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Elude Lands $5M For Travel Booking App

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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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Reflections On 2019: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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Valuations have continued to soar from early stage through later stage at an unsustainable rate, driven by large amounts of available capital, notably the increased presence of seed funds and PE firms in software.

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VC Confessions: We Passed On Twilio’s Seed Round

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VC's love to talk about their successes. Yet most VC's bury their failures under six feet of denial. In the startup world, the former happens when a VC makes a bad investment, and the latter occurs when they miss a great opportunity. As noted in What Does VC Traction Really Mean? , What’s The Worst Mistake? > -jeff.

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SPACES Wins $30M Virtual Reality Deal In China, Raises $3M

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According to SPACES, the Chinese joint venture will bring virtual and mixed reality to Songcheng's theme parks and stage shows. SPACES said the new joint venture with Songcheng will be based in Hangzhou, China, but co-managed by the company from its Los Angeles headquarters.

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VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

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This is part of my ongoing series about Raising Venture Capital. A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding. If the large VC doesn’t agree to do your A round then you’re in a bit of trouble. If a VC term sheet comes in they begin their due diligence process.

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Alternative Accelerators and Start-Up Resources

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

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Alternative Accelerators and Start-Up Resources

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

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