Comments on: SoCal: brimming with VC opportunities

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:54:11 +0000

This article was very interesting; It is no surprise to me that So Cal is rivaling NorCal in investment/VC opportunities… wow! considering its rank of 15th largest economy in the world- I’m proud to be a native. The VC opportunities in Southern California makes me think there are some Venture Capital firms in the area with internship or job opportunities available? I’ve got an MBA, sales experience and I’m looking to enter the VC world…

By: Erik Shapiro

Erik Shapiro — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:57:46 +0000

Can anyone recommend a good VC or angel who invests in internet media start ups? We are trying to raise 500k and I would much rather look locally.

Thanks in advance.

By: SoCal: brimming with VC opportunities at Technology Leadership Political Action Committee — TLPAC

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:06:09 +0000

[...] an op-ed piece for VentureBeat, Sumant Mandal of Clearstone Venture Partners in Santa Monica, Calif., says that he is [...]

By: Cara Good

Cara Good — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:58:43 +0000

For those of us involved in the innovation economy of Southern California, we know this is the place to be. More good news: The tech community is getting organized more and more to accomplish public policy changes that improve prospects for us all. We launched the Technology Leadership Political Action Committee last week. See http://www.tlpac.com for more information.

By: Martin Samuelson

Martin Samuelson — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:19:10 +0000

Academy123 is a Westlake Village company that was sold to Discovery Communications.

By: Dean Richardson

Dean Richardson — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:33:55 +0000

Sumant:

Another great SoCal startup is Geni (www.geni.com), the ‘genealogy-as-social-networking’ site founded by David Sacks (prior COO of PayPal).

By: Frank Addante

Frank Addante — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:59:24 +0000

Great post, Sumant! I couldn’t agree more. Having started a company in So. Cal. (StrongMail Systems) and then having to move it up north to Silicon Valley 5 years ago because of access to talent and capital, I vowed never to have to do that again. I knew the talent, creativity and innovation existed in LA; it was just hard to tap into because the ecosystem wasn’t “tight”. When returning to LA about 18 months ago, prior to starting the Rubicon Project, I found a huge change in activity. More startups, more innovation, more excitement, stronger networking and I’ve had more meetings with Nor. Cal. VC’s in LA than up north. It’s great to see So. Cal. being recognized for the leader that it is.

By: emad

emad — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:58:25 +0000

Well put, Sumant. Good to see Southern California (esp LA) getting the recognition it deserves!

By: Benjamin Kuo’s Blog » Blog Archive » Clearstone’s Sumant Mandal on SoCal VC

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:44:15 +0000

[...] a good guest post by Clearstone’s Sumant Mandal over on VentureBeat today about Southern California’s venture capital environment. For those of us in Southern California, it’s old news, but it’s good to see the word [...]