Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

Los Angeles 376

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

View from Seed

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Case in point, according to CrunchBase, NextView has made only two new seed investments this year in 2018 … the actual number is: eleven. With the atomization of seed and an increasing number of rounds prior to Series A (pre-seed, seed, super-seed, etc.), What’s going on?

Seed Stage 201

Seed Stage Stealth Seed Capital Later Stage 201

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

If you look at the blue line below in what we are calling “private-market IPOs” you’ll see the discernible trend that began in 2014 and has continued through 2018 and you’ll see the impact this has potentially had on public IPOs in green. trillion in value. Follow the money.

Venture Capital 292

Venture Capital IPO Mezzanine Early Stage 292

Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

Id reached out to him not because I was looking for information on how to pitch an investor, but because of the nature of his investment portfolio: of the six startups Boris invested in thoughout 2014, three are led by women. You may know “the secret of the market,” a secret that is revealed by spending time on something.

Venture Capital 90

Venture Capital Founder Angel Investor Portfolio 90

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. But by 2014 much had started to change. We have witnessed one hell of a startup boom from 2009-2014 which has coincided with the boom in accelerators. We had a specific goal in mind. Market stage is everything.

Early Stage 290

Early Stage Venture Capital Los Angeles Coder 290

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital. This is especially true in a booming market (like 2014) where PR firms can charge premiums and be super selective about whom they work with. It super charges a business that is closer to product delivery.

PR 319

PR Venture Capital Hiring Seed Capital 319

K9 Ventures

JUNE 5, 2015

Another thing I noticed was that I was now referring companies that I had invested in at a “pre-seed” (capitalization intentional) stage over to folks who would previously be considered my peer venture funds doing Seed-stage investments.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Venture Capital Early Stage Valuation 48