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JANUARY 6, 2014

Los Angeles-based ranking and polling website Ranker , the startup led by Clark Benson and backed by Draper Associates, Rincon Venture Partners, Siemer Ventures, Lowercase Capital, BullPen Capital, Data Collective, TenOneTen Ventures, Tech Coast Angels, and Pasadena Angels, said today that it hit 11.5

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The new funding came from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups, and other investors. The startup--which is led by PayPal veteran Erik M. caplinked venture capital investment dealroom virtual document collaboration saas software' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). We sat down with David and Allen to learn more about how the company wants to change how startups are created.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 14, 2012

Monday, August 20, 2012 -- Raise $1 Million for your Startup. Adam Draper knows Venture Capital. His dad, Tim, is a venture capitalist and so is his grandfather, William who is credited for starting the venture capital industry in tech. Adam, 3rd generation, has set his sights on startups. It's in his blood.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

The startup--led by Brian Nickerson--said the funding came from both Los Angeles and Silicon Valley angels, including Richard Chino (GoTo.com, Smart.com); Dan Murray (Machinima), Derek Draper (Wildfire), Nikhil Srivastava (KKR), Andrew Schwartz, and others. The company''s founders are Brian Nickerson and Samira Mahjoub Tapia.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -- The Startup Game  Then and Now! Join SDVG for the September keynote breakfast with Bill Draper and Tim Draper. The Startup Game  Then and Now! The father-son duo of Bill Draper and Tim Draper will share their inter-generational viewpoints on the venture capital business.

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MARCH 30, 2011

The firm's investor was San Diego-based TVC Capital , which invested only $4M in total in Accordent before it was acquired. Jeb Spencer: The goal at TVC Capital is to do exactly this. Jeb Spencer: When we first started doing this, we were working with the guys at Relational Investors in San Diego, David Batchelder and Ralph Whitworth.

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APRIL 4, 2011

Los Angeles-based Ranker , the startup headed by Clark Benson which allows users to rank anything they want in a list, has raised $1.3M The funding was led by Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Jurvetson , and also included Rincon Venture Partners , Newport Coast Investments , Gil Elbax of Factual, the Pasadena Angels , and Siemer Venture Capital.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

Altly , the startup headed by Dmitry Shapiro which is developing an alternative to Facebook, said Monday that it has renamed the firm to AnyBeat.com. AnyBeat is backed by Freestyle Capital, Social Leverage, Arthur Bilger, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Howard Lindzon, Tom Anderson, Alex Bard, Alex Karelin, Kenny Van Zant, and Francis Costello.

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Jason Nazar

MAY 4, 2010

This month’s Startups Uncensored will be on “How to Raise Venture Capital”. We are also going to be offering 3 companies the opportunity to give a 5 min pitch on their business to the investors and startups uncensored crowd. TO SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT, CLICK HERE. Milken Institute. 1250 4th Street.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

The funding came from Tim Draper (DFJ), Bill Quigley (Clearstone, Crypto Currency Partners), Bridge 37 Ventures, Ideas & Capital Venture Capital, Maura O''Neill, Capital Nuts, Marcus Segal (Zynga), Mark Rampolla (ZICO Coconut Water), David Wilner (Windriver Systems), and others. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 1, 2011

Venice-based Altly , the startup headed by Dmitry Shapiro which is developing an alternative to Facebook, has revealed the full list of its seed funding investors today, saying that it raised $1M in funding from Freestyle Capital , Social Leverage , Arthur Bilger, Draper Fisher Jurvetson , Howard Lindzon , Tom Anderson , Alex Bard , Alex Karelin , (..)

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MAY 20, 2010

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 -- How To Raise Venture Capital. Startups Uncensored. This months Startups Uncensored will be on How to Raise Venture Capital. See [link] (more).

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 1, 2020

The Los Angeles-based venture capital studio focused on blockchain and fintech startups which longtime venture investor Tim Draper now calls home has added a new venture partner to its team. Rodney will play a key contribution to Draper Goren Holm’s strategy to diversify our deal flow.

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JULY 8, 2010

Here are three, Southern California startup firms--and their competitors--who are engaged in head to head battles to dominate their industry. HauteLook, one of the first firms to capitalize on the sample/private sales market, is already profitable and is growing rapidly. Any other epic startup battles you think are worth watching?

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MAY 11, 2016

Los Angeles-based venture investor Crosscut Ventures is one of the backers of a new startup, Fluent , developing blockchain technology for the financial markets. Louis Arch Angels.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based Siemer Ventures , the venture capital arm of investment bank Siemer & Associates, has been one of the most active local investors lately--and is continuing that trend, with the investment in Ribbon. in a seed funding round.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Irvine-based Enevate , a venture-backed battery technology startup focused on advanced, rechargeable Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, said this morning that it has rolled out some new battery technology.

