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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

San Diego-based biotech Kintara says it is raising $15.0M in a common stock and warrant offering from unmaned "healthcare-focused institutional investors". The company--which is novel cancer therapies for patients who are failing, or are resistant to, current treatment regimens--currently trades on the Nasdaq as KTRA. Wainwright & Co.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

San Diego-based Bevo Media , an online ad exchange and ad tracking platform developer, has been acquired by private equity investor Vize Capital.

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MAY 20, 2014

San Diego-based EDF Renewable Energy , the developer of solar power projects, said Monday that TIAA-CREF has made an investment in the firm. EDF explained that its Catalina Solar project generates enough electricity to power approximately 35,000 homes, and is supplying power to customers of San Diego Gas & Electric.

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

San Diego-based AVACEN Medical , a developer of medical devices for treating fibromyalgia, said this morning that it has retained investment banker Objective Capital Partners, and is looking to sell the company. AVACEN Medical is led by Thomas G. Muehlbauer. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

San Diego-based TVC Capital , the software-focused, growth equity investment firm founded by Jeb Spencer and Steve Hamerslag has raised a big, $115M software fund, the company said Wednesday. The fund said that TVC Capital III was oversubscribed, and closed in only 90 days. million in revenues. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2019

San Diego-based Black Mountain Systems , a developer of software for credit investors and alternative asset managers, has been acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

San Diego-based private equity firm TVC Capital , which is led by Jeb Spencer and Steven Hamerslag, has closed on a new, $75M growth equity and buyout fund, the firms said today. The new fund, TVC Capital II came from private equity fund of funds, institutional asset managers and family offices.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Here, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund, and has had some great success in the market. TVC Capital has also been a big supporter and sponsor of socaltech over the years. An interesting investment for our firm, the $16.5 READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based treasury and finance software developer Kyriba announced late Wednesday that it has raised $160M in a growth funding round, from private equity investor Bridgepoint. According to Kyriba, the investment round will give Bridgepoint a majority stake in its business, and values the company at $1.2 READ MORE>>.

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MAY 14, 2014

San Clemente-based DealerSocket , a developer of software-as-a-service for the automotive industry, said Tuesday that it has entered into a strategic investment partnership with private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. DealerSocket said it now has 450 employees.

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OCTOBER 7, 2008

San Diego-based American Internet Services, a Internet data center co-location provider, said Tuesday that the firm has been acquired by an investor group lead by private equity firm Seaport Capital. According to AIS, the firm's day to day operations will continue to be run by its current senior management team.

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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. spencer capital 2014 reflections venture' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

Los Angeles-based venture investment firm Moonshots Capital , which is led by Kelly Perdew, has seen a big exit via the acquisition of San Diego's Harvest.ai Moonshots and fellow investors, including Trinity Ventures, had invested only $2.3M by Amazon Web Services.

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MARCH 19, 2018

San Diego-based defense contractor Cubic Corporation announced this morning that it has named Rhys Williams as its new Vice President and Treasurer. Williams was previously head of the treasury function at Ancestry, and also served at Life Technologies as Director of Treasury. Cubic said Williams will be responsible for.

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JULY 2, 2013

San Diego-based startup EcoATM , the developer of automated kiosks used for recycling cell phones and other electronics, has been acquired by newly renamed Coinstar (now known as Outerwall). Tao Venture Capital Partners is the investment firm led by Tom Clancy, who had formerly been at Enterprise Venture Partners.

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JULY 10, 2019

More than a third of the companies that went public in the first half of this year were backed by venture capital. That, plus robust merger and acquisition activity, set a record for venture-backed exit value—$165.2

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JUNE 12, 2020

San Diego-based Avidity Bio , a biopharmaceuticals company working on oligonucleotide-based therapies, priced its IPO last night, saying that it will offer up 14,400,000 shares of its common stock at $18.00 The company priced above its initial estimated offering range of $14.00 READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

San Diego-based Alyllix , which produces flavors, fragrances, and other ingredients using yeast fermentation, has been acquired by Swiss company Evolva Holdings SA. As part of the acquisition, Cargill will invest $4M in Evolva shares to support the transaction. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

San Diego-based Semtek Corporation , a developer of security technology used for protecting magnetic stripes on credit cards, has scored an investment from VeriFone Holdings, VeriFone said Wednesday. Amount of the investment was not disclosed. Other investors in the round included Venrock Capital and RRE Ventures.

