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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Irvine-based SmartBug Media , a marketing agency which helps businesses with lead generation, has received a private equity investment from American Discovery Capital (ADC). Financial details of that investment were not announced.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

March Capital Partners , the Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, has raised $300 million for its latest fund. ” Those two themes are borne out in the support March Capital has provided for The Hive , an artificial intelligence-focused incubator, and The Fabric , an infrastructure and internet of things-focused incubator.

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JULY 16, 2019

Los Angeles-based Bellco Capital , a new investment firm founded by Drs. According to the firms, the effort will combine biotechnology entrepreneurship and scientific research experience from Bellco Capital to boost real estate development efforts from Tishman Speyer in a new company, Breakthrough Properties. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2019

West Hollywood-based Backstage Capital , a venture capital investor which focuses on minorities--including women, People of Color, and LGBT founders, said recently that it has launched the Backstage Accelerator , a three month, startup accelerator which will provide in-person resources and support to its portfolio of companies.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

ServiceNow, the digital workflow and service management software developer which has operations in San Diego, said today that it has launched a new $100M investment fund, part of which will look at investments in San Diego.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Earlier this week, Good Growth Capital (www.goodgrowthvc.com) announced it has started looking at investments in Southern California, adding Krisztina Holly as West Coast Venture Partner for the firm. What kinds of areas does the fund make investments in? What kinds of areas does the fund make investments in?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based First Access Entertainment , and entertainment firm which provides music recording management and publishing, film and TV development, and acting and model management, said this morning that it has launched a new investment fund, called The Fund by First Access Entertainment. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group in Southern California, has made an investment in Define My Style , an online community focused on teenagers, to the tune of $140,000. The investment is probably one of the farthest flung for the Tech Coast Angels, geographically. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

West Hollywood-based Laurel & Wolf , a startup which offers up an online marketplace to connect people with top interior designers, disclosed Wednesday that it has raised $5.5M kleinman brandon fine leura investment karlin capital venture marketplace design interior wolf laurel' in funding. The funding included $4.4M

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Michelson and his wife, Alya Michelson, said it has made an investment in Boston-based AdmitHub. Financial terms of the investment were not announced. AdmitHub develops artificial intelligence software designed to help guide students to and through college, and in particular is aimed at helping at-risk students.

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JULY 7, 2014

UST Global also said it has made six investments in technology companies, including investments in Moonraft (design), Kuboo (social networking and gaming), Abzooda (analytics), Third Eye Systems (Big Data), many of those in conjunction with venture capital firm Blumberg Capital. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

San Diego-based DriveCam , the developer of driver monitoring systems for commercial automobile fleets, said this morning that it has received a strategic investment from Volvo Group. Financial details of the investment were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2014

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Gores Group said Thursday that it has invested in Tweddle , a major provider of publishing and technology for the automotive OEM and supplier market. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. Tweddle provides owner''s anse service manuals to OEMs using its technology. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 2, 2014

Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. According to Teledyne, the investment also included a strategic partnership deal. Ocean Aero is designing the Submaran, an autonomous vehicle which can operate both on the surface and below the surface of the ocean. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group has acquired Futuris Automotive , an automotive supplier which designs, engineers and manufactures seating and interior systems. billion in equity, and invests across a wide range of industries. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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JUNE 30, 2017

Lockheed announced the investment on Friday. nanosatellite design, development, manufacturing, testing and launch, and is led by CEO Tony Previte. Irvine-based Terran Orbital , a developer of nanosatellite technology, has received a strategic funding round from Lockheed Martin , via Lockheed Martin Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 15, 2010

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 -- LAVA's 2010 Investment Capital Conference. This year's LAVA ICC is designed to be a highly efficient afternoon for corporate executives and members of the financial community to catch up and network. See [link] (more).

