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MAY 20, 2021

Costa Mesa-based impact-focused venture capital investor CerraCap Cares announced this morning that it has made an investment in Aquagenuity, a startup that provides real time information about water quality. Size of the investment was not announced.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

The filing said the company is raising $10M to invests in startups. Beverly Hills-based Launch House, which hosts month-long, live-in startup programs in Los Angeles and elsewhere, is looking to raised $10M in a new venture capital fund, according to a regulatory filing from the company.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Colton, California-based ECOTEC, a manufacturer of methane emissions equipment, has received a strategic investment from Intrepid Investment Management LLC. Size of the investment was not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Hawthorne, California-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has just closed a Series N funding round, according to investor Legendary Ventures, which invested in the round. Legendary says it invests in consumer, retail and technology companies, including businesses with enterprise values ranging between $1 billion and $100 billion.

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JULY 15, 2021

billion was invested across and estimated 4,302 deals in the second quarter, with a total of $150 billion invested across 8,406 deals for the first half of the year. The NVCA said that $75.0

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Irvine-based Renovo Solutions announced this morning that it has raised a round of growth investment, from investor Water Street Healthcare Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. According to Renovo Solutions, it will use the new funding to expand offerings. As part of the funding, it has appointed Bill Newell as CEO.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

San Diego-based Miva, which develops e-commerce software, said today that it has received a "significant equity investment" from growth equity investor Equality Asset Management. Financial details of the investment were not announced. According to the company, it will continue to be led by current CEO Rick Wilson.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Pasadena-based online vitamin seller iHerb says it plans to invest $100M in Russia, as a part of an effort to serve the Russian community.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Los Angeles-based virtual reality startup Wave has scoreds an investment from Chinese company Tencent Holdings , as part of a partnership to bring Wave's animated concert technology to companies in China, the two said on Thursday. Financial details of the minority investment were not announced.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Corona, California-based a href="[link] Coach, which operates a service which helps homebuyers better understand the difference between different kinds of mortgage loans, has received a strategic investment from private equity investor LLR Partners. Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Indio, California-based Helicoid Idustries , a startup developing advanced composite materials for use in the wind turbine, aerospace, sporting goods, auto parts, defense, and industrial market, has raised $2.4M--the first part of what looks like an ongoing $5M investment round. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 10, 2021

Los Angeles-basd private equity investor K1 Investment Management has made a $120M investment in New York- and London-based >ComplySci, the two companies said this morning. ComplySci is a developer of regulatory and compliance software for the financial services sector.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Los Angeles-based Q-CTRL , a company that is developing quantum computing and control technology, has received a strategic investment from In-Q-Tel (IQT), the investment arm of the U.S. intelligence community. Size of the funding was not announced.

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Think USV is only invested around Union Square in NYC? And in many communities that are new to building tech startups I’ve found that a lot of angel money is not very sophisticated at investing in startup companies. Seattle has GeekWire , LA has SoCalTech and so on. Think again. Angry Birds? From startup Rovio in Finland.

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JULY 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Partners has made a "significant" growth investment in Toronto-based Adlib, a developer of software used for structuring data. Size of that investment was not announced. Diversis invests in software and technology companies, investing in lower middle-market companies.

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MARCH 28, 2019

We spoke with Meredith Finn a new Partner at March Capital--who headed up that the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur sessions this year--to hear more about her perspectives on investments, what the Rise of the Female Entrepeneur was all about, March's interests in artificial intelligence and more. What's your role at March Capital?

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Santa Monica-based H Code, which provides digital advertising services to the Hispanic market, said Monday afternoon that the company has received a new, capital investment. The funding came from private equity investor Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP), which invests in growth-oriented, middle-market companies.

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JULY 16, 2021

5th Kind, a developer of workflow management software for Hollywood studios, has scored an investment from private equity investor HCAP Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. According to HCAP, the investment capital will go to fund growth initiatives for 5th Kind.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

in an equity investment from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CF Foundation). Marina Del Rey-based Armata Pharamceuticals, a biotechnology company developing therapeutics for antibiotic-resistant and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, said it has received $3.0M According to Armata Pharmaceuticals, it was also receive $4.0

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JULY 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based venture capital investment fund Bonfire Ventures is looking to extend its network--and make more angel, pre-seed, and seed investments--through a new program is is calling Bonfire Firestarters.

