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OCTOBER 21, 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011 -- IEEE 2011 Energy Efficiency Symposium. Keynote speaker Dr. David Auston, Exec. Learn how to pitch to investor groups.See [link] (more)

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JANUARY 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture capital Association MoneyTree survey, which is based on data from Thomson Reuters, tallies $738.34M invested in Southern California in Q4 of 2011. in venture funding. The biggest Los Angeles deal was a funding for SolarReserve , for $27.0M.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest organized angel investment group in Southern California--and the nation--said Wednesday that it was part of $45M in funding in companies during last year, with $11M directly invested across 37 companies during 2011. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 25, 2017

Los Angeles-based Ring , the developer of connected doorbells, security cameras, and other similar devices, has raised $109M in a big financing round, to help fund global growth. Ring, led by Jamie Siminoff, has now raised over $209M in funding. Siminoff's last successful venture was Unsubscribe.com, which he sold to TrustedID in 2011.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Thursday, February 24, 2011 -- Tech Coast Angels LA Fast Pitch 2011. The program will also include presentations by successful CEOs and investors about what it takes to get funded and operate a successful company. Don't miss TCA LA Fast Pitch 2011!! CEOs will have 90 seconds to pitch their companies on stage.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The incubator effort looking to make Los Angeles a key part of the clean technology industry, the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) , announced this morning that it has received a $200,000 grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, to help advance its program--and may even start its own investment fund. READ MORE>>.

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Incubator Los Angeles Invest Angel 190

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MAY 15, 2011

April 25, 2011, Irvine, Calif — Tech Coast Venture Network (www.tcvn.org) is hosting the OC Technology Influencer Mixer & Summit 2011, an historic two-day event with partners CompTIA, the world’s largest technology association, the Technology Leadership Political Action Committee and Ingram Micro.

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MARCH 31, 2015

San Diego-based venture capital investor Correlation Ventures is looking to raise a second fund, Correlation Ventures II, worth $170M, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. According to the filing, the venture firm has yet to ink any limited partner commitments on the new fund.

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APRIL 22, 2013

FastSpring , the fast growing Santa Barbara-based e-commerce payment services provider headed by Dan Engel, said today it has scored a funding round from Pylon Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm. Size of the funding round was not disclosed.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

If you're a Southern California startup, it's most likely you're going to find funding from local, Southern California startup funds, right? raised in Q4 of 2011, against the backdrop of an overall lull in venture capital activity for the year nationally. The report found that there was $683.7M READ MORE>>.

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MAY 28, 2015

According to the firm, the funding will go towards expansion into international markets, to strengthen its R&D, and continue development of its products. The company last raised funding in 2011, when it raised $7M in a Series B.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Santa Monica-based Formative, a developer of software used by K-12 teachers to assign and track homework assignments, has raised $70M in a Series A funding, the company said today. The funding was led by Summit Partners, and also included Emerson Collective, Fika Ventures, Mac Ventures and Rethink Education.

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MAY 10, 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011 -- 2011 OC Technology Influencer Mixer and Summit.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 -- Funding Growth and Expansion. One answer is funding, but how do you get the cash you need in today's tough economic climate? OneSource Alliance. What does it take to be successful in today's economy? See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

San Diego-based GlySens , a startup developing implantable, long-term glucose monitoring sensors, has scored an investment round, according to investor West Health Investment Fund. The funding came out of the $100M West Health Investment Fund, which was launched in October of 2011. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 16, 2014

Santa Monica-based Siemer Ventures said Wednesday that the venture capital fund has launched a new, $45M third fund, and rebranded itself as Wavemaker Partners. The new fund is larger than the company''s second fund, which was raised in 2011 and was worth $28M.

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JUNE 22, 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 -- Government Funding for Your Business. Learn how to gain a competitive edge in winning Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding through our workshop series. See [link] (more)

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

EcoATM announced late Wednesday afternoon that it has raised $40M in a mezzanine debt funding round, from Falcon Investment Advisors. EcoATM, which is headed by Tom Tullie, said that its network now includes 300 of its machiens in 20 states, up from about 45 machines which were primarily in California in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Claremont Funding Equity Networking 140

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MAY 3, 2011

El Segundo-based satellite TV operator DIRECTV and consumer electronics firm Panasonic said Tuesday that the two will be funding six 3D films, as part of an effort to train filmmakers on 3D equipment.

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 -- Funding the Big Idea! TriTechs 3rd annual funding conference where businesses and entrepreneurs interact with investors and also get a chance to look into the mind of investors in order to find out what it takes to become investor ready.