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

Los Angeles based private investment firm OpenGate Capital said this morning that it has acquired the Laboratory Workstations business of Thermo Fisher Scientific. The Thermo Fisher Scientific unit is a designer, manufacturer and installer of laboratory furniture, fume hoods and epoxy resin tops.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2020

A new initiative from a Los Angeles investor is taking stock of venture firms and their ability to commit capital in an effort to match firms that are still open for business and cutting checks to startups that are fundraising in the age of COVID-19. PLEASE RT to spread the word. — Laurent Grill (@laurentgrill) March 18, 2020.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The funding came from Shima Capital, blockchain platform Forte, gaming community SNACKCLUB, guild and mod platform Overwolf, plus the founders of gaming companies Illuvium and investors Woodstock Fund, FJ Labs, Bixin Ventures, among others. Los Angeles-based gaming startup Midnight announced this morning that it has raised $7.5M

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. I will argue that LPs who invest in VC funds will also need to adjust a bit as well.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 21, 2020

When former Bill Clinton speechwriter and political wunderkind Andrei Cherny launched Aspiration four years ago , the upstart fintech startup was one of Los Angeles’ early entrants into a financial services market dominated by players from Europe and the financial capital of the U.S. in New York City.

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APRIL 29, 2010

Schrodinger , a firm focused on computational drug design for the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology research industry, announced today that Bill Gates--through his investment firm, Cascade Investment--has invested in the company. Schrodinger is spread between Portland, New York, San Diego, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Los Angeles-based Fisker , the new developer of electric vehicle and solid state battery technology which was crated by Fisker Automotive founder's Henrik Fisker, has received a strategic investment from Caterpillar Venture Capital. Caterpillar Venture Capital is the investment arm of industrial equipment and vehicle maker Catepillar.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

The company developed an additive manufacturing platform designed to make it easier and faster to design and build new cars at a fraction of the cost — all while reducing the environmental impact that traditional factories have. Divergent 3D was born out of that initial exploration.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies announced today that it has acquired a minority interest in Optical Alchemy , a Nashua, New Hampshire-based designer and manufacturer of ultra-light electro optical gimbal systems. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 11, 2019

At Stennis, the company has 220,000 square feet at its disposal to install second-generation printers, larger than the initial designs it has in its LA base of operations. “We are investing not just a new rocket, but an entirely new way of production, with our large, mass-scale, 3D-printing factory,” Ellis says.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Los Angeles-based SUMA Wealth , a startup which operates an online platform designed to help U.S.-born, The company did not say if those investments were personal investments by those investors, or done through their respective venture capital funds.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

Previous backers include Sequoia Capital, SilverLake, Dragoneer and Ant Group, among others. and plans to use its new capital in part to continue to grow there and globally. While the company was profitable for its first 14 years of life, it has not been profitable the last two, according to Siemiatkowski, and that’s been by design.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I was on This Week in Venture Capital (TWiVC) again this week with Jason Calacanis. I won’t belabor this – I have an investment in this space ( ad.ly ) so I’m biased. I think this classifies as a “crack filler&# and I’m not sure I would have done the investment for that reason. M&A Discussion.

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MAY 25, 2016

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com) has just announced a brand new, $240M venture investment fund, led by longtime venture investing veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken and Jamie Montgomery. What is the investment focus for this fund? Big ideas rule the day.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. But it was an attractive time to enter because the successful internet companies were scaling and in need of capital. 11:40-14:15). Tell us more about MetaCafe? (37:00-40:30).

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AUGUST 25, 2021

San Diego-based Shield AI, a startup developing AI and self driving technologies for aircraft, has raised $210M in a Series D investment round, according to the company. The funding was led by Disruptive, and also included Point72 Ventures, Breyer Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz. Shield AI says it is focused on the defense market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which In the U.S. Most share expertise as well as money.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Los Angeles-based GRP Partners , has invested in UK-based TreeHouse , an online, video-focused site for helping users learn web design and development. GRP's investment was led by Mark Suster, who announced the deal on his blog. The deal was worth $600,000.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Using its proprietary printing technology, Relativity says it can slash the time it takes to develop a rocket from design to launch by up to two years. “Our entire investment strategy is to invest at the inflection points where things cross over from froniter to mainstream investments,” says Knauf.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Mark Suster , the highly visible venture capitalist blogger at GRP Partners, has invested in UK-based TreeHouse , an online, video-focused site for helping users learn web design and development. Other investors in the firm include Kevin Rose, Reid Hoffman, David Sze, Josh Elman, and Chamath Palihapitiya. The deal was worth $600,000.

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