VC Draper Moves into LA
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Timothy Draper has a history of funding some of the technology sector’s most prolific startups and now the venture capitalist is bringing his money to Los Angeles.
Sense.Chat Adds Tim Draper To Board
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Santa Monica-based MakeSense Labs , the startup behind Sense.Chat , a messaging app which lets users share cryptocurrency tokens and connect via audio and video chats, says it has added venture capitalist Tim Draper to its board of directors. Sense.Chat is led by founder and CEO Crystal Rose.
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Halogen Ventures, Led By Jesse Draper, Find $10.4M For First Fund
socalTECH
MARCH 30, 2018
Santa Monica-based Halogen Ventures , a brand new, female-focused venture capital fund which is focused on consumer technology, has raised $10.4M The fund says it makes early stage venture capital ivnestments in female founded consumer technology companies. as part of its first fund, Halogen Ventures LP. READ MORE>>.
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Tim Draper’s Los Angeles-based blockchain-focused venture studio adds a venture partner
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 1, 2020
The Los Angeles-based venture capital studio focused on blockchain and fintech startups which longtime venture investor Tim Draper now calls home has added a new venture partner to its team. Draper Goren Holm , the firm Draper manages alongside co-founders Alon Goren and Josef Holm said Rodney Sampson has joined the crew as a venture partner.
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Siemer Summit 2015 Announced, Tim Draper To Keynote
socalTECH
AUGUST 28, 2015
The Siemer Summit , the invite-only conference which has been organized by technology investment banking firm Siemer & Associates for the last four years, is returning this year, according to the firm.
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Enevate Announces Battery Technology
socalTECH
DECEMBER 9, 2014
Irvine-based Enevate , a venture-backed battery technology startup focused on advanced, rechargeable Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, said this morning that it has rolled out some new battery technology. The company says it is aiming its technology for us in smartphones, tablets, ultra-thin/hybrid notebook PCs, and wearable devices.
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Enevate Rolls Out Super Fast Charging Technology For EVs
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
Irvine-based Enevate , a startup backed by Mission Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tsing Capital, Infinite Potential Technologies, Presidio Ventures, and CEC Capital--says it has rolled out new technology which allows for extremely fast, 5 minute charging of electric vehicles (EVs).
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Slingshot Aerospace Picks Up $40.85M More For Space Tracking Systems
socalTECH
DECEMBER 6, 2022
The company--which develops orbital space tracking systems--said the funding was led by Sway Ventures and included participation from others, including C16 Ventures, ATX Venture Partners, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and Draper Associates.
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Sensay Snags $4.5M For Chatbot Technology
socalTECH
AUGUST 3, 2016
Los Angeles-based Sensay , a developer of chatbot technology, has raised $4.5M The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Greycroft Partners, Sweet Capital, NHN, Draper Associates and other. in a seed funding round, according to the company.
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Shift Technologies Gets $50M More
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
Shift Technologies , the online marketplace for used cars which has major operations in Los Angeles, has raised $50M in new funding for the startup, the company said today. The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP), and also included Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and Highland Capital Partners.
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Virus Outbreak Stalks Sand Hill Road
socalTECH
MARCH 5, 2020
In a sign that the technology industry, and Silicon Valley, cannot ignore the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, a private school--Menlo School--which is mere steps away from Sand Hill Road and Stanford, has been closed , after one of its staff members reportedly had contact with a positive case of the coronavirus, according to local Bay (..)
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124 Enevate Gets $24M For Battery Technology
socalTECH
DECEMBER 12, 2012
The round came from CEC Capital, Tsing Capital, and Presidio Ventures, along with prior investors Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The firm says its technology "dramatically" increase energy density over conventional battery technology. The firm said it was advised by Pantek Partners for a portion of the funding.
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Enevate Inks New Battery Production Licensing Deal
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2021
According to the company, EnerTech International will commercialize its battery technology in the transportation, mobility, and reserve power markets. Financial details of the deal were not announced.
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Clean Technology Deals Hit $1.9B In Q1
socalTECH
APRIL 1, 2010
Clean technology venture cpaital deals hit $1.9 billion, across 180 clean technology companies in Q1, according to a report released yesterday by the Cleantech Group and Deloitte. According to the report, the investment represent a new record total in the number of quarterly clean technology investments.
