VC Draper Moves into LA
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Timothy Draper has a history of funding some of the technology sector’s most prolific startups and now the venture capitalist is bringing his money to Los Angeles.
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Halogen Ventures, Led By Jesse Draper, Find $10.4M For First Fund
socalTECH
MARCH 30, 2018
Santa Monica-based Halogen Ventures , a brand new, female-focused venture capital fund which is focused on consumer technology, has raised $10.4M as part of its first fund, Halogen Ventures LP. The fund says it makes early stage venture capital ivnestments in female founded consumer technology companies.
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Enevate Gets $24M For Battery Technology
socalTECH
DECEMBER 12, 2012
Irvine-based Enevate , a developer of rechargeable lithium ion batteries, has raised $24M in a Series B funding, the company said this morning. The round came from CEC Capital, Tsing Capital, and Presidio Ventures, along with prior investors Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. READ MORE>>.
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NeuroVigil Gets Funding
socalTECH
MAY 4, 2011
La Jolla-based NeuroVigil , a firm developing non-invasive wireless brain recording technology and advanced computational analysis techniques, has raised a first round of funding, the firm said this week. Amount of the funding, and source, was not disclosed. The firm was founded by Dr. Philip Low.
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Zuma Ventures: Creating A New Technology Startup Model
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). Incubators, at the core level, take basic core level technology and try to build a company around it.
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Synthetic Genomics Brings Funding Up To $35.0M
socalTECH
JANUARY 10, 2011
La Jolla-based Synthetic Genomics , a developer of genomics technology for the biofuels industry, has now raised $35M of its ongoing $50M funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing from the company. Synthetic Genomics is backed by ExxonMobil, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Meteor Group, Biotechonomy LLC and Plenus, S.A.,
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Local Clean Energy Business Plan Contest Awards $160,000
socalTECH
MAY 29, 2013
A local, clean energy business plan competition started by the California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Southern California (USC), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has awarded $160,000 in prizes in its latest competition. READ MORE>>.
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Enevate Finds Funding From South Korea's LG Chem
socalTECH
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Irvine-based Enevate , which develops lithium-ion battery technology, said today that it has added South Korean battery manufacturer LG Chem as an investor. According to Enevate, LG Chem participated in its recently anounced funding round. Size of the investment by LG Chem was not announced. READ MORE>>.
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MyShape Raises $5.5M More
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
more in funding. The funding came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tenaya Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund. The company said the new funding will go to grow its operations, aggressively build out its product assortment, and to further develop its personalization technology.
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Cognition Raises $200K
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2011
Culver City-based Cognition Technologies , the developer of natural language processing technology software, has raised $200,000, as part of an ongoing $500,000 funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing by the firm. No details on the funding have been announced. Source of the new funding was not disclosed.
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MyShape Runs Out Of Cash, Shuts Down
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
Apparently, the firm is now being shopped by Sherwood Partners, which specializes in assignment for the benefit of creditors and shutdown and liquidation of failed technology companies.
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Genomatica Raises $21.25M
socalTECH
JANUARY 25, 2011
San Diego-based Genomatica , a firm developing sustainable chemical products using renewable feedstocks, has raised $21.25M in additional funding, according to numbers released in the recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. No details on the new funding have been disclosed by the firm. READ MORE>>.
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NeuroVigil Finds More Funding
socalTECH
MAY 4, 2015
La Jolla-based NeuroVigil , a developer of brain monitoring tools and technology, said it has received a second financing round. Size of the funding was not disclosed. According to the company, the round was led by Howard Morgan, and also included Elon Musk, Tim Draper, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Zone Ventures.
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Synthetic Genomics Inks $300M Deal With ExxonMobil
socalTECH
JULY 9, 2010
Craig Venter and funded by Draper Fisher Juvetson, Meteor Group, Biotechonomy LLC and Plenus, S.A., La Jolla-based Synthetic Genomics , a firm founded by DNA sequencing inventor J.
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Altra Biofuels Spinoff EdenIQ Gets $12.4M
socalTECH
APRIL 30, 2010
EdenIQ , the biofuels yield enhancement technology firm that is a spinout of Los Angeles-based Altra Biofuels , has scored a $12.4M venture funding round.
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Shift Technologies Gets $50M More
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
Shift Technologies , the online marketplace for used cars which has major operations in Los Angeles, has raised $50M in new funding for the startup, the company said today. The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP), and also included Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and Highland Capital Partners.
