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Four of Southern California's Cloud Computing Startups

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One of the most active areas of interest and growth in the technology industry today is cloud computing--the use of computing resources on the Internet, to accomplish tasks that normally would have taken a server farm or local systems. The firm is looking to allow users to play "games in the cloud". RightScale.

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Report: Southern California Venture Capital Totals $464M In Q3

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Venture capital investments in Southern California in Q3 totaled to $464.18M, according to the latest numbers released by the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA Money Tree Report this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. funding, fellow San Diego cloud computing firm RightScale , with $25.0M Nationwide, there was $4.8

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Q2 Venture Funding Drifts Downward In Southern California

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According to the report, which tracks venture capital activity nationwide, there were 89 deals in the quarter, the same as in Q1, but less than the 97 deals in the same quarter of last year. M raised, and cloud computing provider Eucalyptus , with $30.0M The region saw the most investments in Los Angeles, with $329.0M

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What Mattered in 2010: Jim Andelman, Rincon Ventures

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All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. 3) Cloud computing offerings as an enabler to lean startups. Earlier today, we talked with Greg Martin at Archer Venture Capital. It's been really gratifying.

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What I Learned in 2014: Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital

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We''ve been featuring a few reflections on the last year from a number of movers and shakers in Southern California''s technology industry over the last couple of weeks, during the holidays. 2014 was the most active year in TVC history as measured by the number of investments/acquisitions/follow-ons/exits we completed.

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How Sendgrid Makes Sure Those App Emails Go Through, With Jim Franklin

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We spoke with Jim Franklin , the firm's CEO, to hear more about how the company went from an accelerator startup at TechStars just a few years ago, to now more than 100 employees spread across offices in Boulder; Colorado, Anaheim, California; Frankfurt; London, and elsewhere, to tackle the problems of transactional email. What is Sendgrid?

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Fall Presenting Companies at UCLA

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After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. If you’d like to see some of the best technologies and meet some of the brightest minds in beautiful Southern California, SIGN UP NOW. Event Details.

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