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JANUARY 2, 2015

2014 was the most active year in TVC history as measured by the number of investments/acquisitions/follow-ons/exits we completed. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? spencer capital 2014 reflections venture' Today, we have some thoughts from Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital , a private equity investment company in San Diego.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

Irvine-based Fisker Automotive has delayed the release of its plug-in hybrid car, the Fisker Atlantic, until at least 2014, according to Green Car Reports. News of the delay came at a news conference Monday. Fisker had originally said it would start shipping the Atlantic (formerly Project Nina) in 2012. Fisker has raised more than $1.2

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DECEMBER 31, 2014

What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? The Center is designed to be a hub for the start-up community along the Westlake Village  Thousand Oaks corridor. Within a few months, it has become a vibrant space where founders, investors, students and our faculty members meet and co-create.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

My most significant event of 2014 is definitely Silicon Beach Fest, the multi-day tech community fest, which just keeps getting bigger. Silicon Beach Fest 2014 attracted more than 2,000 attendees, with more than 350 speakers, of which more than one third were women. What was your biggest lesson learned this year?

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AUGUST 20, 2015

Venice-based instant messaging startup Snapchat , arguably Southern California's highest visibility "unicorn" startups, had a mere $3M in revenues between January and November of 2014, according to leaked documents published on Gawker. Snapchat was most recently reported to have a valuation north of $16 billion.

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DECEMBER 26, 2014

What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? We decided to solve this by building an equity crowdfunding platform to help thousands of startups raise the capital they need. The innovation is that startups will be able for the first time to raise capital directly from consumers and fans.

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JANUARY 5, 2015

The Pasadena Angels , one of the most active organized angel investment groups in the Los Angeles area, released some details on the groups'' 2014 performance over the holidays, saying that it saw a total of four exits--including a $100M exit over at Bluebeam --and closed 17 deals during the year. The group said it provided $4.7M

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 9, 2014

Here are some of our top staff picks thus far from CES 2014. The post CES 2014 | Staff Picks appeared first on TechZulu. CES Events Gadgets 3D printers 94Fifty AIMe basketball CES 2014 EmIT iRobot Jigabot Roomba Scooba TAO Wellness TechZulu WellShell XYZprinting' Overwhelmed yet? Stay tuned for more updates from CES!

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JANUARY 13, 2014

AT&T held their 6th annual developers summit in Las Vegas this year at CES 2014. Good things coming from AT&T in 2014. The post AT&T Developers Summit at CES 2014 appeared first on TechZulu. Several updates and announcements were made while also presenting the top 6 apps created during the weekend hack-a-thon.

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APRIL 23, 2014

Live from Asheville, North Carolina from April 23-27, 2014 TechZulu will be onsite helping to produce the very first Moogfest Live. The post The Synthesis of Technology, Art & Music | Moogfest 2014 Live appeared first on TechZulu. It was in this very spirit that Moogfest was born. Hieroglyphic Being (8-9pm). .

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MARCH 25, 2014

As we know, long gone are the days of experiencing SXSW Interactive with just 9,000 other tech entrepreneurs and business brights – with 30,000 registrants in 2013 and the final numbers for 2014 still in the works. The post Let’s Get Weird, a SXSW Interactive Recap (2014) appeared first on TechZulu.

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MARCH 8, 2021

Since launching its first Los Angeles-based startup accelerator in 2014, Boulder, Colo.-headquartered headquartered company Techstars Central has worked with dozens of local entrepreneurs.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

In 2014, Igor Vaks knew the creator economy was going to boom — and he wanted to be a part of it.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Has it been a really, really, really long week at your current company? Does Friday seem like it''s still a week away? Maybe it''s time for a change! Check out our online Job Board for something new and exciting! Some recent jobs: VP of Business Development, RampRate - Los Angeles.

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MARCH 11, 2020

O'Brien has served as Chief Revenue Officer at the company since 2014. O'Brien had joined Scopely in 2014 after serving as VP of Worldwide Business Development at Disney Interactive. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

We’re excited to share the exciting Indiegogo SXSW Tech Cafe 2014 lineup of events with you! The post TechZulu at SXSW 2014 Live From Indiegogo Tech Cafe & Join Us for Happiness Hour! So even if you’re unable to make it out this year, we’ve got you covered. Mentors: Distribution: Documentary with Kristen Konvitz.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Nortman has been at Upfront since 2014, serving as Partner at the firm. Nortman joined Upfront from children's e-commerce company Moonfrye, which she founded in 2014. Upfront's biggest exits have been Ring (acquired by Amazon), TestFlight and FleetSmith (both acquired by Apple), Maker Studios (acquired by Disney).

