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JULY 19, 2012

Los Angeles investor Baroda Ventures , the venture capital arm of David Bohnett, has re-upped on online fashion and e-commerce site Fab.com , in a big, $105M third round of funding for that site. Baroda has been an investor in Fab since its seed funding back in June of 2010.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 19, 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010 -- OCTANe and Cleantech Open: 2010 Competition Breakfast Briefing. Enter the 2010 Cleantech Open Business Competition. The mission of the Cleantech Open is to find, fund, and foster the big ideas that address today's most urgent energy, environmental, and economic challenges.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

But I've been surprised recently by the number of VCs saying  publicly and on panels  that any company looking for funding needs to have an exit strategy based around likely corporate buyers. Read more of Megan's article on changing Exit Strategies for 2010. Basically, a company sale instead of an IPO. READ MORE>>.

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Venture Capital High Tech Invest Acquisition 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

According to Eric Robison, the firm's CEO, the funding round will go towards increasing the firm's global reach and expanding content. Meritech Capital also participated in the funding. As part of the big new funding, Andrew Braccia of Accel and Vic Parker of Spectrum have both joined the company's board. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.” I believe people generally hate making decisions and especially so when they involve commitments and risks.

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Funding Software Review Entrepreneur Venture Capital 189

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based FastPay , which provides specialized line of credit to online publishers, e-commerce companies, videogame companies, and other digital media companies, reports this morning that it has placed over $100M in funding to over 100 customers since its launch in 2010.

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Customer Custom Funding Commerce 164

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. VC’s often talk about this term as in the total amount of funds EVER raised by that VC. What is a VC fund? What is total assets under management? -

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Venture Capital Funding Invest GRP Partners 269

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JULY 11, 2011

A report this morning from Dow Jones says that venture capital fundraising in the first half of the year was up 19 percent, however, those funds went to a smaller number of name-brand venture firms. billion, but with only 50 funds closing, down 38 percent in terms of the number of funds. billion in the first half of 2010.

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Funding Venture Capital Report Capital 140

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2019

The La Jolla, CA-based company, which is developing protein drugs targeting cancer and other diseases, was founded in 2010. Read more about the company’s history and its recent $40 million financing round hedge fund Viking Global Investors here.

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Funding Pricing Invest Develop 79

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JULY 12, 2010

billion in the second quarter of 2010, down 49 percent compared to Q1 this year, when 38 funds raised $3.7 The biggest funds raised in the quarter were $325M for Venrock Associates VI, L.P., Tags: venture capital investment funding financing nvca thomson reuters. venture capital firms raised $1.9 which raised $213.8M

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Funding Venture Capital Capital Invest 159

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

San Francisco-based Livefyre , one of the many companies backed by prolific Los Angeles angel investor Paige Craig , has scored a new round of funding, the firm said today. LiveFyre had been seeded by Paige Craig , Zelkova Ventures , Travis Kalanick , and Jarl Mohn back in July of 2010. LiveFyre said it raised $4.5M

Santa Monica 150

Santa Monica Funding Venture Capital Los Angeles 150

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JANUARY 5, 2012

The San Diego chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the largest angel investment group in Southern California, as well as the United States, said today that it has established a new, memorial fund, the John G. The fund has been started by a $1M gift from the family of John G.

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Tech Coast Angels San Diego Angel Funding 159

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

San Diego-based Seismic , which develops sales enablement and marketing software, has joined the unicorn club, saying this morning that it has raised $92M in a Series F funding, which values the company at approximately $1.6 Seismic has now raised a total of $270M in funding. Rowe Price, its existing investors. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 -- Venture Funding in Green Technologies. LAVA special event focused on Green Tech companies and Green Tech investing. Moderated by John Babcock, Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners.

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Rustic Canyon LAVA Technology Funding 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Thursday, February 25, 2010 -- Funding Life Sciences: Where to Now? The environment for traditional means of funding private companies in the life science industry has changed forever. No longer are venture capitalists the logical choice for funding companies with pre-clinical programs. See [link] (more).

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Funding Company Companies 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 22, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010 -- Accessing Government Funding for Research. government agencies provide funds, such as SBIR and STTR grants, to small biotech and medical device firms in support of their RandD and commercialization activities. Numerous U.S. See https://www.123signup.com/register?id=jyvcp. 123signup.com/register?id=jyvcp.

Research 100

Research Funding Writing Conference 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 22, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010 -- Workshop on Accessing Government Funding for Research. Experts from the NIH, DoD and other governmental agencies will share tips on accessing SBIR/STTR grants and other types of government funding to support bioscience RandD activities. See https://www.123signup.com/register?id=jyvcp.

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Research Funding Tips Activity 100

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2021

Welcome Tech , which has built a digital platform aimed at immigrants and their families, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round co-led by TTV Capital, Owl Ventures and SoftBank Group Corp.’s s SB Opportunity Fund. Welcome Tech, which has an office in San Antonio, Texas, raised an $8 million Series A in March of 2020.

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Platform Resource Services Capital 299

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JULY 12, 2017

Laguna Hills-based Ephesoft , a developer of document capture software, has raise $15M in a Series A funding, the company said this week. The funding came from Mercato Partners. Joe Kaiser of Mercato joins the company's board with the funding. The company was founded by Ike Kavas, and was founded in 2010. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Tool Content Software 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 7, 2010

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 -- Funding of Healthcare Information Technology Ventures. The tough, multi-billion healthcare-IT industry is marked with blockbuster successes and well known failures.

