socalTECH

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The funding was led by Avalon Ventures and TPG Biotech, and also included Correlation Ventures and Osage University Partners. The company was founded by Dr. Michael Jung and Dr. Richard Pietras, both of whom are professors at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Enlibrium is being led by David Campbell, Ph.D.

UCLA 100

UCLA Avalon San Diego Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2012

in investments across 21 deals, boosted significantly by a $139M investment in Sapphire Energy ; Los Angeles was second with $$317.8M The largest sector of investment was Industrial/Energy, which includes clean technology, with $320.58M invested across Southern California. in 48 deals; Orange County had $249.3M in 13 deals.

Southern California 221

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Avalon 221

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2012

Los Angeles had $226.75M invested in companies. The biggest Los Angeles deal was a funding for SolarReserve , for $27.0M. Orange County--boosted in a large part by a funding for Fisker Automotive--racked up $242.45M in funding. Of those, only Versant is based here in the area.

Southern California 157

Southern California Orange County San Diego GRP Partners 157

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2010

Los Angeles saw $407.2M Southern California's venture totals were significantly boosted by clean technology, and more specifically, financing for electric car manufacturers. Nationally, venture deals in the U.S. totaled $6.5 billion, the strongest quarter since the third quarter of 2008. in 45 deals, Orange County saw $279.5M

Southern California 174

Southern California Orange County Rustic Canyon SoCal 174

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2009

Most sectors saw drops in investment during the year, with the exception of few--including a couple of sectors where Southern California has a significant presence, in Clean Technology and Media & Entertainment. San Diego led in the report for the quarter, with $205M in 24 deals; Los Angeles had nearly $198.6M in 10 deals.

Southern California 100

Southern California Rustic Canyon Orange County Miramar 100

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

After Chumby, I was EIR for Avalon Ventures, and was looking at a couple of different opportunities, ranging from 3D printing, to Machine-to-Machine communications, medical IT, and sports there. So, that means that the technology from those companies is not very strong, whereas our technical team has been working together for fifteen years.

Media 100

Media Startup Avalon Social Media 100

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

After Chumby, I was EIR for Avalon Ventures, and was looking at a couple of different opportunities, ranging from 3D printing, to Machine-to-Machine communications, medical IT, and sports there. So, that means that the technology from those companies is not very strong, whereas our technical team has been working together for fifteen years.

Media 100

Media Startup Avalon Social Media 100