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OCTOBER 18, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report finds that companies here in Southern California raised $695.4M 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. was raised.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

What was Southern California's technology community most interested in 2012? Exits Down in 2011 - One of the most popular stories to be read on the site--perhaps. venture capital exits in. 2011, showing a reduced number of exits--but more IPOs--in venture backed companies. As part of our.

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Southern California Thousand Oaks Incubator SpaceX 211

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JULY 9, 2012

It looks like it's going to be a good year for venture capital -- fundraising, that is, according to numbers released by Dow Jones Monday. venture funds raised $13 billion in the first six months of the year, a 31 percent increase in fundraising activity compared with the first half of 2011.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 19, 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 -- 2011 Venture Capital Outlook. Come hear our expert panelists from the venture industry (NVCA, Sigma Partners, Charles River Ventures, SVB Capital) share and debate their outlook for the industry in 2011.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). per year.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Southern California Company 241

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011 -- The Official Unveiling of the New Startup Boot Camp in SoCal! oin Barbara and Angel Investors Amir Banifatemi and David Cheng as we break the news about the New 3 Month Startup Boot Camp in Southern California. And how they fill the void left by angel and VC investors. Tech Coast Angels.

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Southern California SoCal Tech Coast Angels Startup 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Thursday, November 17, 2011 -- Business Plan Competition and Dinner Be a VC! Join SDVG at the annual PitchFest Business Plan Competition to take part in funding promising Southern California companies. To apply, visit the PitchFest 2011 page. More information to follow  registration opens early October.

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Southern California Venture Capital Competition Funding 113

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JULY 20, 2012

The latest MoneyTree Survey, from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters, tabulated. in funding during Q2 of 2012, down from Q1, and slightly below investments in Q2 of 2011. Fisker Automotive actually topped the nation as the biggest, venture capital funding in the quarter.

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Southern California Orange County GRP Partners Funding 145

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Congratulations Southern California Gelsons store shoppers, you’re getting Impossible Foods on your grocery shelves. The meatless ground meat substitute will be appearing in stores across the Southern California as the first step in a phased nationwide rollout on Friday.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. This morning, we're sharing the insights of Greg Martin , a venture capitalist at Archer Venture Capital. We last shared the thoughts of John Babcock at Rustic Canyon Partners. Stay tuned.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Southern California 234

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 3, 2011

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 -- Annual Venture Capital Panel. Meet the top VCs who are investing in Southern California. Find out what does it take to secure Venture Capital for your company. Find out what they are looking to invest in. Learn about the hottest trends and the mistakes NOT to make.

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Venture Capital LAVA Rustic Canyon Capital 100

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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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Tech Coast Angels Angel Southern California Invest 157

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AUGUST 16, 2011

Maverick Angels , an angel investment group investing in Southern California companies, said today that it has named Patrick Henry as its newly elected Southern California Chapter President. Barber had served as Southern California Chapter President from February 2010 through July 2011.

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Southern California Angel SoCal USC 133

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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? invested in Southern California in Q4, down from the $859.6M The stats are just some of the interesting data to emerge in the report, which was issued Friday morning.

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Southern California Funding Startup Draper 198

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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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Tech Coast Angels Angel Southern California Venture Capital 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -- First Annual SoCal Capital Expo. First Look at Latest National Research on the State of Private Capital Markets Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 10, when groundbreaking researcher and financial expert John Paglia, Ph.D., The panelists are:  Fred C.

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SoCal Southern California Capital Pepperdine 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -- MIT CC Forum - Raising Venture Capital: - Some of the Important Rules Have Changed! See [link] (more)

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Venture Capital Enterprise Forum Capital Equity 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 13, 2011

Friday, August 19, 2011 -- QRIG-VC. BioScience Alliance. ICH Q11, Development and Manufacture of Drug Substances Workshop. See [link] (more)

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Venture Capital Develop Development 113

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Rincon Venture Partners , the Santa Barbara-based venture capital fund run by Jim Andelman , John Greathouse , and Brian Kelly , has led the investment in a developer of social recruiting software tools for companies, The Resumator. Rincon led a $700,000 Series A round in 2011 in The Resumator. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Southern California Social Media Venture Capital 157

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 18, 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 -- VC in the OC. Join OCTANe for this unique conference to get the inside view on cutting edge technologies, hot start-ups, venture investments, and industry leaders. You'll have access to VC insight, industry panels, VC speed dating, the very popular Innovation Showcase, and much more!

