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Avalon Ventures Might Reap Cash In Zynga Offering

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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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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. core innovation capital venture investment fund' The firm''s efforts here are headed by Arjun Schutte. READ MORE>>.

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Avalon Ventures, Jeffrey Katzenberg To Benefit From Zynga IPO

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According to Zynga, it is looking to raise up to $1 billion on the public markets. 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 percent of Zynga.

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StackIQ Raises $6M

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The new funding came from Grayhawk Capital, Keshif Ventures, DLA Piper, and OurCrowd, as well as Anthem Venture Partners and Avalon Ventures. The company said the new funding will go toward scaling sales and marketing. stackiq venture capital automatoin software enterprise hadoop' The company is led by Tim McIntire.

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

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Selectable Media Expands To LA

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The company also said it has added Dan Feldstein as its Director of Marketing. 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. The company did not say how many people it plans to hire in LA. READ MORE>>.

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Chumby Launches On Android

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According to the firm, its app--available on the Android Market for $4.99--brings the firm's software to Android 2.2 The company is headed by Derrick Oien, and has venture backing from Avalon Ventures, JK&B Capital, Masthead Venture Partners, and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. READ MORE>>.