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MARCH 1, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels said today that the angel group invested in seven new deals, and seventeen follow-on deals in 2009, a total of $4.7M The group said that as part of those deals, its portfolio companies raised an additional $57M in funding from venture capital groups and other angel investors. in investments.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Los Angeles-based venture capital firm GRP Partners is looking to raised $250M in its newest fund, GRP IV L.P., According to the filing, the fund is being managed by Steven Dietz, Brian McLoughlin, Yves Sisteron, and Mark Suster, and has just started fundraising efforts. GRP last closed on a fund--GRP III, L.P.

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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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AUGUST 20, 2010

San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody Software has confirmed that it has raised $14M in a new funding round for the firm's health and wellness business management software. The firm is headed by Rick Stollmeyer, and has also received backing from the Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Frontera Capital. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

One of the companies recognized in Qualcomm's QPrize annual business plan competition has scored a series A funding, four years after being named a finalist in the Qualcomm effort. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital, and also included Qualcomm Ventures, an existing investor in the company.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Beverly Hills-based Hydra Media , the cost-per-action (CPA) advertising network, has new funding in hand and legal issues behind it, and is now looking upmarket, the firm told socalTECH in an interview Thursday. How does the firm hope to attract more large brand advertisers?

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based Growthink , a provider of business plan consulting, corporate branding, venture capital research, investment banking, and other services, has upped its funding to $3.1M, according to a regulatory filing by the firm this week. According to the filing, the funding is part of an ongoing $5.0M

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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. The funding was led by Granite Ventures. Financial details of the funding were not disclosed by the company. The company said it was founded in 2009 by Don Sturek and Mike Bourton. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 26, 2011

News of the demise of Los Angeles venture capital fund The Mailroom Fund , the joint venture capital effort of Accel Partners, Venrock, the William Morris Agency and AT&T, is finally trickling out. Fund co-founder Paul Bricault recently surfaced at Greycroft Partners.

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JULY 12, 2012

Callwave, which started in 1998, gained venture funding, went public in an IPO in 2004, went private, and then switched its business model to online meeting and collaboration software, renamed itself to FuzeBox back in 2009 and moving its headquarters to San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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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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AUGUST 11, 2010

ecoATM was the winner of a contest run by Coinstar in 2009 focused on finding innovative ideas for kiosks. ecoATM has previously raised funding from Tao Venture Capital Partners, and is headed by Tom Tullie, former COO of AMCC. Tags: coinstar ecoatm venture capital strategic investment kiosk cell phone. READ MORE>>.

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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 According to PwC/NVCA, investments in 2009 were at the lowest level since 1997, with only $17.7

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APRIL 1, 2010

The filing indicates that the firm is raising $136.6M, in a continuation of a round that was kicked off in November of 2009. No details of the funding have been announced by the firm, which is backed by private equity firm MissionPoint Capital Partners. Cirilli, former Chief Investment Officer of Marshall Street Management.

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APRIL 20, 2009

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 billion across 477 deals.

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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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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 According to PwC/NVCA, investments in 2009 were at the lowest level since 1997, with only $17.7

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JULY 9, 2009

A recent analysis by socalTECH, of our detailed tracking of venture capital investment activity in Southern California, finds that there was around $932M in funding raised in the area in Q2, a rise from roughly $700M in Q1. Tags: venture capital investment southern california 2009.

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

Shoes Of Prey , a fashion startup which allows women to custom order shoes to their specifications, has raised $15M in a Series B funding, and set up shop in Santa Monica, according to the company. The startup--which was started in Australia--said the funding came from Blue Sky Capital, Greycroft Partners, Nordstrom, and Khosla Ventures.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In one of the largest rounds for a Central Coast company in recent years--and the largest venture investment in San Luis Obispo ever--cloud software maker MindBody has raised $50M in a funding round. Mindbody first raised funding back in 2009, when it gained backing from the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other local angels.