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Sensay Snags $4.5M For Chatbot Technology
socalTECH
AUGUST 3, 2016
Los Angeles-based Sensay , a developer of chatbot technology, has raised $4.5M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Greycroft Partners, Sweet Capital, NHN, Draper Associates and other.
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ZADSPACE Gains More Funding
socalTECH
JULY 8, 2009
El Segundo-based ZADSPACE , a stealth mode firm developing advertising related products or technology, has raised an additional $500,000 in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm, bringing its total fundraising to $1.91M. Details on the funding have not been released by the firm. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Announces Second Satellite Launch Deal
socalTECH
MARCH 14, 2011
In the second satellite launch deal announced today, Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and ORBCOMM said that SpaceX will carry two new satellites to orbit this year. SpaceX is venture backed by Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor Equity Partners, and is headed by technology mogul Elon Musk.
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Genomatica Raises $45M
socalTECH
MARCH 1, 2011
San Diego-based Genomatica , a developer of sustainable chemical technology, announced today that it has raised another $45M in funding. The firm said the funding was led by VantagePoint Venture Partners; Bright Capital, a Russian venture investment firm; and Waste Management.
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Siimpel Acquired By Tessera
socalTECH
MAY 4, 2010
Arcadia-based Siimpel , a developer of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) based cameras, has been acquired by Tessera Technologies , Tessera announced Tuesday afternoon. The deal was worth $15M in cash. Siimpel was founded in 2000, and had 42 employees, as well as a stable of 65 patents and patent applications.
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145 Genomatica, Waste Management In Research Deal
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
San Diego-based Genomatica , a developer of renewable chemical production technology and processes, has inked a strategic joint development agreement with Waste Management , the firms announced this morning. Waste Management is one of the biggest waste hauling and recycling firms in North America. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Gets Satellite Contract
socalTECH
JANUARY 27, 2010
Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies , the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, said late Wednesday that it has signed a deal with Israeli satellite firm Space Communications Ltd. , SpaceX is venture backed by Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, as well as Musk's own personal fortune. READ MORE>>.
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Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 18, 2010
Help these companies get funded and let them know that if they stayed in LA there was an ecosystem to support them. It was inspired somewhat by a comment that Matt Coffin (founder of LowerMyBills) made at a technology event hosted by Jason Nazar. How’d we do? The companies are listed on the website. What did we need to improve?
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259 Qpex Biopharma Finds $33M For Antibiotics Development
socalTECH
OCTOBER 22, 2018
San Diego-based Qpex Biopharma announced this morning that it has raised $33M in a Series A funding round, to launch its efforts to battle drug-resistant infections. The company also said it has an agreement with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), worth up to a total award of $132M. READ MORE>>.
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Altra Biofuels Spinout Gets $30M More
socalTECH
MAY 9, 2012
EdenIQ , the spinout of San Diego-based Altra Biofuels , the developer of biofuels processing technology, has scored $30M in new venture capital funding, the company said today.
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133 Genomatica Claims Milestone
socalTECH
JUNE 14, 2011
San Diego-based Genomatica , the venture-backed developer of sustainable chemical technology, said this morning that it has achieved demonstration-scale fermentation using its process, on schedule. to Genomatica to further develop its technology. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Signs Satellite Launch Deal With Space Systems/Loral
socalTECH
MARCH 15, 2010
Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, announced today that it has inked an agreement with Space Systems/Loral to launch a satellite for the firm. SpaceX is backed by the Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Elon Musk himself. READ MORE>>.
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SpaceX Sets Satellite Launches
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies , the commercial rocket firm of Elon Musk, has set the schedule for two upcoming satellite launches, the company announced this morning. SpaceX is backed by venture firms the Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor Equity Partners. READ MORE>>.
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145 City of Los Angeles, Goren Holm To Invest In Blockchain Startup
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The City of Los Angeles and investment firm Goren Holm Ventures --the new Blockchain investment firm of Alon Goren and Josef Holm--said they will be funding a blockchain pitch contest at the upcoming CIS blockchain conference. According to the two, judges for the event include billionaire investor Tim Draper. READ MORE>>.
