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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Today I’m handing her the largest A-round check I’ve ever written as a VC as we lead her $10 million A-Round at uBeam. As I’ve written about recently, at Upfront Ventures we started talking a couple of years ago about wanting to fund stuff with more meaning. We hired IP specialists to review prior art.

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JUNE 5, 2015

” Today I want to talk about how a VC thinks about equity pricing on your round and particularly if you’re coming off of a convertible note. So how DOES a VC think about financings at early stages? ” That is a problem for the founder and the VC. And the VC isn’t happy because he or she owns 17.4%

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MAY 14, 2018

I know that you can use an email system with this to track my open rate, whether I forwarded the email, the IP address where I read it, whether I was on a mobile device or a wired computer and you can tell who else read the document. Your deck should be so good that a VC asks you for permission to show it to his or her portfolio companies.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

To the best of my knowledge US law allows you to work on your own resources and in your own hours and let you personally own your IP. In some countries outside the US (the UK for example) employers can specify in an employment contract that ANY IP you develop while you’re employed by that company is owned by them.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Most early-stage entrepreneurs who have worked with me (either as an angel or as a seed VC) know that I don’t rely at all on the social proof of other investors. Importantly any VC investor will understand the “first close&# mentality since nearly all VC funds are raised this way from our investors.

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DECEMBER 27, 2011

Do you imagine eventually raising VC and trying to build a faster growing company?” ” Because of the circles I run in I tend to meet many people who eventually do want to build large companies and therefore do want to eventually raise VC and “go big.” They raised $5 million in venture capital to fund growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? I recently wrote a post on how to get access to VCs and angels where I outlined why lawyers are such an important tool for VC introductions. Our lives are intertwined.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Having street smarts with no inspirational ability to build teams can yield a great small business but will be difficult to scale into a large VC-backed business. So we as VCs search for entrepreneurs/founders who have the whole package or as much of it as possible. In the book they profile how VC worked in the early days (60s / 70s).

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

San Diego-based CyberFlow Analytics has raised $2M in a seed round of funding, to go towards its software for protecting corporate IP from corporate espionage and malware. cyberflow analytics security software venture capital protection cybersecurity' READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I need to take some VC meetings. But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. When you think about the success that is Silicon Valley, the unfair advantage is not just the huge amounts of available venture capital.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Now, given our current economic crisis and VC ‘challenges’, the barriers to funding have gone up significantly as well. How’s that for duality.

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2013

Santa Barbara-based CALIENT Technologies said this morning that it has raised $27M in a round of venture funding, from both new and existing investors. According to Calient, it will use the funding to enhance its portfolio of optical circuit switching systems, to extend its IP portfolio, and for working capital. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 27, 2010

My company had raised venture capital in April 2001 but we were told that there may never be any more coming. Hell – we fought against the VC’s together! They seed funded my second company and even let me buy some IP in exchange for debt to get started. He’s family and he knows it.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2011

Tuculescu said it is providing web conferencing services--such as that you'd find from GoToMeeting, WEbEx, or DimDim--using an ad-supported model, but still supporting advanced features like screen sharing, voice over IP audio, and up to 150 people on a conference at a time. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The company's technology is based on research into optimizing the TCP/IP protocol. FastSoft has previously received funding from Miramar Venture Partners, Caltech, and angel investors. Tags: fastsoft internet acceleration caltech venture capital debt convertible. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

San Diego-based Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that it has launched a brand new, venture capital investment fund, which will focus only an artificial intelligence. The first investment out of the fund is in AnyVision , a startup working on face, body, and object recognition. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 -- TS2 Presents: Unlocking the Secrets of Scaling and Monetization Some of the biggest challenges faced by founders and CEOs of growing technology companies involve how to effectively monetize their IP and create sound strategies for growth. See [link] (more)

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MARCH 21, 2013

Importantly, make sure that you retain IP rights to your custom work which needs to be part of the engagement contract. At a minimum co-ownership of the IP. If not specified in contract you might find yourself with future litigation over IP. Integrate PS Work Into Sales & Marketing Processes.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2019

