Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2011

The Dollar Shave Club is a new start up that solves a simple but overlooked problem; disposable razor blades are overpriced. Dollar Shave Club is a online service that delivers high quality disposable razor blades for a low price. How long has the Dollar Shave Club been operating?

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Dollar Shave Club Startup Pricing Venture Capital 91

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA.

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Dollar Shave Club Cornerstone OnDemand Riot Games Venture Capital 321

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Speakers include Marc Cuban; Nick Green, CEO and Founder of Thrive Market, which has raised $149 million in financing. Brian Lee, CEO and Founder of The Honest Company, which has raised $222 million in VC funding. Mike Jones, Founder of Science, which has invested in some of LA’s top startups, like Dollar Shave Club.

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Dollar Shave Club Venture Capital Invest Funding 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Michael Dubin , Dollar Shave Club (Los Angeles, consumer subscription). Josef Gorowitz , Swagbucks (Torrance, online marketing/rewards). Amanda MacNaughton , PromoJam (Glendale, marketing software). Steven Cox , TakeLessons (San Diego, marketplace). Asher Delug , Airpush (Los Angeles, advertising).

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Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The funding came from angels, including Nancy Tellem (Executive Chairman, Eko Studios and former President of CBS Network Television Group), Daniel Murray (CFO Dollar Shave Club), Angela Mathes (Entrepreneur & former President, ABC Daytime TV) and Kent Wakeford (COO & Board Member KSV esports). in a seed funding round.

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Dollar Shave Club Sites Seed Funding Los Angeles 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Michael has been behind such companies as HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times), FameBit (acquired by Google) and Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). Without a doubt, the maturing cryptocurrency markets paired with growing blockchain technology will have a bold impact on the technology industry in 2018.

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Dollar Shave Club Tsavo Userplane Southern California 140

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2016

But one tech news story stood out for me — the fact that LA-based Dollar Shave Club (DSC) was sold to Unilever for $1 billion. Frankly, it’s awesome to see a VC articulate a vision for the kind of company they would back in a given category. I really enjoyed reading his analysis of why he backed the company.

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Dollar Shave Club Venture Capital News Snapchat 150