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140 SpaceX Lands Satellite Contract
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
SpaceX said that the launch will occur on its Falcon 1e launch vehicle, with the satellite payload coming from either Astrium or subsidiary Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL). SpaceX is funded by the Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Musks's personal fortune. READ MORE>>.
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124 Slingshot Aerospace Picks Up $40.85M More For Space Tracking Systems
socalTECH
DECEMBER 6, 2022
El Segundo, California and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace announced this morning that it has raised $40.85M in a funding round, a Series A2 funding. The funding also included additional venture loan funding from Horizon Technology Finance.
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Siimpel Scores Investment From Korean Firm
socalTECH
MARCH 2, 2009
Qualcomm, Motorola, Micron Technology, along with investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Portage Venture Partners, Zone Ventures, Scales Venture Partners, and SunAmerica. The firm has raised more than $61M in venture funding since 2003, and last raised a funding round in November of 2008 lead by DOCOMO. READ MORE>>.
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MyShape Names New CEO, Shuffles Executives
socalTECH
AUGUST 2, 2010
De Luca was most recently the company's Chief Technology Officer, and had previously served as Vice President and Chief Information Executive at Yahoo! The firm has previously raised funding from DFJ Growth Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Pasadena Angels, the Tech Coast Angels, and Tenaya Capital.
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133 Crosscut Ventures Backs Blockchain Startup
socalTECH
MAY 11, 2016
Los Angeles-based venture investor Crosscut Ventures is one of the backers of a new startup, Fluent , developing blockchain technology for the financial markets. Louis Arch Angels. READ MORE>>.
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100 Siimpel Gets New Investment
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 17, 2008
Arcadia-based Siimpel Corporation, a developer of micro-electrical-mechanical optical technology, announced today that it has scored another round of funding. Amount of the funding was not disclosed. Siimpel has previously raised more than $52M in funding. READ MORE>>
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SoCal Venture Capital Investments Total $497.8M In Q4
socalTECH
JANUARY 20, 2011
The biggest investments for the quarter went to Irvine-based Fisker Automotive , which raised $78.0M, followed by Hawthorn-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), the commercial rocket firm of Elon Musk, which raised $50.2M. in a funding round. in investments, followed by $182.7M
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Western Digital Backs Memory Semiconductor Developer
socalTECH
JANUARY 26, 2015
Irvine-based Western Digital has backed the developer of semiconductor memory technology, as part of a strategic funding round. Everspin Technologies , which develops "magnetoresistive RAM"--aimed at use in such things at solid state storage--said this morning that it has raised $29M in a Series B funding round.
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100 Venture Totals Drop In Southern California For Quarter
socalTECH
OCTOBER 1, 2008
A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. in venture capital deals in the third quarter, down dramatically from $1.2B
Siimpel's November Haul: $8.78M
socalTECH
JANUARY 29, 2009
Arcadia-based Siimpel , a developer of micro-electro-mechanical optical technology, hauled in $8.78M in its November funding, according to figures released in this week's PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. Siimpel's MEMs-based products provide autofocus, and very small form factors. READ MORE>>.
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MyShape Promotes VP
socalTECH
MARCH 13, 2009
Pasadena-based myShape , a venture-funded e-commerce site focused on personalized fashions for women, said this week that it has promoted Louise Tobia to Senior Vice President, Merchandising. The firm said that Tobia previously served at Robinson-May/Meier & Frank, and has over 25 years of experience. READ MORE>>.
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100 Edeniq Acquired By Aemetis
socalTECH
MAY 9, 2016
Edeniq , a cellulosic biofuels technology developer which had spun out of now defunct, Los Angeles-based Altra Biofuels, has been acquired by Silicon Valley biofuels developer Aemetis , the two said late last week. Edeniq was at one point located in Los Angeles, but moved to Visalia to be closer to its source of feedstock. READ MORE>>.
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100 Interview with Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital
socalTECH
MARCH 30, 2011
Last week, El Segundo-based Accordent Technologies , a developer of webcasting and presentation services and software, was acquired by Polycom, in a $50M deal. They had been slowly building their technology and growing customers, and it was a very much break-even type of business. They're a $10 billion fund -- activist value investors.
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168 500 Startups Presents Bitcoinference
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 21, 2014
The next portion of the discussion moves into investments into Bitcoin: the currency, technology, and in startups in the space. Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator. Our panel maintains they are not in the business to fund forex traders. What is it Like to Raise Money for Bitcoin Companies?
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