture investment if the company has big traction and a large user base?&#

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

City of Industry-based NZXT, a maker of custom, gaming PCs, has raised $100M in a strategic investment, the company said this week. The funding came from private equity investor Franciso Partners. NZXT's custom gaming PCs start at $799, but can be customized and can cost more than $3800.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

In an interesting intersection of LA's world of technology, investing, and sports, Kobe Bryant , the LA Laker star, and technology startup veteran Jeff Stibel have teamed up to create a new, $100M venture capital fund, to invest in technology, media, and data companies. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2014

I’m reminded of LegalZoom who was founded in LA but moved it’s headquarters to Glendale and much of its operations to Austin, Texas. We need to help create local venture capital funds who may be national in investment strategy (as we are) but who will do more than their fair share of fundings locally (for us that’s 50%).

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Lawrence Ng , the co-founder of Oversee.net, said this morning that it has launched a new, startup fund called the OnRamp Fund , a $10M, international incubation fund that invests in early stage startups. The company said one of its first investments is bridal retailer SimplyBridal. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Kobe Bryant , the basketball legend who also was one half of Los Angeles private equity investment firm Bryant Stibel , is dead at the age of 41, after a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas took his life, the life of one of his daughters, and seven others.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

If your business is managing contracts and patents, it makes sense, but the CLO for most startups is LegalZoom on the Internet. Also known as General Counsel, this position is an expensive one to fill and maintain. Chief Security Officer.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

Also, we had an investment in a company that went public this year, BroadSoft, which is one of 2010's best-performing IPOs. Most of the new investments we made this year -- and the ones in the pipeline we're most excited about -- were referred to us by founders with whom we've already invested. It's been really gratifying.

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APRIL 11, 2021

The best way to short-circuit this problem is to have a frank and open discussion with former employers, perhaps under the guise of asking them to invest in your venture. Investment fraud continues to be a common subject, even though Bernie Madoff has long been safely behind bars. If a lawsuit is inevitable, better sooner than later.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

When you’re one fund and have $600 million to invest it’s easier to take that kind of risk. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of ‘swing-for-the-fences’ investment at early stages – and neither does your town. There are no $600 million funds in Los Angeles.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Lee of Legalzoom.com and ShoeDazzle, Jody Mulkey of Shopzilla, and Lawrence Ng of Oversee.net have all invested in the site. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. According to SocialAnnex, Kamran Pourzanjani of PriceGrabber.com, Brian S. Social Annex was founded in 2010.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

That''s why people turn to Legalzoom and Docstoc, and use those free documents because they just don''t want to deal with lawyers. If you think about finding legal help, it''s not like you''re buying a t-shirt. We''re talking about an industry which is very competitive, first, and two, one that people overwhelmingly try to avoid.

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JULY 10, 2012

The best way to short-circuit this problem is to have a frank and open discussion with former employers, perhaps under the guise of asking them to invest in your venture. Investment fraud continues to be a hot subject , even though Bernie Madoff is safely behind bars. If a lawsuit is inevitable, better sooner than later.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

That's important, because it allows marketers to re-invest and give credit to that marketing event, so they can buy more of it and get more customers. Locally, those are companies like LegalZoom, GameFly, TrueCar, and ShoeDazzle. It's a significant problem in online marketing today. What kind of customers are using the tool?

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AUGUST 7, 2013

The best way to short-circuit this problem is to have a frank and open discussion with former employers, perhaps under the guise of asking them to invest in your venture. Investment fraud continues to be a common subject , even though Bernie Madoff has long been safely behind bars. If a lawsuit is inevitable, better sooner than later.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

For Legalzoom, it's a very different model. It's helped us to invest a little in talent and quality, and we've been able to use our programming, knowledge, data, and insights to make a better product, which has been really working well for us. So, we're partnered with them on a couple of different levels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Based on the Startup Environment Index from the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom a while back, personal money, or bootstrapping, continues to be the primary startup funding source. People who give you money like to talk about their great investment, and competitors see you coming. Sometimes survival requires staying under the radar.

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JUNE 28, 2013

Based on the latest Startup Environment Index from the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom, personal money, or bootstrapping, continued to be the primary startup funding in 2012. People who give you money like to talk about their great investment, and competitors see you coming. Sometimes survival requires staying under the radar.

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JULY 5, 2017

We caught up with co-founder and CEO Shaan Sethi to hear more about the startup, as well as Shaan's journey from investment banking to running an apparel startup. In the early 2000's, I'd worked as a consumer, retail investment banker. There were lots of things we did around investment and acquisitions.

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MAY 3, 2011

A set of three, well known Los Angeles investors with military connections are funding a new startup, Troopswap.com , focused on providing daily deals to the military community.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2020

The pair made a mix of early- and late-stage investments in Los Angeles-based companies like LegalZoom, Scopely, Art of Sport, The Honest Company, RingDNA, FocusMotion, DyshApp and Represent. Last year, the investment firm expanded with a $1.7 My heart goes out to the Bryant family during this incredibly difficult time.”

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. is a good monthly investment? Brian Lee – LegalZoom, ShoeDazzle. Well, they’re all wrong, and Los Angeles is about to prove it. LA is a special place right now.

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