The round was led by Struck Capital, and also included Tectonic Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Sterling Road, and Watertower Ventures. Los Angeles-based Brainbase , a developer of intellectual property licensing software, has raised $3M in a seed funding round, the company said today.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Greener Capital , a venture capital fund focused on clean technology which has offices in Laguna Beach, said today that it has scored a first close on its second fund, Greener Capital Partners II. Size of he fund and financial details were not announced.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

How 'IP Capitalists' are beating Venture Capitalists in Innovative Companies? At this special Technology Council event you will learn: Discover how to build an IP strategy that strengthens your business and have access to cash when needed. See how to fund a company with IP Funding, as an alternative to VC funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

It’s why as an investor I look for talented teams with long-term vision, a unique point-of-view, differentiated IP and a desire to build something enduring. I was reminded of all this this when I read a blog post by one of my favorite thinkers on the VC market, Bryce Roberts, who talked about “ unfundable companies.&#.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2009

in a Series A funding round, for the firm's voice-over-IP services. According to XCast, the funding includes an investment by Siemer and Associates, as well as Frontera Capital and the Pasadena Angels. Tags: xcast labs voip telecom venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2012

Well – he had this awesome platform that was super technical – great IP. Hell, most entrepreneurs who were funded by VCs were probably told ‘no’ by that exact same VC one time before! He has the “perfect business for me” given my blog commentary. Would I hear him out? He was from Harvard.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. www.socalip.com) Focused on high tech's unique need - Pragmatic cost-effective IP portfolio management - U.S. www.socalip.com) Focused on high tech's unique need - Pragmatic cost-effective IP portfolio management - U.S. Technology. Advertisers.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

San Diego-based PCN Technology , a developer of Ethernet and IP networking hardware, said this morning that it has raised $5.25M in a funding round. The firm said the round included its existing investors, executives, and board members, along with Enertech Capital and new individuals in San Diego.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The company was founded by Jacobo Lumbreras and Patrick Ip. Unity Influence is using machine learning and artificial intelligence tools to connect advertisers with "micro-influencers". READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 3, 2009

The competition is drawing players from diverse marketsincluding digital media, internet services, and Telecom/IP communications companies.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

I often tell people in this scenario to focus on a VC “fixer upper.” You will learn about running board meetings, setting up the ultimate financial plan, leading a team from the top, dealing with the press, raising capital, etc. Incoming into a VC fixer-upper you often have leverage over personal compensation.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2012

Malibu-based MalibuIQ and HRL Laboratories , the former research and development arm of Hughes Aircraft which was previously known as Hughes Research Laboratories, said Tuesday that they have tied together to commercialize inventions and IP from HRL.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2019

Why did you decide to move to venture capital? Sometimes what I say, is if brand is your moat, and you're a direct-to-consumer company, versus where you really have some technology, and you have some IP, that's the side of the spectrum we play on. That allowed me to take a step back, and relocate. My job was hiring people.

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socalTECH

JUNE 10, 2019

in a Series D funding round, which came from Sutter Hill Ventures, Chengwei Capital, Spark Capital, Osage University Partners and Huami, and also included new investor Qualcomm Ventures. SiFive develops RISC-V processor IP and silicon; the company says it has now raised a total of $125M. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2020

The funding was led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Nosara Capital, and also included Alpha Edison, Struck Capital, Bonfire Ventures, FJ Labs, Spencer Lazar, Michael Stoppelman, former senior vice president of engineering at Yelp, Jenny Fleiss, co-founder of Rent The Runway, and David Fraga, president of InVision.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2019

The company--founded by Elan Lee and Matthew Inman--initially had crowdfunded the card game, only later raising additional capital. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2021

The funding came from Capital IP. Los Angeles-based VideoAmp, a developer of software used to manage advertising across linear TV, streaming and digital media, says it has raised $50M in a debt financing. VideoAmp is led by co-founder and CEO Ross mcCray.

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MAY 10, 2015

This also happens out of “startup weekends” where it’s unclear who contributed to the IP and where many people don’t continue with the idea beyond the first 30 days. Make sure you have standard vesting – even before your raise capital. When it involves real or perceived large sums of money, friends sue.

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