socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2020

The Creative Artists Agency and venture investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA) have launched a new, investment partnership to invest in early-stage, consumer focused businesses, the two said on Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Others I have not.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2018

According to Enevate, LG Chem participated in its recently anounced funding round. According to Enevate, the new funding will help accelerate the development of its fast charge Li-ion battery technology for the electric vehicle market. Size of the investment by LG Chem was not announced. Enevate is led by President and CEO Robert A.

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Funding Draper Mission Ventures Capital 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The funding was led by IA Ventures, and also included Two Sigma Ventures, Draper Associates, Great Oaks VC, Slow Ventures, Karlin Venture, Elad Gil and David Lee. READ MORE>>.

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UCLA Seed Funding Draper Funding 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2014

AuditFile , a developer of cloud-based auditing software for CPAs, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The company was founded by Kevin Bong, who started the company in his dorm room at UCLA as a senior. The company now has its headquarters in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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UCLA Draper Software SaaS 170

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2020

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. The funding was led by Level Equity, and also included Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus, and DFJ Frontier, all prior investors.

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Software Review Draper Santa Monica Google 157

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Venice, California-based The Bouqs Company , the direct, cut-to-order flower delivery provider led by John Tabis, is announcing today that it has raised $12M in a Series B funding. The funding brings the company's total raised to $20M. according to CEO Tabis.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 14, 2012

Adam Draper knows Venture Capital. His dad, Tim, is a venture capitalist and so is his grandfather, William who is credited for starting the venture capital industry in tech. They've funded some of the biggest names in High Tech over the last 50 years. It's in his blood.

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Startup Venture Capital Draper High Tech 113

socalTECH

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'

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Draper CalTech Southern California Education 191

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2014

in a Series A funding, the company said late Tuesday evening. Los Angeles-based crowdfunding site Crowdfunder.com , the equity crowdfunding site led by Chance Barnett, has raised $3.5M

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Clearstone Draper Equity Venture Capital 159

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2013

in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Signia Venture Partners, along with Draper Nexus, DFJ Frontier, Double M Partners, and Daher Capital. Ed Cluss of Signia Ventures joins the company''s board as part of the funding. MomentFeed is led by Robert Blatt. READ MORE>>.

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Draper Social Media Santa Monica Venture Capital 167

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

The company says it had over 500 companies on its platform in 2016 receive approximately $173M in total reservations for funding. Crowdfunder said the move will help create a "more seamless solution" for its customers.

Clearstone 113

Clearstone Draper Santa Monica Venture Capital 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2015

The funding came from Google, Fidelity, as well as existing investors Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Valor Equity Partners and Capricorn. SpaceX said the deal gives Google and Fidelity just under 10 percent ownership of the company. READ MORE>>.

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SpaceX Google Draper Hawthorne 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

in a Series A funding, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Draper Frontier Opp & Tech Fund. The company said the funding goes towards sales and marketing. TicketSace is led by Travis Fisher, who serves as President and CEO of the company.

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Software Draper San Diego Organization 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2015

Irvine-based Western Digital has backed the developer of semiconductor memory technology, as part of a strategic funding round. Everspin Technologies , which develops "magnetoresistive RAM"--aimed at use in such things at solid state storage--said this morning that it has raised $29M in a Series B funding round. READ MORE>>.

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Develop Development Draper Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

The list has been short on local investors for the last few years , even as many Southern California companies have helped place other, Silicon Valley venture capitalists high up on the investor ranking. Despite the cold shoulder to local investors, a number of investors on the list did have companies here to thank for their position.

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Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand SoCal San Diego 159

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture investor Wavemaker Partners has seen one of its portfolio companies hit the public markets, albeit via an unusual, reverse merger arrangement. Stellar is a so-called "blank check acquisition company" specifically designed to for reverse mergers.

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Draper Acquisition Entertainment Mobile 153

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2012

EdenIQ , the spinout of San Diego-based Altra Biofuels , the developer of biofuels processing technology, has scored $30M in new venture capital funding, the company said today.

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Draper San Diego Equity Venture Capital 133

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

venture funding round. According to EdenIQ, the Series B funding round was led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and also included The Westly Group, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cyrus Capital, Angeleno Group, Element Partners, Morgan Stanley & Company, Advanced equities, OmniNet, Nimes Capital, and others.

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Draper Venture Capital Equity Los Angeles 159

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based Siemer Ventures , the venture capital arm of investment bank Siemer & Associates, has been one of the most active local investors lately--and is continuing that trend, with the investment in Ribbon. in a seed funding round. in a seed funding round. READ MORE>>.

