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Plug and Play San Diego Finds Home in New Downtown Works Space

Xconomy

Plug and Play San Diego has formed a partnership with Downtown Works, a new co-working space in downtown San Diego, which will give the local Plug and Play program a place to call home. We would like to launch an accelerator based here, and bring in additional resources from the Bay Area.”. billion under management.

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Aquam Raises $26M to Expand Tech, Services for Aging Infrastructure

Xconomy

Aquam, a San Diego company with technology for cleaning out and re-lining aging utility pipelines, has raised $26 million in a growth capital round led by NewWorld Capital Group , a New York private equity firm that makes investments in sustainable energy and natural-resources related deals.

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Inhibrx, Fresh Off $40M Funding to Advance Cancer Drugs, Eyes IPO

Xconomy

The La Jolla, CA-based company, which is developing protein drugs targeting cancer and other diseases, was founded in 2010. Viking’s investment was a note that will convert into the company’s common stock after the initial public offering at a discount—equal to 90 percent of the price per share of the.

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Inhibrix Pulls In $40M to Press Ahead With Cancer Drug Clinical Trials

Xconomy

The La Jolla, CA-based company was founded in 2010 by Mark Lappe, Brendan Eckelman, and Quinn Deveraux. Both were at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation before founding Inhibrx with Lappe, its CEO, who previously was the founder and managing partner of a fund that invests.

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With $18M, Reflexion Health Expands Physical Therapy Technology

Xconomy

Reflexion Health, a San Diego startup founded in 2012 at the nonprofit West Health Institute, is moving to commercialize Vera, its physical rehabilitation system based on Microsoft Kinect’s motion tracking technology. Even though O’Brien is board chairman, Smith said West Partners did not invest in Reflexion.).

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

And the broader question of whether VC’s will continue to invest in the Twitter ecosystem. Discussion: Had a long chat about PicClick , a company founded by Ryan Sit in San Diego. But we had a great chance to talk about the recent moves that Twitter has made to “plug holes” and changing its “TOS” on advertising. LibreDigital.

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Cybersecurity Firm Proficio Raises $12M in Private Equity Round

Xconomy

Proficio, a Carlsbad, CA-based startup providing cybersecurity protection services for middle market companies, has raised $12 million in an investment round led by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. The Los Angeles-based private equity firm provided funding from its Kayne Partners Fund Group, which invests in high-growth technology businesses.

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