Kudos to Biz Journals for putting together this amazing list, which beautifully illustrates Los Angeles as the intersection of tech & entertainment — LA’s looking at nearly $2 billion in investment AND $8 billion in exits for 2014!
If you put together all the disparate pieces from these 20 deals, you see a rich ecosystem filled with players of all types across the region.
Among the top deals:
OCULUS VR Bought by Facebook
Disney Buys MCN MAKER STUDIOS
UPFRONT VENTURES Raises $280M for New Fund
ZIPRECRUITER Raises $63M Series A
HONEST COMPANY Raises $70M Series C
Healthcare IT company NANTHEALTH Raised $480M
And oh yeah, some huge computer company bought a little headphone company for a mere $3 billion.
Read the full list here
Extra credit: Minecraft Creator takes his billions to Hollywood, purchases massive Beverly Hills mansion.
(Bay Area peeps, your bosses are too polite to say it, but they ALL own second (and third and fourth) homes in Los Angeles.)
