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2008 Global Strategies Conference

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Monday, November 17, 2008 -- 2008 Global Strategies Conference. Sustain business growth in an economic downturn * Access capital through government programs to expand your business * Understand the influence of Orange County in the global economy. See [link] (more).

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NVCA: Venture Capital Spurs Jobs, GDP

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The National Venture Capital Association today released a new report detailing the impact of venture capital on the U.S. The report , compiled for the NVCA by IHS Global Insight, found that venture backed companies accounted for 11 percent of private company employment in 2008, or 12.1 in San Diego.

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Welltok, Backed By Trio Of Socal Investors, Buys Mindbloom

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Welltok is backed by a trio of Southern California investors, including Qualcomm Ventures, Miramar Venture Partners, and Okapi Venture Capital. Welltok''s CEO, Jeff Margolis, founded health management firm TriZetto in Orange County, and later sold TriZetto to Apax Partners in a huge, $1.4 billion deal in 2008.

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Venture Capital Hits 12 Year Low

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The latest venture capital numbers from both PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA based on data from Thomson Financial, and numbers also released over the weekend by Dow Jones VentureSource, finds that venture capital is at a twelve year low. in 54 venture capital deals, with Los Angeles reporting $115.6M in deals from Q1 of 2008.

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Southern California Leads In Green Businesses, Says Report

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A new report released today by Next 10 , a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy group, says that Southern California--and California, as a whole--leads the green innovation, cleantech venture capital, and energy market. billion invested in cleantech venture capital in the state since 2006.

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Claiming a landmark in fusion energy, TAE Technologies sees commercialization by 2030

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By 2008, the first construction began on integrated experiments to make a plasma core and infuse it with some energetic particles. The demonstration facility “Copernicus” which will be built using some of the new capital the company has announced raising, will start off on the D-T fuel cycle and eventually make the switch.

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Southern California Companies Raise $751M In Funding in Q3, Says Report

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PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association released their Q3 2008 venture capital numbers over the weekend, finding that Southern California companies raised nearly $751 in funding during the quarter. in deals, followed by Orange County with $186.9M, then San Diego with $178.4M