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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). in funding to date. According to Outerwall, it will pay $350M in cash for EcoATM. Outerwall already owned 23 percent of ecoATM.

Claremont 174

Claremont San Diego Venture Capital Acquisition 174

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JANUARY 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture capital Association MoneyTree survey, which is based on data from Thomson Reuters, tallies $738.34M invested in Southern California in Q4 of 2011. raised in Q4 of 2010, and up from the $652M invested in the region last quarter. in venture funding.

Southern California 157

Southern California Orange County San Diego GRP Partners 157

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2019

The La Jolla, CA-based company, which is developing protein drugs targeting cancer and other diseases, was founded in 2010. Read more about the company’s history and its recent $40 million financing round hedge fund Viking Global Investors here.

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Funding Pricing Invest Develop 79

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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

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JULY 19, 2011

in funding, and San Diego $198.18M in investments. Quarter to quarter, investments were up from Q1, when $585M was invested in the region. Investments were slightly down from Q2 of 2010, when the region saw $856M in funding. Nationally, venture capitalists invested $7.5M

Southern California 167

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Rustic Canyon 167

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JANUARY 19, 2011

San Diego-based Qualcomm has made an investment in Indianapolis question and answer site ChaCha , ChaCha said Wednesday afternoon. According to ChaCha, it raised $3M in total funding, including $900,000 in outstanding warrants from Qualcomm Ventures, the venture capital arm of Qualcomm. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 157

San Diego Venture Capital Sites Web 157

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Aquam, a San Diego company with technology for cleaning out and re-lining aging utility pipelines, has raised $26 million in a growth capital round led by NewWorld Capital Group , a New York private equity firm that makes investments in sustainable energy and natural-resources related deals.

Services 55

Services San Diego Resource Equity 55

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JULY 13, 2009

A report on venture capital fundraising released this morning reveals that Domain Associates , which has its west coast offices located in San Diego, was the biggest venture capital fundraise in Q2, with a $371.1M early stage fund, Domain Partners VIII. was raised.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Funding San Diego Capital 100

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JANUARY 27, 2010

The Tech Coast Angels is stressing its mixer program, seed investment efforts, and a new website, as it kicks off a 2010 program, according to the angel investing group. The group also said it is focusing on its SeedTrack program, which is specifically focused on seed stage funding and extensive mentoring. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 157

Tech Coast Angels Orange County Seed Funding Santa Barbara 157

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2010

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 -- Raising the First Round of Capital. What does it take for a San Diego company to raise a Seed or Series A round? With 2009 finally behind us, what can we expect in 2010? Will investments pick up? Where will the funding come from? What exactly will it take to get funded?

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Capital GRP Partners Southern California 100

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JULY 15, 2010

Investments by venture capitalists in Southern California were up, both in terms of deals and dollars in Q2, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). in 91 investments, up significantly from the $451.8M in 91 investments, up significantly from the $451.8M

Southern California 174

Southern California Orange County Rustic Canyon SoCal 174

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

San Diego-based JMI Equity is the lead investor in a first round of funding for online coupons site CouponCabin.com , which said Thursday evening that it has raised $54M in a funding round from JMI Equity. CouponCabin.com said it generated more than $500M in online sales for its merchants in 2010.

Equity 100

Equity San Diego Sales Sites 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

Xconomy

JUNE 29, 2016

Reflexion Health, a San Diego startup founded in 2012 at the nonprofit West Health Institute, is moving to commercialize Vera, its physical rehabilitation system based on Microsoft Kinect’s motion tracking technology. Even though O’Brien is board chairman, Smith said West Partners did not invest in Reflexion.).

Technology 74

Technology San Diego Funding Coach 74

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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.

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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. NextWave said that the debt will go towards funding its operations into 2010. READ MORE>>

San Diego 100

San Diego Invest Sales Funding 100

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Proficio, a Carlsbad, CA-based startup providing cybersecurity protection services for middle market companies, has raised $12 million in an investment round led by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. The Los Angeles-based private equity firm provided funding from its Kayne Partners Fund Group, which invests in high-growth technology businesses.

Equity 40

Equity Los Angeles Invest Networking 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. They were originally founded inside of Times Mirror and had a huge string of major investment success before spinning out as a fully independent fund. Read more: TechCrunch. Wildfire Interactive.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Xconomy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

According to the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook , this past quarter $15 billion was invested in 1,810 deals , which compares unfavorably to both the prior quarter ($22.1 billion, 2,559 deals), signaling perhaps a period of digestion given how much had been invested during the 2014-2015 window.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Capital Activity Invest 40

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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. The firm is announcing a substantial Series D funding round today, so we spoke with the firm's CEO, Jason Howe, to get the details on the company and what it's doing.

Startup 113

Startup CTO Hire Resource Venture Capital 113

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

MYTH 2: Silicon Valley companies will always have the best shot at funding. Just this year, Q2 investments in SoCal and New England were virtually the same, with $838 million and $843 million invested respectively, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report. Editor’s picks. Featured stories. Cloud services.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Last week, San Diego-based Kidzui --the kid's website and kid-friendly browser developer, announced another round of funding, and also launched Zui Studios, a new effort to create original content for the portal. Give us an overview on KidZui. That's been our mainstay.

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Content Startup Web Technical Review 165