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MARCH 10, 2014

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , the developer of travel booking software for the vacation rental market, has been acquired by VacationRoost , which operates an online vacation rental marketplace. The company was led by Tom Lamb. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based MaestroDev , a firm developing Java build, test, and release tools for the software development community, has uncloaked at the JavaOne conference, exposing the latest firm started by GlueCode founder Winston Damarillo. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

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

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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 No details on the new funding have been announced by the company. Ortiva develops wireless video optimization and streaming hardware and software for wireless operators.

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JUNE 20, 2011

La Jolla-based Ortiva Wireless , which develops wireless video optimization and streaming hardware and software for wireless operators, has raised $2.5M 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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MARCH 29, 2011

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , which develops travel distribution and management software for specialty lodging providers, said Tuesday that it has linked its product with software provider InnQuest Software. LeisureLink said that InnQuest's system is used in more than 4,500 properties in more than 90 countries. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 25, 2013

San Diego-based Nirvanix , the cloud storage service operator, has snagged the current CIO of Zynga as its new CEO, according to the company Monday. Current CEO Dru Borden will become Senior Vice President Planning and Development, and will remain on the company's board of directors.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Torrance-based Active Storage , the developer of RAID storage products for the Apple Macintosh, has raised $7.0M Source of the new funding was not announced by the company, however, the firm's board continues to include representatives from Mission Ventures and Valhalla Partners. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

Los Angeles-bsaed Fastpoint Games , the online fantasy game development shop headed by Kelly Perdew, has shut down, according to a notice on the firm's site. Fastpoint had been venture backed by Mission Ventures and DFJ Dragon Fund, Allen & Co. The company was originally known as Rotohog. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 1, 2012

La Jolla-based Ortiva Wireless , a developer of wireless video optimization and streaming hardware and software, has been acquired by Allot Communications Ltd. , The company said that the acquisition will be accretive on a quarterly basis by the end of 2012, contributing between $3.0 Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rotohog , the online games developer headed by Kelly Perdew, has renamed itself FastPoint Games , according to the firm. According to Perdew, FastPoint has repositioned itself as a company focused on building live, data-driven, multi-platform games for clients to engage, reward and monetize their audience.

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JUNE 1, 2012

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , the venture-backed provider of a vacation rental marketing system and operator of online booking travel site ABetterStay.com , has made a trio of new hires this week. The company said it has named Tom Lamb as President of the firm, Alex Hansen as CFO, and Adam Michaelson as Chief Marketing Officer.

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Clearstone Internet Brands Mission Ventures Pasadena 150

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Lake Forest-based Nexiant , the developer of software-as-a-service for materials management (MRO), said this morning that it is planning a major software release. The company said deployments will begin in early 2012. The entire software will deploy on Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud. READ MORE>>.

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Innocal Mission Ventures Venture Capital Software 124

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Los Angeles-based RotoHog , the developer of online fantasy sports and entertainment games, said last night that it has launched four new partner games. The company is backed by Allen & Co, Mission Ventures, DFJ Dragon and Sports Capital Partners Worldwide. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Carlsbad-based MaxLinear , a developer of radio frequency analog and mixed signal semiconductors, set its pricing range on its IPO Friday, saying that it will offer 5.43 The IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank Securities, UBS Investment Bank, Thomas Weisel Partners, and Needham & Company. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

La Jolla-based Ortiva Wireless , a developer of mobile video optimization technology, confirmed Tuesday afternoon that it has raised $8M in its Series C funding. The round was led by Intel Capital, and also included current investors Comcast Interactive Capital, Artiman Ventures, and Mission Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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SoCalTech Mission Ventures Mobile Resource 140

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Torrance-based Active Storage a developer of RAID products for Apple computers, has raised a Series A funding round, the firm said Tuesday afternoon. The company--which was founded by former executives at Apple, Inc.--said said the funding was led by Intel Capital, and also included Mission Ventures and Valhalla Partners.

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MARCH 10, 2010

Carlsbad-based MaxLinear , a developer of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal circuits for the communications market, said today that it has certified the performance of its MxL241SF MPEG tuner with industry group CableLabs. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Torrance-based Active Storage , the RAID storage firm founded by ex-Apple executives, and backed by Intel Capital, Mission Ventures, and Valhalla Partners, said Wednesday that it has hired on a CFO. Wike had already been serving as Interim CFO for the company since this spring. The firm said it has hired Jane Wike as its CFO.

