socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company, has invested in a Chinese startup which provides web, video, and search analytics, Gridsum Technology. According to Gridsum, Steamboat led its Series A. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Steamboat Ventures 167

Steamboat Ventures Web Invest Venture Capital 167

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

The round was led by DFJ Mercury, and also included investments from Steamboat Ventures, DFJ Frontier, and ff Asset Management. CEO Agustin recently moved into the LA area from Austin, and has started to build up a team here in addition to the firm's Texas staff.

Funding 140

Funding Steamboat Ventures Startup Content 140

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Southern California's top startups showed up in force Friday at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, for the Technology Council of Southern California's annual VentureNet conference. Magnify360 was voted the best investment opportunity by both venture capitalist audience members and panelists.

Southern California 100

Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

Investments by venture capitalists in Southern California were up, both in terms of deals and dollars in Q2, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). in 91 investments, up significantly from the $451.8M invested in 24 deals.

Southern California 174

Southern California Orange County Rustic Canyon SoCal 174

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. They were originally founded inside of Times Mirror and had a huge string of major investment success before spinning out as a fully independent fund. The investment will be used for product development initiatives.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2012

As traditional and digital media companies strive to build out a worldwide marketplace for their content, services and products, the event will answer how fundraising, investment and new technologies impacttheir strategies. Last July the Variety Venture Capital and New Media Summit was one of the best conferences of the year.

Venture Capital 68

Venture Capital Media Capital Steamboat Ventures 68

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2012

As traditional and digital media companies strive to build out a worldwide marketplace for their content, services and products, the event will answer how fundraising, investment and new technologies impacttheir strategies. Last July the Variety Venture Capital and New Media Summit was one of the best conferences of the year.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Media Capital Steamboat Ventures 40