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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%).

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

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Gordon says he’s interested in the “reinvention of proven business categories on the new social graph, especially health, travel, dating and friend management, entertainment/media, advertising, commerce, education, finance.&# Code for America Chooses 20 Developer. SCVNGR Uses Googles Places Database.

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

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Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Think Again. Translation?