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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? Was it hard to raise the fund?

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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. UC Santa Barbara has avoided this mistake by placing its Program within the Engineering department. Techpreneurs.

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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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Top Ten infoChachkie Entries Of 2012 – The Year Of Syndication

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In 2012,I added video from my UC Santa Barbara speakers, including Mark Templeon, CEO of Citrix; Kerri Pollard, President of Commission Junction; and Marten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus. Top Ten Syndicated infoChachkie Entries Of 2012. The following entries generated the most pageviews outside of infoChachkie during 2012.

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TechZulu Presents: The Annual Startup Forecast

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TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2014 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. 28 from 7pm-10pm in Santa Monica. We will have a line up of amazing panelist who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2014. We will have an amazing treat for you all.

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What am I Thankful for This Year?

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Companies being created has continued to go up dramatically making managing dealflow nearly impossible. 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. 2013 has proved to be a wild year. eCommerce was battered this year.

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Surf Air Takes Flight Despite Turbulent Times

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Santa Monica startup airline Surf Air has been spreading its wings in recent months and spreading the word about its initiatives at Silicon Beach events such as Social Media Week LA and Techweek LA. The startup airline currently flies in California only as it strives to expand nationwide. We pride ourselves on being agile.