Tag: Spencer rascoff
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LA Venture: Serial Entrepreneur Spencer Rascoff on the Future of Social Media and His Investing Strategy
Former Zillow executive and serial entrepreneur Spencer Rascoff loves Los Angeles. So much that he named his venture capital fund, 75 & Sunny, as an ode to L.A.’s yearlong balmy weather. This week, he joins the LA Venture podcast to talk about w…
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dot.LA Summit: Once a Moonshot, Los Angeles’ Venture Scene is Bigger Than Ever
Los Angeles has long taken a back seat to San Francisco when it comes to investing in and incubating local companies, but in recent years the venture capital scene in Silicon Beach has exploded. Greycroft Partners co-founder and partner Dana Settle to…
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PCH Driven: What Serial Entrepreneur and Angel Investor Spencer Rascoff Looks for in a Founder
In this episode of the PCH Driven podcast, Spencer Rascoff shares what drives him as the co-founder and former CEO of Zillow; and co-founder of Hotwire, dot.LA, Recon and his VC firm 75 & Sunny.Rascoff talks about the future of real estate, how having…
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Quantum Computing Firm Rigetti to Go Public in $1.5 Billion Deal with Zillow Co-Founder’s SPAC
A shell company co-created by former Zillow CEO and dot.LA co-founder Spencer Rascoff revealed today that it’s merging with quantum computing company Rigetti in a $1.5 billion deal. Based in Oakland, Rigetti is expected to trade on the New York St…
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Here Are LA’s Top Angel Investors, According to Their Peers
In a year upended by crisis after crisis — the ongoing pandemic, the climate emergency, an insurrection in the capital — tech startup financing is not just bouncing back but altogether booming, and Los Angeles-based angel investors are a big part of t…