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DECEMBER 27, 2012

The most significant news for GRP Partners in 2012 was the first close of our 4th venture fund. Your readers will know what a challenging funding environment it has been especially for firms located outside of Silicon Valley. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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JANUARY 9, 2013

In 2012,I added video from my UC Santa Barbara speakers, including Mark Templeon, CEO of Citrix; Kerri Pollard, President of Commission Junction; and Marten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus. Top Ten Syndicated infoChachkie Entries Of 2012. The following entries generated the most pageviews outside of infoChachkie during 2012.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels said today that it has totalled up its investments for the first half of 2012, and found that it invested $4,571,000 in direct investments--as part of $10M in funding--for 17 companies. Some, but not all of those fundings had been announced earlier. in 17 companies.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

We very quietly went live with our second fund, Okapi Ventures II, LP, back in March and have already made 4 investments. I also think that 2012 will be "year of the accelerator" in retrospect with 500, YC, Science, Amplify, TechStars, LaunchPad L.A. and the like taking center stage.

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APRIL 2, 2010

I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. VC’s often talk about this term as in the total amount of funds EVER raised by that VC. What is a VC fund? What is total assets under management? -

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

He's also a Venture Partner at venture capital firm Greycroft Partners, and is EVP and a member of the Board of Directors at William Morris Agency, and was Founder of the Mailroom Fund. He's also a very active angel investor and advisor to local startups. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year?

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JANUARY 18, 2013

If you're a Southern California startup, it's most likely you're going to find funding from local, Southern California startup funds, right?

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JANUARY 27, 2012

Thursday, February 2, 2012 -- Business and Financial Outlook 2012. GABA, German American Business Association.

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JULY 11, 2012

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 -- PMI-OC July 2012 Dinner Meeting.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Santa Barbara-based whole home music system maker Sonos has raised $130M in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm. No details of the funding have yet been announced by the company. According to the filing, eight investors participated in the new funding for the company. and Redpoint Ventures.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. How’s that for an ex painter? When Sam Teller first encountered Tracy he knew instantly he wanted to work with her. Sam just told me, “You HAVE to meet Tracy. She’s infectious.” ” He was right.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Rustic Canyon Partners is one of the return backers of online babysitting marketplace UrbanSitter , participating in UrbanSitter''s new $15M Series B funding. Rustic Canyon was one of the first investors in UrbanSitter back in 2012. UrbanSitter is based in San Francisco.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Camarillo-based Semtech , the develope rof analog and mixed signal ICs, has backed an Irish maker of DC-to-DC power controllers in its latest funding round. in a Series C1 funding. The funding came from existing investors, which include Semtech, along with SEP, Intel Capital, VentureTech Alliance, and Braemar Energy Ventures.

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JULY 1, 2019

million in a venture round, bringing its total funding to $15 million since launching in 2012. Culver City-based social networking startup Sgrouples Inc., doing business as MeWe, announced it raised $4.5

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MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Irvine-based Aviir , a developer of laboratory tests for detecting cardiovascular disease, said it has raised $8M in funding from Silicon Valley Bank. The new funding will go towards accerating commercialization activity and build out its infrastructure. The firm said the round included $5M in growth debt, plus a $3M line of credit.

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JULY 20, 2012

in funding during Q2 of 2012, down from Q1, and slightly below investments in Q2 of 2011. in funding, followed by San Diego, with $304.7M in funding. County and San Diego seeing slightly less funding that the prior quarter. raised, also were among the top fundings. in investment, then. Viddy , with $30.7.M

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Thursday, September 27, 2012 -- Sept Forum: The State Of Crowdfunding. This aspect of the JOBS Act has the potential to create new funding opportunities for companies from an extremely broad pool of investors, including even unsophisticated investors. A TCVN Forum. creates a new ?crowdfunding? crowdfunding? But, at what cost?

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JUNE 2, 2012

Friday, June 8, 2012 -- SoCalBio Workshop on Accessing Government Grant Funding for Research.

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JUNE 5, 2016

The funding environment for tech startups is an ever shifting ground as we go through predictable shifts that go hand-in-hand with the slowing of the overall market. Explosion in Seed Funds. Now seed funding is conventional wisdom. Here is a brief history first to put the changes into context. Rise of Seed. I Leaderless Rounds.

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AUGUST 23, 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 -- Crowd Funding Tips and Tricks. This class is for any entrepreneur, or future entrepreneur, who is interested in using crowdfunding as a real alternative for early stage funding. Coloft Academy. In this class you?

