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JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region.

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APRIL 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, The National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters have tallied up just under a billion dollars in venture capital investments in the Southern California region in Q1 of this year, a very significant uptick from Q2 of 2011. in 13 deals. in the quarter.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

Southern California technology companies raised $709.8M in funding for its location-based intelligence software. The most active local investors for the quarter were the Tech Coast Angels , with 12 investments in the quarter; Correlation Ventures , with 10 investments; and Upfront Ventures , which made 9 investments.

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JULY 20, 2012

in funding during Q2 of 2012, down from Q1, and slightly below investments in Q2 of 2011. According to the report, which tracks venture capital activity nationwide, there were 89 deals in the quarter, the same as in Q1, but less than the 97 deals in the same quarter of last year. in funding, followed by San Diego, with $304.7M

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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. Southern California fundraising matched a similar increase nationally, where $28.4 in venture funding.

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JULY 18, 2013

in venture capital investments in Q2 2013 across Southern California, spread across 80 deals. However, venture dollars invested were above Q1, when Southern California saw $569.1M Southern California dropped to fourth in terms of investments in the region versus other high tech centers, behind Silicon Valley ($2.6

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

Ernst & Young LLP released an analysis of clean technology fundings for Q3, finding that there were $363.5M in clean technology investments in Southern California for the quarter, a significant chunk of an overall $1.6 billion in fundings. invested across Southern California beating $255.6M

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APRIL 19, 2013

Venture capital investments saw a sharp drop in Q1 in Southern California, according to the latest venture numbers from the MoneyTree report. invested in 81 deals in the Southern California region in Q1 of 2013, down from Q4, when there was $674.2M Orange County also was down, racking up $158.9M San Diego had $178.3M

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Venture capital investments in Southern California in Q3 totaled to $464.18M, according to the latest numbers released by the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA Money Tree Report this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Silicon Valley had the lion's share of the venture funding dollars in Q3, with $1.75 in funding.

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APRIL 12, 2013

There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. Our analysis. Science Inc.

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JULY 30, 2014

Brock Pierce , the Southern California angel investor who is one of the most active proponents and investors in Bitcoin and its startups, has made another investment in the space, leading an AngelList syndicate funding of ZipZap. in the funding, bringing its total funding to $2.7M.

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JANUARY 16, 2015

billion in Southern California startup, according to the latest MoneyTree Report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association last night, based on data from Thomson Reuters. The numbers in Southern California were significantly helped by two, mega-funding deals in Los Angeles, including $485.6M

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APRIL 5, 2010

billion in venture activity here in Q1, up significantly from around $997M tallied in Q4. The information--gleaned from funding announcements, regulatory filings, and other sources--are also up significantly from Q1 of last year, when only $729.89M was invested in the region. Other big funding deals included a big, $115.3M

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MAY 18, 2010

Anyone looking for signs that the economy is turning around, might want to look at what appears to be happening in Southern California's technology jobs market. Mangers explains, "Finding employees is getting tougher," saying that the talent that it out there is being offered more jobs, and that there are more jobs to choose from.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

A quick analysis by socalTECH of our tracking of venture capital deals in Southern California finds that there was around $879M in venture funding activity here in Q3. The biggest are for venture activity in the quarter was Biopharmaceuticals, which was $299.13M of the quarterly total.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

If you're a Southern California startup, it's most likely you're going to find funding from local, Southern California startup funds, right? invested in Southern California in Q4, down from the $859.6M The report found that there was $683.7M READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Santa Monica-based Wavemaker Ventures has raised a new, $66M venture capital investment fund, for its Southeast Asia efforts, the company said this week. According to Wavemaker, the fund exceeded what had been an initial $50M initial target for its investment fund.

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APRIL 23, 2013

Despite the level of venture capital activity in Southern California, the region--according to informal discussions with venture capitalists over the years--continues to suffer from a dearth of local, indigenous capital--at least, compared with the hundreds of investors along Sand Hill Road. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

One of the most active areas of interest and growth in the technology industry today is cloud computing--the use of computing resources on the Internet, to accomplish tasks that normally would have taken a server farm or local systems. Funding: $25.5M, from Benchmark Capital, BV Capital, and New Enterprise Associates [ Profile ].

