Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Current round: $35mm in Series C (extension of Series B at higher valuation) from General Atlantic, Matrix Partners. OTHER DEALS: 1. Total raised: $15.0mm.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

They had been introduced by my friend Brian Garrett, a partner at Crosscut Ventures and the ambition outlined in their deck seemed almost unbelievable, “to make wireless charging of phones (and other devices) as easy as WiFi” that I had to see it for myself. Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

My job as a VC isn’t to beat myself up or any other partner up for the one deal we didn’t do. We are hugely appreciative of their successes because it’s helped grow technology talent in Los Angeles and some time down the line we know the “Snapchat Mafia” will be armed with millions of dollars and fund and create startups all over LA.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

After years of trying to persuade Kara Nortman to become a partner at Upfront Ventures I can officially announce now that she’s joined us effective immediately. It is rare to find somebody who matches exactly what I’m looking for in a partner so when you find it you act: Academic rigor (Princeton undergrad, Stanford MBA).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

I am thrilled to announce that we have added Hamet Watt as a Partner at Upfront Ventures. But as sweet as that success has been (we invested pre-revenue in a small team) today my even more important news was the further expansion of our partner ranks. We have been on a drive to add more operational partners. What does that mean?

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

By Daniel Sokolovksy, Co-Founder and CEO, WARP and Troy Lester, Co-Founder and CRO, WARP The dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was more than just a bank collapse, it was a reality check for both startups and the VCs that fund them. That includes us. As an early-stage company that just closed our seed round at $8.1

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. Mentorship.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I told her that I believed America’s best asset – driven initially from software innovation mindset in the San Francisco Bay Area and media innovation driven from Los Angeles – was our willingness to accept failure. Now they are partners. The collective wisdom of the establishment to this huge innovation?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2011

A year ago I invested, along with Dana Settle at Greycroft Partners , in a startup company called Maker Studios. They know this model of YouTube production & distribution better than anybody else that I’ve met in my 5 years in Los Angeles. It was founded by Danny Zappin, Lisa Donovan & Ben Donovan.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

.” The reason is that at a VC you have a group of partners who often have different focus areas of excellence, each pursues deals in their respective field, each makes investments and sits on boards and each spends their most difficult hours tackling problems at portfolio companies vs. solving the challenges at the VC itself.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 24, 2014

If you’re an investor or a developer looking for work, London and Greater Los Angeles actually offer favorable conditions. For example, they found out that startups seeking talent, as opposed to funding, should look at cities like Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

The final clip is Fred & I talking about whether “the best product wins” and my assertion that the bias in today’s Silicon Valley dominated tech world there is probably too much emphasis on tech at the expense of how to sell, implement and service customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. years there has been an initiative in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA. He previously co-founded Charlie , a Los Angeles based media company and interactive agency. For the past 2.5

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2017

by Shane Cragun, founding partner at SweetmanCragun Group and coauthor of “ Reinvention: Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption “ Two years ago, Boston Dynamics released a video showing a 6’ tall, 320 lb. humanoid robot named Atlas running freely through the woods. million truckers over the next decade.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2012

Mike Lincoln (on my list) had previously had huge success with Cooley (long considered a platinum-status Silicon Valley firm as depicted in the image in this post highlighting some of their clients) in expanding their presence outside their traditional NorCal stronghold. And then today. The magic all came together. Invest they have.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The legends of Silicon Valley?—?two At Upfront we have always done 40% of our investing in Greater Los Angeles and it’s precisely for this reason. each with partners as the lead. Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. two founders in a garage?—?(HP

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. SXSW and Edelman have partnered to launch a special report of the Trust Barometer?—?Edelman’s 10:30AM Hilton?

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

In 1999, Lee joined the Silicon Valley new media content contingent as an Internet-company CEO, and has since founded two innovative Los Angeles media companies. A former partner in two leading Los Angeles media law firms, Lee holds a J.D. in History from UCLA.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. But LA is not Silicon Valley and we don’t need to aspire to be so.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Brad Feld visited Los Angeles this past week. I hate Silicon Whatever. ” Many people on the Westside of Los Angeles are using the term Silicon Beach these days to describe the amazing renaissance that is truly happening here. I always enjoy spending time with Brad as the antidote to the eco chamber.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

This morning it was announced that Matt Murphy had left his role as a partner Kleiner Perkins to join as a partner in Menlo Ventures. As much of the coverage in the press this morning acknowledges it’s rare for a partner to leave from one firm to another. He’s with you in good times & bad. That’s not Matt.

