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JULY 31, 2012

Avalon Ventures , the La Jolla- and Cambridge-based venture capital firm, has backed a new startup, Pingup , which lets consumers text nightclubs for reservations and information. According to Pingup Tuesday, it raised $1M in a seed funding round from Avalon Ventures, led by Brady Bohrmann.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

La Jolla-based venture capital investor Avalon Ventures is the lead in a round for cloud data storage firm TwinStrata , TwinStrata said today. TwinStrata, which is based in Masachusetts, said that Avalon lead its Series B funding round, which was worth $8M. Avalon's investment in TwinStrata was headed by Rich Levandov.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has backed a developer of video advertising products, Selectable Media , to the tune of $2M. Selectable Media, which is based in New York, lets users opt into branded video advertising in exchange for free access to content on web and mobile apps. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

La Jolla-based venture capital investor Avalon Ventures has just received a $103M commitment to a new, $300M fund, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. The filing indicates that, so far, the fund has 26 investors in the first sale.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

La Jolla-based Avalon Ventures is the lead investor in the Series A round for Averon , a developer of mobile identity verification software this week. in a Series A funding. Avalon's Rich Levandov and Brady Borhmann both join Averon's board with the funding round. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 14, 2015

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures is the lead investor in a new, $10M funding round for AeroFS , a developer of private cloud collaboration software. AeroFS said the Series B funding also included NHN Investment. Avalon's Rich Levandov represents Avalon Ventures on the AeroFS board. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 5, 2013

San Diego-based Carolus Therapeutics , a developer of biopharmaceuticals aimed at treating acute and chronic inflammation, has scored $2.25M in a debt funding round, according to financing provider Square 1 Bank. According to Square 1, the new funding will go support future growth at Carolus. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2015

San Diego-based Avalon Ventures said this morning that it has launched and funded three, new companies as part of its deal with GSK. Avalon Venturs said that Adrenergics , CadheRx Therapeutics , and Calporta Therapeutics have all received $10M in Series A funding, and will receive R&D support from Avalon Ventures and GSK.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

San Diego-based venture capital investor Avalon Ventures and biopharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline said Monday that the two have teamed up to fund and launch up to 10, early stage life science companies. According to Avalon Ventures and GSK, they will provide up to $495M to fund those ten new companies. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 24, 2011

CalPERS (the California Public Employees' Retirement System), one of the biggest limited partners in venture capital funds, has released its best and worst performing venture capital and private equity funds as of December 31st, showing that two Southern California venture funds were tops in terms of internal rates of return (IRR).

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JUNE 24, 2015

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has re-upped its investment in product database provider Indix , as part of a $15M Series B funding. The funding round came from Nokia Growth Partners, Nexus Venture Partners and Avalon Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 21, 2018

La Jolla-based venture investor Avalon Ventures is the lead investor in a round for San Francisco-based Averon , a developer of mobile identity verification software. Averon said today that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Avalon Ventures, and also included Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures , along with biopharmaceuticals firm GSK said this morning that the two companies are spinning out a new company, Iron Horse Therapeutics , backed by $10M in funding. Avalon Ventures said that Iron Horse is the seventh company launched out of its collaboration with GSK.

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MARCH 31, 2020

San Diego-based AristaMD , a developer of telehealth software, which allows primary care providers to conduct and document electronic medical consultations, has raised $18M in a Series B funding round. The company said the funding will go to towards accelerating expansion of its platform across the country.

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APRIL 30, 2014

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer Otonomy --which is developing treatments for inner and middle ear disorders--has roped in a big, $49M funding, the company announced this morning. The company said the new funding will go towards its product pipeline and a potential filing for regulatory approval of its lead compound.

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JUNE 3, 2011

In the filing, the firm said the new funding came on May 18th. in a round led by Novo Ventures and RiverVest Venture Partners, and which also included Domain Associates, TPG Biotech, and Avalon Ventures. The firm had announced in August that it had raised $38.8M

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

San Diego-based Avalon Ventures announced this morning that it has launched a new company, Sitari Pharmaceuticals , with $10M in a Series A financing.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

It looks like the peer-to-peer marketplace for rides in Los Angeles is about to get a lot hotter, as one of the companies competing in the market-- Sidecar said this morning that it has raised $15M more in funding. Avalon Ventures is also based in San Diego.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

San Diego-based StackIQ , which develops IT automation tools for the enterprise, has raised $6M in a Series B funding round, according to the company. The new funding came from Grayhawk Capital, Keshif Ventures, DLA Piper, and OurCrowd, as well as Anthem Venture Partners and Avalon Ventures.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

The round was led by Novo Ventures and RiverVest Venture Partners, and also includes Domain Associates, TPG Biotech, and Avalon Ventures. The firm said the new fundings will go to support its programs through clinical studies.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Del Mar-based ScoreStream , the crowdsourced local sports startup led by Derrick Oien, said last week that it has added new funding from Intel Capital. Details on the size of that funding round were not announced. According to ScoreStream, the round also included Avalon Ventures, Sinclair Broadcasting, R/GA and Verizon Ventures.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

San Diego-based Avelas Biosciences has raised $7.65M in a Series A funding round, which it says will go towards clinical studies for its technology for real-time tumor visualization. The funding came from Avalon Ventures. The firm's CEO is currently Jay Lichter, who is also a Managing Director at Avalon Ventures.

