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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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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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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' READ MORE>>.

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AnaptysBio Gets $17M in Licensing Deal

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In addition, AnaptysBio said it is eligible to receive milestone payments of up to $18M for meeting certain research and development milestones, as well as an additional $90M for reaching regulatory submissions and approvals, along with eventual royalties if those antibodies reach the market. READ MORE>>.

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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.

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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.

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Southern California Venture Investments See Big Drop In Q1

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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. READ MORE>>.