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LA tech industry mourns Kobe Bryant

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The pair made a mix of early- and late-stage investments in Los Angeles-based companies like LegalZoom, Scopely, Art of Sport, The Honest Company, RingDNA, FocusMotion, DyshApp and Represent. Bryant launched his venture career with partner and serial entrepreneur Jeff Stibel back in 2013, according to Crunchbase.

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Oversee.Net's Lawrence Ng Sets Up Startup Incubation Fund

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OnRamp Fund said it will offer up access to mentoring and advisors, funding, and cross-border support for its startups, particularly with those looking to reach across the United States, Taiwan, and China. The company said one of its first investments is bridal retailer SimplyBridal. READ MORE>>.

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Early-stage investment firm Defy updates the venture partner model

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Vassallo and Sequeira prefer the term “sage” to describe the folks they’re looking to bring in to help mentor their companies. Just don’t call them venture partners. Both Lee, a Los Angeles-based serial entrepreneur who founded or co-founded Honest Co.,

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MuckerLab Takes TechStars Incubation To Los Angeles

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MuckerLab looks to have lined up a who's who of successful Los Angeles entrepreneurs as mentors, including Brett Markinson of HauteLook, Brian Lee of ShoeDazzle and LegalZoom, Hiten Shah of Kissmetrics, Howard Lindzon of StockTwits and Wallstrip, Paige Craig of BetterWorks, Ryan Steelberg of DMarc Broadcasting, and Tyler Goldman of BUZZMEDIA.

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Interview with Bryan Burkhart, H.Bloom

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H.Bloom is one of the companies backed by Los Angeles technology entrepreneur and investor Brian Lee (Shoedazzle, Legalzoom). Your connection to LA, aside from this expansion, is Brian Lee (of Shoedazzle, Legalzoom)- how did you connect? What is H.Bloom? Bryan Burkhart: H. Battery is an investor at H.Bloom and on the board.

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MuckerLab Startup Accelerator Brings TechStars Incubation To Los Angeles

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They include Brett Markinson of HauteLook, Brian Lee of ShoeDazzle and LegalZoom, Hiten Shah of Kissmetrics, Howard Lindzon of StockTwits and Wallstrip, Paige Craig of BetterWorks, Ryan Steelberg of DMarc, and Tyler Goldman of BUZZMEDIA. Who is assisting MuckerLab with their mentorship ?

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Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

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I am taking the lead from GRP and we also invested alongside a number of friends including Dave McClure, Dave Tisch, Ben Smith (Merchant Circle), Brian Lee (ShoeDazzle, LegalZoom), Jason Calacanis, Evan Rifkin, Jennifer Lum, Jay Weintraub and a whole host of other angels. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan.

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