Technology 100

Technology LAVA Funding Entrepreneur 100

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Battlezone" which it says it will release in late 2010. Los Angeles-based Arktos Entertaiment Group , a firm which says it provides investment, creative and production management support, and other services to interactive and online entertainment firms, said today that it has led a $5M investment round in firm Online Warmongers.

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Entertainment Activision Funding Venture Capital 170

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 12, 2010

Thursday, April 15, 2010 -- Navigating the Waters of Venture Funding. Broadscircle. Speaker: FRAN SEEGULL, COO and Board Director, Funk Ventures, Santa Monica, CA. Join us for a discussion about female entrepreneurs, the types of companies they start, why they start them and whether VC is right for them.

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Funding Santa Monica Venture Capital Entrepreneur 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 5, 2010

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 -- Funding the Future of the Video Game Industry. Please join LAVA, Stubbs Alderton Markiles, PricewaterhouseCoopers and a distinguished panel of video game industry experts for their insights on capital sources for video game companies. See [link] (more).

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LAVA Funding Capital Company 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 8, 2010

Thursday, January 14, 2010 -- Funding Sources Within the Federal Government. As private and venture capital sources of funding are shrinking, the Federal government has expanded the amount of funding available to private sector companies. This program will provide an overview of the programs and funding sources available.

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Funding OCTANE Venture Capital Capital 100

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JULY 2, 2018

Los Angeles-based Califia Farms , a maker of non-GMO, natural plant-based milks, coffee, creamers, and other beverages, has raised $50M in a new funding round, the company said on Monday. The funding was led by Ambrosia Investments, and also included Sun Pacific and Stripes Group. The company was founded in 2010. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles Funding Invest Angel 100

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

million original funding of Parcel Pending in 2014. The TCA said its members who participated in that first funding realized a 19x return on their investment. Although the 19x return is a great one for the TCA, the angel group's record is still the more than 100x return its members received when Green Dot had its IPO in 2010.

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Tech Coast Angels Angel Southern California Invest 113

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JANUARY 30, 2019

Los Angeles-based FabFitFun , the subscription-based, lifestyle brand founded by Daniel and Michael Broukhim and Katie Rosen Kitchens, said on Wednesday morning that it has raised $80M in the company's Series A funding round. FabFitFun was founded in 2010. Rowghani will serve as a board member, and Meeker serves as board observer.

Los Angeles 113

Los Angeles Funding Product Angel 113

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JULY 6, 2010

Numbers from those firms usually differs--sometimes drastically--due to sources of information, timing of funding events, and classification of data. PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association, and VentureOne will release their quarterly nationwide results of venture activity later this month.

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Southern California Westlake Village Invest Tech Coast Angels 195

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This coming Friday and Saturday (February 12 & 13) TechZulu will be presenting The BIL 2010 Conference live. If you are out of town or just don't have the funds to be there no worries TZ has you covered. Just click here to watch it live on Feb. 12 &13.

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Conference Startup Ideas Funding 66

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel. In 2010 somebody posed the question on Quora, “Is Mark Suster a Successful Venture Capitalist?” Helping companies get to next financing round successfully: I was just beginning this phase in Sept 2010 and said so. 5 years ago.

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Venture Capital Downey Writing Press 387

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JULY 30, 2018

The company, which has an office in Camarillo, said the funding was led by Agustn Coppel and North Bridge Venture Partners, its two largest existing investors. Cool Planet said the new investment is an extension of its previously announced Series A funding. in a new investment round. READ MORE>>.

Technology 100

Technology Invest Funding Develop 100

Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2017

GoFundMe, the Redwood City, CA-based fund-raising platform for charities and nonprofits, has acquired CrowdRise , a Detroit, MI-based rival founded by entrepreneurs Robert Wolfe and Jeffrey Wolfe, and Hollywood philanthropists Edward Norton and Shauna Robertson. Brad Damphousse and Andy Ballester founded GoFundMe in San Diego in 2010.

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Funding San Diego Hollywood Platform 40

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Thursday, December 9, 2010 -- If the Venture Model is Broken, Whos Funding All These Startups? What is the new business of investing  startups are getting funded at rapid speeds, if venture is broken, whos doing the investing? Dealmaker Media LA.

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GRP Partners Clearstone Funding Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Seed investments are down by any measure (funds, deals, dollars) over the past 3 years in deals < $1 million AND in deals between $1–5 million. Between 1999–2005 the costs went down by 90% and between 2005–2010 they went down a further 90%. As you can see below the number of seed funds shot up dramatically between 2006 and 2014.

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Venture Capital Invest Seed Funding Startup 328

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Series A funding came from True Ventures. Orreco said the funding will go towards expansion in the United State and Europe, and to further develop its product for sports science and data, and specifically to open that new office here. Orreco was founded in 2010 in Ireland.

Los Angeles 113

Los Angeles Tool Funding Technology 113

socalTECH

MAY 3, 2012

San Diego-based Qualcomm has renewed its investment in Visage , as part of a Series C funding for the enterprise mobility management software provider. Qualcomm was the lead on the February 2010 round for Visage, whose software is used to manage the security and mobile policy for enterprise customers.

Mobile 240

Mobile Invest San Diego Software 240

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

in a new round of funding, according to a regulatory filing by the company. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company. The firm has now raise $58.10M in funding. The company last announced a round--a Series C funding--back in September of 2010. READ MORE>>.

Cloud Computing 187

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara Software Capital 187