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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. This was the cumulation of several years as an entrepreneur based in Pasadena growing clean energy technology companies.

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MARCH 21, 2014

For Friday''s interview, we spoke with Terry Kay ithe new Chairman of the Pasadena Angels (www.pasadenaangels.com) on the group, and its relevance in the technology funding world today. First off, for those not familiar with the Pasadena Angels, talk about the group? Terry Kay: That''s a good question. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 15, 2013

A new study released earlier this month has ranked the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta metropolitan area, as well as the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos metropolitan area among the top ten markets for venture capital activity. venture capital deals per 100,000 people. venture capital deals per 100,000 people. in deals and 3.3

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MAY 28, 2014

Pasadena-based venture capital firm California Technology Ventures has scored an exit at one of its portfolio firms, selling cardiac catheter maker AngioScore , to medical device firm Spectranetics. California Technology Ventures has been an investor in AngioScore since at least 2004, as part of the company''s Series B funding.

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JUNE 16, 2015

Pasadena-based venture investor California Technology Ventures has put its funding behind a medical device maker, which is trying to prevent muscle atrophy after orthopedic surgery. in a Series A funding led by Research Corporation Technologies, which included Pasadena's California Technology Ventures, along with Aphelion Capital.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

There's a new opportunity in clean technology investments, according to venture capitalist Aaron Fyke , the head of a new, Pasadena-based venture capital investment fund, Thin Line Capital (www.thinlinecapital.com). I'm also interested in technology companies, in data analytics, and low CAPEX hardware.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Pasadena-based ObEN , which is developing intelligence avatar technology which allows users to create highly realistic avatars for use in augmented reality and virtual reality environments, has raised $10M more in funding, the company said this morning. The funding came from K11.

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JULY 31, 2014

Los Angeles-based Privlo , a technology driven startup offering up mortgage loans to consumers, said this week that it has raised $350M in a debt financing round, along with $3.8M The equity funding came from Spark Capital and QED Investors; source of the debt funding was not announced. The company is led by Michael Slavin.

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MAY 14, 2018

Pasadena-based SeqOnce Biosciences , which is developing next generation sequencing technology, has raised $1M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The funding came from Pasadena-based Mount Wilson Ventures (MWV), a new venture capital investment fund led by longtime Pasadena biotechnology veteran Mike Giardello, Ph.D.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Westlake Village-based gravity-based energy storage technology developer EnergyVault says it will list on the NYSE, via a merger with a special purpose acqisition company (SPAC), Novus Capital Corporation II. and others.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

Wilson is a longtime Southern California technology veteran, having served as an executive at such companies as Overture Services, Yahoo!, Wilson is also well known for starting Innovate Pasadena, the local nonprofit which helps focus on Pasadena's high tech ecosystem. Momentum Ventures, and other local startups. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 9, 2015

Pasadena-based SlipChip , a Caltech spinoff developing microfluidics technology, has raised $26.5M Details on the Series B funding have not yet been announced by the company, whic his a spinout of technology developed by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , a developer of software-as-a-service for the yoga, pilates, wellness, and spa market, said today that wellness businesses are signing up for its MINDBODY Finder product, technology which allows consumers to book and pay for fitness classes and wellness appointments online. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Pasadena-based robot developer Miso Robotics, which develops kitchen assistance robots, says it is looking to raise another $40M more via crowdfunding, after just completing $50M in an equity crowdfunding push. The company said it is undergoing a "SEC review process" ahead of the new crowdfunding effort. The company is led by CEO Mike Bell.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Pasadena-based Heliogen, which is deeloping concentrated solar power technology, has raised $108M in two funding rounds, the company said on Tuesday. Gekko, ESG Venture Capital, 8090 Partners, Gordon Crawford, and Rashaun Williams. Gekko, ESG Venture Capital, 8090 Partners, Gordon Crawford, and Rashaun Williams.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Pasadena-based Alexandria Venture Investments, the venture arm of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, says that has been ranked as one of the year's top five most active U.S. investors in the "agrifoodtech" sector. According to the company, it is on track to double its investment activity this year.

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JULY 14, 2020

Pasadena-based Guru , a venture backed startup developing wireless power distribution technology, said this morning that it has released a development kit for its technology, which will allow potential partners to trial its millimeter-wave wireless power products.

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JULY 7, 2021

Pasadena-based concentrated solar energy technology developer Heliogen, a spinout of the Idealab startup incubator, has gone public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) deal, the company said on Wednesday. According to Heliogen and Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.,

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JULY 21, 2011

Pasadena-based Idealab announced today that it has invested in a developer of clean energy generation technology. The firm has invested in Cool Energy , a Boulder, Colorado based developer of Stirling engine technology, used to convert heat energy into power. Financial details of the funding were not announced.

