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Sidecar Finds $15M More To Expand Ridesharing Fight

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It looks like the peer-to-peer marketplace for rides in Los Angeles is about to get a lot hotter, as one of the companies competing in the market-- Sidecar said this morning that it has raised $15M more in funding. Avalon Ventures is also based in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Startups Raise $761.12M in Q2 2014

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According to the report, there was $472.15M invested in Los Angeles, $222.4M The numbers are based on data provided to the two by Thomson Reuters. invested in San Diego, and $66.53M invested in Orange County during the period. for its consumer loyalty and advertising efforts; nearly $49.0M

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Selectable Media Expands To LA

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Selectable Media , a digital advertising firm which lets users unlock digital content in exchange for interacting with brand advertising, said today that it has expanded to Los Angeles, as part of a growth in its footprint. The expansion came alongside the opening of a new office in Chicago. READ MORE>>.

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Enlibrium Finds $15M For Cancer Drugs

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The funding was led by Avalon Ventures and TPG Biotech, and also included Correlation Ventures and Osage University Partners. The company was founded by Dr. Michael Jung and Dr. Richard Pietras, both of whom are professors at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Enlibrium is being led by David Campbell, Ph.D.

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ScoreStream Nabs $2M For Local Sports Crowdsourcing

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Also participating in the funding was Avalon Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, and angels, including Kevin Plank (Under Armour) and Paul Palmieri (Millennial Media). The startup--led by technology startup vet Derrick Oien--said the funding was led by Sinclair Digital Ventures, a division of Sinclair Broadcast Group.

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Core Innovation Capital Sets Up Shop In LA

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In the latest positive move for the Los Angeles venture capital market, a new investor has moved into town, to take advantage of the area''s growing startup market.

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Venture Capitalists Invest $493.2M In Southern California In Q1

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Locally, the report totaled $201.28M in deals in the Los Angeles area, $191.89M in the Orange County area, and $100.0M Frontier , the Tech Coast Angels , and New Enterprise. Although dollars were up, the number of deals (736 nationally in Q1 vs. 827 deals last year) was the lowest in a single quarter since Q3 of 2009. in San Diego.