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AUGUST 18, 2010

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature insights and analysis from the local technology community, we have an article from Jeff Cohn , an entrepreneur and veteran of the angel and VC investment community here in Southern California. Read the rest of Jeff's post on on angel and venture capital shareholder liquidity.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

Venture capital investments in Southern California for Q3 of 2011 are up from last year, but down from last quarter, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. was invested in the region.

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APRIL 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, The National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters have tallied up just under a billion dollars in venture capital investments in the Southern California region in Q1 of this year, a very significant uptick from Q2 of 2011.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

San Diego-based Section 32 , the venture capital investment fund of former Google Ventures CEO and founder Bill Maris, is looking to raised $250M for its second fund, Section 32 Fund 2. Section 32 is just one of a large number of new venture capital investment firms to set up shop in Southern California in 2017.

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APRIL 6, 2015

Los Angeles-based online ordering and marketing software developer ChowNow , which is led by Chris Webb, said this morning that it has partnered with Google to add support for Google Wallet to its platform. The company recently raised $10M from Upfront Ventures, Steadfast Venture Capital, Daher Capital, and Karlin Ventures.

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APRIL 17, 2015

Santa Monica-based Bitium , the developer of identity and access management software led by Scott Kriz, has rolled out its products in the Google Apps Marketplace, the company said Thursday. Bitium said its products are tightly integrated and work with Google Apps for Work, helping to secure business applications. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Upfront Ventures is the lead investor in a developer of a heads up display for any car, which the company likens to a "Google Glass for your Car". navdy venture capital auto heads display navigation upfront automobile driving' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Mountain View-based Google confirmed in its quarterly earnings report this week that it was the biggest investor in the recent, $1 billion funding round for Hawthorne-based SpaceX. The investment gives Google and Fidelity combined a 10 percent ownership in SpaceX. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The funding came from Supernode Global, Differential Ventures, BBG Ventures, Beni VC, Village Global, Keshif Ventures, and Good Friends (founders of Warby Parker, Harry's, and Allbirds). Suman Kanuganti is Co-Founder and CEO of Personal.ai.

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JANUARY 20, 2015

The funding came from Google, Fidelity, as well as existing investors Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Valor Equity Partners and Capricorn. SpaceX said the deal gives Google and Fidelity just under 10 percent ownership of the company. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

Hawthorne-based rocketship developer SpaceX is close to getting $1 billion from Google , according to reports Monday, as Google seeks to get into the space business. Neither SpaceX nor Google have commented on the rumors, which were first reported by The Information. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 19, 2011

In our Insights and Opinions section this Friday morning, Frank Peters , angel investor and podcaster at the Frank Peters Show , shares his opinions on startups making Google their exit strategy: It's the exit strategy for too many entrepreneurs: "Google's a target exit partner." Read the rest of Frank's article, Waiting for Google.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

San Diego-based venture capital investment firm Section 32, led by former Google Ventures founder Bill Maris, has raised $740M in its fourth venture capital fund, the company said this morning.

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MAY 21, 2020

San Diego-based venture capital fund Sectoin 32 says it has made a number of key appointments, as it expands its human resources, staffing, and communications efforts. Section 32 invests in technology, healthcare and the life sciences; the company was founded by former Google Ventures founder Bill Maris. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 15, 2013

to develop all of the infrastructure for buildling your own, commercial drone, from Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures. airware venture capital unmanned aerial vehicle drone hardware electronics' Looking to build your own unmanned aerial vehicle? A new, Newport Beach-based startup, Airware , has raised $10.7M

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MAY 31, 2013

WeOutta raised funding from Google Ventures, David Morin, and TenOneTen, and also is backed by Data Collective, Crosslink Capital, and Eric Blachford. TenOneTen, via David Waxman, had actually already disclosed its investment in Weoutta in an interview with socalTECH earlier this month. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 13, 2016

The startup, which is behind the "robotic butler" that has been roaming the halls of the Marriott Los Angeles LAX/Century Boulevard has just scored $15M in a funding round, which includes Intel and Google. The company recently deployed its first robot -- nicknamed "Wally"--at the Marriott, to deliver items to guests.

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MAY 20, 2021

Costa Mesa-based impact-focused venture capital investor CerraCap Cares announced this morning that it has made an investment in Aquagenuity, a startup that provides real time information about water quality. Aquagenuity is based in Atlanta, and also has raised funding from SoftBank and Google.

