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JANUARY 2, 2015

Today, we have some thoughts from Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital , a private equity investment company in San Diego. 2014 was the most active year in TVC history as measured by the number of investments/acquisitions/follow-ons/exits we completed. What was your biggest lesson learned in 2014? READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 25, 2021

San Diego-based Blue Sky eLearn, a provider of online learning and virtual event systems, said this week that it has named Scott A. West previously was CFO of Heritage Group, where had had been since 2014. West as the company's Chief Financial Officer. He also previously served at Chief Accounting Officer at Websense and Lytx.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

San Diego-based SGI-DNA , a biotech company which is developing synthetic genomics and dna data storage technology, announced this morning that it has raised $25M in its Series A funding round. SGI-DNA spun out of San Diego's Synthetic Genomics in March, and was founded in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

San Diego-based Lawn Love, an on-demand lawn and outdoor care company which is led by Jeremy Yamaguchi, has been acquired by Austin-based Lawn Starter, according to the companies this week. The company was founded in 2014. Financial terms of the cash-and-stock deal were not announced. in total funding. in total funding.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing tools to allow students to showcase their achievements, projects, and other portfolio of academic work to potential employers, has been acquired by educational software provider Instructure , the two announced late Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The Connect Innovation Report found that 405 software, technology, and life sciences startups were created last year in San Diego County. Innovation Companies in San Diego (Courtesy Connect Innovation Report).

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JUNE 4, 2019

FTD also agreed to sell both its North American and Latin American businesses to private equity investor Nexus Capital Management , in a move that includes San Diego-based Proflowers. FTD acquired San Diego's ProFlowers in 2014, paying $430M for the online flower and gift delivery service.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

However, that wasn’t the problem San Diego startup LabFellows was looking to solve when it launched in 2014. Scientists, no matter how sexy the research they’re conducting, aren’t immune from the administrative minutiae of office life. Such tasks steal time away from researchers’ main objectives.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Saucey was launched in 2014, and says it now serves 22 U.S. markets, including reater Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., PCH said it was formed by The Inception Companies and Saucey co-founders Chris Vaugh and Daniel Leeb, who are now the management team at PCH.

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APRIL 8, 2019

San Diego-based Lawn Love , which provides on-demand, lawn mowing and care services, says it has launched its services in Orange County, as part of an expansion effort.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

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MAY 20, 2019

Yet another new biotech company has been founded in San Diego by serial entrepreneur Mike Grey and other alumni of rare disease startup Lumena Pharmaceuticals. Grey, who was president and CEO of Lumuna from 2011 through its 2014 acquisition by Irish drugmaker Shire (now part of Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

San Diego-based LoanHero , which had offered up a service to help merchants offer up point-of-sale financing options to consumers, has been acquired by Georgia-based LendingPoint. LoanHero had been founded in 2014. Financial details of the deal were not announced. in total funding. in total funding. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 31, 2017

San Diego-based autonomous robot developer NXT Robotics Corporation said last week that it has named Darin Andersen as the company's Chief Executive Officer. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

San Diego-based IP communications application provider VoxOx VoxOx is dropping the rates on its phone calls to the Phillippines, the company said, to help people look to keep in touch with families and friends in the country. READ MORE>>. voxox communications phone calling application phillippines yolanda haiyan'

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JANUARY 18, 2017

ServiceNow , the developer of cloud-based, enterprise software for service management which has a big office San Diego, announced this morning that it has acquired DxContinuum , a developer of machine learning software. Financial details of the all-cash deal were not announced. DxContinuum was backed by Cequel III, LLC. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

Louis, MO-based venture capital firm with additional offices in San Diego, CA, and Cleveland, OH, has raised $184.4 Among the notable exits was San Diego’s Lumena Pharmaceuticals, which Irish pharmaceutical giant Shire (NASDAQ: SHPG ) bought for more than $260 million in 2014. RiverVest Venture Partners, a St.

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JULY 16, 2018

San Diego-based MEI Pharma announced this morning that it has named David M. Urso, J.D, as the company's new Chief Operating Officer. Urso was most recently Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel at the company.

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MAY 11, 2017

San Diego-based Inseego , the company until recently known as Novatel Wireless, has received a $20M credit agreement from Lakestar Semi, a private investment fund managed by Soros Fund Management. Newman is being replaced by interim CFO Tom Allen, who had been interim CFO of Novatel Wireless from June 2014 to September of 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

LumaTax , a new startup has offices in both San Diego and Seattle, Washington, has raised $2M in a funding, the company said on Thursday. The startup is led by Robert Shulte, who was founder of sales tax software provider Taxient, which was based in San Diego, and who he sold to tax software developer Avalara in 2010.