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Draper Seed Funding Commerce Social Network 164

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2016

in a seed funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Greycroft Partners, Sweet Capital, NHN, Draper Associates and other. Los Angeles-based Sensay , a developer of chatbot technology, has raised $4.5M

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Technology Draper Seed Funding Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2010

San Diego-based Genomatica , a developer of chemical processes based on bio-manufacturing, has raised $15M in a Series C funding round, the firm announced today. According to the firm, the new funding was led by TPG Biotech, and also included prior investors Mohr Davidow Ventures, Alloy Ventures, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

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Draper San Diego Venture Capital Funding 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2009

in a new round of equity funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Wednesday. No details on the funding have yet been announced by the company, which is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, the Pasadena Angels, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 154

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture capital firm founders has joined the list of VCs who departed from their positions this year in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. He was named to board seats at Elon Musk’s companies Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA ) and SpaceX, as well as Craig Venter’s Synthetic Genomics.

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Draper SpaceX Venture Capital Capital 49

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

We will be selecting 10 startup companies to participate. When I kicked off Launchpad LA a year ago I had a few objectives: Create an ecosystem where all Southern California VC’s had the chance to work together more actively outside of the boards on which we mutually sit. The companies are listed on the website.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Southern California Tech Coast Angels 259

socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2012

The round was led by Black Diamond Ventures, and also included DFJ Frontier, Ascend Ventures, Bryant Park Ventures and Draper Associates. The company said the new round brings its total raised to $14.1M. Mogreet said the funds will go towards launching mobile sharing service moShare.

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Mogreet Draper Mobile Los Angeles 213

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

El Segundo-based Ripple TV , an out-of-home advertising network, disclosed this morning that it has raised $4M in a venture capital round. The funding came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Trinity Ventures. According to Ripple, the firm plans to use the new funding to continue to deliver its services.

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El Segundo Draper Venture Capital Advertising 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. in venture capital deals in the third quarter, down dramatically from $1.2B

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Southern California SoCalTech Technical Review Draper 100

socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2012

San Diego-based Qualcomm is backing a developer of mobile video chat services, Tango , via its Qualcomm Ventures arm, the two companies announced today. Tango develops a video chat service which lets users conduct video chats with their Apple iPhone or Android smartphone, and also provides free phone calls and video messaging.

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Services Draper San Diego Mobile 145

Xconomy

JANUARY 29, 2019

Equidate, one of the trading platforms that help employees sell their shares in pre-IPO unicorn companies, rolled out a new name today and announced a $35 million expansion of its $50 million funding round publicized in July. By creating a secondary market for private shareholders, companies like Forge Global can.

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Venture Capital Platform Capital Funding 58

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

The transaction is considered the largest public acquisition in Bitcoin history with both companies exhibiting impressive growth numbers since their respective beginnings. What is it Like to Raise Money for Bitcoin Companies? Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator. ”(Actual words: Bull S**t).

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Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Pasadena-based MyShape has raised $12M in a round of venture capital, the company's CEO, Louise Wannier, confirmed Monday after reports that the firm had closed a round of funding, but said the round was still in progress. Wannier said the round remains open, as the firm is still in active discussions with investors.

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MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 100

LATechDigest

MAY 13, 2016

Up to seven companies will be selected for this year’s program, which launches right after Labor Day, and wraps in the middle of November. THRONE , the mobile peer-to-peer marketplace for the $85B sneaker and streetwear industry, which prior to joining SMASHD had received $25,000 from DreamIt Ventures.

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Mentor Venture Capital Draper USC 75

Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The Bristol, UK-based startup, founded in 2016, has now secured a total of more than $300 million in financing from venture capital firms and other investors including Microsoft and the corporate venture arms of BMW and Dell Technologies. One of the leading contenders in the A.I.

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Technical Review Product Venture Capital Software Review 65

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2011

It was interesting to see the acquisition of Accordent - it seems unusual to have only put in $4M in to a company in so many years, and yet you had a good exit? Jeb Spencer: The goal at TVC Capital is to do exactly this. We're also looking for more of the bootstrapped approach from our companies.

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Capital Hermosa Beach El Segundo Invest 168

Xconomy

JANUARY 24, 2019

On Thursday, the company announced it closed on financing of $2 million—half a million in pre-seed funding and a subsequent $1.5 million in seed—in 2018 to advance its growing suite of products, digitized. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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San Diego Seed Funding Funding Startup 73

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 10, 2010

VentureDea l - VentureDeal is a venture capital database that provides the latest information about venture-backed technology companies, venture capital firms and transactions in the United States. is funded by: Y Combinator, Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates.

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Stickam Technical Review Draper SoCal 71