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Venture Capital Orange County OCTANE Conference 113

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MARCH 24, 2011

A student team from the University of Southern California is one of forty two teams heading to the 2011 Rice University Business Plan Competition in April. Based on the list from Rice University, no other Southern California teams made the finals.

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USC Competition Southern California Venture Capital 145

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

clean technology deals were up in Q3 of 2011, according to a new analysis published by Ernst & Young this week. venture capital investment in cleantech companies increased by 73%, to $1.1 California led the nation in cleantech investment in 2011 with $1,738.2 Investments in U.S., million raised to date.

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Study Invest Technology Southern California 153

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 -- LAVA At The Beach. Meet the VC Event. This networking event is for the Venture community in Southern California. In attendance will be Venture Capital Partners and Angel Investors for over 20 firms.

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LAVA Venture Capital Southern California Santa Monica 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011 -- LAVA's Meet The VC - Application Deadline for Entrepreneurs. Apply to present at LAVA's Meet the VC event October 11th. Here's your big opportunity to meet with more than 25 venture capitalists and major angel groups.

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Venture Capital LAVA Course Entrepreneur 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 7, 2011

Friday, March 11, 2011 -- QRIG-VC. The BioTech Forum. CRO, Site, and Investigator GCP Audits. Email jamiej@qrmanagement.com.

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Venture Capital Email Sites 100

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Venture capital. 5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California. For anyone from California, you know there are vast differences between the northern and southern parts of the state – so vast in fact that, to us, they could just as easily stand alone as two separate states. Enterprise.

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Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 10, 2011

Thursday, June 16, 2011 -- Los Angeles VC and Angel Event. At our next Los Angeles event, the panel of investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing - how to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check - Especially in this economy! FundingPost.

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Los Angeles Venture Capital Angel Writing 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 20, 2011

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

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Entrepreneur Angel Southern California Funding 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2011

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 -- Orange County Angel VC and Startup Event. At our next Orange County event, the panel of investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing - how to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check - Especially in this economy! FundingPost.

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Orange County Venture Capital Angel Startup 100

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JANUARY 25, 2017

Ring got its start as Doorbot, and grew due to an appearance by Siminoff--already a serial entrepreneur with a track record here in Southern California--on Shark Tank. Siminoff's last successful venture was Unsubscribe.com, which he sold to TrustedID in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Funding Southern California Los Angeles Entrepreneur 100

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Kleiner Perkins , one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources. Speaking onstage at the Upfront Summit, an event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. ”

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IBM IBM Venture Capital Invest 164

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 25, 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011 -- startupSD: Mark Suster from Both Sides of the Table. Mark Suster is a 2x entrepreneur who has gone to the Dark Side of VC. Come hear him talk about about SoCal startups, entrepreneurship and the investment scene. He focuses on early-stage technology companies. See [link] (more)

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GRP Partners UCSD SoCal Southern California 100

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

Last week, we announced our end-of-the-year project, which was to collect and share the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. Our first answers come from David Cremin , Managing Director of venture capital firm DFJ Frontier (www.dfjfrontier.com). READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Technical Review High Tech News 193

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 23, 2011

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 -- 805 Startups #2 - Rock Out With VCs! In addition to all the local startup folk, we're gonna be joined by a bunch of VCs, have a SHORT talk about Venture Capital, Fundraising, etc. THEN, the band DARWIN 5 (whose guitarist is a VC) will take the stage! See [link] (more)

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Venture Capital Santa Barbara Startup Capital 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 6, 2011

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 -- How to Get Funding from Angels and VCs. At this Dealmaker LA we'll meet angels and VCs from Silicon Valley and SoCal. 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?

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Angel Funding SoCal Southern California 100

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. Earlier today, we talked with Greg Martin at Archer Venture Capital. Below, we collect the thoughts of Jim Andelman , a venture capitalist at Rincon Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Technical Review Southern California Cloud Computing Venture Capital 160