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OCTOBER 14, 2008

Santa Monica-based ContentNext Media, the parent company of digital media publisher paidContent.org, said this morning that it has hired Lauren Rich Fine, CFA, as Research Director at the firm. ContentNext said that Fine will author research reports and briefing notes on the digital media industry for the firm.

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JUNE 16, 2009

Santa Monica-based SharesPost , a new startup out of Scott Painter's BrightHouse incubator, said Tuesday morning that the firm has launched on online platform which will match buyers and sellers of private equity. Among features of the site are private company research, escrow serviecs, and electronic signatures. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Newport Beach-based patent licensing firm Acacia Research has made its first move into the blockchain and cryptocurrency market, saying this morning that it has made an investment in New York-based Bitzumi. Bitzumi is developing technology for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries, including a next generation decentralized exchange.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

For this morning's interview, we sat down with Dr. Alfred Wong , Chief Science Officer, and Albert Liu , Vice President of Business Development, at Pong Research (www.pongresearch.com), a company developing products for redirecting cell phone antennas to reduce the radiation exposure of users. Talk about the technology behind the product?

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JUNE 25, 2021

Ontario, California-based Maury Microwave, a developer of RF calibration, measurement, and modeling products, said on Thursday that it has been acquired by private equity investor Artemis Capital Partners. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 15, 2020

It extends the cash available for research and other necessary fixed costs and gives the fragile, young company more “runway” to get to breakeven. The post Should you include your sweat equity in a business plan? Investors love it when entrepreneurs draw little or no money from their startups. What are you worth to the business?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2023

The first thing to remember is that banks only do loans – they generally don’t do equity investments like angels and venture capitalists (and vice versa). Include any empirical evidence--including market research or technical analysis, if that's appropriate--in order to bolster your case about why you believe you will succeed.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2011

By combining our equity investment with a tranche of venture debt, the company has avoided a larger equity round, which would have significantly diluted the Founders’ ownership share. Dollar Blend – Many venture debt lenders require that their funds be accompanied by an equity investment, generally from legitimate venture capitalists.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Henrietta Lacks’ “immortal cells” contributed enormously to the progression of scientific discovery, but Lacks, a poor, black woman who died from cervical cancer in 1951 months after her cells were harvested, never personally benefited from or consented to the medical research the HeLa cell line enabled.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Collect target customer testimonials and advocacy.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The two spent months pounding the pavement in Los Angeles pretending to be college students doing research on the industry. billion transaction by Vista Equity Partners. They spoke with salon owners in Beverly Hills, Hollywood and other trendy neighborhoods trying to get a sense of where software and services were falling short.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

Many of the growth equity firms have had outbound dialing programs for years. Growth equity firms typically target profitable businesses that are often not technical in nature. Perhaps outbound dialing / emailing programs worked well for growth equity firms in their core business. These kind of companies were seldom startups.

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JULY 29, 2014

According to PaxVax, the new equity funding brings its total to $80M in equity raised by the company. PaxVax has its research, development, and manufacturing facilities in San Diego, although it is based in Redwood City. The company is backed by Ignition Ventures, Ignition Growth Capital and the Blue Haven Initiative.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

The school--which has been actively encouraging startup activity based on its research in recent years--said that 16 USC startups raised $148M, in a combination of new startup funding and additional rounds of financing for those companies. USC also reported that it owns equity in 32 startups, though none of those startups were identified.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Research related tax credits and incentives. Stringent spending controls.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

San Diego-based Epic Sciences , a firm developing cancer diagnostics technology, announced today that it has raised $13M in a Series B equity round. The firm said the new funds will go towards research and development operations, as well as commercialization of its platform. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

how much research should you do before a sales visit? when is the right time to hire your first sales employee? junior vs. senior? brains vs. relationship? how can you evaluate a good sales person? how do you know one when you see them? How much to compensate them? how to structure the comp plan. How do you get access to customers?

