Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

. “Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator. So what are you waiting for?

Silicon Valley 293

Silicon Valley Technical Review Southern California Angel Investor 293

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Phase 2 California + NYC (2015-2017). And at the same time, came upon a handful of amazing opportunities in Southern California (two in LA, one in San Diego). We feel like we have a non-local playbook in place – not just for opportunity sourcing but more importantly, startup-servicing ongoing.

Silicon Valley 99

Silicon Valley San Diego Los Angeles Southern California 99

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

In the venture-backed startup world, there are a couple of types of firm that will lend to a startup, even a startup that is still losing money. Some banks, including Silicon Valley Bank and Comerica , specialize in funding startups and will lend against inventory, infrastructure or for general corporate purposes.

Covenant 162

Covenant Warrant Southern California Los Angeles 162

Scalable Startup

JULY 19, 2011

I’ve been involved with several amazing companies throughout Northern and Southern Cal; I have expanded, launched, M&A’d, relaunched, liquidated, succeeded and failed, you name it. Great PR and finance firms, but not many startups. If you want maximum scalability for your business, you should be in California.

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California Southern California San Francisco Silicon Valley 20

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. Both AOL and Time Warner had existing VC operations. When the companies merged, those operations also merged. Let’s talk about Revolution’s operation.

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Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

According to VCs, there’s been a 65% decrease in up-rounds (where a company gets a bigger valuation) in the last six months and more than 60% of those polled expect a longer wait for an exit. Similarly, the bulk of the companies getting funding are still California-based. e.g. invest $2 mil and expect a $60-$100 mil valuation for exit.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62