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MAY 31, 2013

Weotta raised funding from Google Ventures, David Morin, and TenOneTen, and also is backed by Data Collective, Crosslink Capital, and Eric Blachford. TenOneTen, via David Waxman, had actually already disclosed its investment in Weotta in an interview with socalTECH earlier this month. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based TenOnTen Ventures, the venture capital investment fund run by David Waxman, Gil Elbaz, and Minnie Ingersoll, has kicked off efforts to raise a third fund, TenOneTen Ventures III, with a goal of raising $60M in the fund, per recent regulatory filings by the firm.

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MARCH 17, 2011

Camarillo-based CoolPlanetBiofuels , which develops technology to convert biomass to biofuels, has scored backing from Google , the firm said Thursday. According to CoolPlanetBiofuels, Google Ventures has joined its Series B funding round. Financial details of the funding were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

ThinkNear was venture backed by IA Ventures, Google Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Metamorphic Ventures, Real Ventures, ff Venture Capital, Zelkova Ventures, BoldStart VC, David Tisch and David Cohen, and had raised around $1.6M in a seed funding last year. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

Los Angeles-based venture capital investment fund Bonfire Ventures is looking to raise a new, $100M investment fund, Bonfire Ventures II, L.P., according to a regulatory filing by the firm. According to the filing, the managing directors of the new fund are Jim Andelman, Mark Mullen, and Brett Queener. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2020

The funding was led by LVP, and also included 1Up Ventures, Alpha Edison, Everblue Management, firstminute Capital, Greycroft Tracker Fund, Hearst Ventures and Third Kind Venture Capital. Wilson previously worked at Jam City. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

The round was led by Google Ventures and Mark Cuban. Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of online, contact and relationship management software headed by Jon Ferrara, the former founder of Goldmine, said last night that it has raised $1M in a seed funding round.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Deliv , a startup which offers up same day delivery services for the "last mile" for retailers--which is backed by LA's Upfront Ventures--has raised $40M more in a funding round. The Series C funding came from Google, Clayton Venture Partners (the VC arm of car rental giant Enterprise Holdings),UPS, General Catalyst Partners, The Macerich Co.,

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JULY 26, 2011

The round was led by IA Ventures, and also included Google Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Metamorphic Ventures, Real Ventures, ff Venture Capital, Zelkova Ventures, BoldStart VC, as well as angels David Tisch and David Cohen. in a seed funding round.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

Stealthy San Diego alternative energy vehicle firm V Vehicles , which just raised $62.25M in a funding round, apparently has added Google Ventures as an investor in the company. Google's involvement was first spotted by Xconomy , which said it has confirmed the involvement of Google with V Vehicles.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm Upfront Ventures said over the weekend that it has named two new Partners at the firm. The venture investor said it has added Aditi Maliwal as a Partner, and also promoted Michael Carney to Partner.

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MAY 7, 2012

Los Angeles-based content developer Machinima is on the verge of an investment deal with Google , according to a report published Monday by AllthingsD. Machinima consistently ranks among the top providers of content on Google's YouTube, and has been one of the companies spearheading YouTube's push into original content.

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AUGUST 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor TenOneTen Ventures , which is run by David Waxman and Gil Elbaz, is looking to raise a $25M fund, according to a regulatory filing from the company this week. Elbaz was founder of Applied Semantics (acquired by Google), and is currently full time CEO at Factual. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2014

The funding was led by new venture capital fund Handbag, which is led by Seth Neiman, and also included Intel Capital. Along with the funding, Emotient also said it has launched a new application for Google Glass, which helps sales people measure the emotions of customers using the Glass camera. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2020

The funding was led by LVP, and also included 1Up Ventures, Alpha Edison, Everblue Management, firstminute Capital, Greycroft Tracker Fund, Hearst Ventures and Third Kind Venture Capital. Wilson previously worked at Jam City. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The funding was led by Rincon Venture Partners, Wavemaker Partners, Frontier Venture Capital, and Apex Ventures. Los Angeles-based HAAWK , a new startup focused on rights management, copyright enforcement, and content monetization, has raised $2.5M in a seed financing round, according to the company.

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MARCH 5, 2014

Auction.com said this morning that it has raised $50M in a funding from Google Capital, at a $1.2 Auction.com joins SpaceX, Snapchat, and Beats Electronics in the short list of $1 billion plus valuation, venture backed startups here. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, has scored an exit this morning, at bring-your-own-device (BYOD) software developer Divide. Divide said this morning that it has been acquired by Google, and will go to work on Google''s Android operating system. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The company says it has now raised $27M for its efforts.

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