socalTECH
MAY 9, 2019
Los Angeles-based Pearl , the machine learning startup which was spun out of advertising AI software startup GumGum , has raised $11M in a funding round, which came from Craft Ventures, as well as un-named strategic investors. Craft Ventures is the investment firm run by former Yammer founder, David Sacks. READ MORE>>.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Why Invest? Why Invest? Put simply Chuck is amongst the smartest and most knowledgeable leaders in the CRM industry and in the components I consider the future of enterprise software — voice driving input/output, chat-based computing and mobile-first design. Why Invest? The reason is simple.
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socalTECH
MARCH 6, 2013
Howard Lindzon , the San Diego angel investors who also heads up stock micro-messaging site StockTwits , has invested in another private company-- Discoverly. READ MORE>>.
TechCrunch LA
MAY 8, 2019
The company has raised $11 million in financing from undisclosed strategic investors and Craft Ventures, the investment firm set up by former Yammer founder, David Sacks. “This idea was seeded within GumGum,” says Tanz. “I started the process of collecting dental x-rays over three years ago.”
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
It connects companies with investors, allows investors to forward on referrals to other investors, and once an investment has been made, allows a company to post updates to the site. That makes it easier to get money in the door, and keep investors happy for follow on investments. Who would find this most useful? Thanks, and good luck!
socalTECH
JUNE 30, 2016
There were things like Yammer, Jive, and all that. How has it been building an enterprise software company in Southern California? I think that, because of software-as-a-service and the cloud, companies no longer have to invest $50,000 or $100,000 in software, that geographically, you don't have to be as close to Bay Area companies.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 27, 2012
By now you probably know that David Sacks , co-founder of PayPal and founder of both Geni & Yammer made some observations on Facebook that Silicon Valley “as we know it” was coming to an end. “In order to create a successful new company, you have to find an idea that. (1) How many ideas like that are left?”
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