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APRIL 19, 2013

Venture capital investments saw a sharp drop in Q1 in Southern California, according to the latest venture numbers from the MoneyTree report. The report, released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association over the weekend, tallied up $534.3M billion in 863 deals. Image courtesy Bigstock.

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

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Capital Southern California Avalon SoCalTech 174

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JULY 1, 2011

San Francisco-based social games maker Zynga , the firm behind the popular FarmVille Facebook game, filed for an IPO Friday, with several Southern California investors potentially beneficiaries of any future IPO success. According to Zynga, it is looking to raise up to $1 billion on the public markets. percent of Zynga.

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