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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

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We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Wait, didn’t you just raise a fund? We raised $280 million.

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RingRevenue Gets $3.25M For Call Marketing Automation

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Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , which develops call marketing automation technology, said Wednesday that it has raised $3.25M in a funding round. RingCon said the new funding will go towards aggressively expanding sales, marketing, and software development. RingRevenue is headed by Jason Spievak.

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Apeel Sciences Finds $70M

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Goleta-based Apeel Sciences , a new startup which is developing technology to increase the shelf life of fresh produce--using substances derived from other plants--has raised a big, $70M funding round, the company announced late Wednesday. The company said the funding will go to meet demand from both U.S. READ MORE>>.

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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Instead, grab your surfboard and head to UC Santa Barbara. A decent showing, but well below a number of larger schools, as the ranking is based on the number of graduates who secured VC funding. This allowed the curriculum to efficiently find its product / market fit. Want to be an entrepreneur?

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ACG 101's Annual MandA Update

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012 -- ACG 101's Annual MandA Update. Multiples for middle market companies remained relatively strong in 2011, at an average of 8.2x Total merger and acquisition deal volume in 2011 increased 24% from 2010, with over 16,000 transactions aggregating to $1.1 trillion in value.

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What am I Thankful for This Year?

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In the market we’ve seen the massive uptick of SaaS valuations in the public markets and commensurate attention on private market fundings and valuations. Thank you to the team that had extreme success in 2012 and a more challenging year in 2013. eCommerce was battered this year. I appreciate that.

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Surf Air Takes Flight Despite Turbulent Times

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One of the quintessential end goals of this feature is to make life easier for busy entrepreneurs and investors in California by quickly connecting them to critical hubs like LA, Silicon Valley and Santa Barbara. Surf Air’s Facebook page is currently managed by Surf Air Marketing Coordinator Mark Noble. Regional Roots.