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Orange County Private Equity

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 -- Orange County Private Equity - Alive and Thriving During Turbulent Times! Orange County Venture Group. Hear from Orange County's leading private equity players. See [link] (more).

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SoCal Gets $739M In Venture Capital In Q2

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According to the MoneyTree report, released last night, Orange County led fundraising, with $319.3M in funding, and San Diego $198.18M in investments. Quarter to quarter, investments were up from Q1, when $585M was invested in the region. Nationally, venture capitalists invested $7.5M raised for the quarter.

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Southern California Leads In Green Businesses, Says Report

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The Next 10 report found that California accounted for 24 percent of total global investment in clean technology, with a total of $11.6 billion invested in cleantech venture capital in the state since 2006. Tags: next10 southern california clean cleantech energy power solar investment jobs employment.

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SoCal Venture Deals Up In Q2

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Investments by venture capitalists in Southern California were up, both in terms of deals and dollars in Q2, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). in 91 investments, up significantly from the $451.8M in 91 investments, up significantly from the $451.8M

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NVCA: Venture Capital Spurs Jobs, GDP

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The report , compiled for the NVCA by IHS Global Insight, found that venture backed companies accounted for 11 percent of private company employment in 2008, or 12.1 trillion in revenue in 2008, or roughly one-fifth of the country's gross domestic product. billion invested in LA/Orange County, and $16.3M

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Venture Capital Hits 12 Year Low

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in deals, Orange County seeing $92.1M, and San Diego with $87.4M in venture investments during the quarter. raised, followed by Orange County-based LenXs Lasers. invested in local companies; Biotechnology firms raised $59.35M, and Industrial/Energy was third with $40.7M. in deals from Q1 of 2008.

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Driving Company-Changing Innovation

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 -- "Driving Company-Changing Innovation: Lessons from Startups to Global Companies" Orange County PDMA. Join the Southern California Chapter of PDMA for a look at small and large company innovation from the perspective of Ken Ouimet, CEO of MyWorld Investing.