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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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JULY 14, 2015

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures is the lead investor in a new, $10M funding round for AeroFS , a developer of private cloud collaboration software. Avalon's Rich Levandov represents Avalon Ventures on the AeroFS board. AeroFS is based in Palo Alto, California. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

San Diego-based venture investment fund Avalon Ventures has made a seed investment in a developer of a social shopping service, LoopIt , according to the companies. and is a spinout of Redstar Ventures, a venture incubator firm in Cambridge. Avalon's Rich Levandov was involved in the investment.

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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. All three companies are based in San Diego, and will be colocated at COI Pharmaceuticals.

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MAY 20, 2016

San Diego-based Avalon Ventures , and COI Pharmaceuticals , the company established by Avalon to help form new biotech companies, said today that the first two companies that it has formed with GlaxoSmithKline have met their first milestones, and that it has spun up a new company with GSK as part of their collaboration.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has backed a developer of video advertising products, Selectable Media , to the tune of $2M. Selectable Media, which is based in New York, lets users opt into branded video advertising in exchange for free access to content on web and mobile apps. READ MORE>>.

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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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APRIL 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, The National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters have tallied up just under a billion dollars in venture capital investments in the Southern California region in Q1 of this year, a very significant uptick from Q2 of 2011. in 13 deals.

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JUNE 24, 2015

San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has re-upped its investment in product database provider Indix , as part of a $15M Series B funding. The funding round came from Nokia Growth Partners, Nexus Venture Partners and Avalon Ventures. 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

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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.

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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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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

San Diego-based Avelas Biosciences , which is developing cell penetrating peptides to light up cancerous tissue in patients during surgery, has raised $7.4M The second tranche of the company''s Series B came from investors Avalon Ventures, Torrey Pines Investment and WuXi PharmaTech Investments. in a Series B funding.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The company--which competes against such companies as Uber, Lyft, Flywheel, Taxi Magic, and others in region--said the funding came from Avalon Ventures, Union Square VEnturs, and new investor Sir Richard Branzon. Avalon Ventures is also based in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2014

San Diego-based AnaptysBio , a biopharmaceuticals firm focused on the development of therapeutic antibodies, announced a deal today with TESARO. AnapytsBio is venture backed by Alloy Ventures, Avalon Ventures, Frazier Healthcare Ventures and Novo A/S. READ MORE>>.

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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 funding came from Ascension Ventures and.406

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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 funding. The investment of $762.8M Image courtesy Bigstock.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

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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JUNE 9, 2010

San Diego-based Otonomy , a biopharmaceuticals firm developing drug therapies to treat inner and middle ear disorders, has raised $10.56M as part of an ongoing, $26.0M Tags: otonomy venture capital biopharmaceuticals biopharma middle disorder biotech lifescience pharma.

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JULY 21, 2011

San Diego-based Amira Pharmaceuticals , a developer of small molecule pharmaceuticals for treating inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, has agreed to be acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb , the firms said late Thursday. Amira Pharmaceuticals was venture backed by Avalon Ventures, Novo A/S,Prospect Venture Partners, and Versant Ventures.

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APRIL 6, 2015

San Diego-based ScoreStream said today that it has raised $2M in a seed financing round, to bring scores, pictures, and other information about high school and local sports online. The startup--led by technology startup vet Derrick Oien--said the funding was led by Sinclair Digital Ventures, a division of Sinclair Broadcast Group.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

San Diego-based Otonomy , a biopharmaceuticals firm developing products to treat disorders of the inner and middle ear, announced today that it has raised $38.5M The round was led by Novo Ventures and RiverVest Venture Partners, and also includes Domain Associates, TPG Biotech, and Avalon Ventures.

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APRIL 14, 2011

The latest venture capital numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters, was released tonight, showing that Southern California had $493.2M Nationally, venture capital investment up slightly, at $5.9 in San Diego.

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MARCH 9, 2010

San Diego-based Chumby , a maker of Internet-connected clock radio devices, has raised another $1.0M 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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JUNE 9, 2009

San Diego-based aFraxis , a stealth-mode firm developing treatments for Fragile X Syndome and autism, has raised $750,000 in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Tuesday. Details on the funding have not been announced, however, the company is venture backed by Avalon Ventures.

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JUNE 1, 2010

San Diego-based Chumby , the maker of the Internet-connected, Linux-based clock radio, has upped its Series B funding to $8.78M, according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week. Tags: chumby venture capital linux internet electronic device consumer. READ MORE>>.

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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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OCTOBER 4, 2010

San Diego-based Chumby , maker of the alarm-clock sized, Internet device, has raised another $3.0M Chumby has previously raised funding from Avalon Ventures, JK&B Capital, Masthead Venture Partners, and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. in funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday.

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JULY 15, 2010

Investments by venture capitalists in Southern California were up, both in terms of deals and dollars in Q2, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Nationally, venture deals in the U.S. in 21 deals, and San Diego saw $170.6M

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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 San Diego had $178.3M

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MARCH 5, 2013

San Diego-based Carolus Therapeutics , a developer of biopharmaceuticals aimed at treating acute and chronic inflammation, has scored $2.25M in a debt funding round, according to financing provider Square 1 Bank. According to Square 1, the new funding will go support future growth at Carolus. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

San Diego-based Avelas Biosciences has raised $7.65M in a Series A funding round, which it says will go towards clinical studies for its technology for real-time tumor visualization. The funding came from Avalon Ventures. The firm's CEO is currently Jay Lichter, who is also a Managing Director at Avalon Ventures.

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JANUARY 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture capital Association MoneyTree survey, which is based on data from Thomson Reuters, tallies $738.34M invested in Southern California in Q4 of 2011. In Southern California, San Diego County took the lead in investment totals, raising $262.1M

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MAY 28, 2009

San Diego-based Chumby , a maker of a Internet-enabled information device, has raise $3M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Thursday. The firm has previously raised funding from Avalon Ventures, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Masthead Venture Partners, and JK&B Capital.

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

San Diego-based Enlibrium announced Thursday that it has raised $15M in a Series A financing, to go towards cancer therapeutics. The funding was led by Avalon Ventures and TPG Biotech, and also included Correlation Ventures and Osage University Partners.

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JUNE 29, 2009

San Diego-based Ambit Biosciences , a developer of small molecule profiling tools being used for biopharmaceuticals development, has raised $6.5M Tags: ambit biosciences venture capital debt funding biopharmaceuticals lifescience. in an ongoing, debt round, according to a filing from the firm today.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

It was joined by two other new backers, Ervington Investments and Alexandria Venture Investments, and previous investors WuXi Healthcare Ventures, Bregua Corp., and San Diego’s Avalon Ventures. Inbio Ventures, a venture capital management company, represented Pharmstandard in the deal.

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