Thinking Like a VC
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AUGUST 30, 2018
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 -- Thinking Like a VC. Featuring: Rob Vickery, Partner and Co-Founder: Stage Venture Partners. Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship.
Parabol Picks Up $4M For Software Tools
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
Los Angeles-based Parabol , a startup developing software management tools, used to manage the efforts of development teams, has raised $4M in a funding round, the company said this morning. The company's software helps development teams manage their processes, and is focused on Agile development processes. READ MORE>>.
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Intelligo Scores $22M For Financial Risk Intelligence
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Los Angeles- and Tel Aviv-based Intelligo, a software startup which develops software for financial risk intelligence and investment due diligence, said today that it has raised $22M in funding, the company said this morning. The funding came from Felicitas Global Partners LLC.
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Venture Capital Q&A Session
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. In fact, far better if you haven’t raised venture capital.
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Bonfire Ventures Eyes New, $165M Fund
socalTECH
JANUARY 21, 2022
Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Bonfire Ventures is looking to raise $165M in its third fund, according to a regulatory filing from the firm. As expected, due to legal restrictions, venture capital investor--led by Jim Andelman, Mark Mullen, and Brett Queener--has not detailed its fundraising efforts.
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CapLinked Adds $1M, New Investors In Funding Round
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of business transaction and deal management software-as-a-service, said today that it has raised $1M in an expansion round for the company. The new funding came from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups, and other investors. The startup--which is led by PayPal veteran Erik M.
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Praying to the God of Valuation
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened? It was 1991.
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How to Make Sure Professional Services Don’t Take Over Your Software Company
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 21, 2013
deliver profitable revenue that while on gross margins of 50% vs. software at 85-95% it is still profits to help you cover fixed costs. You don’t want to run the risk that having a PS business that takes your eye of off the ball of growing a large software business. That is the software business. rollout support.
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321 Jurny Finds $9.5M For Property, Guest Management
socalTECH
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Los Angeles-based Jurny, a developer of software used by independent hotels and vacation and short-term rental property operators for property and guest management, has raised $9.5M The funding was led by Mucker Capital. in a funding round. The startup is led by Luca Zambello, Co-Founder and CEO.
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If You Don’t Respect Your Customers You Won’t Be Successful
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 7, 2014
I had dinner this week with a top new customer at one of our enterprise software investments. I wish I did more enterprise software investing because when I attend meetings like this I realize that this is my core DNA – rolling out business software solutions to customers. Contrast that with a VC conversation I had.
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CapLinked Collects $2.5M As It Shifts Focus To Tokens
socalTECH
JULY 11, 2018
Los Angeles-based CapLinked , which develops a range of software used for corporate finance deals and information sharing, has raised a $2.5M The funding came from Alphabit Fund, Translunar One, Kenetic Capital, NextProtocol Ventures, and BKCM. in seed funding. CapLinked's founders are CEO Eric M. Jackson and COO Chris Grey.
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100 Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 29, 2011
As an early stage investor, I recognize the importance of being accessible to your portfolio executives, so a concentration of venture funding in Silicon Valley is certainly not a surprise. However, the fact that nearly half of all venture funding in the United States consistently occurs in Silicon Valley is shocking. Do The Math.
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VC Confessions: I Don’t Really Care About Your Product Demo
InfoChachkie
JULY 7, 2016
Note: I invest almost exclusively in b-to-b software companies. In contrast, we value entrepreneurs' time and thus our diligence generally includes introducing them to potential customers and partners. The post VC Confessions: I Don’t Really Care About Your Product Demo appeared first on John Greathouse. Don’t Demo Me Bro.
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CapLinked Adds Startup Funding Docs
socalTECH
JANUARY 26, 2011
Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the developer of a software-as-a-service tool for managing venture capital and angel fundraising efforts for companies, said today that it has launched a free library of document templates covering the startup process. CapLinked, which is headed by PayPal alum Eric M. READ MORE>>.