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MARCH 28, 2014

The company--which runs online degree programs for the University of Southern California (USC) and many other schools--had been backed by Redpoint Ventures, which funded the company out of its Los Angeles office. Those investments were led by former Redpoint VC Greg Martin. Redpoint Ventures owned 23.2 percent at 13.95 in morning trading.

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JULY 2, 2013

The acquisition looks to be a great one for EcoATM''s investors, which also included Claremont Creek Ventures, Tao Venture Capital Partners, and Jens Molbak. in funding to date. Tao Venture Capital Partners is the investment firm led by Tom Clancy, who had formerly been at Enterprise Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Claremont San Diego Venture Capital Acquisition 174

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MAY 12, 2015

Local angels--whose biggest exit so far in recent years was the IPO of Green Dot back in 2010--were the first backers of MindBody, having first received funding from Frontera Capital, the Pasadena Angels, and the Tech Coast Angels back in 2009. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Alsop Louie Partners, and also included Arden Road Investments, Biotechonomy, Dolby Family Ventures, First Round Capital, Idealab and frogVentures. New Matter said the funding will go towards accelerating product development efforts. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

in grant funding, from the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service. The funding comes from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. WildBlue said the funding will go to activate new subscribers on its satellite broadband services. ViaSat said the firm co-applied with DIRECTV and DISH on the grant.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the firm. According to the filing, among the investors are L Capital Partners, Paladin Capital Group, and Chart Venture Partners. Tags: wispry venture capital semiconductor chip rfic.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group in Southern California--and the nation--said Wednesday that it was part of $45M in funding in companies during last year, with $11M directly invested across 37 companies during 2011. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

funding round, according to a filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding was not announced, however, the firm is now backed by North Bridge Venture Partners. Horangic of North Bridge has joined Cool Planet Biofuels' board as part of the funding. as part of an ongoing, $8.0M READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

in debt funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm this week. Source of the new funding was not announced. 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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JANUARY 3, 2014

Goldberg was previously Chief Strategy Officer for the company, and has been an advisory board member for the company since it was founded in 2009. ScoreBig is venture backed by Bain Capital Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners and the Checketts Partners Investment Fund. The company said it had 600% revenue growth in 2012.

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Ticketmaster Entertainment Los Angeles Invest 133

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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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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Irvine-based WebVisible officially announced this morning that it has raised $20M in a Series C funding round. According to the firm, the round was led by Focus Ventures and Adams Street Partners, with existing investors Redpoint Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures also participating in the funding. READ MORE>>.

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Redpoint Advertising Venture Capital Funding 145

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The Tech Coast Angels , [ profile ] the largest angel investment group in Southern California, outlined its 2010 deals today, saying that it funded a total of 31 deals in 2010, and had three profitable exits. in other capital from venture and other angel investors. in other capital from venture and other angel investors.

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JUNE 5, 2012

headed by former Demand Media President and Chief Strategy Officer Paul Stahura, said today that the funding came from such investors as Austin Ventures, Adams Street Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, TOL Ventures, Generation Partners, and Stahurricane. He continued to serve at Demand Media until 2009. Donuts Inc.

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JUNE 15, 2010

in a new equity funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Tuesday afternoon. Source and details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company. The filing indicates the first funding in the round came on June 2nd. Tags: automotive venture capital auto. READ MORE>>.

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Zag GRP Partners Anthem Santa Monica 154

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APRIL 29, 2010

Details on the funding have not been announced by the firm. Everbridge has previously raised funding from ABS Ventures. Everbridge claimed in March that it had "record growth" in 2009; the regulatory filing indicates that the firm's annual revenues are actually between $1.0M READ MORE>>.

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Glendale Venture Capital Software Capital 140

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group in Southern California--and the nation--said Wednesday that it was part of $45M in funding in companies during last year, with $11M directly invested across 37 companies during 2011. READ MORE>>.

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