socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2012

the startup incubator headed by Michael Jones, has debuted another fashion-related startup out of its incubation efforts this morning. Los Angeles-based TopFloor revealed today that it has raised $6M in a funding round, from Polaris Ventures, Google Ventures, Crosslink Ventures, and Rustic Canyon Partners. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 8, 2010

Here are three, Southern California startup firms--and their competitors--who are engaged in head to head battles to dominate their industry. Backers: Rustic Canyon Partners, Scott Walcheck, Brett Brewer, Robin Richards, Matt Coffin. The firm is headed by Adam Bernhard , a veteran of the fashion sales industry.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Chatsworth-based Kinetic Traction Systems , a new startup headed by former Pentadyne Power COO Richard Newark, said today that it has launched the firm, and is looking to apply flywheel energy storage to the mass transit and rail market. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

Many funds have not performed and will start to disappear. I suspect both were at play in Rustic Canyon Partners that went from a $500 million fund to around a $200 million fund. There are some very talented partners remaining at Rustic Canyon and I’m told some committed LPs. Think about the math.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

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. Jeremy Liew, a respected VC from LightSpeed, obviously saw the change to ramp up sales. Read more: TechCrunch. ShoeDazzle.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

Jason is also behind the popular "Startups Uncensored" events in Los Angeles, so we also pinged him on how those events have been going. We want to make sure the marketplace is for professional content, so we screen to make sure the seller is a professional or small business owner, or a startup or entrepreneur.

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Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

But I thought I’d take some more time here to expand on what I think are the challenges, and opportunities, of starting a tech company in LA. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists. Opportunity #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

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