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OCTOBER 9, 2017

Los Angeles-based venture investor Rustic Canyon Partners is one of the returning investor in a new round for mobile, on-demand babysitting app and marketplace provider UrbanSitter. Rustic Canyon was an existing investor in UrbanSitter, which is based in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 10, 2012

Thursday, August 16, 2012 -- An Evening with LA Mobile Entrepreneurs and a VC. Moderator Lori Kozlowski (Forbes) will be joined by mobile company founders Matthias Galica (ShareSquare), Nick Smoot (Here on Biz), Dave Matthews (NeuAer) and VC David Travers (Rustic Canyon).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

This was the first episode where Jason wasn’t on the show, which gave me the chance to have another VC on the show to discuss deals. This week’s guest was David Travers from Rustic Canyon Partners. Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Looking to make it easier to pay for local items using their mobile phone, Los Angeles-based PayDragon said today that it has launched its mobile purchasing app in Los Angeles. The new service also revealed that it has scored backing from Y Combinator, SV Angel, Start Fund and Rustic Canyon Partners for its efforts.

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JULY 27, 2012

The firm--which had earlier disclosed the seed roudn , but without dollar amounts--said the funding included Rustic Canyon Ventures, SV Angel, and Y Combinator, as well as Yuri Milner and Mark Schwartz. PayDragon is led by Hamilton Chan, and is aimed at making it easier for users to pay for local items using their mobile phone.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

We last shared the thoughts of John Babcock at Rustic Canyon Partners. This morning, we're sharing the insights of Greg Martin , a venture capitalist at Archer Venture Capital. I left a great firm, Redpoint Ventures (after 11 years), to start a new firm, Archer Venture Capital.

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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. Subsequently, Rustic Canyon came in a Series A round. What do you mean by infrastructure?

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