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Nirvanix Steals Away Zynga CIO

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San Diego-based Nirvanix , the cloud storage service operator, has snagged the current CIO of Zynga as its new CEO, according to the company Monday. Debra Chrapaty, who formerly was CIO of Zynga, also served at Cisco as SVP of its Collaboration Software Group, in addition to working at Microsoft and E*TRADE Technologies.

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Shoreline Biosciences Finds $140M

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San Diego-based Shoreline Biosciences, a developer of cell immunotherapies for treating solid tumors and hematologic malignancies, has raised $140M in a financing round, the company said today. The company said that Frank Yu, Founder, CEO and CIO of Ally Bridge Group, joined the company's board of directors as part of the funding.

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Saviynt Taps Microsoft Vet For Advisory Board

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Los Angeles-based Saviynt , a venture backed developer of cybersecurity software for the hybrid cloud, said on Tuesday that it has added Jim DuBois, the former CIO of Microsoft, to its board of advisors. Saviynt said that DeBois had been at Microosft for over 24 years. Amit Saha is CEO of Saviynt. READ MORE>>.

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Cedars-Sinai Backs Censinet In $7.8M For Risk Management

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Los Angeles-based Cedars Sinai is one of the major backers of a new startup, Censinet , in the company's Series A funding. The funding also included seed investors Schooner Capital, LRVHealth and Excelerate Health Ventures. According to Censinet, it raised $7.8M Censinet is led by founder and CEO Ed Gaudet.

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2011 Orange County Public Company Forum

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Thursday, June 23, 2011 -- 2011 Orange County Public Company Forum. Dr. Frank Hatheway, chief economist for NASDAQ OMX Group, will be the keynote speaker June 23, at the 2011 Orange County Public Company Forum.Dr. Martin, chairman, CEO and CIO, Mont Pelerin Capital; Cary H. See [link] (more)

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Fintech giant Klarna raises $639M at a $45.6B valuation amid ‘massive momentum’ in the US

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Previous backers include Sequoia Capital, SilverLake, Dragoneer and Ant Group, among others. In an exclusive interview with TechCrunch, Klarna CEO and founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski said the company has seen explosive growth in the U.S. and plans to use its new capital in part to continue to grow there and globally.

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ZestFinance Gets $150M In Debt Financing

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ZestFiance said the funding goes towards the company's Bastix loan service, which is aimed at providing loans to people who normally would not be able to qualify for loans from traditional banks. READ MORE>>.

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