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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Venture capital investments in Southern California in Q3 totaled to $464.18M, according to the latest numbers released by the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA Money Tree Report this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. billion invested in 780 venture capital deals for Q3. Nationwide, there was $4.8 in investments.

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Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Rustic Canyon 195

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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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Funding Draper Mission Ventures Capital 133

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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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Venture Capital Southern California Invest Capital 154

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JULY 19, 2011

Southern California companies raised $739M in venture capital in Q2 of 2011, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) based on data from Thomson Reuters. According to the MoneyTree report, released last night, Orange County led fundraising, with $319.3M

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Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Rustic Canyon 167

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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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Technology Draper Mission Ventures Capital 113

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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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Draper Mission Ventures Mobile Media 113

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MAY 13, 2009

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 -- Obamanomics: What it means for Venture Capital. Featured speakers include four of the nation's top public policy experts in the venture community: Mark Heesen, Washington, D.C.-based See [link] (more).

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Venture Capital Capital Mission Ventures 100

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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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Draper Mission Ventures Capital Technology 100

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Zui was venture backed by Emergence Capital, Mission Ventures, Maveron and the Scholastic Corporation. As a part of the acquisition, Saban said it will establish a new physical presence in San Diego, and add 12 employees to its organization. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Mission Ventures Entertainment Acquisition 223

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Irvine-based Enevate , a venture-backed battery technology startup focused on advanced, rechargeable Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, said this morning that it has rolled out some new battery technology.

Technology 138

Technology Draper Mission Ventures Capital 138

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MARCH 13, 2009

What's going on in venture capital in San Diego? And how will the changing venture economy affect angel investors? Mission Ventures' Dave Ryan talks with Frank Peters, and offers advice for angel investors. More Insights and Opinions on socalTECH.com.

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San Diego Venture Capital Capital Mission Ventures 100

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APRIL 12, 2016

Enevate is venture backed by Infinite Potential Technologies, Tsing Capital and Mission Ventures. Enevate specifically said that Altman was responsible for developing the Intellectual Property (IP) licensing strategy around CDMA. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures IP Technology Capital 100

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The funding came from Infinite Potential Technologies, Tsing Capital and Mission Ventures along with Presidio Ventures. Irvine-based Enevate , which is developing Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology, said this morning that it has raised $30M in a Series B funding.

Technology 100

Technology Mission Ventures Funding Capital 100

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MAY 21, 2012

Fastpoint Games was venture backed by Allen & Co., Mission Ventures, DFJ Dragon and Sports Capital Partners Worldwide, but had begun shopping around its assets in October. Fastpoint had originally been known as Rotohog, and was able to sign up fantasy sports for such brands as NBA, NASCAR, FOX Sports TV and Sony.

Santa Monica 220

Santa Monica Mission Ventures Coach Sites 220

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JULY 6, 2010

The acquisition is the end of a long road for Greenplum--originally based in Sherman Oaks--and its investors, which includes San Diego's Mission Ventures. The firm appears to have gone through at least one recapitalization, and multiple executive team changes, and moved to Silicon Valley in the meantime.

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Sherman Oaks Mission Ventures San Diego Acquisition 153

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AUGUST 11, 2011

The firm said the funding included Mission Ventures, Maveron, and Emergence Capital. San Diego-based KidZui , the developer of a kid-friendly Internet browser, said this week that it has raised another $2M in funding, and launched a new effort called ZUI.com. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures Services San Diego Capital 154

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

The round came from CEC Capital, Tsing Capital, and Presidio Ventures, along with prior investors Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Irvine-based Enevate , a developer of rechargeable lithium ion batteries, has raised $24M in a Series B funding, the company said this morning.

Technology 153

Technology Draper Mission Ventures Capital 153

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MARCH 14, 2012

San Diego-based ID Analytics , the developer of risk and identification management services, which is venture backed by Canaan Partners, Investor Growth Capital, Mission Ventures, and Trinity Ventures, has been acquired by LifeLock , the firms said today.

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Mission Ventures San Diego Acquisition Equity 174

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

The firm--which is backed by Artiman Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Comcast Interactive Capital, among others--indicated it had raised $2.0M La Jolla-based Ortiva Wireless has added another $2.0M in what looks like an inside, convertible debt round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm this week.

Mission Ventures 160

Mission Ventures Funding Capital Software 160

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MARCH 24, 2010

The round was led by new investor Mission Ventures, and also included prior backers First Round Capital, Emergence Capital Partners and Maveron. Tags: kidzui browser venture capital. San Diego-based Kidzui , which develops a kid-friendly web browsers, has raised $4M in a funding, according to reports.

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Mission Ventures San Diego Venture Capital Web 140

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JANUARY 28, 2011

Nexiant is venture backed by InnoCal Venture Capital, Argentum Group, Forrest Binkley & Brown, Inverness Capital Partners, and Mission Ventures, among others. Sickler has previously served as Network Computing, Gadzoox Networks, Arzoon, Arcwave, and Ungermann-Bass.

