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Midas List: Cornerstone OnDemand, Green Dot Help VCs

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However, two, Southern California firms drove the inclusion of two other, venture capital investors on the list--Miachel Moritz of Sequoia Capital (for his investment in Monrovia-based Green Dot ), and Byron Deeter of Bessemer Venture Partners (for his investment in Los Angeles-based Cornerstone OnDemand ).

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Tech Coast Angels Formally Announces New Fund, ACE

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Angel investing group the Tech Coast Angels has officially announced its new investment fund, the ACE Fund , as the group has begun to broaden out its investments strategy. The TCA said it will invest in a minimum of ten entrepreneurial enterprises.

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Green Dot Sets Pricing Range

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Monrovia-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid debit cards, has set pricing on its IPO, saying in a filing Friday that it estimates and initial public offering price of between $32.00 Green Dot filed for an IPO in February, and is backed by Sequoia Capital, TTP Fund, and the Tech Coast Angeles. and $35.00 READ MORE>>.

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Ondax Raises $2M More

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Monrovia-based Ondax , a developer of optical filters and laser sources based on research out of the California Institute of Technology, has raised $2M in a Series E investment. According to the Pasadena Angels, one of the investors in the firm, the round also included the Tech Coast Angels and un-named venture capital firms.

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Green Dot Files For IPO

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Monrovia-based Green Dot , a provider of pre-paid VISA and Mastercard cards, has filed for an IPO, saying this morning that it is looking to raise up to $150M in an IPO on the NYSE. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Piper Jaffray, and UBS Investment Bank. Tags: green financial prepaid merger acquisition tech coast angels.

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Green Dot Up 22.2 Percent In IPO

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Monrovia-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid credit cards which hit the market today, closed up 22.2 The reception for Green Dot means that Steven Streit, Green Dot's CEO and founder, now owns a stake worth roughly $218M; Sequoia Capital, the firm's biggest investor, now has shares worth around $532M on the market. READ MORE>>.

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Eleven of Southern California's Firms In The Alternative Vehicle Market

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It's unclear if or how any of Southern California's crop of alternative vehicle firms will be able to capitalize on the interest in electric vehicles, however, it's clear that Silicon Valley does not have a monopoly on firms looking to address the emerging electric and alternative car market.