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MAY 8, 2017

Austin —Dell Technologies is publicly unveiling a venture capital investment arm that has been quietly investing in startups since the operation was run by EMC, the data storage giant that Dell agreed to acquire for $67 billion in 2015. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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MARCH 30, 2011

The firm's investor was San Diego-based TVC Capital , which invested only $4M in total in Accordent before it was acquired. We chatted with Jeb Spencer , Managing Partner at TVC, to understand the firm's strategy and how the investment worked out. Jeb Spencer: The goal at TVC Capital is to do exactly this.

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JUNE 30, 2009

San Diego-based Pyron Solar , a manufacturer of solar concentrators for the utility scale solar market, has been acquired. According to Ellis Energy Investments, it acquired the assets of Pyron, and will be adding the firm to its portfolio of companies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

San Diego-based Email Copilot , which develops visualization, monitoring, reporting, and analysis of email deliverability data, has been acquired by Return Path , a New York-based developer of email data software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Al Bsharah, was co-founder and CEO of Email Copilot.

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JUNE 27, 2017

Rehovat, Israel-based Eloxx Pharmaceuticals , which is a wholly owned subsidiary of San Diego-based Sevion Therapeutics , said it ha raised $6M as part of a Series C funding round. The funding came from Korea Investment Partners (KIP) and DSC Investments, and is part of the acquisition deal between Sevion and Eloxx.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As part of the funding, the two said that Alger, BVF Partners LP and OrbiMed have entered into a securities purchase agreement to invest $14 million in the combined company. The newly merged company will operate under the name Forte Biosciences, and trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market as FBRX. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

The funding is coming from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Reimagined Ventures, Trinity Capital Investment, Celtic House Venture Partners, Marubeni Ventures, Sixty Degree Capital, Mojo Partners alongside with previous investors GGV Capital, WI Harper Group, Digital Garage, CentreGold Capital , Scrum Ventures, and other unnamed participants.

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MAY 19, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, has scored an exit this morning, at bring-your-own-device (BYOD) software developer Divide. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. seed investment in Divide back in 2011. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2013

San Diego-based eFFECTOR Therapeutics said today that it has raised $45M to go towards the development and invention of small molecule drugs, specifically aimed at treating cancer. According to the firm, the Series A investment included U.S. The firm''s founding team comes from the University of California San Francisco.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

A portfolio company of San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals venture investor Versant Ventures is getting set for its IPO this week. Aprea's investment bankers on the IPO are J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and RBC Capital Markets. Aprea Therapeutics said that estimates its IPO will price between $14.00 and $16.00

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JULY 30, 2014

San Diego-based XIFIN , a developer of cloud-based software for the healthcare diagnostics market, has been acquired by private equity investor GTCR. GTCR said the investment came from its $3.85 billion GTCR Fund XI, with additional funding provided by GE Capital and CapitalSource. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 28, 2019

San Diego-based Cibus , a developer of gene editing tools being aimed at use in plant breeding, has pulled its IPO paperwork, saying in a filing that it has decided "not to proceed with the initial public offering of its securities at this time." The company's primary backers were BV Partners and Fidelity Investments.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Veracyte , a portfolio firm of two, Southern California venture capital investors-- Domain Associates and Versant Ventures --has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raised up to $74.7M Domain''s investment is overseen by Jesse Treu. Veracyte is based in South San Francisco. in an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market.

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APRIL 26, 2018

San Diego-based Mitchell International , a provider of technology and information products for the property and casualty and collision repair industries, has scored a private equity funding from Stone Point Capital. Size of the investment was not announced.

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MARCH 2, 2015

San Diego-based Pulse Electronics said today that it is an agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Oaktree Capital Management. According to Pulse, Oaktree will invest $17.0M pulse electronics nyse merger acquisition oaktree' in Pulse, and pay $1.50 The new company will continue to be led by CEO Mark Twaalhoven.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

GlaxoSmithKline is acquiring a startup it helped launch in 2013 as part of an alliance with life sciences venture capital firm Avalon Ventures. Sitari was the first of eight companies spun up through the partnership between the Southern California investment outfit and British pharma company. Financial terms of the acquisition were.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

The buyout comes almost two years after Carlsbad, CA-based Genoptix was bought from Novartis (NYSE: NVS ) by a pair of private investment firms, Ampersand Capital Partners and 1315 Capital, and a management group for an undisclosed sum in January 2017. Joseph Limber became the CEO of the company.

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JULY 25, 2016

Outerwall , the parent company of San Diego's EcoATM , has agreed to a private equity buyout by Apollo Global Management , about five months after Outerwall launched an effort to find a buyer. EcoATM had laid of 107 people in San Diego, as it responded to those threats and was attempted to cut its costs. READ MORE>>.

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