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JULY 9, 2012

Southern California's largest angel investment group, the Tech Coast Angels , looks to be one of the lead investors nationally in angel-backed companies, according to a report released Monday by the Angel Resource institute.

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Tech Coast Angels Angel Invest Southern California 200

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JANUARY 18, 2013

In the second set of venture capital numbers released today, Dow Jones VentureSource has released its tabulation of Q4 2012 venture capital financings, reporting similar numbers to those from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters released earlier this morning. billion in 2011.

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Invest Venture Capital Report Capital 173

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

The MoneyTree report--which is compiled with data from Thomson Reuters--found that so far in 2012, $2.5 billion has been invested in the region via venture capital. billion in investments; followed by New England, with $826.1M in investments; with Southern California taking third with it $694.5M in investments.

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Southern California GRP Partners Funding Orange County 180

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The Investment Group of Santa Barbara is the primary backer of a developer of online training software for corporations, which announced a funding round Thursday. during 2012 from the Investment Group of Santa Barbara.

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Santa Barbara Invest Training Course 174

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

We very quietly went live with our second fund, Okapi Ventures II, LP, back in March and have already made 4 investments. I also think that 2012 will be "year of the accelerator" in retrospect with 500, YC, Science, Amplify, TechStars, LaunchPad L.A. and the like taking center stage.

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Venture Capital Capital Southern California High Tech 164

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

MiTú, based out of Los Angeles, was founded in 2012 by three veterans from the Hispanic media world: Beatriz Acevedo ( recently named on the 25 most important digital media players on The Hollywood Reporter !) , Doug Greiff and Roy Burstin. She then toured all of the YouTube networks themselves and started forming relationships.

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Invest Content Media Networking 291

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

As the founder of an accelerator, I'm constantly being approached by ambitious people with big ideas, and generally we invest in 1/100th of what comes to us. This year, we were lucky enough to find 40 great startups to invest in, growing StartEngine immensely. We have had a huge year in terms of sheer quantity.

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Southern California High Tech SaaS Social Media 168

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 -- INVESTOR OUTLOOK 2012 - Will investors continue to spend like drunken sailors? As we approach 2012 the debates on bursting bubbles and Series A crunches are heating up. Want to know what industry leaders think about investment trends given the economys instability? Strategy Series and Mixer.

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GRP Partners Media Invest 113

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Thursday, March 1, 2012 -- Please join PwC, the Los Angeles Venture Association, and a distinguished panel of venture capitalists and industry experts for their insight into results of the MoneyTree Report. The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States.

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Press Venture Capital Study Report 124

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JANUARY 17, 2014

Southern California''s venture capital investments totaled a little more than $598.4M The investments were a drop from Q4 of 2012, $711.8M was invested in the region. billion was invested across Southern California''s technology industry. billion was invested in 1,077 deals nationally. For Q4, $8.4

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Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Tech Coast Angels 246

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 27, 2012

Thursday, February 2, 2012 -- Business and Financial Outlook 2012. The German American Business Association (GABA) invites you to our Annual Business and Financial Outlook Event to discuss the current state and the 2012 outlook of the economy, financial markets, trade, funding climate and real estate market both in the US and Europe.

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Clearstone Venture Capital Invest Marketing 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 -- Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2012. This high-level leadership summit will feature presentations from Emerald Investors, Acuity Brands, Witricity, Encellium and the U.S.

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Invest Marketing Technology Company 113

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JANUARY 3, 2012

For this morning's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature useful and interesting articles from the community, investment banker Megan Lisa Jones talks about why today's world of content is like the Punk Rock revolution. Read the rest of Megan's article in Punk Rock Circa 2012. Remind you of YouTube and the Arab Spring?

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Content Invest Develop Development 133

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 -- Open Evening for Entrepreneurs - Los Angeles. Fellow Mavericks and Friends of our Network: Come prepared with your questions for our "Ask the Angels" panel, at the next Maverick Angels Open Evening for Entrepreneurs on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Maverick Angels. See [link] (more)

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Entrepreneur Angel Venture Capital Resource 113

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AUGUST 31, 2012

Qualcomm said it awarded the venture financing to MightyText as the top prize in the North American Regional Semi-Finals of its 2012 QPrize venture investment competition. MightyText now goes on to compete with Qualcomm's other regional winners for $1M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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Invest San Diego Competition Funding 140

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels was the most active group in the first half of the year, in terms of investments, the group said Friday, citing a the HALO Report from Silicon Valley Bank, Angel Resource Institute and CB Insights. Those deals included investments in such firms as. Those deals included investments in such firms as.

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Tech Coast Angels Angel Invest Activity 138

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 -- Maverick Angels November 2012 Open Evening for Entrepreneurs. At this event you will learn the advantages of becoming involved with our next-generation angel network and what it takes to navigate your company through the investment landscape. See [link] (more)

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Angel Startup Networking 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 21, 2012

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 -- 2012 Venture Capital and New Media Summit. As traditional and digital media companies strive to build out a worldwide marketplace for their content, services and products, the event will answer how fundraising, investment and new technologies impact their strategies. See [link] (more)

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Venture Capital Media Capital Entertainment 113

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APRIL 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, The National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters have tallied up just under a billion dollars in venture capital investments in the Southern California region in Q1 of this year, a very significant uptick from Q2 of 2011. was invested in the region.

