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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

SoCal CTO

Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc.

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VC Invest $587M In SoCal In Q4, But National Investments Drop 47 Percent In 2009

socalTECH

However, nationally, venture capital numbers were much worse, with venture investments dropping to the lowest level in more than a decade. According to PwC/NVCA, investments in 2009 were at the lowest level since 1997, with only $17.7 Tags: venture capital investment quarterly moneytree thomson reuters.

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FastPoint Games Shuts Down

socalTECH

Fastpoint had been venture backed by Mission Ventures and DFJ Dragon Fund, Allen & Co. and SCP Worldwide, and last raised funding in 2009, raising a total of $10M in funding. The company was originally known as Rotohog. Perdew is well known for his prior role on The Apprentice. READ MORE>>.

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VC Invest $587M In SoCal In Q4, But National Investments Drop 37 Percent In 2009

socalTECH

However, nationally, venture capital numbers were much worse, with venture investments dropping to the lowest level in more than a decade. According to PwC/NVCA, investments in 2009 were at the lowest level since 1997, with only $17.7 Tags: reuters thomson moneytree quarterly investment capital venture.

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Fastpoint Games Seeks Buyer, Winds Down Site

socalTECH

Fastpoint had been venture backed by Mission Ventures and DFJ Dragon Fund, Allen & Co. and SCP Worldwide, and last raised funding in 2009, raising a total of $10M in funding. The company was originally known as Rotohog. Perdew is well known for his prior role on The Apprentice. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Deals Total Around $932M For Q2

socalTECH

A recent analysis by socalTECH, of our detailed tracking of venture capital investment activity in Southern California, finds that there was around $932M in funding raised in the area in Q2, a rise from roughly $700M in Q1. Tags: venture capital investment southern california 2009.

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Out of the Lab

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 -- Out of the Lab and into a Business. While having a thorough understanding of their breakthroughs in technology or science it is the routine acts of fund raising, hiring resources and managing for results rather than publications that make taking research out of the lab and into a start-up a special case.