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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

Over time, though, military spending wound down and many large aerospace and military companies left Southern California. My partner Erik Rannala has had a similar experience, having worked as a VC at Harrison Metal before moving down to LA to co-found our seed stage venture firm.

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Investing Outside Of Silicon Valley: Now More Than Ever (Where “Ever” = 2013)

Hunter Walker

Starting out we really wanted to ensure we got our offering correct – could we effectively deploy capital + sweat + reputation to work with great seed stage founders for the first 3-5 years of their company. ” Phase 1 Bay Area + NYC (2013-14). Could we ensure to support them as people, not just as executives.