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 16, 2021

The online website creation and hosting service — which has now expanded into e-commerce by hosting online stores — then raised another $40 million round in 2014. Squarespace, which has helped millions create their own websites, was founded in 2003 and bootstrapped until a $38.5 That round was raised at a $1.5

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NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Southern California has had a banner year this year, with a huge number of successful exits, fundings, and more. It''s the season to celebrate the technology and media industry''s success here with the Digital Family Reunion on December 10th at the Skirball Cultural Center.

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JUNE 7, 2021

Burstly, the developer behind Testflight, was acquired by Apple back in 2014. The software--which was previously only available on iOS--was originally developed in Southern California.

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JANUARY 12, 2022

HyperDraft also said that Greaney had been an in-house counsel at Beats by Dr. Dre, including working on that company's acquisition by Apple in 2014. HyperDraft said that Greaney was most recently at Goodwin Procter LLP, and previously had also served at Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles.

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

There''s less than a week to the technology industry''s biggest holiday event of the year--the Digital Family Reunion on Wednesday, December 10th at the Skirball Cultural Center. Southern California has had a banner year this year, with a huge number of successful exits, fundings, and more.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Beepi , the online used car sales startup which expanded into Los Angeles in 2014, has shut down, according to reports. The company's $60M funding in 2014 had been focused on expansion to Los Angeles. The Silicon Valley startup had raised more than $150M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 27, 2021

The three month mentorship program has been run since 2014. According to the company, it has selected eight companies for the 2021 Disney Accelerator Program, including companies in the areas of messaging, the frontiers of technology, e-commerce, data, and personalization. According to Disney, the companies this year include Attentive.

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JUNE 25, 2021

West previously was CFO of Heritage Group, where had had been since 2014. San Diego-based Blue Sky eLearn, a provider of online learning and virtual event systems, said this week that it has named Scott A. West as the company's Chief Financial Officer. He also previously served at Chief Accounting Officer at Websense and Lytx.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Represent was founded in 2014. Represent operates e-commerce sites for celebrity clients, and counts such clients as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Lopez, and Kendall Jenner, among many others. Cameo--worth now over $1 bihllion--is backed by Amazon, Google, UTA, and others.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Night School Studio was founded by Sean Krankel and Adam Hines in 2014. Night School Studio is best known for the title OXENFREE. According to Netflix, the acquisition will help it expand its games team. Night School Studio said that it is one of the first games studios to join Netflix.

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APRIL 20, 2021

Newegg has been an early adopter in accepting cryptocurrency, having been one of the first major online retailers to accept Bitcoin, back in 2014. According to the company, its customers can pay with Dogecoin by selecting BitPay as its payment method in the checkout page.

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Steve Reich

DECEMBER 31, 2014

2014 Pasadena Angels Performance. • 4 Exits, including Bluebeam for $100mm. • $4.7mm in new funding for portfolio companies. • 17 Deals closed, 10 new and 7 follow-on rounds. • 20 New Angels joined. I have never seen such energy at the Pasadena Angels in my decade+ as a member.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2014

The post E3 2014 Press Conference Overview & Our Grade For Each appeared first on TechZulu. Nintendo this year pulled out every wild card they had and provided gamers a real sense that Nintendo is back. E3 this year just got started. Wait for some more news about the games we played on the show floor throughout the week!

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APRIL 27, 2021

2U has an office in Los Angeles, and got its start in Los Angeles before its IPO in 2014, having launched with an online degree at USC's Rossier School of Education. Financial details of the win for 2U were not announced. 2U said the move is its first partnership with the Pepperdine University in the Public Policy area.

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DECEMBER 15, 2018

Will “CBUS” and “SI” join “THOR” and “RMED”? It’s next week or never (until 2019, that is) for two San Diego companies that have filed documents with securities regulators indicating plans to go public.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

The company was founded in 2014. Financial terms of the cash-and-stock deal were not announced. Lawn Love was backed by Bullpen Capital, Y Combinator, Alexis Ohanian, Joe Montana and Barbara Corcoran, and had raised $6.7M in total funding.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Portfolium was founded in 2014, and was led by founder and CEO Adam Markowitz. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Portfolium had been venture backed by SFJ Ventures, University Ventures, USA Funds, the Tech Coast Angels, Taner Halicioglu of Keshif Ventures, and others.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Argyilan previously was Senior Vice President of Media at Target, having been there starting in July of 2014, and also served at Mediabrands. The company said that Kristi Argyilan, current SVP of Brand Innovation at Bed, Bath and Beyond and former Target executive, will join its board of directors.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

L Squared said the sale is the fourth exit from its 2014 vintage year fund, and its third exit from the education market. L Squared Capital Partners had recapitalized Learners Edge in September of 2016; the private equity investors says it increased the company's revenues by more than 2.5x since that time. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2021

Cartwheel is led by co-founder and CEO Cartwheel; the company said it got its start as a delivery restaurant a decade ago, and moved into the delivery outsourcing business in 2014.

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