socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

San Diego-based oncology drug developer MabVax Therapeutics announced today that it has hired Greenhill & Co. as its investment banking advisor, as it explores "strategic alternatives", including a full company sale, licensing agreements or asset sale coupled with a reverse merger for the company.

Sales 100

Sales San Diego Acquisition Invest 100

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2017

San Diego-based Inseego , which develops telematics and fleet management products, gave an update to its sale of Novatel Wireless to Chinese company Jade Ocean Global Limited , a subsidiary of T.C.L. Industries Holdings (H.K.) Limited this morning, with more news of delays in getting the deal approved.

Sales 113

Sales San Diego News Invest 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2017

San Diego-based MabVax Therapeutics , a biotechnology developer developing antibody-based treatments for cancer, said on Tuesday that it has raised $1.3M in a Series J Convertible Preferred Stock financing, and has engaged an investment banking firm to "explore strategic alternatives" for the company.

Invest 113

Invest Company Companies San Diego 113

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2014

San Diego-based EDF Renewable Energy , the developer of solar power projects, said Monday that TIAA-CREF has made an investment in the firm. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. EDF Renewable Energy said it will continue to provide operations and maintenance services for the solar farm. READ MORE>>.

Invest 138

Invest San Diego Venture Capital Equity 138

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2020

San Diego-based Inseego , which develops 5G and Internet-of-Things technology, said this morning that it has received $25M via a private placement, in a Series E Preferrred Stock sale. The funding came from a private fund managed by Mubadala Investment Company's asset management arm, Mubadala Capital.

San Diego 124

San Diego Sales Capital Invest 124

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

This is the last week to register at the lowest rate for March 18’s Xcelerating Life Sciences: Biomedical Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine & Genomics conference at the Takeda Research facility in San Diego. Hurry, our $99 early bird sale ends this Friday, Feb. 7 at midnight. Speakers include Jay Lichter, CEO of.

Conference 49

Conference San Diego Sales Research 49

socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2017

San Diego-based Zesty.io , a startup developing web content management systems, said on Wednesday that it has raised $1.5M The funding came from ClearVision Equity Partners, a local San Diego investors. According to Zesty.io, the new funding comes on top of an existing investment, bring its total raised to $2.8M.

Funding 113

Funding San Diego Equity Content 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

San Diego-based Trust & Will , which operates an online estate planning service, has raised $15M in a Series B funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The company said the new funds will go towards expansion of its sales and marketing efforts, as well as for product development. READ MORE>>.

Seed Funding 113

Seed Funding San Diego Venture Capital Sales 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

San Diego-based Seismic , which develops sales enablement and marketing software, has joined the unicorn club, saying this morning that it has raised $92M in a Series F funding, which values the company at approximately $1.6 Seismic has now raised a total of $270M in funding.

San Diego 113

San Diego Sales Pricing Activity 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2019

Kinestral , a developer of "smart" electronically controlled tinting glass, which is backed by San Diego's Versant Ventures, said on Wednesday that it has raised $100M in a Series D funding. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 113

San Diego Sales Funding Invest 113

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

Sales 282

Sales Demand San Diego Funding 282

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2017

San Diego-based SmartDrive Systems has received an investment from Michelin North America , the company said on Sunday, in a preferred-stock round of investment. Size of the investment was not disclosed. SmartDrive is led by CEO Steve Mitgang. READ MORE>>.

Funding 113

Funding San Diego Invest Mobile 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2016

San Diego-based eSUB Construction Software , a startup developing mobile and cloud-based project management and document control software for the construction industry, has raised $5M in a Series A funding, the company announced this morning. The funding came from Revolution Ventures. The funding came from Revolution Ventures.

Software 100

Software San Diego Mobile Invest 100

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. million in a Series D round of investment capital, according to founder and chairman Tony Farwell. Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

San Diego 40

San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2018

San Diego-based EDF Renewables North America has inked a new 332 megawatt (MW) wind and solar development deal, covering a wind farm in Iowa and a solar farm in Kern County. The projects are the Glacier's Edge Wind project in Iowa, and the Valentine Solar project in Kern County. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 100

San Diego Invest Sales Sites 100

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2014

Sales tax compliance is not a typical sexy startup area. So, it was a surprise when a number of smart, insider angels -- including Roy Rubin (founder of Magento, which he sold to eBay), and Dan Rose (VP of Partnerships at Facebook)--put their money behind TaxJar (www.taxjar.com), a San Diego startup developing sales tax compliance software.

Sales 149

Sales Software Startup Commerce 149

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

San Diego-based NUVIZ , a developer of head's up displays for motorcycle riders, has scored a strategic investment round, the company said this morning. Size of the investment was not anounced, however, NUVIZ said it has now raised a total of $9M in equity and debt for its efforts. READ MORE>>.

Funding 100

Funding San Diego Equity Invest 100

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

San Diego-based Sente , an aesthetics medicine company focused on skincare, said this morning that it has raised $5M in a Series C financing round. The funding was led by PharmaBio Investments, and also included existing and new, individual investors. The company said the funding will go towards expanding sales and marketing.

San Diego 147

San Diego Venture Capital Sales Marketing 147

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

San Diego-based Semtek Corporation , a developer of security technology used for protecting magnetic stripes on credit cards, has scored an investment from VeriFone Holdings, VeriFone said Wednesday. Amount of the investment was not disclosed. Other investors in the round included Venrock Capital and RRE Ventures.

