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Wonderist Agency Acquires Merger Labs

YoungUpstarts

Eighteen months ago, San Diego-based MergerLabs was born out of CAPTARGET, a leader in private equity deal origination, owned and operated by Gabe Galvez. Galvez, a major player in private equity and investment banking, saw the need for marketing services geared toward these sectors.

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Getting out of the building…by staying in the building!

Steve Blank

identify financing vehicles before you need them. They add mentors and additional services and some offer free space in exchange for equity. Accelerators take teams with fairly focused ideas and offer a formal 3-4 month program of tutoring/mentoring with seed funding in exchange for equity. It has density,” he said.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

VC Financings: 1. Summit is a hugely respected firm in Silicon Valley and a long-term “institution&# but they’re better known as more of a “private equity&# investor meaning that they do later stage investments in much larger companies that are profitable. I keep meaning to get him drunk to spill the stories.

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New Plain Preferred Term Sheet

www.founderinstitute.com

He has been actively involved in merger, acquisition and disposition transactions with a combined value of over $1 billion, and financing/investment transactions and securities offerings worth over $600 million. Participation" means that investors "double dip" by getting both their liquidation preference and their equity allocation. -

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Trends in Seed Stage Funding for Entrepreneurs

Gust

Note that I merged the two Southern California regions (LA/Orange County and San Diego) into one. Here are the trends in venture capital financings from 2006 through 2010 – the number of seed stage deals funded and total investment by region in millions of dollars. . All Seed-VC. Silicon Valley. .

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

In fact, 50% of our investments are in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. You don’t have unlimited equity to dole out. Yes, great leaders need to travel more than programmers or finance directors. We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

San Diego, California) Jobs Comentum is a dynamic and cutting edge company.Be a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re.