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OCTOBER 25, 2018

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital is the lead investor in a strategic funding round this week for Cleveland, Ohio-based OnShift , a developer of human capital management software for the long-term, post-acute care market. North Coast Venture Fund and West Capital Advisors. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

According to Siemer & Associates, this year's conference, the Siemer Summit 2015, will be held from October 13th to 14th, and will feature Tim Draper as the keynote speaker. This time, the event is being held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, rather than Santa Monica, where the event had been held in prior years.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 1, 2020

The Los Angeles-based venture capital studio focused on blockchain and fintech startups which longtime venture investor Tim Draper now calls home has added a new venture partner to its team. Rodney will play a key contribution to Draper Goren Holm’s strategy to diversify our deal flow.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 16, 2020

The business attracted interest from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Artemis Fund, Draper Dragon and Unlock Ventures initially, and the company has now added Anthos Capital to its roster of investors.

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JUNE 9, 2021

Enevate is backed by Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi (Alliance Ventures), LG Chem, Samsung Venture Investment Corp, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Mission Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tsing Capital, Infinite Potential Technologies, Presidio Ventures -- a Sumitomo Corporation company, Lenovo, CEC Capital, and Bangchak.

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MARCH 5, 2020

The private school is a favorite of Sand Hill Road venture capitalists and technology executives, and has taught the children of many venture capitalists and executives, including those of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, Menlo Ventures, and Goldman Sachs; the school also has ties to Draper Fisher Jurvetson, where Jesse Draper (..)

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JUNE 16, 2020

The funding came from Anthos Capital, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Artemis Fund, Draper Dragon and Unlock Ventures. Los Angeles-based UNest , which develops a mobile app to help parents with financial planning as well as college savings, has raised $9M in a funding round, the company said Tuesday.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

North Hollywood-based UNest, a fintech startup backed by Anthos Capital, Draper Dragon, The Artemis Fund, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, NBA All Star Baron Davis, and Band of Angels, says this morning that it has acquired Kidfund, the developer of an app which helps parents save money for their kids and which teaches good financial habits.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

The company--which develops orbital space tracking systems--said the funding was led by Sway Ventures and included participation from others, including C16 Ventures, ATX Venture Partners, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and Draper Associates.

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MAY 22, 2018

Santa Monica-based Halogen Ventures , the female-focused venture capital fund run by Jesse Draper, has made an investment in email newsletter and millennial women's news source TheSkimm.

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JUNE 25, 2020

The new partnership is one of the latest efforts by the CAA to move into the venture investments business--it also is behind CAA Ventures, its own venture investment firm, and a few years ago created Creative Labs, its own "startup studio"; more than a decade ago, CAA also started its own venture capital fund along with Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Los Angeles- and Singapore-based WaveMaker Partners , the venture capital firm managed here in LA by Eric Manlunas and David Siemer, with Paul Santos in Sinagpore, said over the weekend that it is finalizing its new, $50M fund. The new fund is tied to Tim Draper's Draper Venture Network (DVN). The fund is WaveMaker's fifth.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

The company's other investors include Mission Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tsing Capital, Infinite Potential Technologies, Presidio Ventures, CEC Capital, Samsung, and Lenovo, in addition to LG Chem. Enevate is led by President and CEO Robert A. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

The funding came from Banneker Ventures, Tim Draper, Nas Draper, as well as other angel investors. auditfile venture capital cloud software auditing accounting saas ucla dorm room student' The company now has its headquarters in San Francisco. Kevin--now COO--studied computer science and accounting at UCLA. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 15, 2020

Pasadena-based Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health , a healthcare innovation fund led by Jay Goss and Dr. John Nackel, says it has launched a new venture capital fund, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Fund II. Size of the new fund was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

According to Qpex, the funding was led by New Enterprise Associates, and also included Adams Street Partners, LYZZ Capital, Hatteras Venture Partners and Stanford University Draper Fund.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Los Angeles-based ranking and polling website Ranker , the startup led by Clark Benson and backed by Draper Associates, Rincon Venture Partners, Siemer Ventures, Lowercase Capital, BullPen Capital, Data Collective, TenOneTen Ventures, Tech Coast Angels, and Pasadena Angels, said today that it hit 11.5

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Southern California venture capital investments total $497.8M, according to the latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, which were released this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Nationally, venture capital investors invested $21.8

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 20, 2010

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 -- How To Raise Venture Capital. This months Startups Uncensored will be on How to Raise Venture Capital. Startups Uncensored. See [link] (more).

