techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups. Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups. The fund views its portfolio startups as fulfilling one of the three layers of the “Big Data stack”: 1. Enterprise. Headphones.

Early Stage 70

Early Stage San Francisco Los Angeles Southern California 70

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. Earlier this year I founded a new startup called KlickFu. What are you working on now? For me, it's a matter of degree.

Management 150

Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. The reality of most startups is about survival. We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. We try to recruit investment partners who bring startup operating experience.

Leadership 150

Leadership Southern California San Diego Hiring 150

Gust

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Note that I merged the two Southern California regions (LA/Orange County and San Diego) into one. Southern California*. Southern California = LA County, Orange Cty and San Diego Cty. In fact, my sense is that in most regions, angels and VCs are cooperating and sometimes co-funding startups.

Seed Stage 162

Seed Stage Southern California San Diego Silicon Valley 162

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Side note: LA seems to have had some success in mega deals led by private equity firms as evidenced by DemandMedia and Chris DeWolf’s latest company backed by more than $20 million in private equity. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created two new generation LA startups (Zag and TrueCar, both backed by GRP Partners).

Silicon Valley 290

Silicon Valley Technology Los Angeles Southern California 290

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

As O’Leary said, this isn’t an equity investment. They could have either paid someone a healthy salary out of the profits that they are making, or they could have given someone a much smaller equity stake in the company to attract an experienced business person. Astonishingly, the entrepreneurs took the deal. Fat Ass Fudge.

Covenant 156

Covenant Warrant Southern California Los Angeles 156

Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2015

A consistent theme we recognized at NSF, was that a lot of the startup companies [we were funding] really weren’t practicing what we knew to be the best and most effective way of taking technologies out of labs. government accelerator that takes no equity. If you can’t hear the clip, click here. What made him call Steve? “A

Government 120

Government Channel Southern California Lean 120

Up and Running

MARCH 16, 2016

In coming months, many entrepreneurs are looking for the best sources to help fund the startups they have planned. According to Pitchbook, the data and technology provider for the global private equity and venture capital markets, the year’s total for this region was a record $2.4 billion invested in 374 startups in that area.

Southern California 60

Southern California Silicon Valley Venture Capital Early Stage 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

The venture capital industry is so heavily skewed to Northern California, which the remains spilled over Boston, New York & Southern California. We are a venture capital growth equity fund in Washington DC with about $500m invested. Startup America , an Obama administration initiative headed up by Steve Case. -

Cofounder 277

Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Similarly, the bulk of the companies getting funding are still California-based. After Northern California and Southern California the biggest area of investment geographically was in international companies.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62