Invest 113

Invest San Diego Venture Capital Acquisition 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

San Diego-based Cordial , a developer of marketing software which automatically tracks the actions of consumers, which triggers personalized messaging to those consumers, has raised 6M in a Series A funding round. The investment was led by Upfront's Kobie Fuller. The funding came from Upfront Ventures. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 100

San Diego Commerce Content Platform 100

Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

A year after steering cancer drug developer Ignyta into a $1.7 billion sale to Roche , Jonathan Lim is back at it again. Ignyta’s former co-founder and head executive has co-founded another biotech in San Diego, Erasca, which also wants to make new cancer therapies.

San Diego 86

San Diego Startup Sales Invest 86

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2016

San Diego-based software growth equity investor TVC Capital has backed Celigo , a developer of software to integrate cloud-based applications. Celigo said the funding will go to expand sales, marketing, and product development. A part of the funding, TVC Capital's Steven J. READ MORE>>.

Capital 100

Capital San Diego Equity Software 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

San Diego-based Rio SEO , the local search software development arm of Covario, said Wednesday that it has raised a new round of funding to take the company independent. Voyager Capital, and Stratim Capital, to allow it to pursue further development and sales of its technology platform. READ MORE>>.

SEO 138

SEO Funding San Diego Content 138

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2015

San Diego-based Ichor Medical Systems , which is working on developing treatments for hepatitis B, said this morning that it will receive up to $85M in an upfront payment, R&D support, and development and sales milestones from Janssen Pharmaceuticals , a part of a product development collaboration and worldwide license agreement.

San Diego 100

San Diego Sales Invest Capital 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

San Diego-based TVC Capital , the growth equity investor which specializes in software companies, is the lead investor in a round of funding for Levels Beyond , the two announced today. in a Series A from TVC, to invest in expanding sales, marketing, and business development. Levels Beyond said it raised $4.5M

Capital 157

Capital San Diego Equity Software 157

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

San Diego-based renewable power developer EDF Renewable Energy said Friday that it has sold a 50 percent interest in its 194MW, Spinning Spur 3 Wind Project, to a fund managed by BlackRock. Financial size of the deal was not disclosed.

San Diego 100

San Diego Sales Funding Invest 100

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2012

San Diego-based Astute Networks , a developer of a flash-based iSCSI networking device used in the data center market, said this morning that it has raised $12M in a Series B funding round. Astute said the funding will go towards funding its sales, marketing, channel development, and support.

Networking 153

Networking Venture Capital San Diego Capital 153

Xconomy

JUNE 27, 2018

Sales of Cibus’ first product, a gene-edited canola, have gone so well that the San Diego company has raised $70 million in new financing to boost its commercialization efforts. Cibus’s first commercial product is SU Canola, a variety of canola that is tolerant to sulfonylurea, a type of herbicide.

San Diego 61

San Diego Marketing Research Invest 61

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2012

San Diego-based Somaxon , a developer of treatments for insomnia, has been acquired by Pernix Therapeutics Holdings , in a deal worth $25M. Somaxon had 12 months net sales of approximately $11.7M Somaxon had 12 months net sales of approximately $11.7M Pernix said the buy will help expand its product portfolio.

San Diego 147

San Diego .Net Equity Acquisition 147

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. Then the company needed to develop other technologies like vacuum conditioning. It’s immaterial.

Technology 354

Technology Artificial Inteligence Google Orange County 354

Xconomy

AUGUST 22, 2016

In downtown San Diego, a private real estate company best known for its master-planned communities in suburban Southern California has posed some existential questions for regional tech hubs looking to build their own startup ecosystems. 101 West Broadway tower in downtown San Diego. John “J.T.”

Develop 40

Develop Development San Diego Startup 40

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Jeb Spencer: We closed our nineteenth and twentieth software focused growth equity investments this year, a significant milestone for our firm. Every now and then we feel like we are finally starting to get a hang of this investing thing -- though the feeling doesn't always last very long. READ MORE>>.

Capital 113

Capital Southern California Equity San Diego 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2010

San Diego-based IntraStage , a developer of quality management software for companies who design and manufacture electronic products, including statistical process control (SPC) and other testing and data analytics tools, has raised a round of angel funding. Other investors were not disclosed. Other investors were not disclosed.

Angel 140

Angel Tech Coast Angels Funding CIO 140

Xconomy

JUNE 30, 2016

Healthtech entrepreneur Parker Hinshaw and his wife Jean Balgrosky said they intended to take a step back when they founded Bootstrap Incubation near San Diego in the fall of 2012. They came to San Diego in 1996, when Scripps Health hired Balgrosky as CIO and senior vice president. He founded MaxIT Healthcare in 2001.

San Diego 67

San Diego CIO Incubator Startup 67

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2017

Eugene Cho is CEO of San Diego-based Echo Laboratories (www.discover-echo.com), a startup which is developing a new kind of microscope. Eugene Cho: We have developed the first and only hybrid microscope. My background is I was a sales rep in this industry for fourteen years, with Nikon. After that, we had a $7.5

Tech Coast Angels 124

Tech Coast Angels Startup Sales Slides 124

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2010

San Diego-based Skinit , a developer of customized "skins" for consumer electronics products, has raised $60M in a funding, the firm said Tuesday. Skinit said the investment was led by ABS Capital Partners and Norwest Equity Partners.

San Diego 140

San Diego Equity Venture Capital Funding 140

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2017

Eugene Cho is CEO of San Diego-based Echo (www.discover-echo.com), a startup which is developing a new kind of microscope. Eugene Cho: We have developed the first and only hybrid microscope. My background is I was a sales rep in this industry for fourteen years, with Nikon. After that, we had a $7.5

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Startup Sales Slides 100