Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
With the enormous changes to our economies and financial markets?—?how how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? One of the most common questions I’m asked by people intrigued by but also scared by venture capital and technology markets is some variant of, “Aren’t technology markets way overvalued?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles. 10 years ago we found ourselves trying to persuade LPs and VCs that it was worth spending more time getting to know the LA market and now the most common refrain that I hear from them is “there really is something going on in LA.”
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TechCrunch LA
JULY 23, 2016
It wasn’t so long ago that venture capital was a suburban California phenomenon. Los Angeles didn’t have much in terms of a real tech scene — and even San Francisco only had a few VCs or tech companies. Now, VC offices have sprung up in San Francisco, moving more of the investment energy up there.
socalTECH
APRIL 12, 2011
Watertower has been involved in a number of high visibility exits and fundings in recent months, including Riot Games (rumored to be $400M+), Machinima, and ExtendMedia. I think you know Riot Games, where we put together their first institutional money. Those are two big gaming companies.
TechCrunch LA
MAY 29, 2019
This is like talking about the NBA and the value of its sponsorships and broadcast rights as if that is the entirety of the basketball market in the US. Starting at 21, I worked at a venture capital firm called IncWell based in Birmingham, Michigan then joined a startup called Rocket Fiber.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 6, 2017
We are fortunate to have great new institutional LPs and investors, including foundations and endowments who are well known in the venture capital industry and have backed some great, high quality funds. We feel this is a great validation for the LA and SoCal venture market place, and for the startups and founders in LA.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 6, 2017
It’s hard to remember that in 2012 it was still hard for LA VCs to persuade investors into funds that LA was a viable market for great venture capital funds or convince many VCs that LA was a market worth investing dollars into startups. But this post is about the broader context of LA. And this is true.
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