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Neal Hansch, Partner, Rustic Canyon (State of the LA venture landscape)
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“State of the Union”
Summer 2012
Stage Set for Success
The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity shows Los Angeles had the highest entrepreneurial activity rate of any one region in USA at 580 per 100,000 adults.
According to a recent study, the Startup Genome, LA is listed #6 in the world for startup ecosystems, based on average “throughput” and active ecosystem, behind #2 New York, and #1 Silicon Valley.
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“Los Angeles is an entrepreneurial powerhouse”
Our “Power Alleys”
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Digital Media eCommerce GamingDirect
Marketing
Confluence of creative industry with technology.
Marriage of content, commerce &
fashion.
Lead generation and performance based
advertising.
CleanTech
Defense, manufacturing,
university research.
Gaming> Music or Film
Ideally poised for online
video boom.
Rise of subscription services & celebrity
endorsed properties.
Bring direct response expertise from trad’l arenas of TV and
mail to online.
Natural extension and evolution to clean tech applications.
Majors like Activision, EA,
THQ.
Surging SoCal Tech Leaders
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National VC Investment Activity Levels
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Source: PwC MoneyTree Survey
Rising Tide of SoCal Venture Fundings
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“Southern California Bucks VC Trend, As Firms Raise $925 million In Q1”
Source: PwC MoneyTree Survey
60+ Deals
SoCal Venture Capital Landscape
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Most Active “Out of Towners”
“The Locals”
Incubators & Accelerators Landscape
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Local Co-working Spaces
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In Conclusion….Just the Beginning
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• Undisputed national hotbed for entrepreneurial activity
• Leveraging unique strengths across multiple industry verticals
• Ecosystem and support network growing stronger, broader and maturing every day
• Funding available and seeking the next wave of winners and industry leaders to come out of City of Angels!
In Summary
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