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MARCH 22, 2019

The company, which started operations in 2014, has raised nearly $148 million since inception. The San Diego biotech is developing what it describes as a “next-generation” drug as a treatment for cancers associated with genetic variations that alter the enzymes ALK, ROS1, and TRK.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The software of Portfolium, a San Diego startup that hosts online portfolios for students trying to showcase their achievements to potential employers, is set to join the portfolio of Utah educational software company Instructure. Instructure (NYSE: INST ) has agreed to acquire privately held Portfolium.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

The plant is expected to be fully operational in 2014, and will supply power to San Diego Gas & Electric. According to Google, the investment in the Silver Ridge Power, 265.7 MW Mount Signal Solar project is the thirteenth energy investment by Google. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

San Diego-based life sciences investor Domain Associates has raised $163.6M Fundraising for the new fund first began in December of 2014, according to the filing. in a new fund, Domain Partners IX, LP , according to a regulatory filing by the firm last week.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

San Diego-based cyber security software developer EdgeWave has raised $2M more in a Series A funding, the company said Wednesday. The company said the new funding brings its total raised in 2014 to $8M. The funding included $1.2M from TVC Capital, $500,000 from Northgate, and $300,000 from Bill Baumel and RWI Ventures.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

San Diego-based Qpex has raised $33 million to advance The Medicines Company’s (NASDAQ: MDCO ) old preclinical compounds toward human testing. He had joined the Parsippany, NJ, drug maker when it bought Rempex Pharmaceuticals in 2014. New Enterprise Associates led the Series A round. That company was developing.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Saucey launched in 2014 and now operates across 22 markets including LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, New York City, Chicago, Washington, Dallas, Orlando, Tampa and Miami. Its sales growth has expanded 200% year-over-year even as the company maintains its profitability, according to a statement.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

San Diego-based AmpliPhi Biosciences Corp , a developer of antibacterial therapies to treat drug-resistant infections, announced this morning that it has appointed Igor P. Johnson, who ha dbeen interim COO since September 2014; Johnson continues to serve on the company's board. AmpliPhi says Bilinsky replaces Wendy S.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy has inked a wind farm financing deal with the UBS International Infrastructure Fund , where UBS will acquire 50 percent equity interest in EDF''s 161 megawatt Spinning Spur II wind farm project. Financial details of the funding deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2016

San Diego-based medical products manufacturer DJO Global announced this morning that its CFO, Susan Crawford, has decided to retire from the company. Crawford has been CFO of DJO Global only since March of 2014, and prior to that had been at Life Technologies and Covad Communications, among other companies.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

San Diego-based cancer immunotherapy developer OncoSec Medical announced this morning that it has named Sheela Mohan-Peterson, JD, MS, as its Chief Legal and Compliance Officer. Mohan-Peterson was previously the company's General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, having joined the company in September of 2014.

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JUNE 23, 2014

San Diego-based TakeLessona , the online marketplace for finding tutors, music teachers, language lessons, and more, has launched a new scholarship program specifically aimed at college and university students. Deadline to apply is September 30, 2014. Students can submit their entry online. TakeLessons is led by Steven Cox.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

San Diego-based residential solar power installer OneRoof Energy said late Friday that it has "significantlyr educed" its work force, and has begun winding down its operations, after it said it was unable to secure financing necessary to continue sales, marketing, and development. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2016

In contrast to some alternative lenders, the San Diego firm said it is growing fast and is consistently profitable. The company became a Wall Street darling when it raised $1 billion-plus through its 2014 IPO, and now claims to have deployed roughly $19 billion in loans since inception.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Nxt Robotics , a San Diego startup developing robots for private security, has named San Diego CyberHive and CyberTech founder Darin Anderson as CEO. Jeff Debrosse, the San Diego cybersecurity expert who founded Nxt Robotics in 2014, will continue as CTO, according to a statement from the company.

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JULY 23, 2018

San Diego-based Gossamer Bio , a biotechnology company focused on therapeutics in the autoimmune, allergy/inflammation, and immuno-oncology disease areas, said on Monday that it has raised $230M in a Series B funding round. co-founder and the company's current President and Chief Operating Officer, shifting into the CEO role.

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JULY 6, 2015

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has increased its stake in San Diego-based Ocean Aero , a developer of unmanned, robotic underwater and surface vehicles used for the scientific, defense, and oil and gas market, the company said late Friday. Teledyne made its initial investment in Ocean Aero in July of 2014.

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