View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

*This post is part of our “pitch deck” series where we dissect the seed stage pitch deck and discuss the ideal flow for a pitch. After 12 years of hearing startup pitches, my favorite first 5 minutes came from John Katzman, the founder of 2U. You can read the rest of the posts in the series by clicking here *.

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Southern California Phoenix Technical Review Seed Stage 159

Gust

DECEMBER 13, 2011

I’ve recently taken a look at seed stage funding by venture capitalists (VCs) and angel investors over the past five years. For VCs, I chose to look at all seed stage VC deals (from MoneyTree©) as well as those in five of the most active regions in the country. All Seed-VC. Southern California*.

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Seed Stage Southern California San Diego Silicon Valley 162

Mucker Lab

AUGUST 27, 2014

Over time, though, military spending wound down and many large aerospace and military companies left Southern California. My father eventually decided on Santa Clara (Saratoga, more specifically), and so I grew up in the shadows of the orchards of Cupertino and the nondescript concrete startup boxes of Santa Clara.

Los Angeles 138

Los Angeles Southern California Silicon Valley Technical Review 138

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

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 6, 2018

We’ve been pleasantly surprised with the expansion of our networks in other geographies, like Southern California (LA, San Diego, and Santa Barbara) and Portland. Hopefully, we will continue to help develop and expand existing and new startup communities. The post Where Does Foundry Group Invest?

North Dakota 70

North Dakota Southern California San Diego Indianapolis 70

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

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. And at the same time, came upon a handful of amazing opportunities in Southern California (two in LA, one in San Diego).

Silicon Valley 99

Silicon Valley San Diego Los Angeles Southern California 99

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. billion invested in 374 startups in that area. Southern California. They invest from seed to growth with flexibility in ownership and amounts. That figure was an increase from $2.3 billion in 2013.

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Southern California Silicon Valley Venture Capital Early Stage 60