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JANUARY 31, 2011

in net proceeds from the firm's IPO last week. The firm, which debuted on the NYSE as DMD, said it will use the new funding for investments in content, international expansion, working capital, product development, sales and marketing activities, general and administrative matters and capital expenditures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2021

Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. You need it for communicating to your team, finding strategic partners, or soliciting investor funding from friends and family, angel investors, VCs, and crowd funding. Successful startups are all about the right people with the right stuff. Executive summary glossy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year. As an active angel investor, I can tell you what doesn’t work is broadcasting your idea description to flocks of angels, hoping that one will swoop down to anoint you with funding. Look to grants and strategic partners for seed funding. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2012

Los Angeles investor Baroda Ventures , the venture capital arm of David Bohnett, has re-upped on online fashion and e-commerce site Fab.com , in a big, $105M third round of funding for that site. Baroda has been an investor in Fab since its seed funding back in June of 2010.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2019

With the advent and popularity of crowdfunding platforms, including Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as a winning alternative for funding your new venture, I find that many aspiring entrepreneurs are confused about the need to ever seek a professional angel investor. Consider the need for multiple rounds of funding.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Los Angeles-based CODA Holdings , the developer of electric vehicles and battery systems, said late Monday evening that it has completed a $147M, Series D funding round. The firm said the new funding brings its total raised to more than $300M.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Jet propulsion lab hacked; NASA InSight lander listens for ‘Marsquakes’; $500 million for Musk’s net; Popdog launches, gains $9 million.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

The new fund said it made its first investment, part of an $80M investment in biopharmaceuticals firm Relypsa. Size of the new fund was not announced. Sibling Capital said its fund comes from a variety of high net worth individual investors, including Jim Givan. chemistry, medicine and material sciences.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Online drone services firm begins testing AR.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2021

EVgo had previously said it would receive $575M in net proceeds, which it will use to fund and accelerate its growth strategy and network build out. The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal creates a new, publicly traded company called EVgo Inc.,

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 -- How To Get Your Startup Funded - Tips From Entrepreneur and Renowed Angel Investor Jason Calacanis. Then the dotcom bubble burst, and he wound up with a net worth of negative $10,000. Jason Calacanis founded Silicon Alley Reporter, Weblogs Inc, Mahalo, and Inside.com.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally generated funds. And just for measure, VC’s fund less than 2% of all deals they do investigate. There is a lot to say about retaining control. The post Need money? first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2015

The Tech Coast Angels and the Pasadena Angels revealed today that their return on Bluebeam was 20x for angels who participated in funding Bluebeam. Local angel groups have hit the jackpot again with an investment, this time with the October acquisition of Pasadena-based Bluebeam in a $100M deal by German software company Nemetschek AG.

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MAY 21, 2021

It said it will net approximately $46.6M The company said the funding goes towards its commercialization activities, advertising, clinical trials, development activities, plus general corporate purposes. after underwriting discounts, commissions, and expenses.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.” I believe people generally hate making decisions and especially so when they involve commitments and risks.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever get I’m about to offer you some fund-raising advice that flies directly in the face of what most conventional wisdom will tell you. Let me start out with my premise: “Data rooms are where fund-raising processes go to die.” I mean, in a real fund-raising process?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

The company said the funds will go to redeem an existing $650M in 6.0% J2 Global expects to use the remainder of the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions and repurchases. in senior notes, due in 2030. senior notes due in 2025. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2021

EVgo said that it expects to receive $575M in net proceeds, which it will use to fund and accelerate its growth strategy and network buildout.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2020

Los Angeles-based Omaze , which operates an online fundraising platform for charities, has raised $30M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by FirstMark Capital, and also included Causeway Media Partners, BDMI, Tusk Ventures, Inherent Group, Gaingels, Penni Thow's Copper and Guy Oseary. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

It has historically been the case that VCs would rather fund the promise of 100x in a company with almost no revenue than the reality of a company growing at 50% but doing $20+ million in sales. that plays a leading role in funding in the Central Coast of California. It literally drove FOMO. My first ever investment as a VC was Invoca.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

San Diego-based AlphaTrAI , a fintech startup which is backed by venture capital investor Analytics Ventures, says it is launching its own, extrenal fund, and is expanding its leadership team. the founder of Hightree Advisors, to its advisory board.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2012

You have enough in savings to get started, but how and where do you go to find additional funding sources? When searching for funding, one of your primary tasks should be to start where it is easier, and proceed from there. Fees may seem high at first, but, on a total cost basis, these funding sources can appear more reasonable.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The company said the exclusive placement agent on the offering is H.C. Wainwright & Co.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2021

Attorney's Office, Lewis schemed to defraud Silicon Valley Bank, a Santa Clara-based commercial bank that funds start-up technology companies. Lewis reportedly prepared false balance sheets and income statements, which falsely overstated, among other things, Blue Wave Media's net worth, liquidity, and revenue, according to prosecuters.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Pasadena-based Axial Biotherapeutics , a biotechnology company which is focused on developing treatments for Parkinson's disease and Autism Spectrum Disorder, has raised $25M in its Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. Axial Biotherapeutics is led by co-founder and CEO David H.

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JUNE 4, 2019

Inhibrx is backed by LAV Biosciences Fund and Viking Global Investors. The company reported a net loss of $31.02M in 2018 on revenues of $8.5M; the company's current revenue stream includes both license fees and grants. Inhibrx has applied to trade as INBX.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). I just don’t see it happening any time soon. billion collected in 2012.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Here again, the entrepreneur will be the one hurt most, by having fewer funding sources to access.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

In one of the posts I spoke about how the size and vintage of funds might affect you when you’re raising money. This led Roy Rodenstein (whose company Going.com was sold to AOL ) and others to discuss , what happens when VC’s need to invest across multiple funds. invested again) in Fund 2.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2014

in a funding round, the company said this morning, to go towards the development of its platform for managing data from cardiac devices. The company said the funding came from high net worth individuals, including cardiologists, physicians and successful technology entrepreneurs. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based j2 Global says it has completed its previously announced, $650M offering of senior unsecured notes, in a private placement, which nets the company $636.4M j2 Global is using the new funds to pay off an existing credit facility, and also for general corporate purposes, which it says may include more acquisitions.

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JULY 28, 2014

in funding from Kodiak Capital Group as well as angels. The funding said $3M of the funding came from private equity group Kodiak Capital Group, with the remainder from family offices and high net worth individuals. Eventure is led by Gannon Giguiere. The firm is OTCBB listed.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2021

That’s how much Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , a startup founded just eight years ago is worth now, thanks to some massive tailwinds around homebuilding and energy efficiency that are serving to boost the company’s bottom line and netting it an unprecedented valuation for a vertical software company, according to bankers.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

According to ResMed, it will pay $750M for MatrixCare, which it will fund primarily through a credit facility. MatrixCare is epxected to have pro forma net revenue of approximately $122M, and pro forma EBITDA of approximately $30M.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2018

Los Angeles-based Sagewise , a startup developing tools and infrastructure for managing disputes and contracts, has raised $1.25M in a seed funding round. According to Sagewise, it is developing a "safety net" for smart contracts to enable the efficient resolution of disputes.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The death comes just a few days after another set of successful tests by Stratolaunch in developing vehicles to deliver small satellite payloads to space; it's unclear what Allen's death means for Stratolaunch, which has been personally funded by Allen. READ MORE>>.

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