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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? Did they have a Weak Development Team ? He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers. And he was still in the process of raising additional capital, so it was equity only. Was it a case of needing Homework?

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JULY 27, 2020

Match Group , the parent company of Los Angeles-based online dating app developer Tinder , said on Monday that it has named Jim Lanzone--former President and CEO of CBS Interactive, and also Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Benchmark Capital--as CEO of Tinder. He also has been on the board of Los Angeles-based Edmunds.com since 2014.

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MARCH 20, 2007

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.

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MARCH 19, 2013

San Diego-based private equity investor JMI Equity has put more capital into AppNeta , a Boston-based provider of cloud-based, IT performance management software. AppNeta said it raised $16M in a SERies C, which was led by Bain Capital Ventures, Egan-Managed Capital, JMI Equity and Business Development Bank of Canada.

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APRIL 29, 2015

Westlake Village-based Seven Lakes Technologies , a developer of enterprise software for the oil and gas industry, raised $20M in a Series A funding round earlier this year. The funding came from Carrick Capital Partners. The company was founded in 2009, and is led by Shiva Rajagopalan. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 15, 2013

Newport Beach-based venture capital investor Versant Ventures has named former Advanced Medical Optics CEO Jim Mazzo as an Operating Partner. Mazzo headed up Advanced Medical Optics when it was sold to Abbott Labs in 2009, for $2.8 versant ventures mazzo operating partner technology executive venture capital' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

Santa Ana-based Secure Technology Company , a developer of ruggedized computers for the military and other markets, has been sold to Benchmark Electronics in a deal worth $230M in cash. Secure Technolgoy Company was owned by private equity investor Vance Street Capital. Vance Street Capital had acquired Secure in October of 2009.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 16, 2009

Thursday, January 22, 2009 -- How to Fund Your Business When Venture Capital Has Said No. Capital - CASH -- is a key ingredient for any business. Without it, you can't make payroll, develop the next upgrade, or market your product. Especially for entrepreneurial and fast-growing technology companies.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. No blog post about how Tiger is crushing everybody because it’s deploying all its capital in 1-year while “suckers” are investing over 3-years can change this reality.

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JULY 2, 2013

San Diego-based startup EcoATM , the developer of automated kiosks used for recycling cell phones and other electronics, has been acquired by newly renamed Coinstar (now known as Outerwall). ecoATM develops self-serve kiosks--found in many malls--which lets consumers turn in their mobile phones, tablets, and MP3 players for cash.

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Claremont San Diego Venture Capital Acquisition 174

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APRIL 16, 2015

The Angel Capital Association , a national association for angel investors, said Wednesday that it has awarded the Luis Villalobos Award to a company, for being the most innovative angel backed company from its members. The ACA''s award is named after Tech Coast Angels founder Luis Villalobos, who passed away in 2009. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The company--which develops software-as-a-service which helps local businesses manage scheduling, staff management, point of sale, ecommerce, marketing, and more--said the funding came from Bessemer Venture Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, Catalyst Investors, W Capital Partners and Montreux Equity Partners. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

The Melt is venture backed by top tier Silicon Valley firm Sequoia Capital, which is quite unusual for a restaurant chain. The Melt's Kaplan sold his last company, which developed the Flip video camera, to Cisco back in 2009, which shut down the entire product line in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Singapore-based Capillary Technologies , a developer of mobile customer relationship management (CRM) tools, said it has raised $15.5M The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital, and also included Qualcomm Ventures, an existing investor in the company. in a Series A venture financing round.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Pasadena-based New Matter , which is developing consumer focused, 3D printers, said today that it has raised $6.5M The funding was led by Alsop Louie Partners, and also included Arden Road Investments, Biotechonomy, Dolby Family Ventures, First Round Capital, Idealab and frogVentures. in a Series A funding round. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Barclays Capital, William Blair & Company, Piper Jaffray, Pacific Crest Securities, and JMP Securities. Cornerstone OnDemand--which is headed by Adam Miller--is venture backed by Bay Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Meritech Capital. for 2009, and has seen revenues grow to $20.28M in the first six months of 2010.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Southern California Santa Monica SaaS 208

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Camarillo-based Cool Planet Biofuels , a firm developing biofuels technology to replace gasoline using biomass, has raised $3.0M Cool Planet says it is developing technology from converting biomass into gasoline. The new funding comes on top of its first round of venture capital funding in September of 2009. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 19, 2010

Pasadena-based Genmark Diagnostics , a developer of a diagnostic biomarker detection system, has filed for an IPO, saying it is looking to raised up to $46.0M Efficacy Capital, FMR, Schroders, and Ronin Capital. Efficacy Capital, FMR, Schroders, and Ronin Capital. in an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Mindbody develops scheduling and business management, software-as-a-service for the wellness, health, spa, and related businesses. The firm is headed by Rick Stollmeyer, and has also received backing from the Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Frontera Capital. Tags: mindbody software saas venture capital. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

