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VC Exits Down In 2011, Says Report

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venture backed companies was down in 2011, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, which said today that it tallied a total of 522 mergers, acquisitions, buyouts, and IPOs during the year. The median price for a company increased to $71M during 2011. billion in public offerings in 2011. The number of exits by U.S.,

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Report Tallies $7.7 Billion In SoCal IT Exits In 2011

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billion in IT exits in 2011, the highest since 2000, for Southern California IT firms. According to the report, the biggest exit during 2011 was for Greent Dot , which provided liquidity of $2 billion for its pre-IPO investors, the highest of any exit since 2000. A new report released today tallies up $7.7

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RapidEngage Acquired By QuestionPro

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RapidEngage was founded by Daniel Marashlian, Sean Callahan, and Rodney Rumford, who also founded photo sharing app Plixi (TweetPhoto), which had been acquired by Lockerz in 2011. Co-founder Sean Callahan was one of the 2013 socalTECH 50. RapidEngage was one of the companies incubated at EvoNexus. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Fuels $45M In Deals In 2011

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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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Tech Coast Angels Fuel $45M In Deals In 2011

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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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Insights and Opinions: A Cynic Predicts IT and Media in 2011

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For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we share the thoughts and insights of local technology thought leaders, we have an article from Tony Greenberg , CEO of Ramprate on A Cynic's Prediction of IT and Media in 2011. Everyone who furiously cheered on the acquisition in 2011 will say it was obvious in hindsight.

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Southern California Firms Raise $738M In Q4 2011

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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. The amount is up from $528.0M raised in Q4 of 2010, and up from the $652M invested in the region last quarter.