socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2010

A recently released study by TechAmerica, an advocacy group for the high tech industry, finds that Los Angeles ranks sixth among the top 60 cities in the United States for high tech employment. 292,969 workers), San Jose/Silicon Valey (225,575 workers), and Boston (219,798 workers). high tech jobs per 1000.

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High Tech Study Orange County Southern California 198

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

According to an analysis of socalTECH's proprietary database of venture capital deals, venture investors invested slightly more than the $966M in Q3 of 2009, but less than the $1.6 Other big deals included $60M in investment in San Diego's Skinit , a developer of personalized "skins" for electronic devices, and $37.0M

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Southern California Invest Westlake Village SoCal 196

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

Clearly, 2009 was not a good year, from the perspective of the technology innovation ecosystem. I think the big challenge, is to take advantage of the homogenization of the West Coast--the corridor between San Francisco and San Diego--and taking advantage of the fact that things are becoming more blended.

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OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174