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Los Angeles-based Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health , the venture investment fund focused on healthcare, which is led by John Nackel, Jay Goss, Eric Marton and Kwame Ulmer, says it has just completed its 25th investment--all made in the last 18 months. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the entertainment and sports agency which also is an active investor and partner of technology and media companies here, said this morning that it has received a an investment from Temasek , the $200 billion Singapore investment company. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2017

billion in venture capital dollars were invested in the Southern California region in Q1, according to the latest MoneyTree Report , issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and CB Insights. The report tallied up $926.4M Investments in LA/OC were up slightly from the $898.3M invested in Q4, with San Diego also up from $175.73M in Q4.

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JULY 18, 2013

A new report today, from the Angel Resource Institute, Silicon Valley Bank, and CB Insights, has found that the Tech Coast Angels is again one of the most active angel investment groups in the country. The Tech Coast Angels were among a number of groups who invested the most per deal in the last 12 months. Louis Arch Angels. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 16, 2020

Milken is taking the plunge into institutional investing, joining Norton as a partner in Watertower Ventures just as the firm prepares to close on a $50 million new fund. With that in mind, the Watertower Ventures group, which launched in 2017 with a small, $5 million fund, is a return to those roots. “I see two things happen.

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MARCH 2, 2017

Marina Del Rey-based Moving Analytics , a developer of software and programs to help cardiac patients complete their rehab at home, has raised a funding round from OCA Ventures. Size of the funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2010

Dear readers: Like keeping up to date on Southern California's latest venture funding, high tech deals, and more? Understand the investment landscape - Better understand who is getting funded, what kinds of companies are being funded, and why - before you look for funding yourself.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Greycroft Partners , one of the more active investors in Los Angeles technology startups, announced on Thursday that it has raised $250M in a new, growth equity fund. Greycroft says its Greycroft Growth funds have invested in 14 companies, including LA's Scopely and Thrive Market, among others. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Venture capital fund Redpoint Ventures , which has an outpost in Los Angeles, has some new cash in the bank, after announcing $400M in a new fund today, Redpoint V. The firm--which has investments in such local companies as Gravity, Chill, Sonos, and Machinima--said the new fund will go towards early stage investing.

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association released their Q3 2008 venture capital numbers over the weekend, finding that Southern California companies raised nearly $751 in funding during the quarter. The second most active industry was Medical Devices and Equipment, which saw $103.37M in investments.

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APRIL 23, 2013

Despite the level of venture capital activity in Southern California, the region--according to informal discussions with venture capitalists over the years--continues to suffer from a dearth of local, indigenous capital--at least, compared with the hundreds of investors along Sand Hill Road. READ MORE>>.

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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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AUGUST 17, 2011

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's biggest and most active angel investing group, appears to be backing a developer of prescription drug validation systems, based in Lebanon, N.H. out of a $6M funding round, currently in progress. According to a regulatory filing from PharmaSecure , it has raised $2.5M

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In what is good news for Southern California's venture backed startups, one of the region's most active investors, Greycroft Partners , has raised $200M in its fourth fund. Greycroft said it just closed Greycroft IV as of today, bringing its total under management to $800M.

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Southern California Funding News Los Angeles 100

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Southern California venture totals for Q3 totaled around $1.0 Q3 has traditionally been a slower, venture funding quarter in Southern California, due to summer vacations and a slower work schedule for both high tech companies and venture firms during the summer months. billion invested in Q2.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Three active angel investment groups--The Tech Coast Angels , the largest and most active angel investment group in Southern California; Maverick Angels , and Keiretsu Forum , have backed a developer of transcription services, TranscribeMe. operations in Emeryville.

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Keiretsu Tech Coast Angels Southern California Funding 164

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APRIL 2, 2009

Southern California Venture capital totals were up slightly in Q1 of this year from last quarter, to around $718M in deals, according to an analysis of socalTECH.com's proprietary venture database. However, venture funding totals were still well off the first quarter of 2008's nearly $1.2 billion in funding.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

There's been a lot of talk about the boom in Southern California's startup world. and angel investment deals in Southern California to reveal who really, is funding companies, so that local startups are armed with the best knowledge and intelligence to optimize their changes of. being funded.

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