socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

EcoATM announced late Wednesday afternoon that it has raised $40M in a mezzanine debt funding round, from Falcon Investment Advisors. EcoATM, which is headed by Tom Tullie, said that its network now includes 300 of its machiens in 20 states, up from about 45 machines which were primarily in California in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Claremont Funding Equity Networking 140

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 -- Funding the Big Idea! TriTechs 3rd annual funding conference where businesses and entrepreneurs interact with investors and also get a chance to look into the mind of investors in order to find out what it takes to become investor ready.

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Ideas Funding Conference Equity 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 -- TriTech's 3rd Annual Funding Forum. Funding the Big Idea! TriTech's 3rd annual funding conference where businesses and entrepreneurs interact with investors and also get a chance to look into the mind of investors in order to find out what it takes to become "investor ready".

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Funding Conference Ideas Startup 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 13, 2011

Thursday, June 16, 2011 -- Financing Lessons from Entrepreneurs Who Funded Their Early-Stage Companies. If you're planning to grow faster than your company is generating returns-and what early stage company isn't-your company will need outside funding. Moderated by Charles Curto-Managing Principal, Tech Coast Equity Group.

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Tech Coast Angels Technology Council TCOSC Entrepreneur 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Let’s help get their funding get finalized or the company sold if it’s already in play. And VCs scrambled to raise their own funds. So I encouraged entrepreneurs to think about raising their funds as quickly as they could because. Fundings boomed. Let’s review all of our existing investments. Depressing.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Social analytics and personalization platform GraphDive has closed $2 million in its first ever equity round from Crosslink Capital, Correlation Ventures, Plug & Play Tech Center, Start Capital and angel investors Pejman Nozad, Ullas Naik and Scott Banister. $2 2 million equity round.

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Equity Social Media Google Tool 65

socalTECH

JULY 26, 2012

Impinj , a developer of UHF, radio frequency identification (RFID) chips which has linked to Caltech, and an office in Orange County, said today that it has raised $21M in an equity funding round, as well as dropped its plans for an IPO. Impinj said the funding came from AllianceBernstein L.P.,

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Orange County CalTech Equity Venture Capital 140

Xconomy

JANUARY 7, 2020

When a group of scientists from Amira Pharmaceuticals wanted to start a new biotech after the company’s 2011 acquisition by Bristol-Myers Squibb , Celgene provided seed funding.

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Seed Funding Equity Research Acquisition 63

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 29, 2012

Total merger and acquisition deal volume in 2011 increased 24% from 2010, with over 16,000 transactions aggregating to $1.1 Multiples for middle market companies remained relatively strong in 2011, at an average of 8.2x trillion in value. Moderator: Richard Maire, Partner, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP.

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ACG Santa Barbara Ventura Equity 113

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2012

An Illinois firm whose technology is based on, and licensed from Pasadena-based Materia and Caltech , has raised a whopping, $104M funding round. The funding will go towards its strategic growth plans. The funding comes even as Elevance has been awaiting an IPO, which it filed for in September 2011.

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CalTech Pasadena Equity Funding 140

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable? We spent our future since the equity was artificial. That said, the IMF (international monetary fund) is more bullish.

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Venture Capital Startup Funding Technical Review 269

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2012

venture funds raised $13 billion in the first six months of the year, a 31 percent increase in fundraising activity compared with the first half of 2011. billion raised by 40 funds last year in the same period. billion raised by 40 funds last year in the same period. According to Dow Jones, 82 U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Venture Capital Capital Southern California Activity 147

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Kleiner Perkins , one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources. Kleiner Perkins gets back to early-stage with its $600M 18th fund. We went out to market to LPs.

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IBM IBM Venture Capital Invest 164

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 24, 2011

Company Name Total Immersion Information Release Date 3/24/2011 Transaction Type Venture Equity Amount $5,500,000 Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purpose The new funding will be used towards further development of the D’Fusion platform and to drive new usage of augmented reality (AR) for end-users. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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Funding Equity Platform Develop 49

socalTECH

JULY 5, 2012

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Irvine-based electric autombile maker Fisker Automotive revealed this week that the actor is an equity investor in the company, and is also linking with the firm to help promote "Global Sustainability." READ MORE>>.

Equity 187

Equity Help Marketing Company 187

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 10, 2011

Company Name Astute Medical Information Release Date 3/8/2011 Transaction Type Venture Equity Amount $13,000,000 Round Series B Proceeds Purpose Astute will use the funding to advance research and development aimed at the identification and validation of protein biomarkers with the goal of commercializing high potential diagnostic products.

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Funding Equity Research Product 40

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 13, 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 -- Life Sciences Innovation - A Fundable Future, or Financial Flop? This begs the question: Is funding innovation in the life sciences industry truly a viable strategy for private equity and venture capital firms, or is all a house of cards?

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital Equity Activity Organization 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 16, 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 -- The Employee-Ownership Alternative: Building the Company You Want. The VC route - giving up control over your destiny in exchange for funding - is well-known, but entrepreneurs should also be aware of the choices that employee ownership can provide. SAIC is one great example; there are now many more.