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MAY 30, 2013

The company raised $2M in funding back in March of 2012. Barracuda Networks said the acquisition will help it strengthen its offerings in the cloud data storage market. SignNow''s software runs on the iPhone, and iPad, and allows users to collect electronic signatures for agreements. SignNow was headed by Chris Hawkins. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 17, 2012

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 -- Start-Up Funding In Southern California. Panel includes Ray Chan, Managing Partner at K5 Venture Partners; Anil Tammineedi, Vice President at Angeleno Group; Kiran Rao, Associate at Vicente Capital Partners; Al Schneider, Co-Founder and Past Chairman of Pasadena Angels.

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MARCH 23, 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012 -- HOW TO WIN SBIR/STTR GRANT FUNDS. Entrepreneurs and businesses looking to capitalize on the $1 Billion annual Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) funds will receive expert training on how to successfully make an SBIR/STTR proposal.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

more in a round of funding, the company announced today, via a Series E funding round. The firm, headed by Tim Cadogan, said this morning that the new funding brings its total raised to more than $70M. The company said the new funds will go towards growth, financing acquisitions, and international expansion.

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MAY 12, 2012

Friday, May 18, 2012 -- SDVG Presents: Mobile Venturing- funding without wires. Join host Jeff Belk as we explore what's hot (or not) in mobile start-ups. Jeff was formerly SVP Marketing with Qualcomm and he will be joined by a panel of pros such as Qualcomm Ventures and Verizon Ventures in the mobile investing space.

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JUNE 8, 2014

The basic components are obvious: talented founders, great engineers, angel money, venture capital, access to larger corporates (for business, funding & talent), great education / research (for IP breakthroughs) and a sufficient ecosystem of mentors, advisors, executive coaches and mavens. million under management across three funds.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

The massive, $103M funding round for Carpinteria-based Lynda.com might have been a surprise for some, except perhaps readers of this publication, who over the years have gotten a glimpse of the growth rate of the company in recent years. May 2012, $70M. 2009, $37M. Oct 2010, $50M - 140 employees. January 2013, $100M - 400 employees.

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MARCH 26, 2014

Oculus VR is led and was co-founded by Brendan Iribe, and had raised around $91M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Formation 8, Matrix Partners, and Spark Capital. The company had been founded in 2012. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the move comes to help the company get ready for the "platforms of tomorrow." READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 -- Digital LA - We Got Funded! Join us for our fourth Digital LA - RealTech Startup Showcase: We Got Funded! panel with LA startup founders who'll share how they recently got funded - and give 5-minute pitches of their winning fund-raising presentations they pitched to investors.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Monday, February 27, 2012 -- How to Raise a Series A Round of Funding. Join us as we chat with Chris Hawkins, CEO and Founder of SignNow, about his journey from starting up to raising $2 million in a Series A round of funding. Tech Coast Angels. How did he do it? What did he learn? What do you need to prepare for your raise?

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Santa Monica-based content delivery network (CDN) provider EdgeCast said this morning that it doubled its revenues in 2012, and now has more than 225 employees. EdgeCast has announced only a total of$20M in funding, from Menlo Ventures and Steamboat Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

San Diego-based Ignyta has raised $6M in a Series B funding, the firm said over the holidays. The firm said the funding included $5.5M in a Series B equity funding and $500,000 in a capital term loan from Silicon Valley Bank. The first close of the Series B came in June of 2012, and was worth $2.1M, with the remaining $3.4M

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APRIL 19, 2012

According to the MoneyTree Report, $924.13M was invested in Southern California in Q1 of 2012, up from $602.742M invested in the region in Q1 of 2011. The largest deal was Sapphire Energy's $139M funding, followed by Fisker Automotive , which raised $129.72M, and Sientra , which raised $65.0M was invested in the region. in 13 deals.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

According to the group's web site, it will kick off the next class in November 2011, and continue until early spring 2012. Launchpad LA's prior startups have been seeing lots of funding activity lately, including rounds for Pose, MovieClips, and GumGum; and Sometrics, one of the group's startups, saw an exit to American Express in September.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , which develops call marketing automation technology, said Wednesday that it has raised $3.25M in a funding round. RingCon said the new funding will go towards aggressively expanding sales, marketing, and software development. The round was led by GRP Partners and Rincon Venture Partners.

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AUGUST 6, 2014

Irvine-based SecureAuth , which develops multi-factor authentication and security software, has raised $10M more in a funding, according to the company. The funding came from Toba Capital, and occurred in July. SecureAuth said that the funding will help the company accelerate growth through expansion of sales and marketing.

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