socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

Here's a rundown of some of the venture capital investors who have set up shop in Southern California, plus those with big new funds, which have been announced so far since January of this year. Watertower Ventures. Fika Ventures. www.watertowerventures.com) Fund size: $5M. www.watertowerventures.com) Fund size: $5M.

Southern California 138

Southern California Artificial Inteligence Funding SoCal 138

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 1, 2008

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 -- VC OUTLOOK '09: If You Need Funding, You're F%#$*d.Or DealMaker Media. VCs don't invest in trends they invest in passionate entrepreneurs. We're all inundated with news on how the economic crisis may affect the technology sector and bring venture capital to a screeching halt.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital News Invest Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Southern California venture totals for Q3 totaled around $1.0 billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. Interestingly enough, that area of perpetual interest for the Los Angeles area--Content and Media--only garnered $10.68M in funding during the quarter.

Southern California 196

Southern California Invest Westlake Village SoCal 196

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 12, 2012

Speakers: Tarang Shah is a venture capital professional. At SoftBank Capital, a venture capital fund, he helped with investments in mobile, digital media and enterprise software startups totaling $50 million; Ash Kumra is a business coach, speaker and entrepreneur. See [link] (more)

SoCal 100

SoCal Southern California Coach Venture Capital 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Thursday, September 10, 2009 -- Meet the VC: Saban Ventures. Join us as we meet Craig Cooper and Richard Yen from Saban Ventures. Craig and Richard will tell us about their firm, their experience in the digital media, mobile, and consumer internet space, and their investment strategy. See [link] (more).

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital OCTANE Southern California Mobile 100

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. Less known--a healthy domain name registration business.

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M in 29 venture capital deals for Q1. Media and Entertainment was at $55.5M for the quarter, up from both Q4 of last year as well as the comparable Q1 quarter in 2009, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA.

Southern California 208

Southern California Orange County Invest GRP Partners 208

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Norton’s latest fund is the only the most recent act in a career that has seen the investor traverse the financial services digital media and the early days of the internet. Norton built Digital Boardwalk, a pioneering internet service provider and the second commercial partner for the trailblazing browser service, Netscape.

Funding 230

Funding Southern California Los Angeles Invest 230

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 2, 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009 -- VC in the OC. Starting from a small base of enthusiastic users, the service has rapidly risen to prominence in the media. Keynote by Guy Kawasaki. One of the hottest recent stories in the tech industry has been the rapid rise of the messaging service Twitter.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Organization Media Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based SocialAnnex , a startup helping online retailers to use social media to spur sales, has scored a round of funding from a who's who of Southern California technology angels, the firm said Tuesday. According to SocialAnnex, Kamran Pourzanjani of PriceGrabber.com, Brian S.

Southern California 170

Southern California Oversee.net Angel SoCal 170

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 1, 2012

LA CEOs presents: Mark Suster Local venture capitalist Mark Suster will share insights on venture capital for digital media and technology companies and his thoughts on building a dynamic technology community. Thursday, June 7, 2012 -- LA CEOs.

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital Media Capital Technology 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 20, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011 -- Social Media - Is There Still a Play? SD Venture Group. Theres been a great deal of talk and hope about the future of social media, and for good reason. Its gotten to the point that venture capital firms like Kleiner Perkins have launched an investment fund just for social media start ups.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Conference Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2011

Southern California has been very active in the IPO arena, with successful IPOs recently of Cornerstone OnDemand , Demand Media , and Inphi Corp. Those firms include Boingo Wireless , Active Network , NewEgg , GameFly and Peregrine Semiconductor.

Southern California 167

Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand NewEgg SoCal 167

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Despite the Q1 correction in valuation, and subsequent drop in VC funding, we saw numerous LA companies not only survive, but thrive - despite the macroeconomic trends. Other examples include media tech companies ZEFR and GumGum � both having record years and positioned extremely well for continued growth in 2017.

Santa Monica 124

Santa Monica Southern California Venture Capital SoCalTech 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2017

I did that for a couple of years, which got me and my wife down to SoCal. But, there is broad agreement that it would be a wonderful thing to get more entrepreneurs and venture capital into the region. As you know, Silicon Valley has a locker grip on the venture capital community. more) READ MORE>>.