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JANUARY 6, 2010

Los Angeles-based Pong Research , a firm developing cases which cut cell phone radiation, has launched a new case for the RIM Blackberry Curve. Pong is backed by private equity firm Bridgewater Capital Partners. The firm said the new case fits Blackberry Curve models 8300, 8310, 8320, and 8330. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Tustin, California-based THREAD , a developer of software used for managing decentralized clinical research, has raised $50 more in funding from private equity investors Water Street Healthare Partners and JLL Partners. The company was acquired by Water Street and JLL Partners last year, in 2019.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Los Angeles-based MarketCast , a market research company providing research services to the global entertainment industry, has been acquired by Kohlberg & Company , according to reports. MarketCast was owned by another, private equity investor--RLJ Equity Partners--which acquired MarketCast in November of 2014.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Yu is founder and CEO of Ally Bridge Group, a Chinese private equity fund; Gresser is at the Molecular Biology Institute at UCLA, and was previously Amgen''s Vice President and Head of Inflammation and Neuroscience Research Therapeutics Areas. As part of the funding, ImmunGene said it has added Frank Yu and Mike Gresser, Ph.D.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The firm's site also includes research reports and other background information on those privately held firms. Tags: sharespost marketplace private equity venture capital financial. SharesPost is headed by Greg Brogger. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

MAY 8, 2014

These grants include funding to educational institutions, researchers, research centers, colleges and universities, or private companies that are researching or developing leading edge solutions in several categories including agriculture, education, energy, health, medical, space, science and technology to name a few.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

San Diego-based BioDuro , a life sciences contract research and development organization, has been acquired by private equity investor Advent International , the companies said over the weekend. Financial details of the majority, strategic investment in BioDuro were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2017

The company said its technology is based on research from the University of California San Diego (UCSD). Comhear develops audio enhancing software. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2014

This research will not only pay off in the form of tighter, more defensible claims, it will also facilitate your ability to influence your lawyers and the patent examiners. . Equity Pay - Some attorneys will accept a portion of their initial fees in the form of equity.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

San Diego-based StockTwits , the finance and stock-focused micro-messaging service headed by Howard Lindzon, reported that S&P Capital IQ , a provider of market research and financial information, is using its StockTwits Pro service. StockTwits said that S&P Capital IQ has been using the new service as part of a beta.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

Taylor joins the firm from Roth Capital Partners, where he had served in institutional sales, investment banking, and equity research. Taylor as its Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Taylor also had previously served at ICN Pharmaceuticals, Watson Pharmaceuticals, and MP Biomedicals. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Mojave-based XCOR , which is developing reusable, rocket powered vehicles aimed at the commercial space market, said Monday that it has raised $5M in an equity round of funding. XCOR, which is led by Jeff Greason, is looking to develop its own, commercial rockets to support both private spaceflight and research missions.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Trilegiant Corporation , (who is owned by Avis Budget Group (yes, that Avis & Budget), in turn owned by the private equity group Apollo Management ) does business as PrivacyGuard and has engaged in the most unethical of business practices I have come across in years. But I’m also sending this to a couple of class-action lawyers.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Be Green Packaging , a designer of sustainable, compostable, and recyclable packaging for the consumer packaged goods market, has been acquired by private equity investor Riverside Company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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MARCH 8, 2011

Monsanto said it would make an un-specified equity investment in Sapphire, and the two will collaborate on algae-based research projects. San Diego-based Sapphire Energy , a developer of algae-based biofuels technology, has scored an investment and deal with agricultural chemicals firm Monsanto , the two said this morning.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Costa Mesa-based Veritone , a developer of artificial intelligence software, said it has received an unsolicited acquisition bid from private equity firm Apis Capital Management. The company is led by longtime technology startup veterans Chad and Ryan Steelberg, and one of its biggest investors is Acacia Research. per share in cash.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. This early stage is often called basic research , well before any specific commercially viable products might be envisioned. Technology pilots.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The firm said the round, the first institutional funding for the firm, was made up of $14M in equity, $5M in mezzanine debt, and a $5M revolving line of credit. The equity funding came from Psilos Group, along with Capital Resource Partners, which also provided mezzanine debt to the firm.

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MAY 20, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based Ceres , a developer of biofuel crop technology, and Novozymes , a developer of enzymes, said today that the two have entered into a research collaboration around cellulosic biofuel production. Ceres is working on both crops to optimize the amount of sugar which can be used to produce biofuel. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. Passion for what they do. The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. Ethical and diversity boundaries.

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