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Mucker Lab

JULY 7, 2016

Unique Business News , a satellite cable news show based out of Taiwan, stopped by Mucker’s offices recently as part of a segment on Silicon Beach. Intro to the Segment: Reporter : Silicon Valley is the center of tech innovation in the United States. William Hsu : My partner and I were both entrepreneurs before.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

For this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we partnered with the Indian Angel Network (IAN). And she is also interested in doing a somewhat hybrid business with a physical tasting room in Los Angeles. I also think this is a perfect e-Commerce/Web 3.0 opportunity with a well-defined context.

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fi.co

DECEMBER 4, 2012

-->. About | Mentors | Companies | Curriculum | FAQ | Partners | Apply Now. Globalizing Silicon Valley - See the Worldwide Schedule - Lead a Local Chapter. -->. Los Angeles. Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 17, 2015

Launched in January this year, individual Battlehack competitions will be held in cities like Melbourne, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Berlin and many others, and developers can enter as individuals or as a team – or even team up randomly onsite – to compete in the 24-hour event.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2012

I’m aboard Delta flight 1833 from Cincinnati (actually, Northern Kentucky for what it’s worth) to Los Angeles. I had a very enjoyable day in Cincinnati meeting many local entrepreneurs, angels and accelerators. I was here to see one of our LPs (limited partners are the people who invest money in VC funds) called Fort Washington.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake, via the Los Angeles Times. Silicon valley tends to have a bias towards a certain startup founder stereotype (i.e. Do you know how many female or minority partners the firm has? An incompatibility of product with venture capitalist. What are your morals? Do you care?

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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. He was also born here and went to UT Austin before heading out to Silicon Valley for a stint.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

10: Silicon Valley Bank?—?New 9: Silicon Valley, CA Oct. 16: Los Angeles, CA Oct. 17: Los Angeles, CA Oct. 9: Silicon Valley, CA Oct. 16: Los Angeles, CA Oct. 17: Los Angeles, CA Oct. RSVP here Sept. New York City, NY Sept. 10: Techstars New York?—?New

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. I know it’s not single-handed as he has both fantastic partners at Foundry Group and many other community leaders. The ingredients are all here. My recipe for Seattle or your community: 1. Community Leaders + Organizers.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

But Viddy isnt based in the technology hotbeds of Silicon Valley and San Francisco. "It Instead, Silicon Beach, a roughly 3-mile stretch of sand from Venice to Santa Monica , is home to Viddy and a host of other young tech companies with an entertainment, celebrity or mobile edge. But most of the action is at the beach.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. So can you really build a great tech firm outside of Silicon Valley? Los Angeles.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

When none came to light, he followed a lead to Los Angeles and by Wednesday he was signing a contract with a lab there that usually does anti-doping testing. But a colleague turned him on to a lead in Los Angeles. In one weekend, his assumption was proved correct. This came together incredibly quickly. What's going on?

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The Next Web

JUNE 20, 2013

When cloud services company Cornerstone OnDemand got its start in Los Angeles in 1999, the odds were against it. Improbably, founder and CEO Adam Miller and his partners soldiered on to eventually build a $2 billion+ cloud company. Three months after getting up and running, the tech bubble burst and all the money dried up.

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Scalable Startup

JUNE 21, 2011

Describing this other person variously as a co-founder, partner, CTO, and collaborator, the focus has been on someone with the right combination of technical experience/excellence, mutual chemistry, plus the right timing and inclination in their lives to do this. That’s not the sentiment of most CTO-types I talk to.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Like an accelerator or incubator program, NestGSV gives its resident startups office space, advice and lots of other amenities (even a beach volleyball court) at its Redwood City, California, campus near Silicon Valley. He plans new NestGSV campuses in New York, Los Angeles, Texas and North Carolina. well, you know.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Like an accelerator or incubator program, NestGSV gives its resident startups office space, advice and lots of other amenities (even a beach volleyball court) at its Redwood City, California, campus near Silicon Valley. He plans new NestGSV campuses in New York, Los Angeles, Texas and North Carolina. well, you know.

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