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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

La Jolla-based venture capital investor Avalon Ventures has just received a $103M commitment to a new, $300M fund, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. Avalon invests in both life sciences and technology companies, and invests in seed an dearly stage companies. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

San Diego-based Avalon Ventures , a venture capital firm focused on early stage high tech, digital media, and life sciences firms, said today that it has closed on $200M in capital commitments for its latest fund. Avalon said that the fund, Avalon Ventures IX, LP, is the ninth and largest fund for the company.

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JUNE 15, 2015

San Diego-based Avalon Ventures said this morning that it has launched and funded three, new companies as part of its deal with GSK. Avalon Venturs said that Adrenergics , CadheRx Therapeutics , and Calporta Therapeutics have all received $10M in Series A funding, and will receive R&D support from Avalon Ventures and GSK.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

San Diego-based venture capital firm Avalon Ventures has led an investment in a cloud computing company, Standing Cloud , based in Boulder, Colorado. According to Standing Cloud, it received a $3M, Series B financing from Avalon, which also included the firm's prior investor, The Foundry Group.

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MARCH 15, 2012

San Diego-based Avalon Ventures , one of the venture capital investors in social gaming phenomenon Zynga , may be set to cash in on its shares of the newly public gaming firm, after Zynga said this week that it is planning a $400M, secondary offering of its stock.

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JULY 16, 2013

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. The fund has not yet announced local investments, but has been actively talking to companies fitting its investment profile. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 11, 2021

The company begins trading this morning on the Nasdaq Global market under the ticker symbol JANX. According to the company, the gross proceeds from the effort are expected to be $193.8M. Janux Therapeutics is developing T cell engager immunotherapies.

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JULY 1, 2011

Among the investors who may benefit from a successful IPO are La Jolla-based Avalon Ventures , run by Kevin Kinsella, Stephen Tomlin, Richard Levandov, Brady Bohrmann, Doug Downs and Jay Lichter, which before the IPO owned 6.1 Katzenberg sits on the company's board. percent of Zynga. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 29, 2021

San Diego-based Fortis Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup developing treatments for late-stage prostate cancer and multiple myeloma, has raised $40M in a Series A financing, the company said on Monday.

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JULY 18, 2013

in venture capital investments in Q2 2013 across Southern California, spread across 80 deals. The report comes every quarter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. invested across 45 companies. in investments across 90 deals.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

San Diego-based Avalon Ventures announced this morning that it has launched a new company, Sitari Pharmaceuticals , with $10M in a Series A financing. disease celiac lifescience biotech capital venture glaxosmithkline pharmaceuticals sitary ventures avalong' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

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. Avalon Ventures is also based in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 13, 2020

La Jolla-based Nerio Therapeutics , a new, stealth-mode company in the life sciences sector, has raised $3.0M It's unclear what Nerio Therapeutics may be working on, but the fourth officer of the company listed in the filing appears to be Dr. Stefan Heller, a faculty member at Stanford and a developmental neurobiologist.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

San Diego-based ScoreStream , which provides crowdsourced, local sports scores, photos, videos, and more for high school football and other teams, is connecting with Amazon Alexa, the company said on Friday. ScoreStream is led by CEO and co-founder Derrick Oien, and previously has raised venture funding from Intel Capital and Avalon Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

[ Note: The headline has been corrected to better describe the company’s type of funding. San Diego’s Avalon Ventures led the Series A round, and has established Fortis at COI Pharma, the firm’s biotech incubator (which now houses 16 life sciences startups). 9/27/16, 2:09 p.m. Bregua Corp.,

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

San Diego-based StackIQ , which develops IT automation tools for the enterprise, has raised $6M in a Series B funding round, according to the company. The new funding came from Grayhawk Capital, Keshif Ventures, DLA Piper, and OurCrowd, as well as Anthem Venture Partners and Avalon Ventures. The company is led by Tim McIntire.

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MARCH 31, 2020

The funding was led by Cigna Ventures and MemorialCare Innovation Fund (MCIF), and also included Avalon Ventures, CU Healthcare Innovation Fund and Stanford Health Care. The company said the funding will go to towards accelerating expansion of its platform across the country.

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JULY 14, 2017

StackIQ was venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners, Grayhawk Capital, Avalon Ventures, and crowdfunding site OurCrowd. According to Teradata, the deal also includes StackIQ's team of engineers, who will join the company's R&D organization. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

San Diego-based Avelas Biosciences announced today that it has raised $6.85M in a Series B funding round, for the company''s technology for illuminating cancer cells. The company said the funding came from Avalon Ventures, and also included Torrey Pines Investment, WuXi AppTec, and an additional, un-named investor. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

San Diego-based Fortis Therapeutics , a new biotech company in the immuno-oncology area, announced this morning that it has raised $18M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Avalon Ventures and also included Bregua Corporation, Lilly Asia Ventures, Osage University Partners, and Vivo Capital.

