Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel. So I think it’s now fair to rate me at 9/10 on follow-on fundings. I am closing 3 new fundings in April (2 new, 1 follow-on). As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2013

To that end, Venice-based Epoxy announced this morning that it has raised $2M in a funding round, to help build out its product suite to help grow, engage, and monetize online video channels. According to Epoxy, the new funding will go to expand its engineering team and build out its products.

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Bertelsmann Downey GRP Partners Southern California 191

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2017

Culver City-based Pocketwatch , a startup media brand focused on creating and acquiring content for kids, has raised $6M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Third Wave Digital, and also included Les Moonves (CBS ), Jon Landau (Avatar & Titanic), United Talent Agency (UTA), Robert Downey Jr. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

Heck, I even had Robert Downey, Jr. Getting involved with political events and fund raisers. When I told them I really wanted to work with them and lead their funding round they each had their, “but can you please save some space for …” moment. It was Soleil Moon Frye. Aka Punky Brewster. We’re in LA.

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Startup Design Downey Activity 398

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 27, 2012

s experience with Scrum, which began with training from with Master Scrum Trainer Scott Downey. This event is restricted to CEOs only of product companies with a minimum of $2million in funding or revenue. Learn from one of our very own LA CEOs, Bill Sewell, about his team?s See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2016

in a Series A funding round, for the company's subscription, "fan boxes"--which feature custom, tailored mystery boxes delivered to fans from their favorite entertainment and pop culture brands, every month. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included Breakwater Investment Management, Time Inc., READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2016

Loot Crate offers up a subscription box service which delivers boxes full of items of interest to what the company calls "geeks and gamers"; the company recently raised a round of funding from Upfront Ventures, Breakwater Investment Management, Time Inc., Downey Ventures, M13, and SterlingVC. READ MORE>>.

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CTO Hire Lootcrate Downey Chief Technology Officer 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

in funding from such investors as Galeo Ventures, Goldcrest Investments, Okapi Venture Capital, and True Ventures. Connectifier's angel investors also included Sean Ellis, Andrew Chen, Jonathan Downey, and James Hong. Connectifier was developing automated software to help companies with their recruiting, and had raised around $12.0M

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Artificial Inteligence Orange County Downey Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2015

According to Connectifier, the funding was led by True Ventures, and also included Galeo Ventures, Okapi Ventures, and angels, including Sean Ellis, Andrew Chen, Jonathan Downey, and James Hong.

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Orange County Software Downey Google 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2014

We recently spoke with co-founder and CEO, Justin Wu to learn more about the company, which so far has received a small seed funding from Warner Bros. This year, after working with Team Downey, and several other accelerators, our idea became more developed. Justin Wu: We''re looking to raise a seed round of funding, of $1.2

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Tech.Co

JUNE 2, 2016

million Series A fund. Downey Ventures, M13, and Sterling.VC. Along with the new round of funding, the company also announced a partnership with Microsoft in an effort to promote the Halo franchise. This week the popular Los Angeles, CA-based ecommerce subscription company Loot Crate announced the successful close of a $18.5

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The tech world is filled with unique personalities, budding innovators, and a great deal of money. That’s why the tech world is the perfect place for celebrities to get their feet wet when it comes to investment opportunities.

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LATechDigest

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Davis talked about Loot Crate’s incredible trajectory, growing from shipping Avengers cologne as one of its first mystery box items to having none other than Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr, as an investor a mere four year later. — LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) October 25, 2016.

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