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15Five Lands $8M To Expand Use of Its Coaching Software for Managers
Xconomy
DECEMBER 4, 2018
San Francisco-based performance management startup 15Five , whose mission is to torpedo annual performance reviews for workers and replace them with supportive weekly coaching by managers, announced today it raised $8 million in a Series A funding round. Employees use the system to make a 15-minute check-in report to their bosses every week.
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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 27, 2014
I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.
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100 Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. In case VC’s haven’t figured this out yet, shit rolls downhill. My blog linked to Brad Feld’s blog because I was so grateful for his series on term sheets and he was one of the biggest reasons that as a VC I felt compelled to blog. And covered we did.
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MomentFeed Finds $10M More
socalTECH
JULY 30, 2020
Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software used by retail brands for optimizing mobile and proximity searches, has raised $10M more in funding, the company said on Thursday. The funding was led by Level Equity, and also included Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus, and DFJ Frontier, all prior investors. READ MORE>>.
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157 Choose Your VC Investor Carefully
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 25, 2009
Beware of VC Seagulls, who shit on you and then fly away (or worse yet leave you with Red Herrings). I write this post as a warning to pick your VC’s carefully. I like to say to first-time entrepreneurs, picking a VC is more permanent than marriage. I guarantee this is a bad VC. Let me explain.
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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. I’m not a doomsday guy, but just believe that we won’t see a V shaped recovery, which could make VC funding more difficult for tech start-ups (don’t shoot the messenger!).
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Eano’s Stella Wu is not your typical construction tech startup founder
TechCrunch LA
MAY 20, 2021
Builders VC led the round, which included participation from Celtic, Newfund and Wish co-founder Danny Zhang. As more people spent time at home last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the startup saw its contract revenue spike by 5x, Wu says. Jim Kim of Builders VC, said he first encountered Wu and Jung while they were at Wish. “We
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Ryan Blair, HashtagOne: From Gang Member, To Entrepreneur, To Anti-VC
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). I'm a bit of an anti-VC, as you know. My CIO had been ex-CIO at Herbalife, and was an EVP of Software for Disney.
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Tortuga Logic, Co-Founded By UCSD, UCSB Profs, Raises $2M For Hardware Security
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
Jonathan Valamehr, Professor Ryan Kastner of UC San Diego, and Professor Tim Sherwood of UC Santa Barbara, and is developing technology which is used to detect security issues in hardware designs, rather than the current method of laborious code reviews and software tests for security issues.
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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 16, 2010
Lots of discussion these days about the changes in the VC industry. The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion.
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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA
socalTECH
JANUARY 7, 2019
Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018? I continue to be intensely interested in the growing integration of AI across multiple products and industries, from simple applications on up to highly sophisticated software and services.
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157 5th Kind Scores Private Equity Investment
socalTECH
JULY 16, 2021
5th Kind, a developer of workflow management software for Hollywood studios, has scored an investment from private equity investor HCAP Partners. According to HCAP, the investment capital will go to fund growth initiatives for 5th Kind. Size of the investment was not announced.
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113 CapLinked Launches Professional Accounts
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of software for helping companies to raise capital which is headed by Eric M. Companies use CapLinked to help manage the fundraising process in angel, venture capital, and other fundraising efforts. According to CapLinked, the PRO accounts start at $39 per month.
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140 The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 30, 2014
Today I’m handing her the largest A-round check I’ve ever written as a VC as we lead her $10 million A-Round at uBeam. As I’ve written about recently, at Upfront Ventures we started talking a couple of years ago about wanting to fund stuff with more meaning. We hired IP specialists to review prior art.
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GoSite Finds $40M For Small Business Services
socalTECH
DECEMBER 1, 2020
According to the company, its service allows small businesses to manage their website, listings, reviews, messages, booking and payments, all in one platform. The company is targeting such businesses as hair salons, auto shops, and landscapers with its software. GoSite is led by Alex Good. READ MORE>>.