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JULY 20, 2016

The funding was led by RA Capital Management, and also included Avalon Ventures and Correlation Ventures. RA Capital Management's Andrew Levin joins the company's board with the funding. The company's technology is based on research from The Scripps Research Institute.

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JULY 28, 2020

San Diego-based telemedicine and telehealth software developer AristaMD has added another $6M to the company's Series B, bringing the total to $24M, the company said on Monday. The company is led by CEO Brooke LeVasseur. The funding came from Ascension Ventures and.406 The funding came from Ascension Ventures and.406

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

GlaxoSmithKline is acquiring a startup it helped launch in 2013 as part of an alliance with life sciences venture capital firm Avalon Ventures. Avalon said Tuesday that GSK (NYSE: GSK ) has agreed to buy the company, Sitari Pharmaceuticals, which has been developing a treatment for celiac disease.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The second tranche of the company''s Series B came from investors Avalon Ventures, Torrey Pines Investment and WuXi PharmaTech Investments. avelas biosciences venture capital cancer diagnostics molecular peptide flouresce flourescence surgery lifescience' in a Series B funding. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Synthorx is focused on developing novel protein therapeutics, and is venture backed by RA Capital Management, Avalon Ventures and Correlation Ventures. The company announced a funding round in July. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region. Nationally, there was $13.0 READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 30, 2014

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer Otonomy --which is developing treatments for inner and middle ear disorders--has roped in a big, $49M funding, the company announced this morning. The company said the new funding will go towards its product pipeline and a potential filing for regulatory approval of its lead compound.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

According to the company, the funding was led by OrbiMed Advisors, and also included Aperture Venture Partners, Osage University Partners, as well as Avalon Ventures, Domain Associates, Novo Ventures, RiverVest Venture Partners and TPG Biotech. Khuong of OrbiMed wil join the company''s board with the funding. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The company also said it has added Dan Feldstein as its Director of Marketing. The company did not say how many people it plans to hire in LA. Selectable Media is venture backed by Microsoft's Bing Fund, and also scored a round last October from Avalon Ventures, the San Diego venture capital firm. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 21, 2014

San Diego-based Otonomy , a biopharmaceuticals company developing treatments for disorders of the inner and middle ear, said Thursday that it has added Vickie Capps to its board of directors. Capps also sits on the board of RF Surgical Systems and Consonance Capital Partners, and had been on the board of SenoRx. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Carolus Therapeutics is venture backed by Avalon Ventures, and is headed by Court Turner, who is both CEO of Carolus and a venture partner at Avalon. Terms of the debt funding were not announced by the companies. According to Square 1, the new funding will go support future growth at Carolus. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 9, 2009

Details on the funding have not been announced, however, the company is venture backed by Avalon Ventures. Avalon's Jay Lichter is listed as the firm's CEO. Tags: afraxis venture capital biotech lifescience autism avalon ventures.

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AUGUST 18, 2016

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer Avelas Biosciences has raised $20M in a Series C funding, according to the company. and laos included Ervington Investments Limited and Alexandria Venture Investments plus Avalon Ventures, Bregua Corporation, and WuXi Healthcare Ventures. Andrei Petrov, Ph.D.,

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APRIL 21, 2014

The latest numbers are out on venture capital investments in Southern California from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, finding that the region had nearly $762.88M invested in companies in the region during Q1 of 2014. in investments in companies considered Media and Entertainment compnaies.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Source of the new funding was not disclosed, however, one of its founders, Jay Lichter, is at San Diego venture firm Avalon Ventures, which has previously backed the company. Tags: otonomy venture capital biopharmaceuticals biopharma middle disorder biotech lifescience pharma.

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JUNE 4, 2012

-based private healthcare investment firm, and also included Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cardinal Partners , Venrock, Jafco Ventures, Avalon Ventures , New Leaf Venture Partners and Top Tier Capital Partners. HHIF contributed $7.5M HHIF will add a representative to Awarepoint's board with the funding.

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MARCH 9, 2010

funding round the company kicked off in May of last year. No details on the new funding have been released by the company. Chumby has previously gained funding from Avalon Ventures, JK&B Capital, Masthead Venture Partners, and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. The filing indicates the funding is part of an ongoing, $5.0m

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