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Southern California Startups Raise More Than $598.4M In VC In Q4

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Southern California''s venture capital investments totaled a little more than $598.4M in the fourth quarter, according to the latest number from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, in its MoneyTree report. The investments were a drop from Q4 of 2012, $711.8M For Q4, $8.4

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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

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The consumer product they’ve created is called TrueCar. Competitors: Google (Invite Media) , MediaMath , X+1. Current round: $4.2mm led by Spark Capital and Foundry Group. Investing much of new cash to build presence in Android platform. Investing much of new cash to build presence in Android platform.

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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

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Investment experience (5 years a VC at Battery Ventures). People often ask me what VCs look for when we hire partners and many have asked how to become VCs themselves one day. I can’t speak for other VCs but it may interest you to at least know our thought process at Upfront.

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GRP Partners Raises New $200M Fund, Becomes Upfront Ventures

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Los Angeles-based venture capital investor GRP Partners announced this morning that it has raised a fourth fund, worth $200M, and also renamed the firm Upfront Ventures. upfront ventures partners venture capital fund startup msuster suster launchpadla' READ MORE>>.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. But notably you had the following changes: Horizontally scalable computing & storage systems, which meant you required less capital up front for hardware. We have invested $17.3 And then the world changed. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. Welcome to the future.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. Partners make investment decisions. Executive Summary.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media.