San Diego-based BeneChill , a firm developing medical devices for treatment of cerebral ischemia, has raised $600,000 as part of $1.2M BeneChill has previously raised funding from Healthcap Venture Capital, Medventure Associates, NGN Capital, and the Solon Foundation, most recently $13.5M in a Series C in July of 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

San Diego-based Grid2Home , a developer of energy management software, said today that it has raised a seed round of funding. Grid2Home develops communications software used for communicating with smart meters, appliances, and electric vehicles across wired, wireless, and power line communications protocols. in October of 2009.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

San Diego-based ServiceNow , the venture-backed, privately backed developer of IT management software, said today that it has passed $125M in annual revenues, and has opened up a new, San Jose development center. the firm's new San Jose development center will be headed by Moti Eliav.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

The funding is being led by QED Investors; Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, Navitas Capital, and Prudence Holdings also participated. Stech said he had a brainwave about the opportunity when he finished graduate school at Stanford and moved to Las Vegas, which at the time was at the epicenter of the housing market crash of 2009.

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JUNE 2, 2011

The Investment Group of Santa Barbara , a venture capital investment group based in Santa Barbara, has invested $4M in funding for a developer of a web-based cloud training software firm, Mindflash , Mindflash said today. Mindflash, which is based in Palo Alto, offers a site which helps companies create online training courses.

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Santa Barbara Training Venture Capital Invest 145

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AUGUST 11, 2010

San Diego-based ecoATM , a developer of automated kiosks for recycling cell phones and other electronics, has scored a strategic investment from kiosk maker COinstar. ecoATM was the winner of a contest run by Coinstar in 2009 focused on finding innovative ideas for kiosks. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Carlsbad-based ViaSat , which develops satellite communications products, said this week that its subsidiary, WildBlue Communications , has been awarded $19.5M The funding comes from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. in grant funding, from the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. According to an analysis of socalTECH's proprietary database of venture capital deals, venture investors invested slightly more than the $966M in Q3 of 2009, but less than the $1.6 billion invested in Q2.

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JULY 12, 2012

Remember Santa Barbara-based Callwave , the onetime developer of Internet call waiting and Internet fax services? It turns out the company still exists--albeit under another name and management--and just became, again, a venture backed startup.

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Santa Barbara Funding Capital Startup 133

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

San Diego-based Accumetrics , a developer of medical devices used to measure antiplatelet therapy, a technique used to prevent heart attack and stroke, said this morning that it has closed on a $24M funding round. Of that funding, $7M was raised recently, with the remainder having been received in the Fall of 2009.

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Funding San Diego Venture Capital Capital 140

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APRIL 9, 2010

Beverly Hills-based RealD , which develops 3D technology used in projecting 3D movies, has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing Friday that it is looking to raise up to $200M on the NYSE. RealD is backed by Shamrock Capital, which owns about 14.8 on revenues of $95.95M for the nine months ended December 25, 2009. READ MORE>>.

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Beverly Hills Hollywood .Net Content 183

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MARCH 24, 2014

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. years ago. Sourcing high-quality leads : 9/10.

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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. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Total raised: $83mm; Series B round (July 2009 for $43mm) valued company at $400mm. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Culver City-based Fonality , a developer of Voice-over-IP, business PBX phone software, said late last week that it served its one-billionth cloud-based call recently, and had "record sales" during Q4. Fonality is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Intel Capital, and Azure Capital Partners, and is headed by Chris Lyman.

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APRIL 1, 2010

Torrance-based Amonix , a developer of concentrated photovoltaic power generation systems for the utility industry, has hit $104.4M The filing indicates that the firm is raising $136.6M, in a continuation of a round that was kicked off in November of 2009. Cirilli, former Chief Investment Officer of Marshall Street Management.

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Funding Torrance Equity Venture Capital 133

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JUNE 15, 2010

Zag is developing auto buying and configuration software used by groups such as the AAA, USAA, Overstock.com, and other groups to provide their members with pre-negotiated fleet and group rates on new automobiles. Zag said in March that it had sold 100,000 cars, and has been profitable since August of 2009. READ MORE>>.

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Zag GRP Partners Anthem Santa Monica 154

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APRIL 12, 2010

The new funding will go towards developing and launching new value-added services, expand its network, and for sales and marketing. EdgeCast said it reached profitability in Q4 of 2009, and according to Anthony Citrano, VP of Communications at the firm, the new round is a true growth round. READ MORE>>.

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Networking Steamboat Ventures Santa Monica Content 145

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JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398