Xconomy

MARCH 25, 2019

A program launched last year by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation to invest in promising biotech discoveries made on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will also work with the La Jolla, CA-based Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, the organizations said recently.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 19, 2013

This was in direct response to the implosion of the tech bubble and the fall out of Enron, Worldcom and the questionable research produced by the investment banks in general and Blodget in particular. In 2003 Blodget struck a civil settlement deal with the SEC that cost him $4 million. Blodget also agreed never to work on the Street again.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Prices for agricultural commodities such as corn, soy, and wheat are at their lowest levels in years, but investment in agricultural technology has never been better. Just 10 percent of corporate investments were made to build new technological capabilities, the report says.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 19, 2013

This was in direct response to the implosion of the tech bubble and the fall out of Enron, Worldcom and the questionable research produced by the investment banks in general and Blodget in particular. In 2003 Blodget struck a civil settlement deal with the SEC that cost him $4 million. Blodget also agreed never to work on the Street again.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) Instead of doing guest posts on TechCrunch or speaking at startup conferences, Tracy became a regular contributor on wedding and women’s lifestyle blogs.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) —  Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham  — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ). Lindel Eakman led the discussion with Fred and Andy.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid. For me Silicon Beach doesn’t quite encapsulate the wonderful, dynamic, creative, large, thriving community that is the 13 million proud Angelinos any more than Silicon Alley captures the bustling 2012 community of New York City. My views are pretty well known.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Now Loring and Andres Bratt-Leal, who joined her lab in 2012 as a post-doctoral. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Xconomy

JULY 19, 2019

From 2006 to 2012, the number of pills distributed to pharmacies increased by more than 50 percent. The opioid crisis reaches all corners of the nation, and newly released data this week revealed how the growth of the epidemic tracked with a massive increase in the production and distribution of these drugs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). In a way it feels intuitive to us – the readers of this blog – because we’re the tech crowd. There are 2.9

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

When the FDA approved the drug in 2012, the agency was concerned about heart risks. They also evaluate how a therapy works over a longer period of time. This week, results of such a study led to the market withdrawal of weight-loss pill lorcaserin (Belviq). But the post-marketing study revealed a higher incidence of.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

I’m thankful to the founders of the companies that I invested in where the business has been on a crazy growth trajectory over the past year or two. Thank you to the team that had extreme success in 2012 and a more challenging year in 2013. Finally, thank you to the readers of this blog. Oh, and thank you to Nick Foles.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. Why I Invested in Maker Studios in the First Place. This has been a very welcome addition.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Profitability.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

There’s too much PR and too many tech blogs and too many newsletters and aggregators and Twitter summarizers to even try to catch everything that’s going on and equally there’s so much noise that it becomes harder to be heard. I still plan to keep more normal pace of investment which is 1-2 deals per year.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

August 24, 2012 10:24 AM. Just this year, Q2 investments in SoCal and New England were virtually the same, with $838 million and $843 million invested respectively, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report. blog comments powered by Disqus. October 20, 2012 1:57 PM. October 17, 2012 1:15 PM.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. It’s why I still randomly meet up with people I’ve met on Twitter or this blog. So in 2012 you’ll see me a lot more often at the Launchpad LA offices.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2012

However, Eric recently posted the following insights on his blog. In May of 2012, sales dropped drastically. Then, we got a verbal yes on a decent capital investment. Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan. . Most entrepreneurs do not have the guts to publicly discuss a venture gone awry. We sought capital just in case.

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Xconomy

JUNE 29, 2016

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.). Louis-based RespondWell.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

or purely invest in established U.S. nationals, making it difficult for investing founders to reach requirements, as well an application checklist with no set amount. USCIS, when checking the application will compare the dollar amount with other investments in the industry in order to disprove marginal amounts. “The

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Xconomy

AUGUST 1, 2016

PacketSled, a cybersecurity startup based in suburban San Diego, has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round led by Keshif Ventures, a local angel investment fund that has put money into dozens of tech startups in the San Diego area. Two other small funds, Blu Ventures and JHS Ventures joined in the round.

