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Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center

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On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. What is the Ventura incubator? It's about 10,000 square feet of space in downtown Ventura, in a city owned office building. We ended up selecting DFJ Frontier.

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The Trade Desk Launches Venture Capital Arm, Makes First Investment

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Ventura-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk is launching its own venture capital arm, and has made its first investment, the company said this morning. The company said that the new investment fund, TD7, will invest in open Internet startups.

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NetPlenish Gets Funding From 500Startups

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Ventura-based NetPlenish , a startup which is developing a service which will provide automated replenishment of items, combined with an automatic price comparison engine, has quietly raised funding from 500 Startups. NetPlenish is part of the Ventura Ventures Technology Center. Size of the investment was not disclosed.

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KYTHERA, Amgen Vet Takes Helm At UNITY Biotechnology After $116M Funding

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A local, Ventura County biotechnology executive, Keith Leonard , has taken the helm of UNITY Biotechnology , a heavily backed San Francisco biotech startup focused on curing diseases of aging, as a result of a big $116M funding round at the company.

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The Trade Desk Adds $20M

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Ventura-based The Trade Desk , the real time, demand-side advertising platform developer led by Jeff Green, has raised $20M in a Series B funding, the company said today. According to The Trade Desk, Alex Kayyal of Hermes will join the company''s board as part of the funding. READ MORE>>.

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The Trade Desk Raises $125M In Credit Facility

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Ventura, California-based The Trade Desk , the advertising technology developer led by Jeff Green, has raised $125M in a credit facility, according to the company. The companysaid that it will use the new funding for global expansion initiatives and for working capital. The revolving credit facility was led by Citibank N.A.,

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Patagonia Partners With High Tech Fabric Startup

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Ventura-based outdoor apparel company Patagonia has partnered with a startup developing a high performance, synthetic silk fabric, made out of natural proteins. The investment round came from Nan Fung, Innovation Endeavors, Alafi Capital, East West Capital, Foundation Capital and Founders Fund. READ MORE>>.

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