socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

LumaTax , a new startup has offices in both San Diego and Seattle, Washington, has raised $2M in a funding, the company said on Thursday. LumaTax develops software which can be used by small businesses to automate the paperwork required for paying sales taxes. The company is initially launching its product in California.

Software 100

Software San Diego Report Sales 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm has made another investment in femtocell and picocell technology developer ip.access , as part of a new round of funding. Qualcomm and Ip.access inked that technology deal in September of 2010. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 145

San Diego Patents Equity Capital 145

socalTECH

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.

San Diego 168

San Diego Software Services Capital 168

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

San Diego-based wireless communications module developer On-Ramp Wireless announced Wednesday that Kevin Hell, the former CEO of DivX, has joined the company as President and CEO. Hell sits on the boards of Hold-Free Networks, Perminova, Inc, MicroPower Technologies and Pixon Imaging, Inc. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 159

San Diego Incubator Venture Capital Acquisition 159

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MAY 9, 2011

San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor , the developer of CMOS RF integrated circuits, updated its S-1 filings Friday, saying that it had a net loss of $1.0M for the similar quarter in 2010. Pacific Crest Securities , and RBC Capital Market. on revenues of $21.2M for the three months ended March 26, 2011.

.Net 153

.Net San Diego Equity Marketing 153

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Blippy (and their competitor Swipely – which was founded by Angus Davis , who has a great track record from both Netscape and TellMe, both aim to capitalize on the era of consumers living more openly ala Twitter, Foursquare and Gowalla. 11.2mm in Series A, rumored pre-money of $35mm; $1.6mm angel raised in Jan 2010. OpenCandy.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

San Diego-based Jitterbug , which operates a wireless service aimed at seniors and others, said today that it has acquired MobiWatch , a developer of mobile, personal emergency response services. Jitterbug is backed by Court Square Ventures, Steelpoint Capital, Charles River Ventures, Nauta Capital, and others.

San Diego 133

San Diego Training Mobile Acquisition 133

Xconomy

MARCH 20, 2017

Japan’s Murata Manufacturing has acquired Arctic Sand Technologies of Burlington, MA, and plans to combine Arctic Sand’s low-power semiconductor technology with its San Diego-based subsidiary, Peregrine Semiconductor. The purchase price was $68 million, according to a Peregrine spokeswoman.

San Diego 63

San Diego Mobile Pricing Technology 63

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 -- CommNexus and The Industry Leaders SIG Presents. Why is it attracting so much capital? Are San Diego companies involved? Being Grid Smart. What is a Smart Grid? How might it make a difference? Inquiring minds want to know! See [link] (more).

San Diego 100

San Diego Capital Services Marketing 100

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

San Diego-based Awarepoint , a developer of enterprise, real-time location systems for the hospital market, has raised $9M in a financing round, the firm has announced. The firm said the new funding brings its total raised to $20M in 2010. The firm said the new funding brings its total raised to $20M in 2010.

SoCalTech 150

SoCalTech San Diego Report Sales 150

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

San Diego-based Zogenix , a pharmaceutical firm developing treatments for neuroscience disorders and pain, said Wednesday that it has completed a $51M, Series B preferred stock financing. The firm said that $36M of the funding has been received, with $15M available to the firm for use between December 2009 and February 2010.

San Diego 124

San Diego Venture Capital Funding Capital 124

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

After signaling that it plans to operate drones via cellular technologies, San Diego-based Qualcomm says today it is working with AT&T to use commercial wireless networks for test flights beyond an operator’s visual line of sight. Qualcomm demonstrated drone flight tests at its headquarters earlier this year.

Networking 40

Networking San Diego Technology Research 40

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2019

Two weeks after raising $40 million to push ahead with its drug development programs, Inhibrx submitted paperwork to the SEC revealing that it aims to raise money in the public market, too. The La Jolla, CA-based company, which is developing protein drugs targeting cancer and other diseases, was founded in 2010.

Funding 79

Funding Pricing Invest Develop 79

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. Running that effort is Kevin Hell , the founder of DivX, who we caught up with to learn more about EvoNexus and how the group is trying to help grow technology startups in San Dieog.

Incubator 212

Incubator San Diego Technical Review Development Team Review 212

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

San Diego-based wireless broadband technology firm NextWave Wireless said today that it has scored a new, $100M debt financing for the firm's business, and made cuts in its staff, along with hiring an investment banker. The debt comes from Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. READ MORE>>

San Diego 100

San Diego Invest Sales Funding 100

Xconomy

MAY 24, 2019

Inhibrx, developer of protein drugs targeting cancer and other diseases, has raised $40 million from the hedge fund Viking Global Investors as the biotech steers several programs through early-stage clinical trials. The La Jolla, CA-based company was founded in 2010 by Mark Lappe, Brendan Eckelman, and Quinn Deveraux.

Press 67

Press Research Funding Invest 67

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. Raised angel money from Rob Lord, Reid Hoffman, Benchmark Capital and others. Discussion: Had a long chat about PicClick , a company founded by Ryan Sit in San Diego.

Venture Capital 214

Venture Capital Startup Design S3 214

Xconomy

JULY 15, 2016

Our San Diego editor Bruce Bigelow penned a personal goodbye to entrepreneur Larry Bock, who died last week of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. based MRC Technology sold a portion of its royalty stake in Merck’s cancer immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to DRI Capital for $150 million. —With $1.25

News 40

News Technical Review San Diego Startup 40

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Venture capital. Developers. While real estate and tourism continue to be strong economic drivers, there is also a thriving business climate developing life-changing technologies. Skip to secondary content. Newsletters.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

San Diego-based Awarepoint (www.awarepoint.com) is a developer of systems for tracking hospital assets, patients, and doctors, using RFID tags. I think that there might be cash toward the end of 2010 or 2011, where IPOs might be reasonable. Congrats on funding. Explain what your products do?

Startup 113

Startup CTO Hire Resource Venture Capital 113

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Christopher Brereton is one of the founders and lead guru of PictureHealing , a company that develops community, awareness and support through photo sharing on iPhones. Sizhao “Zao” Yang – COO and Co-founder at BetterWorks.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We were now set to close at $46 million in new capital. I flew from San Diego (where I was visiting for Thanksgiving) to New York to persuade investors to stick with us. We were based in London.

Entrepreneur 308

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Conference 308