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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Both the University of California , and Caltech both appear to be key to the new clean technology investment fund, Breakthrough Energy , which is being led by former Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

Gevo--which is now based in Englewood, Colorado--was started in Pasadena, and has licensed technology from both the University of California, Los Angeles, and Caltech. coli) bacteria, as well as technology from Caltech from the lab of Dr. Frances Arnold. Gevo said it will raised up to $150M on the Nasdaq Global Market, trading as GEVO.

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JULY 7, 2017

in a Series A funding. The funding was led by M Ventures (Merck Ventures BV, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA), and also included Legend Capital, Sabey Corporation, and Asset Management Ventures. Dr. Andreas Jurgeit from Merck Ventures and Dr. Darren Cai from Legend Capital will join the company's board with the funding.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Culver City-based Indi Molecular , a developer of synthetic replacements for antibodies, announced Tuesday that it has raised $300,000 more in its seed funding, bringing the total raised in the round to $1.8M. The new funding was led by InterWest Partners, and also included several un-named, angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Azusa-based Contour Energy Systems , the developer of battery technology based on research from Caltech, said today that it has raised a Series C funding round. The firm said the new funding came from Singapore investment fund EDBI, CMEA Capital, Harris & Harris, Schlumberger, and U.S. Venture Partners.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Companies which received funding were BIXBIO LIMITED (genomics in South Africa); EpiCombi.AI Illumina's startup efforts are led by Amanda Cashin, PhD, co-founder and Global Head of Illumina For Startups. Limited (AI technology focused on cancer); Genegoggle Sp. biotech in Poland); NewStem Ltd.

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2015

Pasadena-based SlipChip , a Caltech spinoff developing microfluidics technology, has raised $26.5M as part of an ongoing, $30M funding raising effort, according to a filing from the company. Photo: Caltech, demonstration of technology licensed by SlipChip by the school. The filing says six investors participated in the round.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Thousand Oaks-based Dantari has raised $47M in its Series A funding, saying that it has launched a new, clinical-stage biotechnology company developing targeted therapeutics for the treatment of cancers and other diseases. Dantari has appointed Richard A.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2017

La Jolla-based Avidity Biosciences , a biopharmaceuticals developer focused on monoclonal antibody and siRNA-based therapeutics, said today that it has raised $16M in a Series B funding round. The round included $10M in new capital, combined with conversion of $6M in convertible debt. Avidity Biosciences is led by Troy Wilson.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. One example is that they introduced a program where their founders can pool together shares from their company and exchange them for a small portfolio of other First Round Capital companies. In 2008 they raised a much larger fund $132.5

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socalTECH

JULY 14, 2020

The startup--which is funded by Kairos Ventures and Bold Capital Partners--said its new evaluation and developer kit allows users to test, evaluate, and create proof-of-concept designs using its technology. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2009

Carlsbad-based Helixis , a developer of nucleic acid analysis tools, has upped its recent funding round to $7.3M, according to a filing from the firm this week. The funding is a continuation of a $10.0M Source of the new funding was not disclosed. Helixis is a spinout of Caltech. Helixis is a spinout of Caltech.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2014

Details on the funding have yet to be announced by the company. Materia develops Nobel prize winning technology for the production of small, medium, and large molecules, called metathesis, which was developed at Caltech. Materia''s technology was developed by Caltech Nobel Prize winner Robert H. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based Beyond Limits , a startup which is developing artificial intelligence software for the industrial and enterprise market, said this morning that it has raised $133M in a Series C funding round. According to the company, it has closed on $113M of that funding, with another $20M committed in the round.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2021

Los Angeles-based Appia Bio, a biotech startup focused on developing engineered allogeneic cell therapies from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for cancer patients, has launched from stealth mode, saying it has raised $52M in a Series A funding round.

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2013

A local, clean energy business plan competition started by the California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Southern California (USC), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has awarded $160,000 in prizes in its latest competition. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2017

Pasadena-based Virtualitics , a new startup which provides data visualization in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) environments, and says it uses machine learning and artificial intelligence, has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding came from un-named angel investors.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Culver City-based molecular imaging products maker Sofie Biosciences said Tuesday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Tata Industries, and also included MRM Capital and the Cycad Group. The new funding comes on top of a SBIR grant the company announced earlier this month.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

in a seed funding round. The funding was led by InterWest Partners, and also included a number of un-named angel investors. Caltech professor Jim Heath is a co-founder and board member of the startup, and the company has also licensed technology from the Scripps Research Institute. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 31, 2016

Innovium said the funding included both undisclosed Series A and Series B funding rounds, both completed in 2015. The Series A came in the first quarter of 2015, from Walden Riverwood Ventures and Capricorn Investment Group, with participation from S-Cubed Capital and Qualcomm Incorporated (via Qualcomm Ventures).

