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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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San Diego Social Media Startup Soci Adds Austin Office, Raises $8.5M

Xconomy

Soci, a San Diego startup that created a Web platform for managing social media, has closed on $8.5 The five-year-old startup, which had 35 employees five months ago when it was named as a 2017 Xconomy San Diego company to watch , now has 50 employees.

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Approved Opens for Business with $1M and Digital Mortgage Platform

Xconomy

Following a six-month trial of its digital mortgage platform, San Diego-based Approved has officially launched its Web-based software for home loan applications. Sadhal and Taylor (pictured above) founded Approved in August 2015, and moved into the San Diego tech incubator.

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San Diego Tech Roundup: Bitmo, Dvele, Cybersecurity Report & More

Xconomy

The company says it has about 130 national brands on the platform, including Nike, Nordstrom, and Old Navy. Bitmo’s mobile app allows users to send and receive digital gift cards that can be switched between a number of stores. CEO Michael Smallwood launched the Carlsbad, CA-based company in 2017.

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Stocktwits Raises Funding Round

socalTECH

San Diego-based stock messaging service Stocktwits has just raised a new funding, which the company said came from its existing investors, plus strategic Asian financial technology investors, and strategic investors in the fund and ETF business in North America. funding round. funding round. READ MORE>>.

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TakeLessons CEO Discusses Chromatik Buyout, Why it’s a Good Fit

Xconomy

San Diego-based TakeLessons set out nine years ago to create a Web-based platform that helped match music students with qualified instructors. Since then, TakeLessons has raised a total of $20 million in venture capital, and expanded into new markets and services.

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Empirico Raises $17M, Inks 3-Year Antisense Collaboration with Ionis

Xconomy

Empirico, which is headquartered in San Diego, also has laboratories in Madison, WI. Carlsbad, CA-based Ionis will work with Empirico to leverage its software, which Empirico calls its Precision Insights Platform, for work related to. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.