socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2021

San Diego-based Emerged, a new startup which provides qualified leads to healthcare organizations, says it has raised a seed round of funding. Size of the investment was not announced. Emerged said the new funding will go to scale its software platform and for sales and marketing. The funding came from Round One Capital.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Bobbie One startup that's proved to have the formula for success this year is Bobbie – the first infant formula to be certified as organic by the USDA, and the fastest-growing product of its kind to enter the US market since the 1980s. Organic milk formula product Bobbie. million site visits in October alone.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Today's contribution is from Alon Goren , the co-founder of Crowd Invest Summit and 805 Startups. Alon Goren: This year, my partners, Josef Holm (Krowdster), Darren Marble (CrowdfundX) and I started Crowd Invest Summit. Alon Goren is a Co-Founder of Crowd Invest Summit and 805 Startups. Alon Goren: Delegate!

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The employees who participated in the walkout want Netflix to “adopt measures to avoid future instances of platforming transphobia and hate speech,” they wrote in a letter. They want Netflix to address a list of demands in the categories of content investment, employee relations and safety, and harm reduction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2022

I especially like Cushman’s outline of the ten principles which distinguish the organization and operation of an open business from the more traditional closed model. Your stakeholders all need to understand and agree to the “why” of your organization. Shared clients and objectives (networked organization). Adjust accordingly.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2020

“We were excited to crossover and invest in Scopely.” “We were excited to crossover and invest in Scopely.” “Our belief is that over the longterm the most valuable companies in this space are going to be fully vertically integrated and own proprietary technology platforms,” he said. .

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Santa Barbara-based Theta Lake , a developer of security and compliance software which connects with Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, Zoom and other collaboration platforms, has raised $12.7M in a Series A funding. As part of the funding, Lightspeed's Arif Janmohamed joins the company's board. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Costa Mesa-based Givsum , which develops online software to help charitable organizations with their operations and fundraising, says it has received both new funding, as well as support, from two accelerators. Givsum is led by co-founder and CEO Shawn Wehan.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The company--led by co-founder and CEO Brad Brooks--said the funding comes as the company's revenues have grown over 30% since the onset of COVID-19 in March, with an additional 1,000 healthcare organizations adopting its TigerConnect platform. The company says it now has over 750,000 registered users using its services.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2018

San Diego-based Kazuhm , a startup developing a distributed computing workload platform, has received a funding round from Analytics Ventures, Analytics said this week. Size of the investment was not announced. Tim O'Neal, a former executive at Intuit, is CEO of Kazuhm. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2019

According to L Squared, since its investment in Virtium in July of 2015, Virtium saw its organic revenues more than double, and a tripling of its EBITDA. L Squared said that Virtium was its second platform investment and third exit for the firm in the last twelve months. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Shamrock Capital reports this morning that it has led a $30M investment in Pixellot , an Israeli firm developing automatic, artificial intelligence-driven software for producing streaming sports video. The funding was led by Shamrock, and also included other, existing, un-named investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

One of the investment themes I’ve been focused on in the past 3 years has been Performance-Based Marketing. When I started investing the US advertising market was $300 billion with only 10% of it ($30 billion) of it being online and measurable. I believe that many social networks confused this idea. Thus, we click!

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to a classic article on Thrinacia , there were over 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence then, estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to today. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Subscribe to Chain Reaction on Apple , Spotify or your alternative podcast platform of choice to keep up with us every week. million in pre-seed investment from investors including Liberty City Ventures, Digital Currency Group and Coinbase Ventures. Tencent, Block back Indonesian fintech platform Flip with $55M Series B extension.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. I would summarize the qualms and feedback from professional investors as the following: Crowdfunding platform costs trickle down to angel groups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. I would summarize the qualms and feedback from professional investors as the following: Crowdfunding platform costs trickle down to angel groups.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2019

According to Thrive Global, the acquisition will go to help it build a behavior change technology platform which leverages data collection and the application of the latest science to end the stress and burnout epidemic and help individuals and organizations unlock their full potential. Size of that investment was not announced.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The company said the move comes as it has received an investment from three U.S. Evvnt develops a software platform which helps event organizers manage and promote events across event listing sites, calendars, directories, ticketing, social networks and search engines. newspapers, and signed up its first U.S.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2018

San Diego-based Chalice Wealth Partners , a new startup developing a technology-enabled, membership-based organization for registered independent advisors (RIAs) and wealth managers, has raised $4.6M The funding was led by Uinta Investment Partners. in a Series A funding.