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APRIL 19, 2011

DFJ Mercury , one of the affiliate venture firms of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, said Tuesday that it has promoted a venture partner who will be splitting his time between La Jolla and Houston, its headquarters. The firm--which invests in seed and early stage venture capital--said that it has promoted Russ Lebovitz, Ph.D.,

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APRIL 15, 2020

Pasadena-based Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health , a healthcare innovation fund led by Jay Goss and Dr. John Nackel, says it has launched a new venture capital fund, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Fund II. According to Wavemaker 360, the fund focuses on healthcare start-ups seeking seed-stage investment, and importantly avoids biotech.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

We will be selecting 10 startup companies to participate. Encourage the most successful LA tech entrepreneurs who had previously started companies to get involved as mentors, instructors or just informal advisors. When we started I told everybody we would run the organization as a startup itself. We connected.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The Bouqs said the funding came from Quest Venture Partners, Azure Capital Partners and KEC Ventures, along with Enspire Capital and Draper Associates. The startup recently started working with local florists, offering up not just flowers but also custom-designed floral arrangements.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Introducing Bitcoinference | A Decentralized Conference , hosted by illustrious startup accelerator, 500 Startups. Bitcoin has had a rough start to the year (to say the least) – with a never-ending news feed consisting of massive bankruptcy , scandal stories, and car chase media fiascos. Getting Things Started.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Los Angeles- and Singapore-based WaveMaker Partners , the venture capital firm managed here in LA by Eric Manlunas and David Siemer, with Paul Santos in Sinagpore, said over the weekend that it is finalizing its new, $50M fund. WaveMaker said the new fund has a specific focus on B2B, early stage startups in Indonesia. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Cloud-based secure deal platform CapLinked , has received a $1 million expansion round from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups , and other investors. The firm serves clients such as Thomson Reuters, Sun Capital, NextView Ventures, Edwards Lifesciences, Draper and Kramer, and Proprietary Capital.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Irvine-based Enevate , a startup backed by Mission Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tsing Capital, Infinite Potential Technologies, Presidio Ventures, and CEC Capital--says it has rolled out new technology which allows for extremely fast, 5 minute charging of electric vehicles (EVs).

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JUNE 25, 2020

The new partnership is one of the latest efforts by the CAA to move into the venture investments business--it also is behind CAA Ventures, its own venture investment firm, and a few years ago created Creative Labs, its own "startup studio"; more than a decade ago, CAA also started its own venture capital fund along with Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Santa Monica-based Wavemaker Ventures has raised a new, $66M venture capital investment fund, for its Southeast Asia efforts, the company said this week. Limited Partners in the new fund include Temasek Holdings, Tim Draper, and the World Bank's International Finance Corp.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

North Hollywood-based UNest, a fintech startup backed by Anthos Capital, Draper Dragon, The Artemis Fund, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, NBA All Star Baron Davis, and Band of Angels, says this morning that it has acquired Kidfund, the developer of an app which helps parents save money for their kids and which teaches good financial habits.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Greycroft Partners, Sweet Capital, NHN, Draper Associates and other. The startup says it has created a "peer-to-peer chat bot" which helps connect people across SMS, Slack, Kik, Telegram and Facebook Messenger. in a seed funding round, according to the company.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

West Hollywood-based Laurel & Wolf , a startup which offers up an online marketplace to connect people with top interior designers, disclosed Wednesday that it has raised $5.5M The Series A came from Charles River Ventures, Karlin Ventures, Upside Partnership, and Draper & Associates. in funding. in seed funding.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Shift Technologies , the online marketplace for used cars which has major operations in Los Angeles, has raised $50M in new funding for the startup, the company said today. The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP), and also included Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and Highland Capital Partners.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The funding was led by Level Equity, and also included Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus and DFJ Frontier. The startup, led by CEO Robert Blatt, said the funding will go towards operations, and to add new products, features, and services for its customers, along with additional sales executives.

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MAY 4, 2015

According to the company, the round was led by Howard Morgan, and also included Elon Musk, Tim Draper, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Zone Ventures. The startup is led by Dr. Philip Low, who founded NeuroVigil based on research he did as a graduate student at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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JANUARY 31, 2019

Westlake Village-based Avinew , a new startup looking at developing auto insurance for the autonomous vehicle market, has raised $5M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Crosscut Ventures, and also included American Family Ventures, Draper Frontier, and RPM Ventures.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Synthetic Genomics is backed by ExxonMobil, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Meteor Group, Biotechonomy LLC and Plenus, S.A., ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics have said that ExxonMobil is investing up to $300M in the firm around their joint efforts. BP plc, and ACGT Sdn Bd. The firm is headed by J. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

It has been at least a decade since going public via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been considered a credible exit strategy for startups. But before you jump on the bandwagon, you should consider the advice I saw recently from the maven of venture capital, William H. Draper III, in his new book titled “ The Startup Game.”

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