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City of Los Angeles, Goren Holm To Invest In Blockchain Startup
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
According to the two, judges for the event include billionaire investor Tim Draper. The City of Los Angeles and investment firm Goren Holm Ventures --the new Blockchain investment firm of Alon Goren and Josef Holm--said they will be funding a blockchain pitch contest at the upcoming CIS blockchain conference. READ MORE>>.
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Enevate Finds Funding From South Korea's LG Chem
socalTECH
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Irvine-based Enevate , which develops lithium-ion battery technology, said today that it has added South Korean battery manufacturer LG Chem as an investor. According to Enevate, the new funding will help accelerate the development of its fast charge Li-ion battery technology for the electric vehicle market. READ MORE>>.
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133 Zuma Ventures: Creating A New Technology Startup Model
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). Incubators, at the core level, take basic core level technology and try to build a company around it.
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231 Qpex Biopharma Finds $33M For Antibiotics Development
socalTECH
OCTOBER 22, 2018
According to Qpex, the funding was led by New Enterprise Associates, and also included Adams Street Partners, LYZZ Capital, Hatteras Venture Partners and Stanford University Draper Fund. The company also said it has an agreement with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), worth up to a total award of $132M.
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Local Clean Energy Business Plan Contest Awards $160,000
socalTECH
MAY 29, 2013
A local, clean energy business plan competition started by the California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Southern California (USC), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has awarded $160,000 in prizes in its latest competition. READ MORE>>.
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191 MomentFeed Names Tech Veteran Nick Hedges As CEO
socalTECH
JULY 9, 2019
Hedges is a longtime Southern California technology veteran, who was most recently President and CEO of Velocify. MomentFeed is venture backed by Level Equity, Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus and DFJ Frontier. Hedges served in that position until its recent acquisition by Ellie Mae. READ MORE>>.
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124 Enevate Names CFO
socalTECH
MAY 17, 2016
Irvine-based battery technology developer Enevate announced this morning that it has appointed John B. Kennedy was previously CFO at Sprocket Media and SolarBridge Technologies, and also has served at Primarion, ValueClick, and other companies. Kennedy as its new Chief Financial Officer. READ MORE>>.
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NeuroVigil Finds More Funding
socalTECH
MAY 4, 2015
La Jolla-based NeuroVigil , a developer of brain monitoring tools and technology, said it has received a second financing round. According to the company, the round was led by Howard Morgan, and also included Elon Musk, Tim Draper, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Zone Ventures. Size of the funding was not disclosed.
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100 Crosscut Ventures Backs Blockchain Startup
socalTECH
MAY 11, 2016
Los Angeles-based venture investor Crosscut Ventures is one of the backers of a new startup, Fluent , developing blockchain technology for the financial markets. Louis Arch Angels.
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Enevate Names CFO
socalTECH
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Enevate is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tsing Capital, Infinite Potential Technologies, Presidio Ventures/Sumitomo, and CEC Capital. He got his start in the engineering side of the business at Rockwell International and Conexant Systems, according to Enevate. READ MORE>>.
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Cognition Raises $200K
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2011
Culver City-based Cognition Technologies , the developer of natural language processing technology software, has raised $200,000, as part of an ongoing $500,000 funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing by the firm. No details on the funding have been announced. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
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140 Lalawag Goes To Silicon Valley's Valley Girl
socalTECH
OCTOBER 11, 2010
Los Angeles gossip and technology blog Lalawag , run by Sean and Laurie Percival, has been sold. a publication that is run by Jesse Draper, the daughter of venture capitalist Tim Draper. The blog--which the Percivals had announced on September 16th that they would shut down--has been acquired by Valley Girl Inc. ,
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StackSocial Expands Into Health And Fitness
socalTECH
JUNE 18, 2015
Los Angeles-based StackSocial , which offers up online technology sales and deals on software and other products, is in a major expansion, saying yesterday that it has launched a new Health & Fitness category. READ MORE>>.
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Ranker Adds Executives
socalTECH
JUNE 30, 2014
Walker is an investor and has been involved in such companies as Westpoint Integrated Technologies; Holt previously has been at Internet Brands, eHarmony, OnGreen.com, and Neodata. According to the company, it has appointed Glenn Walker as Chief Strategy Officer at Ranker, and Stan Holt as Chief Revenue Officer.
