David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The three founders (Isaac, Tim, and Jose) were based in the Los Angeles area when they moved the company to Boulder for the Techstars Boulder Accelerator in 2009. The company is based in San Francisco, with significant operations in Africa and elsewhere. #5: Techstars Ventures 2009 invested in the angel debt round in 2011.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

He works closely with European banks and institutional investors and is O’Hara’s largest shareholder for private equity investments, principally held in banking, internet and oil and gas companies. Betancourt Lopez began the Hawkers transformation by fixing the operational issues that had caused the company to struggle.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

It feels like something you could turn your attention to once you have tens of millions of dollars and a large staff to run operations and you could step back from it all and think about how to lead. We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. Communications.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

I don’t know how it operates behind closed doors. While private equity has a history in the U.S. that dates back over a century , the “boom or bust” period of the 1980s to early 1990s is considered the period that marks the rise in private equity and venture capital funding as we know it today. And if I tried to find out?

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Splitting time between Austin and Los Angeles, Amber is a whirlwind of energy and is always working on an exciting new project with some mega-brand using her latest tech. Notley also serves as a powerful resource platform for scaling innovative nonprofit organizations.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

He then led the growth of the domain services division, expanded into the aftermarket business and built Oversee’s owned and operated portfolio of domain names into one of the worlds largest, firmly establishing the company as a leader in Internet real estate. Jake Geleerd, President and Chief Operating Officer, Ocean Tomo, LLC.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The most interesting company to present was The Coop , a modern, design-focused, indoor-outdoor children’s playspace in Los Angeles. As O’Leary said, this isn’t an equity investment. Banks often have operating covenants for their loans that require the company to be hitting plan, or close to it.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In brief, a cap acts to place a limit on the conversion price of a convertible note such that investors are guaranteed a minimum number of shares for their bridge loans if the startup does a priced equity round at a high pre-money valuation – “high” meaning above the cap, which is often a heavily negotiated term. (The

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Bryce Dot VC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

As a venture funded startup, you’re supposed to operate a certain way. For $100,000 we actually don’t take any equity in your company unless you raise more venture capital, at which point we’ll convert into that round of funding or if you sell the company, we’ll have a small piece of that acquisition.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

But, if this is the case, why don’t investors in private equity diversify? Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Increasingly in recent years, there have sprung up angel investor networking groups around the country.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

But, if this is the case, why don’t investors in private equity diversify? Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Increasingly in recent years, there have sprung up angel investor networking groups around the country.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

They bought high-end car brands like Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover thinking they would be able to successfully grow these brands using the same marketing and operational methods that made Ford so successful. Take this segment of a description for a $2000/night villa in Los Angeles from luxury rental site Luxury Retreats.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Mo was graduated from Wharton, worked in investment banking, spent 6 years at IAC (including in an operational role for Connected Ventures which includes College Humor, Busted T’s and Vimeo) before joining Spark Capital in 2008. Launched in 2007 in Los Angeles by Adam Bernhard and Konstantin Glasmacher.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

One by one the markets in which you operate shut down. They're our shareholders, they're our employees, they're our hosts, they're our guests, and they're also the communities we operate in. You can't really operate. I think a million, a million and a half to Los Angeles. Well, who are they? 500,000 to Detroit.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

My research was valuable enough for a large corporation that is known for creating a popular operating system to give us about $250K in funding. However, as most entrepreneurs will experience, when equity and pay come into play, relationships tend to warp. I was a Ph.D. Photo Credit: Sebastian Ravitz. Photo Credit:Olivia Skuza.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Once the acquisition has been completed, Worklight’s operations will be merged with IBM’s software laboratory in Israel, which is headed by Dr. Daniel Yellin. through its GE Healthymagination Fund, an equity fund of GE Capital and GE Healthcare. ATX BUYS ISRAELI TRANSMISSIONS SOLUTIONS START-UP. ATX Networks Inc.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Once the acquisition has been completed, Worklight’s operations will be merged with IBM’s software laboratory in Israel, which is headed by Dr. Daniel Yellin. through its GE Healthymagination Fund, an equity fund of GE Capital and GE Healthcare. ATX BUYS ISRAELI TRANSMISSIONS SOLUTIONS START-UP. ATX Networks Inc.

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