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JULY 7, 2021

Ventura-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk is launching its own venture capital arm, and has made its first investment, the company said this morning. The company said that the new investment fund, TD7, will invest in open Internet startups.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

San Diego-based Forward Slope, a provider of software for the defense industry, has received an investment from private equity investor Trive Capital. Size of the investment was not announced.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

imre, a provider of strategic and creative marketing services to enterprise clients to clients in the life sciences and healthcare and consumer products and services areas, has received a private equity investment from Los Angeles-based RLH Equity Partners. Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

The former CEO and founder of Los Angeles-based advertising exchange Rubicon Project, Frank Addante, has launched a new, startup investment fund, he announced on Wednesday, saying that after a brief foray into retirement he decided to launch TinkerBarn Ventures, a new startup studio and early stage investment fund.

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OCTOBER 22, 2021

Mancl was previously an investment banker, having previously been at Credit Suisse, where he served as the Global co-head of Internet Investment Banking. According to ChowNow, it has appointed Andre Mancl to the position of Chief Financial Officer.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

Los Angeles-based GigXR, a developer of mixed reality simulation training for the healthcare industry, says it has received a strategic investment and partnership with a subsidiary of Northwest Permanente P.C. Financial details of the investment were not announced. Northwest is a physicial-led multispecialty group practice.

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JULY 30, 2021

says it will be making a $10M investment in a European electric vehicle charging network operator, Allego B.V., According to Fisker, it will invest $10M in the PIPE. Los Angeles-based electric vehicle maker Fisker Inc. as part of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger between Allego and Spartan Acquisition Corp.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Los Angeles-based Type:A Brands, a maker of sweat free deodarant and other body care products, has scored an investment from NBA player Chris Paul and his wife Jada Paul. Sizeo f the investment was not announced. Jada Paul will become a strategic advisor to the company.

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JULY 20, 2021

Irvine-based Qmerit, which installed electric vehicle charging stations in residential and fleet environments, has scored an investment from GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, according to Qmerit. Size of the investment was not announced. Qmerit spun out of ABM in 2016.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

San Diego-based National Resilience, a provider of biopharmaceuticals manufacturing, said on Tuesday that it has received an equity investment from adala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala), one of Abu Dhabi's sovereign investment funds. Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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MAY 4, 2021

Elysian Park, the investment arm of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is one of the lead investors in fitness ring maker Oura, Oura said on Tuesday.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The company is primarily focused on Seattle, but says it is now looking at investing in Los Angeles. The company's existing investments include such startups as U-Nest, Bamboo, Continuum Space Systems, Gen.G, Unlock Venture Partner's investments in Los Angeles are led by partner Sanjay Reddy. and others.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Jordan was previously Founder and CEO of investment banking firm Tribeca Capital Partners. Los Angeles-based BiasSync, which provides a service to help companies assess, measure and manage unconscious bias in the work environment, says it has named Robert Jordan as its Chief Revenue Officer.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

According to Patron, its first fund, Patron Fund I, will go to investments into Web 3 (P2E/NFTs) and consumer categories such as education, fitness, personal finance, and more. The company's General Partners are Jason Yeh and Brian Cho.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The company did not say how much Advent International invested in the company. Los Angeles-based e-commerce software developer Assembly has joined the ranks of the local unicorn startups, according to the company, after getting a "significant capital injection" from Advent International. Assembly is led by co-founder and CEO Sandeep Kella.

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MAY 5, 2021

Electrify America, an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure developer, says it plans to invest $25M in the Long Beach-Wilmington community, part of a larger $200M investment in California for zero emissions vehicles.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewables North America said on Wednesday that the company has closed on a strategic investment, where Munich Re will acquire a 50 percent stage in two, renewable energy projects in California. Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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