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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Los Angeles-based Cloudbreak Health , which develops a platform used for telemedicine efforts, has raised $10M in an investment round, the company announced this morning. According to the company, the funding came from Columbia Partners Private Capital.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Santa Monica-based Forge Platform , which is developing software development kits used for Ethereum, has raised $1M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding came from Manta Ray Ventures and Upfront Ventures. The company was founded by Chris Lorenz, Geoffrey Anderson, and James Borow.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Jordan was previously Founder and CEO of investment banking firm Tribeca Capital Partners. a cloud-based employee engagement and predictive analytics online platform. According to BiasSync, Jordan will be based in Los Angeles, and manage its business development, client services, marketing and operations teams.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based PeerStreet , the startup which offers up investment opportunities in real estate backed loans, says it has dropped investment minimums on its service to just $100, when used with automated investments. PeerStreet has now had over $2 billion in transactions on its platform, as of March, according to the company.

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JULY 9, 2020

Size of the strategic investment was not announced. Synadia said it has developed cloud-native messaging technology built on top of NATS.io, and which runs on all major cloud provider platforms. Los Angeles-based Synadia Communications , a software startup that is behind the open source NATS.io READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2019

NetDocuments , the developer of a cloud-based platform for managing the documents of law firms and corporate legal and compliance departments which is backed by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital , has scored a new, strategic funding. Size and terms of that investment was not announced by the companies.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

CrowdStrike , the cloud-based cybersecurity software developer which has substantial operations in Orange County, said today that it has launched a new, early stage investment fund called the Falcon Fund. The new fund will make seed and Series A investments, according to the company. Crowdstrike is led by George Kurtz.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

AngelList claimed in its report, Startup Growth and Venture Returns, that someone who "blindly invests in every credible deal" would do better than an angel investor who happened to miss "the best-performing seed investment". AngelList's service is aimed at promoting seed investment. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Impact , which develops software used for partnership automation, said this morning that it has raised $75M in an investment round. According to the company, the funding will go towards accelerating development of its platform, for go-to-market and regional expansion, and other growth efforts.

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JUNE 19, 2015

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , which was launched back in 2013 as a startup incubator, has pivoted its model, and has become an online equity crowdfunding platform called StartEngine Crowdfunding. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 7, 2018

Santa Monica-based Champion Technology , which develops an artificial intelligence-powered software product for the cybersecurity area, to help improve cyber security analysis, has received a strategic investment from R9B (root9B, LLC), a provider of cybersecurity products and services. Size of the investment was not announced.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Los Angeles-based logistics service provider Port Logistics Group says it has made an investment in Silicon Valley-based Whiplash Merchandising , a developer of e-commerce software used for order management and warehouse management. Size of the Series A investment was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

San Diego-based private equity investor JMI Equity has made an investment in Foster City, California-based Arena Solutions , the two said this morning. Size of thee investment was not announced. Arena said the strategic growth equity investment will further its growth. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Newport Beach-based BuildFire said yesterday that it has released a new platform, aimed at helping businesses and nonprofits to easily create native smartphone, tablet, and web apps. BulidFire said its mobile app creation platform supports e-commerce capability, straming video, calendar integration, social features, and much more.

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APRIL 25, 2019

The investment round also included DEFTA Partners, Rethink Impact, and DigiTx Partners. Savonix--which is based in San Franciso--develops a digital cognitive assessment platform called Savonix Mobile, which is being used to assess brain health through mobihle devices. Savonix said it raised $9.6M

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APRIL 30, 2019

San Diego-based Quality Built , a provider of third-party, quality-assurance services to the residential and commercial construction industry, has received a private equity investment from Los Angeles-based Gallant Capital Partners. Size of the investment was not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor OCV Partners has received $200M from j2 Global--and added outgoing j2 Global CEO Hemi Zucker--to ramp up its investments in technology companies. j2 said that it is using OCV Partners to invest in promising businesses and technologies that were not a fit with j2's public company environment.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based Upfront Ventures , along with Jeffrey Katzenberg's investment fund, WndrCo and rapper Nas , are the lead investors in a new startup, Rally Rd. which lets individuals invest in fractional shares of blue chip, classic cars. According to Rally Rd. New York-based Rally Co.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Beverly Hills-based real estate crowdfunding site Realty Mogul disclosed this morning that it has inked a $73M funding commitment with company Direct Lending Investments. The two said that the funding will go towards funding residential rehab loans through Realty Mogul''s platform. The company is led by Jilliene Helman. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Santa Ana-based technology distributor Ingram Micro has made an investment in cloud hosting software developer Parallels , the company said this morning, as part of a strategic deal between the companies. ingram micro parallels venture capital strategic investment cloud marketplace' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Los Angeles-based Asset Avenue has launched a new, crowdfunding site focused on commercial, real estate investments, the company said this week. According to the startup, its online marketplace lets potential real estate investors access to pre-vetted investment opportunities across the country.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

