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AUGUST 31, 2016

Los Angeles-based Prime Focus Technologies , a developer of ERP software for the media industry, says it has received its first round of funding from private equity investor Ambit Pragma. Size of the investment was not announced. The company's CEO is Ramki Sankaranarayanan.

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MARCH 14, 2018

West Hollywood-based Casa Verde Capital said this week that it has raised $45M in its debut, investment fund, which will specifically invest in the "ancillary cannabis" industry. The company's Managing Partner is Karan Wadhera. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

San Diego-based Seqster , which develops software used f[link] health data management, said today that it has received an investment from Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Size of the investment was not announced. The company says its platform is already in use among 3,000 healthcare providers and over 100,000 hospitals and clinics.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Talk: Investment in Technology and Automation Across Industry in LA County. Technological innovations like artificial intelligence and automation are impacting how businesses are looking to the future investments in their organizations, and their industries as a whole. Thursday, March 21, 2019 -- R.E.D

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 8, 2021

In a small industrial park located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, one company is claiming to have hit a milestone in the development of a new technology for generating power from nuclear fusion. Now, the company said, it has achieved the necessary temperatures to make its reactors commercially viable.

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JULY 7, 2014

Aliso VIejo-based UST Global , a provider of IT services and outsourcing, said today that it has acquired four different companies over the past six months expanding its workforce in the US, ASia, India, Europe, and Latin America. ustglobal global venture capital strategic investment merger acquisition outsourcing' READ MORE>>.

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JULY 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Partners has made a "significant" growth investment in Toronto-based Adlib, a developer of software used for structuring data. Size of that investment was not announced. The company says its customers include B2B brands and Fortune 1000 customers.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Irvine-based SurePrep , a developer of tax automation software and services for the professional tax return preparation market, has received what it calls a "significant" minority growth investment. The investment came from private equity investor Bregal Sagemount. Size and details on the financing round were not announced.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 19, 2021

Santa Monica-based advertising technology company GumGum Inc. announced a new $75 million investment April 13 from the growth equity division of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

I was speaking recently to the team at NuOrder , an LA-based company we’re an investor in about “realism in startups” — an impromptu talk I have given to any of our portfolio companies who ask. During the Q&A I was asked about how I make investment decisions in early-stage businesses. I fall in love.” Innovator’s Dilemma.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

in a Series J Convertible Preferred Stock financing, and has engaged an investment banking firm to "explore strategic alternatives" for the company. The publicly held company, which trades on the Nasdaq at MBVX, said the new funding will go toward working capital and general corporate purposes. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 23, 2021

The San Diego Angel Conference, an angel investing effort which is run by the University of San Diego (USD) School of Business, says it has made investments in five companies at its conference this year, worth a total of $500,000.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Costa Mesa-based CerraCap Ventures , a venture capital firm which invests in early stage technology companies, announced this morning that it has received a strategic investment, from a unit of IIFL Wealth Management Limited (IIFL Wealth), a large Indian private wealth management company. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Pasadena-based online vitamin seller iHerb says it plans to invest $100M in Russia, as a part of an effort to serve the Russian community. The company, which sells vitamins and supplements online, did not say what percentage of its business is in that country. The company's President is Emun Zabihi. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Los Angeles-based virtual reality startup Wave has scoreds an investment from Chinese company Tencent Holdings , as part of a partnership to bring Wave's animated concert technology to companies in China, the two said on Thursday. Financial details of the minority investment were not announced.

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JULY 7, 2021

Ventura-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk is launching its own venture capital arm, and has made its first investment, the company said this morning. The company said that the new investment fund, TD7, will invest in open Internet startups.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

Carlsbad-based mionx, a developer of lithium-ion battery technology, says it has received a Series B financing round. Size of the investment was not announced. The company said the funding will go to accelerate transfer of its technology to lithium-ion battery manufacturers. Amionx is led by CEO Jenna King.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Hawthorne, California-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has just closed a Series N funding round, according to investor Legendary Ventures, which invested in the round. Legendary says it invests in consumer, retail and technology companies, including businesses with enterprise values ranging between $1 billion and $100 billion.

