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JULY 21, 2015

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's most active organized angel group,said today that it had its most active Q2, and had a record number of deals and dollars invested in the quarter. The group said it invested a total of $4,546,338 in 17 total deals in Q2 2015, the most invested since the group's inception in 1997. The TCA said that it also had a five exits in the quarter, of CRISI Medical Systems, Mindbody, Olive Medical, Thermark and WiSpry.

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JULY 21, 2015

Pocket Sun didn’t want to be the only girl in the room at startup conferences. So she started a conference for girls. Hundreds of founders, speakers, mentors, and students flocked to the University of Southern California on March 28 th , 2015 to be inspired by female entrepreneurs. She didn’t stop there. As a founding partner of SoGal Ventures , Pocket will now influence the next generation of startups and entrepreneurs worldwide, helping many amazing females along the way.

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JULY 21, 2015

San Diego-based lifesciences equipment maker Illumina said Monday that it has named Sanjay Chikarmane as its new Senior Vice President and General Manager, of its Enterprise Informatics business. Chikarmane was most recently at SAP, and also has served at HP and BEA Systems, and has more than 20 years of experience in the business. Illumina said that Chikarmane will head up development and commercialization of products and services aimed at turning genomic data into actionable information for re

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JULY 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based FameBit , which helps brands connect with YouTube influencers, has launched a new effort to create original content and shows. According to FameBit, its first series, FilterFreeTV , is a digital talk show covering the questions and answers that millennials are dealing with on a daily basis. FameBit said the show will include YouTube influencers Tiffany Ma, RJ Aguilar, Raya, and Kayla (aka ydoll).

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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JULY 21, 2015

San Diego-based MicroPower Technologies , which develops wireless, video surveillance systems, said yesterday that it has launched a new certification and training program for its partners. MicroPower said its online certification and training is aimed at helping resellers gain the technical expertise on its products. MicroPower said resellers who complete the course gain access to marketing collateral, presentations, and preferred pricing.

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JULY 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based Maker Studios is shutting down Blip , the online website which had developed, produced, and distributed web series from up-and-coming creators. Maker Studios told users of Blip in an email that it will be shutting down Blip in August, and that users will need to export their videos elsewhere. Maker Studios acquired Blip in 2013 , originally as an alternative to distribution of content on YouTube.

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JULY 21, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm is set to announce major layoffs, according to multiple reports , which say the chipmaker is planning to cut more than 10 percent of its workforce. The layoffs are expected to be announced during Qualcomm's earnings call. Qualcomm has not officially announced the layoffs yet, which are expected to hit from 3,000 to 4,000 employees.

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