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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

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We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Why do they invest in venture capital? We raised $280 million.

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When Does a Private-to-Private Merger Make Sense?

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She created the company in New Zealand and without raising any institutional capital had grown a global business. The fact that Seedling had never raised venture capital made the deal 10x easier and the fact that they were going to be raising money on their own meant that the VCs had an important role to play.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

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On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). Love to hear more views! .

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

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. “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?

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What We Must Learn from Asia

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I run a monthly meeting called the VCA that represents the majority of Southern California venture capital firms.

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This Week in VC with Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures

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What advice do you have for people who want to get into venture capital? I talk in the video about the economics of venture capital and how we make money. We then had a full session with Rick Smith, founder of Crosscut Ventures (along with Brian Garrett). Tags: This Week in Venture Capital.

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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. WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). We can be blunt but we believe that builds healthier relationships.