Innocal 140

Innocal Mission Ventures Venture Capital Networking 140

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Nirvanix had last raised funding in May of 2012, when it took $25M in funding from such backers as Khosla Ventures, Valhalla Partners, Intel Capital, Mission Ventures and Windward Ventures.

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Customer Custom Windward S3 147

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MAY 3, 2012

The round was led by Khosla Ventures , and also included Valhalla Partners , Intel Capital , Mission Ventures and Windward Ventures, all existing investors in the company. Nirvanix said it has now raised $70M in total capital.

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Windward Mission Ventures San Diego Organization 133

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JANUARY 5, 2011

The round was led by Columbia Capital, and also included prior investor Mission Ventures. Access 360 Media , a New York-based digital advertising firm with operations in Los Angeles, said Wednesday that it has raised $12M more in a Series C funding round.

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Media Screening Mission Ventures Advertising 159

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The round came from current investors, including Clearstone Venture Partners, Mission Ventures, and Wyndham Exchange & Rentals. Tags: travel capital venture rental vacation leisurelink. The company said the new funding will go towards investments in its technology platform, and also for its sales efforts.

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Clearstone Mission Ventures Pasadena Platform 160

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APRIL 24, 2012

Zui is backed by Emergence Capital, Mission Ventures, Maveron and the Scholastic Corporation. Zui.com, which is based in San Diego and headed by Cliff Boro, said the new featuers allow users to create their own avatars, "like" and "favorite" features, ability to make friends with others, and to share content with others.

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Social Network Networking Mission Ventures Screening 186

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The round was led by Intel Capital, and also included current investors Comcast Interactive Capital, Artiman Ventures, and Mission Ventures. Tags: transcoding video mobile intel capital venture wireless ortiva. The new funding brings the company's total raised to over $35M. READ MORE>>.

SoCalTech 140

SoCalTech Mission Ventures Mobile Resource 140

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JUNE 20, 2011

Representatives from Artiman Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Comcast Interactive Capital continue to have seats on the company's board of directors. The filing indicates the funding is part of a $3.786M fundraising effort still in progress by the company. Source of the new funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures Funding Software Capital 150

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MAY 1, 2012

Ortiva Wireless was venture backed by Artiman Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Comcast Interactive Capital, and others, and had raised somewhere north of $40M for its efforts. The company said that the acquisition will be accretive on a quarterly basis by the end of 2012, contributing between $3.0 READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures Acquisition Mobile Networking 145

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

The firm appears to be the company Damarillo told socalTECH in July which had just received venture funding. MaestroDev lists venture capitalist Leo Spiegel, of Mission Ventures, as a board member; Damarillo serves as Chairman. READ MORE>>.

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Manhattan Beach Java Mission Ventures SoCalTech 242

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The firm counts Us Magazine, Bloomberg Sports, Sports Illustrated, NASCAR, The Los Angeles Times, hi5, LG, and the NBA, as customers.Fastpoint Games is venture backed by Allen & Co, Mission Ventures, DFJ Dragon and Sports Capital Partners Worldwide. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures Los Angeles Platform Capital 172

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MARCH 25, 2013

Nirvanix is venture backed by Khosla Ventures, Valhalla Partners, Intel Capital, Mission Ventures and Windward Ventures. Current CEO Dru Borden will become Senior Vice President Planning and Development, and will remain on the company's board of directors.

CIO 138

CIO Windward S3 Mission Ventures 138

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

LeisureLink has previously raised funding from Clearstone Venture Partners, Group RCI, Kodiak Ventures LP, Mission Ventures, Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: leisurelink vacation rental travel venture capital. Details on the funding have not been announced by the firm. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Clearstone Mission Ventures Pasadena Angels 164

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

said the funding was led by Intel Capital, and also included Mission Ventures and Valhalla Partners. Tags: macintosh raid apple capital venture data storage active. The company--which was founded by former executives at Apple, Inc.--said Amount of the funding was not disclosed. The firm is headed by Alex Grossman.

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Activity Torrance Funding Mission Ventures 145

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

The funding included prior investors Artiman Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Comcast Interactive Capital. Tags: ortiva wireless venture capital convertible video streaming software mobile telecom. out of a $10.0M funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing by the firm. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures Mobile Venture Capital Software 133

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Nexiant is venture backed by The Argentum Group, InnoCal Venture Capital, Inverness Graham Investments and Mission Ventures. The entire software will deploy on Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud. The company said deployments will begin in early 2012. READ MORE>>.

Innocal 124

Innocal Mission Ventures Venture Capital Software 124

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Active Storage is led by ex-Apple executives, and backed by Intel Capital, Mission Ventures, and Valhalla Partners. Lowe is the former managing director for Media & Broadcast Technology at NASCAR Media Group. Lowe also previously was at Apple for nearly a decade. READ MORE>>.

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Activity Torrance Mission Ventures Media 133