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Southern California Linked IPOs Grow

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The number of Southern California related initial public offerings is growing steadily upwards, as Gevo --originally started in Pasadena, and based on technology out of Caltech and UCLA--hit the market this morning. Gevo is just the latest in a surge of companies hitting the public markets which have Southern California links.

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Interview with Kos Galatsis, Carbonics

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Our employees come from Caltech, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, and we've employed people as far away as the University of Michigan. They are very few and far between, partially because the demand is not out there. So those resources have been fantastic. is dwindling, and consolidating, as companies are being bought up.

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Interview with Jonathan Zweig, AppOnboard

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He was just a friend from church, and we actually connected at church through bible study. That's something I am very passionate about, supporting the So Cal ecosystem, which is why we hire heavily from USC, UCLA, Caltech, Occidental, and the other local schools. What's the biggest challenge for you?

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