Develop Invest Layoffs 
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on the skills I’ve developed in my career. To some extent Keith Rabois agreed with me about domain knowledge and argued that most of his investments are in the consumer Internet space as a result.
socalTECH
APRIL 16, 2009
La Jolla-based TorreyPines Therapeutics said Wednesday that the firm has hired on investment bank Merriman Curhan Ford as a financial advisor. The hiring of the bank follows the layoff of most of the firm's employees earlier this month. The hiring of the bank follows the layoff of most of the firm's employees earlier this month.
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socalTECH
APRIL 19, 2013
It all looked good at the time: oil company Exxon needed to develop a more earth-friendly way to produce oil, and San Diego startup Synthetic Genomics needed funding to get its technology off the ground. But then, ExxonMobil cut back its original investment--worth up to $600M--in Synthetic Genomics. What happened? READ MORE>>.
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 6, 2020
I will repeat my appeal from last week: Maybe you’re a startup founder, a safety driver at an autonomous vehicle developer, a venture capitalist, engineer or gig economy worker. Noam Ohana, who heads up Exor Seeds, the holding company’s early-stage investment arm, will join Via’s board. A novel rewards program. Here’s one.
socalTECH
MAY 7, 2009
Los Angeles-based 60Frames , an online entertainment studio developing professionally produced, online content, has reportedly shut down , according to The Hollywood Reporter. in funding in 2007, from Tudor Investment Corporation and the Pilot Group, and was apparently unable to raise a second round of financing. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 18, 2018
UK-based augmented reality technology developer Blippar , which had been backed by Qualcomm Ventures, has gone into administration in the UK--their equivalent of bankruptcy--after failing to obtain new funding for the company. Blippar said it expects a court appointed administrator to find a buyer for all or parts of the business.
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 24, 2020
The company, which employed about 160 people, laid off 57 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Department. Founder and CEO Kevin Czinger didn’t provide specific numbers. However, he did confirm to TechCrunch that he had to reduce staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. . The company’s No.
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