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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 out of a $2.15M funding effort, in a combination of debt and warrants. No details on the new funding have been announced by the company.

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socalTECH

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. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Nirvanix apparently told some of its biggest partners and customers Monday about the shutdown, although the company has yet to release any public notice of the shutdown plans. The company seemed to be on the upswing, with a long list of high profile customers; the company had even hired Zynga''s CIO earlier this year.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Fastpoint had been venture backed by Mission Ventures and DFJ Dragon Fund, Allen & Co. and SCP Worldwide, and last raised funding in 2009, raising a total of $10M in funding. The company was originally known as Rotohog. Perdew is well known for his prior role on The Apprentice. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2011

in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Tuesday. 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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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , a provider of distribution services for specialty lodging and vacation rentals, announced today that it has raised $9M in a Series C funding round. The round came from current investors, including Clearstone Venture Partners, Mission Ventures, and Wyndham Exchange & Rentals.

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socalTECH

MAY 3, 2012

San Diego-based cloud storage provider Nirvanix announced this morning that it has raised over $25M in a Series C funding round, which it says will go to "significantly expand" its engineering organization. It appears that the funding comes after a sudden surge in revenue and adoption of the firm's services. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

The firm appears to be the company Damarillo told socalTECH in July which had just received venture funding. MaestroDev lists venture capitalist Leo Spiegel, of Mission Ventures, as a board member; Damarillo serves as Chairman.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Clearstone Venture Partners, Mission Ventures, and Wyndham Exchange & Rentals, said today that it is targeting Caribbean resorts. The company says it currently has a number of Caribbean resorts, including Morgan's Cove, located in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica and Fisherman's Point on Ocho Rios, Jamaica. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2009

San Diego-based Internet radio firm Slacker has now raised its latest funding round to $12.1M, and appears to have expanded the target size of the round to $14.2M. No new investors were listed in the funding, and the firm has not announced any details on its fund raising efforts. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

in a new round of funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm today. No details on the funding have been released by the firm. RotoHog has previously raised funding from Allen & Company, DFJ DragonFund, Mission Ventures, and SCP Worldwide. According to the filing, the round target is $2.62M.

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2012

San Diego-based streaming radio and music service Slacker has linked its service with MIcrosoft's Bing Bar , the company said Tuesday. Slacker is venture backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2009

funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. No details on the funding have been announced by the company yet. Mochila is venture backed by Charles River Ventures, Greenspun Corporation, Jerry Colonna of JPMorgan Partners, Mission Ventures, and A.H. in an ongoing $2.0M

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socalTECH

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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socalTECH

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.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Details on the funding have not been announced by the company. The filing shows representatives from JK&B Capital, Mission Ventures, ATA Ventures, and Enterprise Partners--all prior investors in the firm--remain on the board of directors.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Fastpoint CEO Kelly Perdew says the company still has 7 employees, who are working on supporting its major clients, Major League Soccer and FireLeague, both of whom have Fastpoint developed games still in operation. Fastpoint had been venture backed by Mission Ventures and DFJ Dragon Fund, Allen & Co.

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socalTECH

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. Nationally, venture capitalists invested $7.5M

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Silicon Valley had the lion's share of the venture funding dollars in Q3, with $1.75 For the quarter, San Diego County garnered the most venture capital, with $231.3M in funding raised; followed by Otonomy , a San Diego maker of treatments for hearing disorders, which raised $38.5M. in funding. in funding.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 3, 2011

Find out what does it take to secure Venture Capital for your company. Learn about the hottest trends and the mistakes NOT to make. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

VentureWire said it confirmed the departure of Dennis Mudd with an investor in the company. Slacker is venture backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds. The firm has raised around $70M in funding.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The funding had first been reported by this publication Tuesday. According to VMIX President and CEO Mike Glickenhaus, the new funding will go towards accelerating growth plans and for expansion into new markets. VMIX said the new round brings the company's total raised to $23.5M. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

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.

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MARCH 25, 2009

in a first tranche of additional funding for the travel firm, the company disclosed today. LeisureLink, which provides a distribution and booking service for specialty lodging, said the round was led by Mission Ventures and Clearstone Venture Partners, and also included participation from its other insiders.

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APRIL 14, 2009

in a Series B funding for the firm. 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. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2009

in a funding round, based on a regulatory filing from the company. Details on the funding have not been released. According to the filing, Mark Leschly of Rho Ventures joins the firm's board, which also includes representatives from Centennial Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, and Mission Ventures, all prior investors in the firm.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

San Diego-based Nirvanix , the provider of cloud storage services, said today that it has raised another $10M in a funding, and appointed a new CEO. The firm said the new round is a Series B, and comes from investors Intel Capital, Mission Ventures, Valhalla Partnes, and Windward Ventures.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2008

Venice Beach-based Access 360 Media, which operates an out-of-home advertising network, said today that it has raised $8M in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Mission Ventures, and also included Bessemer Venture Partners. According to Access 360, the new funding will go towards accelerating company growth.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2009

Nirvanix is a privately held company backed by more than $23 million in venture funding. Its backers include Intel Capital, Valhalla Partners, Mission Ventures, Windward Ventures and the European Founders Fund. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2009

NIM, which was acquired last week for $170M, had been backed by venture firms Redpoint Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures. OVP is known for its list of "missed deals" in its portfolio, and recently added Networks In Motion to its missed deal for its 2001-era Fund 6.

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APRIL 1, 2009

The company is venture backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds. The firm's premium service provides unlimited skipping of songs, no advertising, unlimited requests for specific tracks, and more. Slacker is charging $3.99 for the premium service.

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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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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

San Diego-based Internet radio firm Slacker has shipped a BlackBerry Storm version of the company's Internet radio services, the firm said today. The new application--which the firm said is available for free--comes just a few weeks after the company rolled out an iPhone version of its services. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Webtide was self-funded, and was headed by Adam Lieber, who has previously been at Gluecode and Mission Ventures. According to Intalio, Webtide will be managed as a fully-owned subsidiary of the company, with Lieber joing the firm as Chief Open Source Officer. the United Kingtom, Italy, and the Philippines.

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Both Sides of the Table

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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JANUARY 13, 2009

Zierick has also previously been at Peregrine Systems and McKinsey & Company. Nirvanix is venture backed by European Founders Fund, Intel Capital, Mission Ventures, Valhalla Partners, and Windward Ventures. The firm said that Zierick remains on the board of directors of Aspyra.

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