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Perfect Market CTO Joins School Board

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Pasadena-based Perfect Market, the Idealab startup which is looking to monetize dormant content from publishers, said this morning that the firm's CTO, Dr. Jay Budzik, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, by the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. READ MORE>>

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

Both Sides of the Table

Many funds have not performed and will start to disappear. I suspect both were at play in Rustic Canyon Partners that went from a $500 million fund to around a $200 million fund. There are some very talented partners remaining at Rustic Canyon and I’m told some committed LPs. Think about the math.

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Southern California Investments On Uptick, Totals $686.5M For Q1

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for the quarter, up from both Q4 of last year as well as the comparable Q1 quarter in 2009, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA. in Q1, up from $588.033M tallied by the report in Q4 of 2009, and up significantly from the $320.2M Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M

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Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com). Advertisers. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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LA Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti to Keynote Inaugural Silicon Beach Fest

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LA City Council Member Eric Garcetti will give the opening keynote for the inaugural Silicon Beach Fest , a celebration of digital innovators in startups and entertainment happening June 21 – 23. Angel Pitch: Startups pitch to angel investors. Startup Village : Local startups and other companies featured on the show floor.

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Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on. Startups Made Simple. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com). Advertisers. Southern California's high tech news and companies. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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