socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2015

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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socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2015

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

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socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2012

in investments across 21 deals, boosted significantly by a $139M investment in Sapphire Energy ; Los Angeles was second with $$317.8M The largest deal was Sapphire Energy's $139M funding, followed by Fisker Automotive , which raised $129.72M, and Sientra , which raised $65.0M In terms of dollars, San Diego led the region with $357.0M

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2012

in venture funding. Orange County--boosted in a large part by a funding for Fisker Automotive--racked up $242.45M in funding. Los Angeles had $226.75M invested in companies. The biggest Los Angeles deal was a funding for SolarReserve , for $27.0M. Of those, only Versant is based here in the area.

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

Los Angeles saw $407.2M Southern California's venture totals were significantly boosted by clean technology, and more specifically, financing for electric car manufacturers. Nationally, venture deals in the U.S. totaled $6.5 billion, the strongest quarter since the third quarter of 2008. in 45 deals, Orange County saw $279.5M

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2009

Most sectors saw drops in investment during the year, with the exception of few--including a couple of sectors where Southern California has a significant presence, in Clean Technology and Media & Entertainment. San Diego led in the report for the quarter, with $205M in 24 deals; Los Angeles had nearly $198.6M billion in 277 deals.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Alex Roudi, the San Diego investor backing the Plug and Play program here, has described the local effort as a bridge to Silicon Valley, by enabling the San Diego companies to make connections and raise funding in the Bay Area. The other partners are Edward Adato and Daniel Schwarzblat.). It’s really cool.”.

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