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JULY 19, 2011

Southern California companies raised $739M in venture capital in Q2 of 2011, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) based on data from Thomson Reuters. in funding, and San Diego $198.18M in investments. billion invested across 814 deals.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2018

Los Angeles is becoming one of the more interesting destinations for startups and the investors that provide money for venture capital firms to place bets on young companies are increasingly starting to take notice.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M Southern California's investment totals bucked the national trend, which found that there was a 9 percent drop in dollars to $4.7 of the total invested in Q1.

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MARCH 10, 2014

A new, Los Angeles-based venture capital firm-- TYLT Lab --said Monday that it has raised $20M in an initial close towards its early stage, seed investment fund. The venture capital fund was founded by Rami Rostami and Gerard Casale. per investment. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Southern California venture totals for Q3 totaled around $1.0 billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. billion invested in Q2. In terms of industries, Biopharmaceutical investments led the quarter with around $260.4M

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters, were released this morning, finding that there was $587.8M invested in Southern California in Q4. was invested in the region. in investments.

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socalTECH

JULY 6, 2010

An analysis of Q2's venture capital deals and investment activity in Southern California find that venture capitalists invested around $1.6 billion invested in Q1, and up from $1.0 in investment), Energy ($190.2M in investments) and Medical Deviecs ($128.1M in investments in Q2).

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2009

I run a monthly meeting called the VCA that represents the majority of Southern California venture capital firms. My goal is to bring in informative speakers who stretch our collectively thinking on topics that will influence our investment strategies and use it as a way for us to share our experiences in ways that I [.].

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

This morning's interview is with Kevin O'Connor , a longtime investor and serial entrepreneur, who is now running venture capital investment firm ScOp Venture Capital. Congrats on the new name for your venture capital firm. What types of companies are you making investments in?

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APRIL 23, 2013

Despite the level of venture capital activity in Southern California, the region--according to informal discussions with venture capitalists over the years--continues to suffer from a dearth of local, indigenous capital--at least, compared with the hundreds of investors along Sand Hill Road. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

A report today from CNN's Term Sheet says that a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Erik Rannala , is leaving Harrison Metal Venture Capital to set up a new venture capital fund in Southern California. Harrison Metal's investments have included such firms as Plastic Jungle, Lumos Labs, Yummly, AdMob, and Heroku.

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APRIL 12, 2017

billion in venture capital dollars were invested in the Southern California region in Q1, according to the latest MoneyTree Report , issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and CB Insights. invested across 71 deals in Q2 of 2017 in LA and Orange County, and $202.37M invested in San Diego for the quarter across 32 deals.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 13, 2009

The State of Venture Capital Investing: are the VC's investing? What are the current hot industries for VC funding? Friday, June 19, 2009 -- TechAmerica LA Presents: Corporte Financial Executive Breakfast Series. What is the trend of terms and valuations for recent deals?" See [link] (more).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 11, 2009

The State of Venture Capital Investing: are the VC's investing? What are the current hot industries for VC funding? Friday, July 17, 2009 -- Monthly Financial Executive Forum. TechAmerica. Senior Financial Executive Roundtable Breakfast Series. What is the trend of terms and valuations for recent deals?"

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

And while I generally agree and give similar advice, here are three anecdotes or truths about SoCal investing and startups that contradict. One of my investments doing GREAT (and I mean GREAT) is SupplyFrame in Pasadena. Read the rest of Jim's response and comments on investing and startups in LA. On associates.

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JULY 15, 2010

Investments by venture capitalists in Southern California were up, both in terms of deals and dollars in Q2, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). in 91 investments, up significantly from the $451.8M Nationally, venture deals in the U.S.

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JULY 14, 2009

Contrary to the common belief that Southern California "should be an easy place to raise money" with all of its' entertainment and real estate wealth, it is a very difficult place to raise Venture Capital for technology start-ups. So how does an entrepreneur based in SoCal get the attention of VC funds today?