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Activity Torrance Mission Ventures Education 140

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

San Diego-based Transaction Wireless , a developer of mobile gift card and other mobile marketing products, announced this morning that it has raised an additional $2M in funding. The funding came from its existing investors, Mission Ventures and Okapi Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures San Diego Mobile Venture Capital 133

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rotohog , a developer of online fantasy sports games, has raised $2.0M RotoHog has previously raised funding from Allen & Company, DFJ DragonFund, Mission Ventures, and SCP Worldwide. in a new round of funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm today.

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Mission Ventures Venture Capital Los Angeles Funding 145

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

Los Angeles-baaed Fastpoint Games , the online fantasy game development shop headed by Kelly Perdew, is winding down its website, according to a notice on the firm's site, and is now looking for a buyer. Perdew also says the company is in discussions with potential acquirers, and is hoping to conclude a transaction by the end of the year.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based RotoHog , developer of online fantasy sports games headed by Kelly Perdew, has confirmed that the firm's recently $2M funding came from Mission Ventures. In an open letter to customers earlier this week, Perdew said the funding from Mission will help the company grow as a brand.

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Mission Ventures Venture Capital Los Angeles News 133

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JUNE 8, 2010

According to Rotohog CEO Perdew, the firm recently launched a deal to develop a new Facebook game for BloombergSports, a Facebook application for Sports Illustrated based on the World Cup, and another World Cup application with hi5. Financial details of those deals was not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures Email Los Angeles Software 133

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The focus of this panel is to explore Ventures in Mobile/Wireless technologies  how a deal is accomplished and how the company is valued, funded, executed, branded, and brings consumers into focus. See [link] (more).

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APRIL 14, 2009

According to the company, the funding came from Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. The company said the new funding will go to accelerate research and development, along with sales and marketing. in a Series B funding for the firm.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. I have some pretty specific thoughts on the differences between companies in the two cities, as I wrote about in my previous post A Tale of Two Tech Cities. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

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MARCH 10, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rotohog , which develops fantasy sports games for sports leagues and others, has raised $2M in an inside round led by Mission Ventures and DFJ DragonFund. Perdew said the firm is providing its fantasy sports games to sports leagues, networks like FOX, and large media companies. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

In Orange County, the biggest deals were for Irvine-based WaterHealth International , a developer of water purification products with $22.1M raised by companies in the sector. Tags: venture capital southern california angeles orange county diego moneytree nvca. raised, and Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , a.

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MAY 18, 2009

San Diego-based ID Analytics , a developer of software used by financial institutions and other companies to detect identity fraud, said this morning that it has launched a new, public service called MyIDScore.com , to help consumers figure out their risk for identity fraud. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops 3D avatar technology, said today that it has partnered with video game company GGL Global Gaming, to provide free game content on its web site. Big Stage develops technology which converts digital photos of a person into a 3-D avatar.

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC Social Network 100

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based Webtide , which develops the popular Jetty Application Server for the Java programming language, has been acquired by Intalio. Webtide was self-funded, and was headed by Adam Lieber, who has previously been at Gluecode and Mission Ventures. the United Kingtom, Italy, and the Philippines.

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JULY 10, 2010

Shame they didn’t like his suggested name for the company: DreamWorks SKG-MM. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital? We discussed: 1.

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment, which is developing 3D avatar technology, said today that it has opened up its proprietary 3-D facial modeling system to third parties. Big Stage is backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Venture, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>

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APRIL 21, 2009

Financial details of the deal have not been released, however, the two companies first inked a deal to feature GGL's content in Big Stage in December of last year. Big Stage is a spinout of technology from USC, originally developed for the CIA. Big Stage is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels.

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Content Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC 100

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Co-founder and EVP Terry Ash is now in charge of partner alliances, and the firm has hired on Dan Charleston as SVP of Business Development. The company is venture backed by ATA Ventures, Enterprise Partners, JK&B Capital, and Mission Ventures. READ MORE>>

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CTO Hire Mission Ventures Enterprise Partners San Diego 100

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The conference, held at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, featured pitches by eight different companies vying for the attention--and pocketbooks--of venture capitalists. The "best of show" prize went to Magnify360, which develops software for optimizing content and web sites for specific users. READ MORE>>

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