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APRIL 28, 2020

Pasadena-based robotics developer Embodied , led by Paolo Pirjanian, the former CTO of iRobot, said this morning that it has launched Moxie , the company's first product. The company said Moxie is an "animate companion" aimed at helping to promote social, emotional, and cognitive learning for children. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 6, 2011

Saturday, March 12, 2011 -- Angel Investing and Technology Trends. He will also touch on the technology trends that angels are currently interested in funding. Bootstrap2+2. See [link] (more)

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Pasadena-based Vertical Management Systems , a developer of financial technology and software for managing fiduciary risk, fee transparency, and revenue reconciliation, has been acquired by NewSpring Holdings. VMS was advised by Broadhaven Capital partners and Kunzler Law Group; NewSpring Holdings was advised by Blank Rome LLP.

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JUNE 18, 2018

Pasadena-based Embodied , a startup which says it is developing "life-like robots to revolutionize care and wellness for humans", announced Monday morning that it has raised $22M in a Series A funding round. Jason Schoettler from Calibrate Ventures and Andrew Firlik from JAZZ Venture Partners both join the company's board with the funding.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Pasadena-based e-discovery software developer X1 has raised $5.1M more in a Series B funding round, the company said Wednesday, in a round led by Palisades Growth Capital. The company has a very long and complex history, its technology originally been spun out of Idealab back in around 2004 as a vendor of desktop search software.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Pasadena-based Calibrate Ventures , a venture capital firm that says it invests in advanced technologies, has added two Venture Partners to the company. According to the firm, it has added Aime Leifer and Dan Murray to its team.

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MARCH 20, 2015

Altadena-based Rexter , the developer of real time contact and relationship management software led by technology veteran Andy Wilson, has been named one of the fourteen companies in the upcoming Microsoft Digital Work Accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Pasadena-based Wavemaker Three Sixty Health, LP , the healthcare startup investment fund led by Jay Goss, has teamed up with the University of Southern California's MESH (Medicine, Engineering, Science, Humanities) Academy at the USC Keck School of Medicine. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Irvine-based WebVisible announced today that it has acquired Pasadena-based Adapt Technologies, a developer of search engine marketing tools. Adapt Technologies was venture backed by Concept2company, Emergence Capital Partners, and Mohr, Davidow Ventures; the firm had raised $9.8M READ MORE>>

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JULY 2, 2018

Pasadena-based ObEN , the artificial intelligence startup developing personal avatars, says it has linked with Tencent and the Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance (PBCSF), on a "blockchain research center" in China. ObEN says that blockchain is a "core component" of its personal avatar technology. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 14, 2014

Pasadena-based advanced chemistry technology developer Materia has raised $14.9M Materia develops Nobel prize winning technology for the production of small, medium, and large molecules, called metathesis, which was developed at Caltech. Materia''s technology was developed by Caltech Nobel Prize winner Robert H.

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JULY 30, 2009

A analysis released by Ernst & Young this week finds that clean technology investments are up significantly this quarter, rising 73% to $572M from last quarter. Tags: clean technology venture capital cleantech green energy.

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MAY 5, 2014

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the provider of mobile advertising technology, announced this morning that it has raised $8M in a funding round. Crawford is a member of the board of Lionsgate Entertainment, and previously was a portfolio manager at Capital Research and Management. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2017

Pasadena-based ObEN , the developer of artificial intelligence software led by Nikhil Jain, said this morning that it has raised $5M in a strategic funding round, led by Tencent Holding. According to ObEN, the funding also included Li Ruigang, Chairman of CMC and Fengshion Capital. ObEN said it has now raised a total of $13.7M

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JULY 26, 2010

Pasadena-based Rockoco , a spinout of Caltech, has raised $1.5M in a funding round, according to lead investor the Pasadena Angels. Rockoco is developing technology which increases the polish of natural diamonds, beyond previously achievable levels.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Pasadena-based Miso Robotics , the robot developer which is developing robots for assisting in commercial kitchens, has raised $10M in a Series B funding round. Miso Robotics is best known for its robot, "Flippy", which has taken over flipping burgers at one of CaliBurger's locations, in Pasadena. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2009

Pasadena-based venture capital firm California Technology Ventures has staked a developer of a video game software engine, Blade Games , with a $4M investment. Alex Suh of California Technology Ventures was involved in the funding.

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MARCH 27, 2017

Hear from industry leaders in technology, entertainment and startups in three rooms at the Pasadena Convention Center. Sunday, April 2, 2017 -- N3XT CON.

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