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The Big Secret to Raising Venture Capital

Growthink Blog

At the time, Tom was a partner at Enterprise Partners Venture Capital in San Diego. He said that going forward, Enterprise Partners would wait at least six months before funding any new company they met. This entrepreneur’s name was Chet Holmes. This led Clancy to make an important decision. In other words.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

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We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles. In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. We try to recruit investment partners who bring startup operating experience. That’s healthy.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. Los Angeles. The funds not only have gotten bigger but they have an amazing track record of funding the biggest names in the sector: Cisco, Apple, Google, Facebook. There are no $600 million funds in Los Angeles.

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Out of the Crisis #27: Eren Bali of Carbon Health on public health, COVID vaccinations, and working as a unified society to solve problems

Startup Lessons Learned

Ultimately, the company partnered with the City of Los Angeles , and as Eren recalls, "seven days after the original handshake and launch into a scheduling website, we helped launch Dodger Stadium, which was the single largest mass vaccination site in the country." Eren Bali : My name is Eren Bali.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

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Discussion: Had a long chat about PicClick , a company founded by Ryan Sit in San Diego. Messages can be classified as public or private; named or anonymous. Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by Michelle Crames. Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners.

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Who Just Raised A $225 Million Financing in North Carolina?

Feld Thoughts

This time I told him I’d run it by my partners and get their feedback. And, through our deep relationship with Techstars, our reach and network is even further and includes cities like Detroit, Kansas City, Austin, Chicago, San Antonio, and San Diego. Julien talking about AvidXchange.

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An Overlooked Secret to Raising Capital

Growthink Blog

After the dot com bust, I served on a panel with Tom Clancy, a former partner at Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, a billion dollar venture fund in San Diego. Let me give you an example of an entrepreneur who successfully used this technique in order to get a key partner. His name is Chet Holmes.