According to ServiceNow, which is based in Santa Clara but still has major operations in San Diego, ServiceNow Ventures will target investments in early stage companies that develop cloud-based applications, built on its platform, as well as growth stage vendors developing strategic technology integration with the ServiceNow platform.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners , along with another local investor, Crosscut Ventures , have both made investments in a new Techstars company, Branch Messenger , Branch announced this morning. March Capital's Jim Armstrong and CrossCut's Brett Brewer were both involved in the investment deal. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Santa Monica-based Fair , which operates a vehicle subscription service that lets users subscribe to gain access to cars without the restrictions of a traditional lease, has raised $100M in a combined debt facility and equity investment, the company said this morning. The debt facility was provided by Ally Financial.

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AUGUST 27, 2015

Santa Monica-based ,a href="[link] OnDemand , the developer of cloud-based, talent management software, said this morning that it has made investments in four companies, from the Cornerstone Innovation Fund. Size of the investments in each company were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Size of that investment were not disclosed. interlude, led by Yoni Bloch, says it is developing a platform which creates a more interactive, video experience for viewers. The company has its headquarters in New York, and offices in Tel Aviv, Israel and Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2015

San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment , the developer of EverQuest and other massively multiplayer, online games, has been sold to investment management firm Columbus Nova , SOE said this morning. The company specifically said the move will allow it to "embrace the multi-platform world we are living in." READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

INVST , a Westlake Village-based startup which offers up an online platform to help alternative investment funds find accredited investors, has signed up three new clients for its service, the company said this week. invst investedin alon goren deal institutional crowdfunding accredited investment tracking finnance' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Morphlabs , the developer of cloud-based infrastructure software, announced today that it has launched a new, Openstack-powered public cloud platform. MorphLabs is venture backed by AO Capital, BroadBand Tower, CSK Venture Capital, Frontera Capital, Global Gateway Investment Group, and Siemer Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The funding came from Shima Capital, blockchain platform Forte, gaming community SNACKCLUB, guild and mod platform Overwolf, plus the founders of gaming companies Illuvium and investors Woodstock Fund, FJ Labs, Bixin Ventures, among others. Los Angeles-based gaming startup Midnight announced this morning that it has raised $7.5M

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

Today's contribution is from Alon Goren , the co-founder of Crowd Invest Summit and 805 Startups. Alon Goren: This year, my partners, Josef Holm (Krowdster), Darren Marble (CrowdfundX) and I started Crowd Invest Summit. Alon Goren is a Co-Founder of Crowd Invest Summit and 805 Startups.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Los Angeles-based Untapped Ventures said on Wednesday that it has launched a new, early-stage venture capital fund, which it says invests in companies that "help people live the best version of themselves, personally and professionally." The size of the new fund was not announced. The size of the new fund was not announced.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen announced this morning that it has made a $30M investment in a German company developing cancer immunotherapy, Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH. According to Amgen, the deal could potentially be worth over $1 billion in milestone payments plus royalties. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2014

The funding was led by the Firsthand Technology Value Fund, and also included Fraser McCombs Ventures, Maxima Ventures, Wild Basin Investment and the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), as well as new strategic investors Cisco and WWE. The company is headquartered in Austin.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Irvine-based ThoughtWorld, a new market research and social media platform, says it has raised $2M in an angel investment round. The company says it launched the Alpha version of its platform on July 21st. The company says it launched the Alpha version of its platform on July 21st.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, has made investments in four companies working on 5G technology and products. According to Qualcomm Ventures, it made strategic investments in Celona , Cellwize , Azion and Pensando. Size of the investments were note disclosed.

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JUNE 17, 2010

San Diego-based scientific instruments maker Gen-Probe has invested $50M in a Northern California firm developing DNA sequencing technology, Pacific Biosciences. According to the two firms, Gen-Probe made the investment as part of a larger Series F funding round for Pacific Biosciences.

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