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Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Avalon 221

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JULY 15, 2013

in deals in 2012 and 3.3 Despite the rise of investments in such areas as Santa Monica and Pasadena in recent years, that activity appears to have been drowned out by the huge population base in Los Angeles, compared to that technology investment activity, on a per-capita basis. venture capital deals per 100,000 people.

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Santa Barbara San Diego Venture Capital Capital 263

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AUGUST 4, 2012

Friday, August 10, 2012 -- Clean Business Investment Summit. See [link].

Invest 113

Invest Entrepreneur Capital 113

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

was raised in the area, and slightly lower than Q3 of 2012, when $724.9M Los Angeles led the region in investments, with $348.6M in investments; San Diego followed, with $205.2M in venture capital raised in Q3; Orange County had $155.96M in investments for the quarter. in investment. in investment.

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Southern California Orange County Tech Coast Angels Company 234

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 -- LAVA Investment Capital Conference. Bringing companies and capital together for an afternoon of content-rich discussions with real companies and their investors. See [link] (more)

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LAVA Conference Capital Invest 113

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APRIL 19, 2013

Venture capital investments saw a sharp drop in Q1 in Southern California, according to the latest venture numbers from the MoneyTree report. invested in 81 deals in the Southern California region in Q1 of 2013, down from Q4, when there was $674.2M The local drop in investment was across the board. was invested in 55 deals.

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Southern California Invest Orange County Venture Capital 140

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JANUARY 9, 2013

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy gained a big new partner Wednesday: Google , after Google said it invested $200M in equity in a wind farm in West Texas. Google said it made the investment in the Spinning Spur Wind Project, in Oldham County, Texas, which was built by EDF Renewable Energy. READ MORE>>.

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Google Invest Develop Development 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2012

Thursday, April 12, 2012 -- Power of Angel Investing Seminar. This full-day seminar provides an overview of the angel investing process including the details of finding, evaluating, and structuring deals. It will also go into depth on how to develop angel-entrepreneur relationships that lead to success. See [link] (more)

Invest 113

Invest Angel Case Study Study 113

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on my background. I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

Invest 152

Invest Angel Venture Capital Startup 152

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Despite the proliferation of entrepreneurial courses within Business Administration programs, business schools are essentially vocational training grounds for consultants and investment bankers. Unfortunately, the 2012 QS TopMBA.com Applicant Survey notes that, on average, MBAs expect to earn $153,000 upon graduation.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Case Study Class 279

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 -- Going Global: Cross Border Acquisitions and Investment Strategies for Successful International Operations. 40% of U.S. CEOs say they plan to complete at least one cross-border deal by the end of the year, compared to 25% last year. Email kelly.barba@klgates.com.

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Acquisition Invest Email 113

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JANUARY 6, 2011

Qualcomm said it expects to invest up to $975M in the facility, which will manufacture the firm's Mirasol brand displays. The new factory is expected to be operational in 2012. The new facility will be located in the Hsinchu Science Park. READ MORE>>.

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Invest San Diego Technology 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2012

Thursday, April 12, 2012 -- Power of Angel Investing Seminar. This full-day definitive seminar provides an overview of the angel investing process including the details of finding, evaluating, and structuring deals. Tech Coast Angels.

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Invest Tech Coast Angels Angel Case Study 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 23, 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 -- Lunch and Learn: Venture Capital and Investments. This program will focus on the various sources of fundings such as venture capital and different types of investments. This program will focus on the various sources of fundings such as venture capital and different types of investments.

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Venture Capital Capital Invest Entrepreneur 113

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based, early stage startup accelerator The Precellerator Program , which is associated with legal firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, says this morning that it will start investing $25,000 in unrestricted cash in the startups which join its program, in addition to the $25,000 in legal services it already provides to participants.

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Startup Invest Class Los Angeles 113

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MARCH 12, 2013

It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion. We both wanted to build a practice that would make Los Angeles proud but where we would travel tirelessly to other locations to make investments in the best entrepreneurs wherever they were. They were effusive.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

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JANUARY 17, 2013

The new round was led by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, and also included Accel Partners, Index Ventures, SAP Ventures, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Inc., Acording to OpenX, it more than doubled its team in 2012 to 260 employees, and saw greater than 100 percent year-over-year growth in both 2011 and 2012.

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OpenX Advertising Pasadena Web 178

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MARCH 4, 2013

It might be, on news that Kevin Sharer , the former CEO of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , has joined venture capital investment firm Foundation Medical Partners. Sharer had been Chairman and CEO from 2000 through 2012, and has been President and COO from 1992 to 2000. READ MORE>>.

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Venture Capital Thousand Oaks Capital News 191

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JANUARY 18, 2013

According to data from the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report, the funding for Southern California's startups in Q4 of 2012 came from a total of 124 different venture groups, only 26 of which (20%) were actually based in Southern California. invested in Southern California in Q4, down from the $859.6M READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Funding Startup Draper 198