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Magnite Prices $350M Offering
socalTECH
MARCH 16, 2021
Los Angeles-based Magnite, the sell-side advertising software developer which was previously known as Rubicon Project, says it has priced an offering of $350M in convertible senior notes. The notes are due in 2026. The company said the convertible note offering was made to qualified institutional buyers.
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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. Since its 2017 inception, SpotOn has been focused on providing software and payments technology to SMBs with an emphasis on restaurants and retail businesses.
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296 Reveleer Finds New Funding
socalTECH
JANUARY 24, 2020
Glendale-based Reveleer , a developer of cloud-based software used for managing medical data, has raised a Series C found of financing, the company said this week. The company said the funding was led by Boston Millenia Partners, and also included existing investor Upfront Ventures.
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Gumiyo Sees Surge From Hurricane Irene
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
Woodland Hills-based Gumiyo , the mobile publishing software firm led by Shuki Lehavi, reported this week that it saw a surge in mobile traffic due to Hurricane Irene. Gumiyo develops software which helps publishers create mobile apps. West/Crosspoint VC), and Chuck Abronson (Amplica/CAP Wireless/Accordance Ventures).
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How long can Zuckerberg afford to bankroll the AR/VR market?
TechCrunch LA
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review ! Last week, we talked about about the “de-stonkifying” of the market. This week, we’re looking at a wounded Facebook/Meta that finds itself backed into a corner. I talked to a handful of stakeholders in the space who see a bright and broad future for the collectives.
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Insights: How The Subscription Economy is Changing Business
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
For today''s Insights and Opinions section, where we feature contributions from our readers and others in the community, we have Peter Cowen , a veteran of the technology and venture capital industry at Clear Capital Advisors. peter cowen insights opinions subscription essay review economy' READ MORE>>.
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ChargerHelp raises $2.75M to keep EV chargers working
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 29, 2021
One customer assumed that poor usage rates at a particular station was due to a lack of EVs in the area, Terry recalled in a recent interview. million from investors Trucks VC, Kapor Capital, JFF, Energy Impact Partners and The Fund. Terry, who co-founded ChargerHelp! , That wasn’t the problem.
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6 Key Rules To Stay Competitive In The Digital World
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 2, 2021
As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today. The old approaches of controlling distribution channels, saturating retail, and methodically scaling your brand awareness don’t protect you anymore.
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Cornerstone OnDemand Raises $300M From Silver Lake
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
Santa Monica-based enterprise software developer Cornerstone OnDemand has raised $300M in a strategic investment from private equity investor Silver Lake, according to the company. Cornerstone said the investment came after a "review of strategic alternatives", including both solicited and unsolicited interest in the company.
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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 9, 2018
You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs.
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381 What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%. Many software companies have > 80% gross margins which is why they are more valuable than say traditional retailers or consumer product companies.
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KPCB has already blown through much of the $600 million it raised last year
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 29, 2020
Kleiner Perkins , one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources. Mamoon Hamid is heading from Social Capital to Kleiner Perkins. We went out to market to LPs.
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164 Interview with Dat Do, Derivatas
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Dat Do: We produce valuation software that solves a lot of complex valuation issues for privately held companies, backed by venture capital and private equity. Who would be purchasing the software? Dat Do: It would be the VCs, the PEs, management of privately held companies. What does your company do?
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5 Reasons to Seek Geographic Diversity in a Venture Portfolio
Xconomy
DECEMBER 6, 2018
Call them tech hubs or startup capitals, they are drawing in our nation’s venture capital dollars. But when it comes to new investments, venture capitalists can’t be so short-sighted. The opportunities beyond these markets may be richer than many realize.
eKomi Expands Board After Investment From Goldman Sachs
socalTECH
JANUARY 28, 2016
Los Angeles- and Berlin-based eKomi , a developer of software to solicit ratings and reviews from e-commerce customers, has added Anastassia Lauterbach to its board of directors. eKomi is led by Michael Ambros, and says it is headquartered in Berlin and Los Angeles with additional offices in London, Paris, and Madrid.
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