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Estify Raises $6.3M For Auto Body Shop Estimate Software

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Agoura Hills-based Estify , a developer of software to help auto body shops creates estimates on repair for auto insurers, has raised $6.3M The funding came from Romulus Capital along with ff Venture Capital. in a Series A funding, the company disclosed today. Estify was founded by Jordan Furniss.

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A2 Biotherapeutics, Founded By Amgen Vets, Gets $57M For Cell Therapies

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Agoura Hills-based A2 Biotherapeutics , a biotechnology firm started by veterans of Amgen which is developing cell therapies for cancer patients, has raised $57M in a Series A funding round, the company said this week. The funding came from The Column Group, Vida Ventures, Samsara BioCapital and Nextech Invest. READ MORE>>.

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Hixme Adds $14.1M In Funding

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Agoura Hills-based Hixme , a startup developing group insurance products for large organizations, has raise $14.1M The Series B funding was led by Propel Venture Partners, and also included Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers (KPCB), Transamerica Ventures and Rosemark Capital. The company says it has now raised $26.6M

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TouchCommerce Confirms Funding

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Agoura Hills-based TouchCommerce , a provider of online chat to help ecommerce retailers convert customers, confirmed Wednesday afternoon that the firm has raised $10M in a funding round. Tags: touchcommerce venture capital ecommerce chat. READ MORE>>.

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Report: TouchCommerce Lands $10M

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Agoura Hills-based TouchCommerce , a provider of live chat services to help companies convert online customers, has reportedly raised $10M in a venture funding round. According to PEHub.com, the round included participation by existing investors Partech International, Emergence Capital, Dolphin Equity Partners and Hudson Ventures.

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Two Local Tech, Investment Executives Named In College Fraud Investigation

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That scheme allegedly involved paying off coaching staff for allowing those children in as "athletic recruits"--even though they did not play sports, paying people to take standardized tests such as the ACT and SAT for them, and even using doctored photos to show the children playing sports they did not play.

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Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center

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We put out an RFQ to all sorts of venture capital firms in California, in order to be the fiscal steward of that money. Of course, as with any VC, they can't just limit themselves to such a small area. The purpose was to deliver high value jobs. We ended up selecting DFJ Frontier. DFJ Frontier is a key partner in this effort.

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