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

The funding came from Tim Draper (DFJ), Bill Quigley (Clearstone, Crypto Currency Partners), Bridge 37 Ventures, Ideas & Capital Venture Capital, Maura O''Neill, Capital Nuts, Marcus Segal (Zynga), Mark Rampolla (ZICO Coconut Water), David Wilner (Windriver Systems), and others. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The new funding came from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups, and other investors. The company''s platform includes document sharing, collaboration, and other features, and it counts such clients as Thomson Reuters, Sun Capital, NextView Ventures, Edwards Lifesciences, Draper and Kramer, and Proprietary Capital.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Phunware, based in Austin, Texas, is backed by Wavemaker Partners (Draper Network Fund), Fraser McCombs Ventures, Maxima Ventures, Samsung, Cisco Investments, World Wrestling Entertainment, PLDT Capital, Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), Baylor Angel Network (BAN) and others. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 19, 2017

The funding came from BMW iVentures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Highland Capital, DCM, G2VP, and Goldman Sachs. Online used car marketplace Shift , which has two offices‌ in Southern California--its biggest market--has raised $37M more in funding, the company said today.

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MAY 29, 2013

First Look West also said it provided $5,000 in a "Tansformational Idea Award" funded by Draper University, the entrepreneurial education program from venture capitalist Tim Draper. firstlookwest first look business plan competition venture capital prize award cleantech university education spinout' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 30, 2020

The funding was led by Level Equity, and also included Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus, and DFJ Frontier, all prior investors. Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software used by retail brands for optimizing mobile and proximity searches, has raised $10M more in funding, the company said on Thursday.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Irvine-based Enevate , a startup backed by Mission Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tsing Capital, Infinite Potential Technologies, Presidio Ventures, and CEC Capital--says it has rolled out new technology which allows for extremely fast, 5 minute charging of electric vehicles (EVs).

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MAY 8, 2017

Crowdfunder is backed by such investors as Tim Draper (DFJ), Bill Quigley (Clearstone, Crypto Currency Partners), Bridge 37 Ventures, Ideas & Capital Venture Capital, Maura O'Neill, Capital Nuts, Marcus Segal (Zynga), Mark Rampolla (ZICO Coconut Water), David Wilner (Windriver Systems), and others.

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MAY 17, 2016

Enevate is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tsing Capital, Infinite Potential Technologies, Presidio Ventures, and CEC Capital, and is targeting its Lithium ion battery technology at the smartphone and mobile device market. 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. Limited Partners in the new fund include Temasek Holdings, Tim Draper, and the World Bank's International Finance Corp.

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APRIL 24, 2013

The funding came from Escalate Capital Partners and Silicon Valley Bank. Shaw & Co and Draper Fisher Jurveston. silverpop venture capital debt email marketing automation software' Silverpop is venture bcaked by D.E. Silverpop''s has a regional office in Irvine, where it looks to staff a professional services team.

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JUNE 27, 2013

The starup, led by Clark Benson , said the funding came from Lowercase Capital , BullPen Ventures, Data Collective , as well as prior investors Draper Associates , Rincon Venture Partners , Siemer Ventures , TenOneTen, Tech Coast Angels and Pasadena Angels. media social opinion voting crowd ranking capital venture ranker'

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JANUARY 15, 2019

The company is venture backed by such investors as Daher Capital, DFJ Frontier, Double M Partners, Draper Nexus Ventures, Level Equity, Location3 Media, MI Ventures, Rockfish Brand Ventures, Signia Ventures, and many local angel investors. MomentFeed's CEO and Chairman is Robert Blatt. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 11, 2016

According to Fluent, which is based in Lexington, Kentucky, it raised $1.65M in a seed funding which came from Digital Currency Group, Crosscut Ventures, Draper Associates, Fenbushi Capital, Lindberg Tech Fund and the St. Louis Arch Angels. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

The startup--led by Brian Nickerson--said the funding came from both Los Angeles and Silicon Valley angels, including Richard Chino (GoTo.com, Smart.com); Dan Murray (Machinima), Derek Draper (Wildfire), Nikhil Srivastava (KKR), Andrew Schwartz, and others. angel capital venture startup shopping comparison engine search coupon chippmunk'

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

Enevate is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tsing Capital, Infinite Potential Technologies, Presidio Ventures/Sumitomo, and CEC Capital. He got his start in the engineering side of the business at Rockwell International and Conexant Systems, according to Enevate. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners. Investors: FirstMark Capital (Amish Jani)(lead), with existing investors: Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Reid Hoffman. Online peer-to-peer lending. 14.7mm in Series D.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

The funding was led by Signia Venture Partners, along with Draper Nexus, DFJ Frontier, Double M Partners, and Daher Capital. momentfeed venture capital location analytics software retail marketing social media' Ed Cluss of Signia Ventures joins the company''s board as part of the funding. MomentFeed is led by Robert Blatt.

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