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Awarepoint Raises $13.3M

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The firm said the round was led by Cardinal partners, and also included Venrock and prior investor Avalon Ventures. Awarepoint said the funding will go towards expansion of its product in both domestic and international markets.

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Interview with Michael Aleles, Quippi

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We caught up with CEO Michael Aleles to learn more about the company and its quest to serve consumers in what has been a consumer unfriendly market. The round was led by Avalon Ventures, and we also had participation from Acciom Venture Lab, a socially responsible venture fund out of Washington, D.C. What is Quippi all about?

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How ScoreStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

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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.

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How SportStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

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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.

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An Homage to Larry Bock, Who Had God’s Hand on His Shoulder

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Bock, who died last Wednesday at 56, was a life sciences entrepreneur and investor who helped start or finance dozens of companies that have a combined market value estimated today at roughly $70 billion. It was during this time, she recalled, when Bock met Kevin Kinsella of San Diego’s Avalon Ventures. They had a lot of fun.”.

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Plug and Play San Diego Finds Home in New Downtown Works Space

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Downtown Works is a co-working space for technology startups that opened last month in a completely renovated office building at the corner of India and West B streets. But for startups, there will be more available options and perhaps the market for downtown office space will be a little more competitive.

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Bio Roundup: CAR-T & Migraine Races, Intra-Cellular, Rockefeller & More

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Who will be first to market with a new type of cancer treatment known as CAR-T? TOP STORIES : —Kite Pharma (NASDAQ: KITE ) released data from an ongoing non-hodgkin lymphoma trial that, while early, bolster the view that the Santa Monica, CA, company could be the first to market with a cell-based immunotherapy product known as CAR-T.

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