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$100M Round Turns San Diego’s Seismic into Region’s Newest Unicorn

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The venture investment, which the San Diego startup announced Tuesday, is one of only a few so-called mega-rounds—$100 million or more—recorded this year in the region. (In Seismic, an enterprise software company with ambitious growth plans, has raised $100 million in a Series E financing and added Microsoft chairman John W.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Lookout – SaaS provider of security and data back-up services for smart phones. Competition: McAfee , Symantec. Jelli - I went on record saying that I wanted to invest and that I think this company will create a big success. Total Raised: $9.64mm. Read more: TechCrunch , ReadWriteWeb , TheNextWeb. Founded in 2007.