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JULY 22, 2013

However, fast forward to today, and the two players behind the two biggest CRM software products of the desktop PC age--Pat Sullivan and Jon Ferrara--are head to head again, as Sullivan''s new startup, Contatta , announced a funding round for its launch of a new, customer relationship management software product.

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 -- TriTech's 3rd Annual Funding Forum. Funding the Big Idea! TriTech's 3rd annual funding conference where businesses and entrepreneurs interact with investors and also get a chance to look into the mind of investors in order to find out what it takes to become "investor ready".

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APRIL 6, 2011

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 -- Venture Funding panel. See [link] (more)

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AUGUST 25, 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 -- How to Prepare for Seed Funding. Blake Allen of Duane Morris will discuss entity formation and how to structure and prepare your company to be an enticing funding candidate for outside investors. See [link] (more)

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Seed Funding Tech Coast Angels Funding Invest 113

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FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Transitions do happen in VC funds but many fail to make the move in a timely fashion and lose key younger personnel who break off and do their own funds or else the strong personalities of senior partners make it harder for new partners to flourish. Fred & Brad aren’t leaving but wanted Andy & Albert to take over management.

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Venture Capital Funding Capital Startup 161

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

in funding in Q3, up in terms of dollars from Q3 of last year, when $670.9M In terms of deals, the quarter was actually down from last year, with 79 deals completed in Q3 of this year, versus 91 in Q3 of 2011. Finally, the third biggest area for funding was Retailing/Distribution, which had a total of $105.7M was raised.

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Southern California GRP Partners Funding Orange County 210

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MARCH 18, 2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011 -- Funding Tech Companies: State of the Credit Market-Senior Financial Executive Roundtable-TechAmerica. How has the banking shakeout affected banks that focus in the tech sector? What is the new landscape for the business of banking now and in the future?

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Company Companies Funding Los Angeles 113

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JULY 20, 2012

in funding during Q2 of 2012, down from Q1, and slightly below investments in Q2 of 2011. in funding, followed by San Diego, with $304.7M in funding. County and San Diego seeing slightly less funding that the prior quarter. raised, also were among the top fundings. in investment, then. Viddy , with $30.7.M

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Southern California Orange County GRP Partners Funding 145

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JUNE 8, 2017

Howard Marks was previously founder and CEO of Acclaim Games (now part of Walt Disney), and was co-founder of Activision; he created StartEngine with co-founder Ron Miller in 2011, initialy as a startup accelerator, and later transitioned the incubator into the online equity crowdfunding area. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

San Diego-based beauty brand Beauty Bakerie , a developer of cosmetics aimed at Millennials, has raised $3M in a seed funding. The funding was led by Unilever Ventures. Beauty Bakerie was founded by CEO Cashmere Nicole, who founded the brand in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -- Funding and Guiding Your Company's Growth. How do you finance growth and transitional stages? Despite the current economic gloom, companies are growing, expanding and developing strategically. But how do they finance growth and acquisitions?

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AUGUST 29, 2011

The Three Enthralling Factors Of Venture Funding. Naval Ravikant, Co-Founder of AngelList and Venture Hacks, details a variety of factors that influence your chances of raising venture funding in this informative interview. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

in funding in Q3, up in terms of dollars from Q3 of last year, when $670.9M In terms of deals, the quarter was actually down from last year, with 79 deals completed in Q3 of this year, versus 91 in Q3 of 2011. Finally, the third biggest area for funding was Retailing/Distribution, which had a total of $105.7M was raised.

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Southern California GRP Partners Funding Orange County 180

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JULY 6, 2011

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 -- How to Get Funding from Angels and VCs. Hear what their funding, how to pitch them and what it'll take to get a cut of the pie in 2011. How did Tapulous land a mega partnership with Universal? How can your startup work with Red Bull? But what does that relationship look like?

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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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OCTOBER 20, 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -- The Halo Effect: How Angels can Bridge the Entrepreneur Funding Gap. Maverick Angels. You are invited to attend the next Maverick Angels Open Evening for Entrepreneurs at the University of Southern California.

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MARCH 23, 2017

The company said that Costner and his business partner, Rod Lake, were actually the company's founding investors back in 2011. The involvement of Costner is the first time the company has detailed the actor's investment; the company has previously announced funding from the ALIAD Corporate Venture fund, Bluestem Capital and UCLA Venture Fund.

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UCLA Los Angeles Funding Invest 157