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Tech.Co

MAY 16, 2024

Grant recipients will receive $25,000 to invest in their enterprise, will be featured on national co-branded platforms, and will also receive marketing and design resources customized to their specific needs. Aside from receiving funding, approved applicants will also receive technical assistance to help scale their organization.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2012

Look out, Pinterest -- Pasadena-based LoveIt is looking to unseat the popularity of the photo sharing site, with its new platform, and $6M in funding. LoveIt, headed by former PriceGrabber President Ron LaPierre, said today that it raised a Series A round from Juvo Capital and PG Ventures, to bolster its "visual curation and sharing platform."

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 15, 2022

The new programs are a part of a range of new products Uber is launching across its ride-hail and delivery platforms, which are being announced on Monday at the company’s Global Product Event. Serve’s program will focus on shorter trips in West Hollywood.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2021

The massive geographic footprint of the region has always been a limiting factor in our work as a Super Connector, but we soon realized that virtual platforms actually allow us to more effectively bring people together than solely relying on live in-person convenings. He previously held C-level roles at Overture Services/Yahoo!,

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Content Recommendations in Streaming Services While many streaming platforms suggest content based on viewing history, LLMs have the power to significantly elevate this experience. Structured Data refers to information organized in a defined manner, making it easier to search and analyze.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

GrubMarket , which provides a B2C platform for consumers to order produce and other food and home items for delivery, and a B2B service where it supplies grocery stores, meal-kit companies and other food tech startups with products that they resell, is today announcing that it has raised $60 million in a Series D round of funding.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2015

Tucker Kain: In 2012, when the current ownership group bought the Dodgers, the group they pulled together was pretty heavily investment focused. They all had come from backgrounds as investment professionals, which is how they had built their own businesses. How did the idea to launch your own accelerator come about?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

i am deeply invested in the drama surrounding lil miquela and now you all have to be too. It’s less well-known that the company is backed by some of the biggest names in venture capital investment — firms like Sequoia Capital. Around this time McFedries also began investing in companies, according to AngelList.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. Angels like to “touch and feel” their investments, so they are generally only interested in local opportunities. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

When I first joined Crosscut Ventures five years ago, the firm had $20 million under management and was just starting to invest out of its second fund. We now have $250 million under management, are investing out of our fourth fund and have made more than 80 investments. Liquidity and transfer of wealth.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

This round is being led by Point72 Private Investments, with previous backers Toba Capital, Index Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, BoxGroup, and VMG Partners also participating. Focusing on the U.S. trillion, and the spa sector passing $150 billion, both by 2025. Image Credits: Boulevard under a CC BY 2.0 license. “As

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

The thing that fuels this success is the amazing organizations and people from around the world who align and support the mission to build businesses. These organizations work tirelessly in guiding and supporting startup teams to success, regardless of their stage of business, as well as continue to encourage innovation across the planet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

According to a recent article on Thrinacia , there are now aver 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence, currently estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to 2022. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S.,

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Southern California Edison Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

While every organization should have secure networks, the stakes are higher in some industries than others. Networks designed for privacy and security are essential for government organizations looking to protect classified data from falling into nefarious hands. Government Agencies. Enterprises. Secure Network Setups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

You as a leader must be transparent about how and why you are investing in one initiative over the other. Innovation must be embedded in every function of your organization and measured at the highest levels. Invest in communication skills and use all platforms. Define realistic metrics to keep track of progress.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2021

Move to a higher platform. A few are able to move to higher platform, like moving from a sole practitioner physician to create and run a much larger medical organization. Expand your investment alternatives. Many entrepreneurs get their first taste of success running their own consultancy or practice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

Today’s digital leaders all have a digital platform – a set of algorithms stitched together to collect and analyze key data, and tune their algorithms dynamically for every transaction. You need a platform that is comfortable with the global scope of today’s market, with it’s wide range of social and economic cultures, trends, and needs.

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