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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Taking notice of the gap between the amount and depth of research and technology at local universities, and new company formation, a new group has quietly formed in Los Angeles to tackle the issue. The group includes a number of experienced CEOs with experience raising venture capital as well as bringing companies to an IPO or exit.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2017

Culver City-based Indi Molecular , a developer of protein catalyzed capture agent (PCC) biotechnology being aimed in research tools, diagnostic agents, and PET imaging, has raised $11.5M Dr. Andreas Jurgeit from Merck Ventures and Dr. Darren Cai from Legend Capital will join the company's board with the funding.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Caltech professor Jim Heath is a co-founder and board member of the startup, and the company has also licensed technology from the Scripps Research Institute. indi molecular venture capital diagnostics medical lifescience protein' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 6, 2014

If it seems strange to find the inventor of Bitcoin living in the San Gabriel Valley, it''s actually not all that surprising given the area is home to one of the most prominent research universities in the United States, The California Institute of Technology ; NASA''s Jet Propulsion Laboratory ; and the original Internet incubator, Idealab.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Elevance Renewable Sciences , the producer of specialty, renewable chemicals based on research licensed from Pasadena-based Materia , has pulled its IPO. Elevance just announced a $104M venture capital round in July, a Series E round which came from Lacustrine Limited via Genting Genomics Limited, and Total Energy Ventures International.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Pasadena-based FastSoft , a developer of Internet acceleration appliances based on research out of Caltech, has raised $950K in a debt funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. The company's technology is based on research into optimizing the TCP/IP protocol. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

We have every major research university in Southern California in the Alliance now, and that was extremely hard to do. There's not much of a track record of universities and research institutions working together. As you know, Silicon Valley has a locker grip on the venture capital community. We have a way to go.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

But a new venture capital firm led by industry veterans is trying to cast the City of Angels in a new light. Westlake Village BioPartners is launching today with $350 million in committed capital. Los Angeles has long been in San Francisco’s shadow when it comes to life sciences investment.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Azusa-based Contour Energy Systems , the developer of battery technology based on research from Caltech, announced this morning that it has raised $20M in a Series C funding round. Other investors in the round included CMEA Capital, Harris & Harris, Schlumberger and U.S. Venture Partners. Venture Partners.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech). Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. The Caltech Entrepreneurship Club is the hub for innovators in the Caltech community who want to learn how to make their idea a reality. Event Details. to 9:30 p.m.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Earlier this month, Azusa-based CFX Battery , a stealthy battery technology spinout from Caltech, announced it had raised a new round of funding worth $14.2M. How did Contour Energy spin out of Caltech? The different professors present to the VC community, about new things and opportunities for new businesses.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

Elevance is a spinout of Pasadena-based Materia , the material research firm based on research out of Caltech. The new funding for Elevance came from Naxos Capital Partners, Total Energy Ventures, TPG Biotech and TPG Growth. Materia spun out Elevance Renewable Sciences in March of 2008, with $40M in funding.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

We've initially focused on university-based research groups, and as we've gotten up and running, we've found that there's no need to limit it to just universities. If an existing company is not interested in licensing, and a researcher is not an entrepreneurial spirit, those projects go no where. Where is this talent coming from?

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Monrovia-based Ondax , a developer of optical filters and laser sources based on research out of the California Institute of Technology, has raised $2M in a Series E investment. According to the Pasadena Angels, one of the investors in the firm, the round also included the Tech Coast Angels and un-named venture capital firms.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. Healthcare is a really obvious vertical, where there is data inefficiency and a tremendous amount of opportunity, but there''s also education, human capital and talent.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

Owen Witte, Director of The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA; Dr. Johannes Czernin, Director of The Ahmanson Biological Imaging Division at UCLA; and Dr. James Heath, Director of the NCI Nanosystems Cancer Center at Caltech. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. Go research it. Quick caveats: having fewer investors (3-5) is better than many investors (10-15) and PLEASE make sure you hire a great lawyer who has experience in doing start-ups to avoid pitfalls that will make VC harder down the line. They might be as hard as raising VC.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

It's been a good summer for Laguna Beach-based venture capital firm Okapi Ventures (www.okapivc.com), which recently saw its first portfolio firm exit last month in Carlsbad-based Helixis , which was acquired by Illumina for $105M. which have lots of interest, government dollars, and smart minds researching products around them.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

Those will be supplied to big companies, to research and development labs, and university folks, to get them working with our technology, which we think will change the landscape. How did a startup like yours go from that research to a product without millions and millions invested in semiconductor infrastructure?

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

Today, the conversation on Cleantech with a panel of entreprenurs, doing work as local VC’s, university, incubators, and startups. Mike Swords – Executive Director of Strategic Research Initiatives and Global Partnerships, UCLA. Between Caltech, USC, and UCLA, $1 billion has been put into research expenditures.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2011

The firm's technology is based on research originally created at the California Institute of Technology. Elevance Renewable Sciences is developing processes to take plant-based oils and turn them into specialty chemicals. Elevance spun out of Materia in March of 2008, and had previously raised at least $140M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Venture capital. With LaunchPad’s help, more than 61 Orange County companies have raised more than $97 million in startup capital, seed, and series A investments — and much of that money comes from Valley investors betting on their neighbors to the south. MYTH 4: Research institutions are stronger in NorCal.

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