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JULY 17, 2014

The biggest investments for the quarter were for Culver City-based NantHealth , the digital health venture of billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, which raised $135M in a funding; El Segundo-based Prodege (aka Swagbucks), which raised $60.1M According to the report, there was $472.15M invested in Los Angeles, $222.4M

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JANUARY 9, 2014

San Diego-based Avelas Biosciences announced today that it has raised $6.85M in a Series B funding round, for the company''s technology for illuminating cancer cells. The company said the funding came from Avalon Ventures, and also included Torrey Pines Investment, WuXi AppTec, and an additional, un-named investor. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

San Diego-based MOGL , which operates a customer loyalty program for restaurants focused on game mechanics, said today that it has raised $10M in a round of funding. The second round came from Sigma Partners, Austin Ventures, and Avalon Ventures. The firm said the new funds go towards expansion into new target markets.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Source of the new funding was not disclosed, however, one of its founders, Jay Lichter, is at San Diego venture firm Avalon Ventures, which has previously backed the company. fundraising effort, according to a regulatory filing by the firm.

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MAY 27, 2009

Amount of the funding was not disclosed by the firm. According to E-Band, the round was led by Hercules Technology Growth Capital, and also included Avalon Ventures. E-Band said the funding will go towards accelerating its business operations expansion.

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JULY 16, 2013

According to Core Innovation Capital , it has moved its offices to Los Angeles from New York City, to be closer to potential investments in its focus area of funding companies serving underbanked consumers in America. The fund has not yet announced local investments, but has been actively talking to companies fitting its investment profile.

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JULY 28, 2020

The funding came from Ascension Ventures and.406 406 Ventures, and comes on top of an earlier tranche of Series B funding from Cigna, MemorialCare Health System, Avalon Ventures, the University of Colorado's Healthcare Innovation Fund, and Stanford Health Care.

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MARCH 9, 2010

in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm today. The filing indicates the funding is part of an ongoing, $5.0m funding round the company kicked off in May of last year. No details on the new funding have been released by the company.

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MAY 9, 2014

The startup--which is backed by Avalon Ventures--operates a financial service which lets consumers in the U.S. The company says it has raised over $3M in venture funding in total so far. San Diego-based Quippi said this week that it has expanded its list of partners in Mexico. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 20, 2012

Chumby--which had been backed by JK&B Capital, Avalon Ventures, Masthead Venture Partners, and O'Reilly AlphaTech Venture--was known for its Linux-based, open platform which let users access Internet content and other services. The firm had raised on the order of $25M in funding for its efforts.

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JULY 21, 2011

Amira Pharmaceuticals was venture backed by Avalon Ventures, Novo A/S,Prospect Venture Partners, and Versant Ventures. The firm had raised somewhere around $40M in venture capital funding. Bristol-Myers Squibb said it would pay $325M upfront, and up to $150M in milestone payments, for Amira.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Selectable Media is venture backed by Microsoft's Bing Fund, and also scored a round last October from Avalon Ventures, the San Diego venture capital firm. The company also said it has added Dan Feldstein as its Director of Marketing. The company did not say how many people it plans to hire in LA. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 19, 2012

The largest deal was Sapphire Energy's $139M funding, followed by Fisker Automotive , which raised $129.72M, and Sientra , which raised $65.0M Other areas with large investment dollars for the quarter were Biotechnology, with $182.78M invested, and Medical Devices, with $181.39M in funding. in 48 deals; Orange County had $249.3M

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JANUARY 30, 2014

La Jolla-based Quippi , which sells a gift card aimed at international money transfers, has raised $2M in a funding, the company disclosed today. The funding came from Avalon Ventures. Quippi operates a service--aimed at the Mexican market--which allows people in the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

in a Series B funding. The second tranche of the company''s Series B came from investors Avalon Ventures, Torrey Pines Investment and WuXi PharmaTech Investments. San Diego-based Avelas Biosciences , which is developing cell penetrating peptides to light up cancerous tissue in patients during surgery, has raised $7.4M

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