Southern California 170

Southern California Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 170

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 17, 2009

Thursday, April 23, 2009 -- OCVG/OCTANe Digital Media Mix. Learn from some of the quickest minds in Digital Media how they're challenging the powers that be, raising BIG $$$ from VC's and creating some of the coolest companies on planet earth. How Hot Players are Building Cool Companies.

OCTANE 100

OCTANE Media Venture Capital Networking 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 8, 2016

Separately, SPACES said it has raised $3M in seed funding, in a round led by Comcast Ventures, and which also included Boost VC, Canyon Creek Capital, Colopl VR Fund, GREE, Kai Huang, The Venture Reality Fund, the Sinovation Fund, Youku Global Media Fund, and CRCM VC.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Seed Funding Los Angeles Equity 100

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. The topic was VC signaling in seed rounds — and how these signals help or hurt your ability to raise money in the next round.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 18, 2017

Global Ventures Summit Pre-Event Mixer. Connect with the founders of the Global Ventures Summit with special guests from Silicon Valley's venture capital funds and LA's social media influencers. Monday, July 24, 2017 -- Silicon Valley Meets Hollywood. See [link] (more)

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Social Media Venture Capital Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). Much of this was highlighted at Twiistup.

Twiistup 228

Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 27, 2017

Talks and panels on: AI, VR, IoT, Digital Media, Startups, Venture Capital, Machine Learning, Women in Tech, Company Culture Reps from companies like: Cisco System, Intel, Digital Domain, Vizio, Disney Interactive, Buzzfeed, NBC Universal, the Port of LA, Enplug, Kind Traveler, SoGal, Spokeo and more See [link] (more)

Buzzfeed 100

Buzzfeed Artificial Inteligence Pasadena Venture Capital 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Forging a Connected South LA A fun, entertaining and informative look at what’s happening in LA and the role young adults can play in shaping the future of technology and digital media. We’ll cover Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Start Up Life, and Digital Media.

Startup 100

Startup Venture Capital Entertainment Media 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Forging a Connected South LA A fun, entertaining and informative look at what’s happening in LA and the role young adults can play in shaping the future of technology and digital media. We’ll cover Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Start Up Life, and Digital Media.

Startup 100

Startup Venture Capital Entertainment Media 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Forging a Connected South LA A fun, entertaining and informative look at what’s happening in LA and the role young adults can play in shaping the future of technology and digital media. We’ll cover Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Start Up Life, and Digital Media.

Startup 100

Startup Venture Capital Entertainment Media 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscutventures.com) is one of the newest venture capital funds in the area, and has quietly been working on funding local companies over the last year. Like any entrepreneur, we had the idea that there should be local capital, supporting the local ecosystem. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 153

Southern California Startup Palomar Rustic Canyon 153

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. Quick caveats: having fewer investors (3-5) is better than many investors (10-15) and PLEASE make sure you hire a great lawyer who has experience in doing start-ups to avoid pitfalls that will make VC harder down the line. They might be as hard as raising VC.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch.

Platform 170

Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 27, 2012

Investment Banking veteran Kevin Covert will share insights into achieving home-run MandA and financing outcomes for digital media and technology companies. He will discuss current MandA and VC financing market dynamics, acquisition and financing interests of the large media and tech buyers and how to get on their radar.

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital Education Media Acquisition 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

socalTECH was a media sponsor of the conference). The conference, held at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, featured pitches by eight different companies vying for the attention--and pocketbooks--of venture capitalists.

Southern California 100

Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? Here’s how to do it.

Layoffs 159

Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 5, 2012

This invitation-only summit will draw more than 300 of the leading players in digital media and emerging technologies from around the world for two days of discussion, networking and celebration.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Equity Media Networking 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 4, 2012

This invitation-only summit will draw more than 300 of the leading players in digital media and emerging technologies from around the world for two days of discussion, networking and celebration.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Equity Media Networking 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 31, 2016

Instead of getting VC funding, a lot of startups and creative projects turn to the masses or the public -- often through popular crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, AngelList or StartEngine. But to get funded, you need to be able to harness crowdfunding in all the right ways.

Tips 100

Tips Guide Venture Capital Platform 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Kevin Federline Search Engine Just saw a post - Sleep with a pop star, get your own branded search engine. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking? talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking? Good stuff.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Software 150