Company 100

Company Companies Venture Capital Equity 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 22, 2011

Company Name MasterImage 3D Information Release Date 3/22/2011 Transaction Type Venture Equity Amount $15,000,000 Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purpose We are committing this investment to innovation — specifically, to advancing our 3D solutions for cinema, smartphones, tablets, and larger autostereoscopic displays. VentureDeal.com.

Funding 45

Funding Equity Invest Company 45

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 22, 2011

Company Name Pulse Tracer Information Release Date 3/22/2011 Transaction Type Venture Equity Amount $8,999,999 Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purpose Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. VentureDeal.com. Visit TechZulu for full story.

Funding 45

Funding Equity Company Companies 45

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 18, 2011

Company Name CoolPlanetBioFuels Information Release Date 3/18/2011 Transaction Type Venture Equity Amount Undisclosed Round Series B Proceeds Purpose Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. VentureDeal.com. Visit TechZulu for full story.

Funding 40

Funding Equity Company Companies 40

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 24, 2011

Company Name Turiya Media Information Release Date 3/24/2011 Transaction Type Venture Equity Amount $1,375,000 Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purpose Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. VentureDeal.com. Visit TechZulu for full story.

Media 40

Media Funding Equity Company 40

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 22, 2011

Company Name DotCloud Information Release Date 3/22/2011 Transaction Type Venture Equity Amount $10,000,000 Round Series A Proceeds Purpose Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. VentureDeal.com. Visit TechZulu for full story.

Funding 40

Funding Equity Company Companies 40

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 24, 2011

Company Name Zoove Information Release Date 3/24/2011 Transaction Type Venture Equity Amount $3,000,000 Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purpose Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. Amount includes securities to be acquired upon exercise of options, warrants or other rights to acquire securities. SEC regulatory filing. VentureDeal.com.

Funding 40

Funding Equity Company Companies 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Southern California's technology community--despite all of the recent excitement around Silicon Beach--continues to be underserved in terms of capital, with a lack of venture capital funds (with money), and other private technology investors. Jeb Spencer: We consider ourselves a private equity firm.

Acquisition 168

Acquisition Software Review Technical Review Equity 168

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 11, 2011

Company Name VigLink Information Release Date 3/10/2011 Transaction Type Venture Equity Amount $5,400,000 Round Series B Proceeds Purpose The financing will be used to accelerate VigLink’s hiring in support of product development and expansion into new content verticals and geographies. VentureDeal.com.

Funding 40

Funding Equity Content Product 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

I had been trading emails & Tweets with venture capitalist John Frankel and we were to meet in person in March 2011 at SxSW to talk about Klout and other investments he had made. I had been hanging around Klout for a year and many of my friends had angel funded the company and were champions. I was used to this debate.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup 303

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud computing provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) raised a big, $30M funding round for the company--the first in the company''s long history. What''s the story behind the big round, and why now for some funding? The company- now has around $50M in recurring annual revenues.

Software Review 238

Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2012

A new venture fund had been launched, not because it was her husband’s but it was a totally unique and different fund and a timely move. She tweeted; So proud of my husband @zackbogue for the launch of his new fund, DataCollective ( @dcvc ). 35+ Equity Partners on board. Founded Two Years Ago. Big Data Shift. Doors open.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Oracle Software Review 74

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2013

I started announcing my Twitter thesis back in 2011 (still serves as a useful read today). And even in this growth equity round led by Insight Partners we asked for our full prorata investment and took as much as we were allowed to. If you want to read the company’s take on their funding their official announcement is here.

Social Media 358

Social Media Yammer Invest Organization 358

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2013

The new funding brings the company’s aggregate amount of capital raised to over $3 million. Based in LA, and launched in 2011 by Eric M. Jackson funding Google Inflection Ventures Investing Lee Essener' million in the Series A round. Team, Technology & Vision. New Clients To Manage Complex Business Transactions.

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Draper Google Software Engineering Invest 68

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

When companies come into our incubator, we take no equity, we take no stake in the company, it's completely free for the participant. I jumped in at the end of 2010, just as the majority of investments happened--I think $50M to $52M came in 2011. That's through the generosity of the Irvine Company. We help on that end as well.

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Incubator San Diego Technical Review Development Team Review 212

Xconomy

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Notably, this was the lowest quarterly deal volume since the fourth quarter of 2011, a period spanning 19 quarters. Liquidity feeds right into the fundraising conditions for venture fund managers. This past quarter there were 56 new funds that raised $9 billion, for an average fund size of $161 million. The projected $43.2

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Venture Capital Capital Activity Invest 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

He said, “They need an unbiased view of the fund raising environment because there is too much misinformation and everything seems to be changing fast.&#. – you’re very well positioned as a fund. Many good companies will not get funded. Get funded now, if you can.&#. And well they should be.

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Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

I spent the last year at a venture capital fund, helping people to prepare broken businesses. Email is becoming ineffective, and by 2011 there will be three times more smart phones than computers. I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have started five companies. What attracted you to this particular business?

Mobile 162

Mobile Web Startup Customer 162

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

They don’t realize that this option would likely be their worst nightmare, since it costs millions for the road show, usually dilutes your equity to a tiny fraction, and takes away all your entrepreneurial control. IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 159 in 2011. After a record low of 39 U.S.

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Entrepreneur Startup Report Summary 95