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London and SF have become Impact Tech hubs, with 280% increase in VC in 5 years

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New research has found that San Francisco and London have become two of the world’s leading hubs for VC investment into tech solutions that address one or more of the 17 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), more commonly referred to as “Impact Tech” They are followed by Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Shanghai and Beijing.

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LA, and Southern California's Surge In Venture Capital Funds

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Those local funds are on top of a massive injection of funding from out of area venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, and strategic investors. Upfront Ventures. Fika Ventures. List ordered by fund size). upfront.com. Fund size: $40M. HashTagOne. hashtagone.com. Fund size: $20M. www.amplify.la.

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San Diego Roundup: Qualcomm, Philter, Stella Labs, VC Funding & More

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. —San Diego’s AON Devices was among 10 startups selected to compete at a recent pitch competition hosted by the corporate venture capital arm of Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ). Qualcomm Ventures invited 10 artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, virtual reality, and.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. As I was trying to figure out the role I wanted to play in the VC world I decided I wanted to focus on businesses that were building deeply technical products to solve problems for business users. Over the past 2.5

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NextWave Ventures Backs New AI Startup, Apical Technology

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Carlsbad-based NextWave Ventures , a venture capital investor which focuses on commercializing early stage technology, said it has launched a new artificial intelligence start, Apical Technology. According to NextWave, Apical Technology is developing a software platform which uses AI for equities trading.

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LeaseLock Lands $52M In Series B

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Marina Del Rey-based LeaseLock, which is developing artificial intelligence technology and lease insurance products to eliminate the need for security deposits, has raised $52M in its Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. LeaseLock said it will use the funding to expand its lease insurance product.

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Kayne Anderson Backs ColdLight Solutions

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Los Angeles-based private equity investor Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors has backed a developer of automated, machine learning and big data, predictive analytics software called ColdLight Solutions , the company said Monday. Kayne Anderson manages around $24 billion in capital. READ MORE>>.