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AutoVitals Gets Private Equity Investment

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According to AutoVitals, the strategic growth investment will go to expand and enhance its offerings. As part of the investment, the company said it named a new CEO, Jon Belmonte, to lead the company. Belmonte is a veteran of Southern California's high tech industry, having previously been CEO and COO At Active Network (ACTV).

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How Phyn Is Bringing The World Of High Tech To Water Conservation, With Ryan Kim

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The world of plumbing is not known for its high tech products. We ended up getting a lot of inbound inquiries from the insurance industry, plumbing, and utilities, everyone asking us when this would be out and if there was an opportunity to invest in this. However, that makes it an area ripe for technology innovation.

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TenOneTen Ventures Emerges As SoCal's Newest Venture Capital Firm

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Despite the level of venture capital activity in Southern California, the region--according to informal discussions with venture capitalists over the years--continues to suffer from a dearth of local, indigenous capital--at least, compared with the hundreds of investors along Sand Hill Road. READ MORE>>.

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Reflections on 2020: Carey Ransom, Operate

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. We made 7 investments in SoCal founders in our first year (out of 8 total), and even the 1 exception has deep SoCal ties and we hope to relocate her here in 2021. Contact our editors for details.

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Reflections on 2020: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. This year ushered in the successful launch our second fund at Moonshots Capital, further validating our thesis that investing in extraordinary leadership produces exceptional companies.

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TenOneOne Ventures Emerges As SoCal's Newest Venture Capital Firm

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Despite the level of venture capital activity in Southern California, the region--according to informal discussions with venture capitalists over the years--continues to suffer from a dearth of local, indigenous capital--at least, compared with the hundreds of investors along Sand Hill Road. READ MORE>>.

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LA's Innovators Get Spotlight, But Investors Cautious

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All schmoozing and networking aside, what are investors, entrepreneurs, and others in the industry thinking about? For some, it seemed like they--like the investing public--are burnt out on too many bubbles over the past decade, and are determined not to create or participate in another one.

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