Western Digital Backs Memory Semiconductor Developer
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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Amonix Ties With Solar Cell Developer
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
According to the two companies, Amonix and Solar Junction are in a collaboration which will combine the Amonix module technology with Solar Junction's solar cell technology. The two said the deal will help increase efficiency of the Amonix products, and help lower costs.
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147 Carbon Micro Battery Becomes Enovate
socalTECH
JULY 27, 2010
Irvine-based Enovate Corporation , which is backed by Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, said today that it has renamed itself from Carbon Micro Battery. in venture financing from such firms as Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. in venture financing from such firms as Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
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170 Cognition In Licensing Deal With Microsoft
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
Los Angles-based Cognition Technologies , the developer of semantic, natural language processing technology focused on the Internet search area, is reporting a win with Microsoft's Bing search engine today. The firm--which is headed by Scott Jarus--said it has licensed some of its proprietary semantic technologies to Microsoft Corp.
Enevate Expands Battery Efforts In Irvine
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Irvine-based Enevate , a developer of rechargeable battery technology, is expanding in Irvine, according to reports today. The venture backed firm, which has investments from Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, is tripling its office space to 22,000 square feet, according to the Orange County Register.
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Edeniq Acquired By Aemetis
socalTECH
MAY 9, 2016
Edeniq , a cellulosic biofuels technology developer which had spun out of now defunct, Los Angeles-based Altra Biofuels, has been acquired by Silicon Valley biofuels developer Aemetis , the two said late last week. Edeniq was at one point located in Los Angeles, but moved to Visalia to be closer to its source of feedstock.
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MyShape Raises $5.5M More
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
The funding came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tenaya Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund. The company said the new funding will go to grow its operations, aggressively build out its product assortment, and to further develop its personalization technology. more in funding.
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Genomatica Raises $21.25M
socalTECH
JANUARY 25, 2011
Genomatica says on its web site that it has now raised more than $40M in financing from TPG, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Alloy Ventures. Genomatica develops technology to replace fossil fuel based chemicals with renewable products. No details on the new funding have been disclosed by the firm. READ MORE>>.
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164 EdeniQ Links With German Firm
socalTECH
JULY 6, 2011
Visalia-based EdeniQ , a developer of biofuels technology and a spinout of Los Angeles-based Altra Biofuels , said Wednesday that it has linked with German firm IKA Works on supplying biomass mixing and milling technology for the biofuels and biochemical markets. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
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Altra Biofuels Spinout Gets $30M More
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. EdenIQ, which is taking biomaterials technology being applied to sustainable chemical and fuel production, said it has raised both equity and debt in the funding.
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133 Genomatica Files For IPO
socalTECH
AUGUST 24, 2011
San Diego-based Genomatica , a developer of renewable chemicals technology, has filed for an IPO, saying today that it is looking to raise up to $100M in an IPO on the Nasdaq Global Market. Genomatica said it has applied to list under the symbol "GENO". The firm's IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P. READ MORE>>.
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153 SpaceX Announces Second Satellite Launch Deal
socalTECH
MARCH 14, 2011
In the second satellite launch deal announced today, Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and ORBCOMM said that SpaceX will carry two new satellites to orbit this year. SpaceX is venture backed by Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor Equity Partners, and is headed by technology mogul Elon Musk.
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Synthetic Genomics Brings Funding Up To $35.0M
socalTECH
JANUARY 10, 2011
La Jolla-based Synthetic Genomics , a developer of genomics technology for the biofuels industry, has now raised $35M of its ongoing $50M funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing from the company. Synthetic Genomics is backed by ExxonMobil, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Meteor Group, Biotechonomy LLC and Plenus, S.A.,
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145 NeuroVigil Gets Funding
socalTECH
MAY 4, 2011
La Jolla-based NeuroVigil , a firm developing non-invasive wireless brain recording technology and advanced computational analysis techniques, has raised a first round of funding, the firm said this week. NeuroVigil said the funding came from an "anonymous American industrialist and technology visionary".
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133 DFJ Co-Founder Jurvetson Exits Firm Amid Harassment Charges
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Steve Jurvetson, co-founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), confirmed via a Twitter post Monday that he has left the Sand Hill Road firm, where he has long focused on emerging technologies, from genomics to space exploration.
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socalTECH
JUNE 14, 2011
San Diego-based Genomatica , the venture-backed developer of sustainable chemical technology, said this morning that it has achieved demonstration-scale fermentation using its process, on schedule. to Genomatica to further develop its technology.
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