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APRIL 2, 2009

Southern California Venture capital totals were up slightly in Q1 of this year from last quarter, to around $718M in deals, according to an analysis of socalTECH.com's proprietary venture database. However, venture funding totals were still well off the first quarter of 2008's nearly $1.2 billion in funding.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 -- Venture Capital in Southern California: Catching Up and Going Beyond. Northern California gets all the attention when it comes to venture capital investment. But Southern California does VC, too, just not at quite the same scale as Silicon Valley.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Total raised: $16.5mm. Read more: VentureBeat. OTHER DEALS (Cont): 5.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

A report released today by Ernst & Young finds that Southern California was number two in the nation in terms of clean technology investments for the year. According to the analysis of 2009 venture capital, based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource, Southern California had annual investments of $329.5M READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

My friend and fellow SoCal venture capitalist Peter Lee wrote a post about the different roles within a VC and spent much time on the role of an associate. These are the permanent members of a VC. This lesson on NINAs applies to VC pitches as well as any sale. Some people have authority (A).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 23, 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 -- Lunch and Learn: Venture Capital and Investments. This program will focus on the various sources of fundings such as venture capital and different types of investments. Asian Business Association. How can businesses secure the funds and how should they spend the money?

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JULY 7, 2010

Elbaz sold Applied Semantics to Google in 2003, for pre-IPO stock, reaping first round investors more than a 100x return on their investment. Tags: entrepreneur startup venture capital investment repeat. His latest startup, Factual, is aimed at the data mashup and open data market. Let us know in the comments below!).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 21, 2010

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 -- 2010 VC Outlook: An Investment Banking Oracle's Perspective on the Venture Capital Industry. San Diego Venture Group.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Today, we share the thoughts of Andy Wilson , Managing Director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation (www.alliancesocal.org). While 2018 was all about better understanding the SoCal opportunity, 2019 was about honing our focus and defining our core programs. We'll be featuring contributions all through the holiday season.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 19, 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 -- 2011 Venture Capital Outlook. Come hear our expert panelists from the venture industry (NVCA, Sigma Partners, Charles River Ventures, SVB Capital) share and debate their outlook for the industry in 2011. Register online by Jan 21!

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2010

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters, were released this morning, finding that there was $587.8M invested in Southern California in Q4. was invested in the region. in investments.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Alliance said it has launched its new SoCal Venture Pipeline program, to help bridge a key funding gap for Southern California entrepreneurs, by connecting them to relevant venture capital firms. The new program is being run in partnership with Silicon Valley Bank.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

I’m planning on going to a Tech Coast Angels mixer tomorrow and the topic for me is whether there is angel funding out there for startups that don’t meet classic VC models. Can you raise $750K - $1M with no future investments planned? I’m a regular reader/listener of the Frank Peters Show that talks about Angel Investing.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). Naturally I’m excited about this investment or I wouldn’t have done it.

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JUNE 25, 2010

A little known Southern California venture capital investor is benefiting from the IPO of Silicon Valley-based Fabrinet today, after Fabrinet said it has priced its IPO and will list on the New York Stock Exchange. Shea Ventures--which is based out of J.F. Tags: venture capital fabrinet merger acquisition.

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MARCH 5, 2014

Auction.com joins SpaceX, Snapchat, and Beats Electronics in the short list of $1 billion plus valuation, venture backed startups here. auctioncom auction real estate marketplace venture capital google investment valuation spacex snapchat beats' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture investor Bonfire Ventures , the venture capital fund led by SoCal VC veterans Jim Andelman and Mark Mullen, has launched a fundraising effort for a new fund, Bonfire Ventures Select I , according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Three, local venture capital investors -- Miramar Venture Partners , Okapi Venture Capital , and Qualcomm Ventures -- are part of a group investing $22.1M The investment is the first out of IBM''s $100M "Watson Fund", which aims to invest in companies using its Watson artificial intelligence software.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Good Growth Capital , a venture capital investment firm focused on complex science and technology start-ups, says it has set up shop in Southern California, and hired a new, West Coast Venture Partner in Los Angeles.

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