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Gevo , the Caltech spinoff developing biofuels processing technology, said last week that it has completed its acquisition of a biofuels plant in Luverne, Minnesota. Gevo's technology is based on research developed out of Caltech, although the firm is now located in Colorado. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

Azusa-based CFX Battery , a Caltech spinout developing advanced battery technology, has upped its funding to nearly $15.2M, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. CFX Battery has previously raised funding from CMEA Ventures, Harris and Harris, and US Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2012

An Illinois firm whose technology is based on, and licensed from Pasadena-based Materia and Caltech , has raised a whopping, $104M funding round. The funding will go towards its strategic growth plans. The funding will go towards its strategic growth plans.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 5, 2011

The CalTech Enterprise Forum presents Renewable Energy & The Smarter Grid: Opportunities for the Entrepreneur this Saturday May 7th. Federal stimulus money is playing a major role both nationally and regionally, funding major smart grid efforts in our own backyard. Caltech students can now register online. Lux Capital.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Pasadena-based FastSoft , a developer of Internet acceleration appliances based on research out of Caltech, has raised $950K in a debt funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. No details on the funding have been announced by the firm. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2011

Gevo , the biofuels startup spawned out of technology from the University of California, Los Angeles and Caltech, has set an offering range for its IPO. Gevo is venture backed by Khosla Ventures, Virgin Green Fund, Total Energy Ventures, Burrill Life Sciences Capital Fund, Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund, and LANXESS, among others.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

This Spotlight takes place Thursday, February 2, at Caltech. Bill founded Idealab to create and build successful businesses that capitalize on innovations in areas with significant growth opportunities, including the Internet. Where: Baxter Hall | CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Event Details. to 10:00 p.m.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles. See we have JPL that designed the rockets that put men on the moon in the first place and Caltech, one of the two most prestigious engineering universities in the country.

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socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2010

Azusa-based CFX Battery , the stealthy Caltech battery spinoff, said today that it has renamed itself Contour Energy , and emerged out of stealth mode. Tags: battery contour energy stealth mode advanced materials caltech chemistry. The firm--fresh off $14.2M The firm--fresh off $14.2M READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 26, 2010

Pasadena-based Rockoco , a spinout of Caltech, has raised $1.5M in a funding round, according to lead investor the Pasadena Angels. According to the firm, it will use the funding to move the firm out of its current home at Caltech into its own facility.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Asuza-based CFX Battery , a Caltech spinout developing battery systems, is announcing today that it has raised $14.2M in additional funding. The firm said the Series B round came from CMEA Capital, Harris & Harris, Schlumberger and US Venture Partners. The firm said the new round brings its total funding to $29.4M.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Azusa-based Contour Energy Systems , the developer of battery technology based on research from Caltech, announced this morning that it has raised $20M in a Series C funding round. The company said it added new investor SBI Jeffries Asia Fund L.P. as a new investor in the round. Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 19, 2018

million in seed funding to begin building a manufacturing facility and expand its presence in Los Angeles as the city continues to grow as a hub for robotics and automation. . “Los Angeles is a great place for this, because we have a close relationship with Caltech and JPL,” according to Gross.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech). Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. The Caltech Entrepreneurship Club is the hub for innovators in the Caltech community who want to learn how to make their idea a reality. Event Details. to 9:30 p.m.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2012

The firm is a spinout of Caltech. Contour Energy is a developer of battery technology, including carbon-flouride batteries, which are expected to provide higher energy density, power, and reliability.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2011

Contour said last week that it had raised a Series C funding round from Singapore Investment fund EDBI, CMEA Capital, Harris & Harris, Schlumberger, and U.S. Venture Partners, but had not disclosed details of the funding. It's unclear what portion of that $20M was included in the announcement.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

We’ve also seen a substantial inflow of venture capital from all over the world.”. Caltech generates more patents than any other university while UCLA boasts more startups founded by its graduate than any other school in the nation. In fact, as is well-reported, the luster of Silicon Valley is fading.

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