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JULY 14, 2011

the subsidiary of Sempra Energy which provides natural gas to the Southern California market, said today that it has invested in. Size of the investment were not disclosed. The investment will go to bring Tecogen's technology to market. Southern California Gas Co. , Tecogen is based in Waltham, Mass. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 20, 2017

A Chinese tech company announced Tuesday that it would invest more than $179 million to increase its stake in online electronics retailer Newegg Inc. to almost 94 percent from 55.7 percent, according to Bloomberg.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Seed investments are down by any measure (funds, deals, dollars) over the past 3 years in deals < $1 million AND in deals between $1–5 million. The reality is that as a result of two major trends the costs of starting a technology startup went down massively. thus the rise of “pre seed” investing). What gives?

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 7, 2018

The Fabric, an early-stage investment company developing new infrastructure technologies, has raised $15 million for its third investment vehicle. Announced at the Montgomery Summit in Santa Monica, Calif.,

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JUNE 10, 2021

San Diego-based private equity investor HCAP Partners announced today that it has provided a follow-on investment in TCS Healthcare Technologies, a provider of managed care softare, as part of an acquisition effort by TCS. Financial details of the acquisition and investment were not announced by HCAP Partners.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 6, 2017

CrossCut Ventures, a Los Angeles-based seed investment firm has just closed its fourth (and largest) fund with $125 million in new cash. It’s been a long road for the firm’s three co-founders, who have been investing in Los Angeles since 1997.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Westlake Village-based gravity energy storage technology developer Energy Vault announced this morning that it is in a $100M transaction with two companies, Atlas Renewable and China Tianying, which involves a $50M investment subscription and an expansion of a PIPE agreement from $150M to $200M.

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JULY 1, 2020

Santa Ana-based Arqlite SPC , a company which has developed a way to processes unrecyclable plastic waste into artificial gravel, has received an investment from CEMEX Ventures , the corporate venturing arm of the building materials giant. Size of the investment were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

Santa Barbara-based Live Data Technologies said this morning that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The company says it is developing software to verify B2B contact data for people, tracking people as they move jobs. Source of the funding was not announced.

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

Santa Barbara-based MEMs technology developer Innovative Micro Technology (IMT) said early this morning that it has received a majority equity financing from Cerium Technology. Size and terms of the majority equity investment were not announced. IMT is currently led by CEO Craig Ensley. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

Carlsbad-based Life Technologies said this morning that it has hired two investment banking firms, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Moelis & Company LLC, to assist it in what it called an "annual strategic review".

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MARCH 25, 2021

Newport Beach-based Chipotle Mexican Grill said this morning that it is making an investment in autonomous delivery robot maker Nuro, as part of Nuro's Series C funding round. Chipotle did not say how much it is investing in Nuro.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROI). Technology and consumer feedback have indeed changed the landscape. Cold calling.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Pasadena-based Protomer Technologies announced this morning that it has received funding from both the JDRF T1D Fund, as well as Eli Lilly and Company, in a funding round. Size of the investment was not announced. The company said Eli Lilly and Company led the funding, with the new investment today from JDRF.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2020

Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand and relate to. This priority applies to big companies, as well as startups. Payback on investment. Personal privacy protection.

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MAY 17, 2019

Santa Monica-based Swell Investing , a startup which lets consumers invest in companies which meet socially responsibility, and "impact goals", has rolled out a new iOS app, which lets consumers invest in companies from their smartphone. The investment app links with a user's existing bank account.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Carlsbad-based Airspace Technologies , which is developing technology for the logistics market, says it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Defy, and also included Qualcomm Ventures (the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated), Cross Culture Ventures, and Schematic Ventures.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Irvine-based Hyperice" , which develops percussion, thermal, vibration and dynamic air compression devices used for athletic recovery, announced today that Patrick Mahomes has become an investor in the company, and also will serve as an "athletic ambassador" for the company. Size of the investment was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Investments in U.S., clean technology deals were up in Q3 of 2011, according to a new analysis published by Ernst & Young this week. venture capital investment in cleantech companies increased by 73%, to $1.1 California led the nation in cleantech investment in 2011 with $1,738.2 million in investments.

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