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Xconomy

JUNE 30, 2016

Healthtech entrepreneur Parker Hinshaw and his wife Jean Balgrosky said they intended to take a step back when they founded Bootstrap Incubation near San Diego in the fall of 2012. We started the incubator with the idea of helping people with ideas, and making some investments,” he said. Jean Balgrosky.

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Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

Problems at one industry leader, San Francisco-based LendingClub (NYSE: LC ), have added to waning enthusiasm among some investors for the peer-to-peer model, which matches online users who want a loan with Wall Street investors or wealthy individuals looking for a higher rate of return than many traditional, fixed-income investments.

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Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

Problems at one industry leader, San Francisco-based LendingClub (NYSE: LC ), has added to waning enthusiasm among some investors for the peer-to-peer model, which matches online users who want a loan with Wall Street investors or wealthy individuals looking for a higher rate of return than many traditional, fixed-income investments.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Launched in 2012 in Ontario Canada, eQuibbly wants to change the way we resolve disputes by being a quick, easy and free Online Dispute Resolution service across North America and eventually to a city near you. . According to Lance Soskin, founder and president of eQuibbly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Venture capital investments are returning to startups. billion for 35 funds during the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 22 percent compared to the level of dollar commitments during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a report from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

As one of the young company’s first employees (founded in January 2012 with their first hotspot product launch in 2012) she provides a great inside look at the inspiration that drives the company’s work and shares her own insights on how/why she ended up at one of the wireless data industry’s fastest growing innovators.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

It's something that is really neat which we invested in, which we've never seen anywhere else. They talk about us in their blogs, they give us feedback, and they're very vocal. If someone has a contest form in PDF on a web site, we can fill that out and track that submission. How's the company funded?

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Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

And, since 2012, just six counties in SoCal have seen their gross domestic product increase from $992 billion to $1.26 Choosing a provider with CIR options will help protect your network investment so you get what you pay for. California boasts one of the most impressive economies in the United States. trillion. ¹.

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Xconomy

JULY 12, 2016

— Swift Navigation , founded in 2012 and now based in San Francisco, is using real-time kinematic (RTK) technology to enhance the precision of satellite-based GPS positioning data. We sell the hardware at a fixed price, with recurring revenue on the analytics.”.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

An electrical engineer by training he has built embedded medical devices, consulted on lean/agile, founded a couple of (failed) startups, worked as a VC, and has advised and invested in a small handful of early stage companies. He is featured in this months LA Weekly for the “Best of LA People 2012? Jeet-Kei Leung / @MazeGuider.

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Xconomy

JULY 20, 2016

But the newer gene therapy delivery tools, or viral “vectors”—most commonly, adeno-associated viruses, or AAVs—have so far proved to be much safer than those used in the past, a key distinction since significant safety problems are what wasted away gene therapy investments at the turn of the century. Audentes has raised $135.8

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 18, 2016

They are on more solid footing than they were, but there’s no such thing as solid footing in this industry,” says Rajeev Shah, a managing director at biotech investment firm RA Capital, which had been a Vertex investor but no longer is. Has Vertex has learned from its past missteps?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I’ve blogged about this before and provide a lot more details in these posts: 1. We have invested $17.3 One measure of CincyTech’s overall impact is that in 2013, its portfolio companies represent 80% of total seed and early stage capital invested in Southwest Ohio. The Foundations of the Seattle startup community.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

This is consistent with data I see from RingRevenue , a company in which I invested and sit on the board. Banner ads on your computer suck as I’ve outline before ( presentation I gave at BlueGlass conference) ( blog post I wrote on integrated adviertising & another one on online/offline integration ). Here’s the deal.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. October 5, 2012. In Santa Monica, the median price of homes jumped 16% in the first eight months of 2012 compared with 2011, after a 9% decline over the same period the year before, according to Multiple Listing Service data compiled by Paul Habibi, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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