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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. in funding, and San Diego $198.18M in investments. raised for the quarter.

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MARCH 26, 2014

The latest annual ranking of venture capitalists by Forbes has given a cold shoulder to Southern California venture capitalists. The Forbes Midas List , which was published Wednesday, did not name a single, Southern California investor. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 4, 2019

In long, complicated path that wound through Southern California's high tech industry, flower delivery network operator FTD has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. FTD acquired San Diego's ProFlowers in 2014, paying $430M for the online flower and gift delivery service. United Online was acquired by B.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

After launching a study to identify how tech hubs work, the leader of a nonprofit consortium created to boost Southern California’s startup ecosystem says he is focusing on three initiatives to supercharge the seven-county SoCal region as a hotbed for innovation.

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APRIL 12, 2017

billion in venture capital dollars were invested in the Southern California region in Q1, according to the latest MoneyTree Report , issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and CB Insights. invested across 71 deals in Q2 of 2017 in LA and Orange County, and $202.37M invested in San Diego for the quarter across 32 deals.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M San Diego was not far behind, with $222.4M

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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

MARCH 20, 2019

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 -- San Diego Fundingpost VC and Angel Investor Conference. Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? Register for the FundingPost event on Tuesday, March 26th, 2019.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

Investments by venture capitalists in Southern California were up, both in terms of deals and dollars in Q2, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). in 21 deals, and San Diego saw $170.6M billion in investments so far in 2010.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

Two, Southern California companies are on the list of the next class for Microsoft's startup accelerator, the Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure , according to Microsoft Monday. The startup accelerator is running the program in Seattle.

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socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2009

Southern California Venture capital totals were up slightly in Q1 of this year from last quarter, to around $718M in deals, according to an analysis of socalTECH.com's proprietary venture database. The totals give an early look into other venture capital surveys due later this month. billion in funding.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2015

On-demand pickup service Curbside , which develops a mobile, on-demand app and associated service that lets users buy products from retailers such as Target and Best Buy, and pick them up later that day, is planning to expand to Southern California. Qualcomm Ventures is the venture arm of San Diego's Qualcomm.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Southern California venture totals for Q3 totaled around $1.0 billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. Other big deals included $60M in investment in San Diego's Skinit , a developer of personalized "skins" for electronic devices, and $37.0M

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 5, 2019

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -- San Diego FundingPost VC and Angel Investor PitchFest + Pitch Workshop. Due to the overwhelming demand to pitch at our last event in San Diego, we're throwing an exclusive PitchFest speed dating event where you will be pitching to over 20 investors one-on-one! We're doing it again!

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. Mahalo / Jason Calacanis - Calacanis, often known better in Silicon Valley than Southern California, had his last success in Weblogs, Inc.,

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. SoCal tech and life science companies are scaling faster than at any point in history.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Three, local venture capital investors -- Miramar Venture Partners , Okapi Venture Capital , and Qualcomm Ventures -- are part of a group investing $22.1M Miramar and Okapi are in Orange County, and Qualcomm is in San Diego. in healthcare software developer Welltok , which announced a big funding round this morning.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2009

Southern California's venture capital numbers for Q4 slipped, as did numbers nationally, according to numbers released over the weekend by Dow Jones VentureSource. According to the report, Southern California's venture capital totals slipped for the first time since 2003, down more than 18 percent annually, to $3.2

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. Here, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund, and has had some great success in the market.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters, were released this morning, finding that there was $587.8M invested in Southern California in Q4. invested--the vast majority of that in the San Diego area.

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JULY 21, 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association are reporting today that venture capitalists invested $3.7B in 612 deals in Q2 of the year, according to data from Thomson Reuters, with Southern California seeing $331.2M in 12 deals; and San Diego $172.2M in 52 venture deals. in 22 deals.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Exciting times in the Southern California tech community. K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2010

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters, were released this morning, finding that there was $587.8M invested in Southern California in Q4. invested--the vast majority of that in the San Diego area.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Venture capital. 5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. For anyone from California, you know there are vast differences between the northern and southern parts of the state – so vast in fact that, to us, they could just as easily stand alone as two separate states. Featured stories.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Exciting times in the Southern California tech community. K5Launch announced a new accelerator program that provides promising technology startups with a three-month intensive accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Southern California. SoCal is home to some of the greatest startup success stories.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 -- Raising Capital Today. What does it take for a San Diego company to raise a round of capital in today's market? Specific to the software, communications and IT sectors - what is of interest to capital sources. Come hear from some of Southern California's leading active investors.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2016

San Diego-based growth and private equity investor TVC Capital is the lead backer of cloud services company BitTitan , which announced a $15M, Series A financing this morning. Steve Hamerslag of TVC Capital will join BitTitan's board as part of the funding. BitTitan is based in Kirkland, Washington. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 15, 2012

San Diego-based Avalon Ventures , one of the venture capital investors in social gaming phenomenon Zynga , may be set to cash in on its shares of the newly public gaming firm, after Zynga said this week that it is planning a $400M, secondary offering of its stock. Zynga went public in December. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? Here’s how to do it.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2010

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 -- Raising the First Round of Capital. What does it take for a San Diego company to raise a Seed or Series A round? Come hear from some of Southern California's leading active investors. With 2009 finally behind us, what can we expect in 2010? Will investments pick up?

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Tech Coast Angels Capital GRP Partners Southern California 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 16, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -- New Ways to Raise Capital under the JOBS Act. This workshop will equip entrepreneurs, investors, and others involved in capital formation with the insights and knowledge needed to give participants an edge in the new legal and regulatory landscape Congress and the President created.

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Capital San Diego Startup Entrepreneur 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscutventures.com) is one of the newest venture capital funds in the area, and has quietly been working on funding local companies over the last year. The fund--started by Brian Garrett and Rick Smith --has been focused on digital media investments, and so far has made investments in six companies.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 23, 2009

Thursday, January 29, 2009 -- Venture Capital Outlook 2009. San Diego Venture Group. How will these shifts influence the venture capital landscape? What industries will be winners in the venture capital sweepstakes, and which will find the well dry?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 21, 2010

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 -- 2010 VC Outlook: An Investment Banking Oracle's Perspective on the Venture Capital Industry. San Diego Venture Group. See [link] (more).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 26, 2017

San Diego Venture Group. Just like your company is unique, so too are venture capitalists and their investment strategies. Wednesday, November 1, 2017 -- Insider Insights: You got your VC meeting, now what? You got your VC meeting, now what? See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

However, our challenge is that there are not a lot of venture capital investors in Southern California. The geographic epicenter for investors is really in the Bay Area, and we have kind of a paucity of investors in Southern California. You see that it's pretty high here in Orange County, as it is in San Diego.

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OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 13, 2012

Engage with San Diego's spiciest up-and-coming tech companies through a collaborative competition. The MIT Enterprise Forum Tech Fiesta brings together the best and brightest entrepreneurs, tech experts and industry leaders San Diego has to offer. Moderator: Dave Titus - President and CEO, San Diego Venture Group.

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