socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

We started seeing deals like Intermix, LowerMyBills, Rent.com, Shopzilla--all of these successes started in SoCal--who had not raised money from local investors. in initial seed funding for an early stage company. How tough was it to start up a new fund? There will be less funds in the next few years.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seed funds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. Using my StartupRoar as a radar, I came across a great post by Gabriel Weinberg Do you really need a full-time hire for that?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based travel startup Elude said this week that it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The company said the funding came from ATX Venture Partners, and also included Mucker Capital, Unicorn Ventures, Upfront Scout Fund, StartupO, Grayson Capital, Gaingels, Maccabee Ventures and Flight VC.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 -- Cocktail Reception for Golden Seeds / Tech Coast Angels Partnership Fund. See [link] (more)

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

They were graduates of Start Engine's first batch and now reside at Idea Lab in Pasadena, CA after receiving 350k in seed funding. Hypemarks is a social way to share and find content on the web. link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 6, 2011

Bruce Blomstrom of the Pasadena Angels will present a talk on ANGEL INVESTING: WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT OPERATES describing how angel capital fills the gap in start-up financing by providing seed funding prior to venture capital to advance high-growth, start-up businesses and economic development in local communities.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 24, 2016

Today, start-ups have more choices for accessing business resources and seed funding than ever. Thursday, June 30, 2016 -- Alternative Accelerators and Start-Up Resources. This is especially true for first-time and early-stage entrepreneurs not yet ready to pursue venture capital or who lack certain critical capabilities.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 17, 2016

Today, start-ups have more choices for accessing business resources and seed funding than ever. Thursday, June 23, 2016 -- Alternative Accelerators and Start-Up Resources. This is especially true for first-time and early-stage entrepreneurs not yet ready to pursue venture capital or who lack certain critical capabilities.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 3, 2011

A free 2-hour workshop that shares "best-practices" on how to to find, evaluate and engage early stage companies needing seed funds from $5,000 to $100,000. Wednesday, March 9, 2011 -- Free Workshop: Evaluate Startups like a Professional Angel.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2016

in a seed funding round. The funding came from Aristos Ventures, private angel investors and investment from serial entrepreneurs, founders and executives from several high tech companies, according to the company.

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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.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Accepted applicants will not only be eligible for a pre-seed fund up to $25K to begin developing a prototype, they will also be guided through the process of building a lean company during K5Launch. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 8, 2016

The company--which is led Dr. Renee Dua--said McCourt was already a founding investor in the company, having invested in the company's seed funding via Jamie Enterprises.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Accepted applicants will not only be eligible for a pre-seed fund up to $25K to begin developing a prototype, they will also be guided through the process of building a lean company during K5Launch. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories.

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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.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

For a high-volume seed fund that adds many portfolio companies every year (such as our friends at 500 Startups who invest in over 100 distinct companies annually), the cost of a bad affirmative decision (a false positive) is quite low, since it accounts for a relatively small portion of their total fund.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. Many VCs who do lots of seed stage deals are very supportive and active. I think they definitely qualify as a VC and not a seed fund. What exactly is seed funding anymore? They do many early-stage deals.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. In SoCal we have Crosscut Ventures, Matt Coffin, Mike Jones, Klaus Schauser, etc. Also, make sure that your investors are accredited. They exist in every town.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

Seed funding best practices - StartupCFO , February 11, 2010 Good post looking at seed funding which often doesn’t get quite as much attention.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The program, called The EduCator Incubator, planned to seed 25 to 40 “emerging video creators” with $25,000 to $75,000 in seed funding. The SoCal outfit has tapped influencers to become limited partners in their fund, giving them the opportunity to develop equitable relationships with the brands requesting their promotion.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The expanding pool of angel, seed, and super seed funds is another. The Expanding Birthrate Of Web Startups - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 22, 2010 There is a general consensus that web startups are being created at a faster rate than ever. You can bootstrap your way into existence.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

- A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , July 25, 2010 AVC regular Charlie Crystle asked me this question yesterday in the comments : Fred, it might be helpful to some of your readers to explain when a startup should seek angel vs seed/early stage VC. But then — Kim Kardashian is the only one who can make a living tweeting.

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