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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Limited (AI technology focused on cancer); Genegoggle Sp. cancer therapeutics and diagnostics in Israel); ImYoo (single-cell transcriptomics company from Caltech); Solena Ag (agricultural biotech company from Mexico); and Yali Biosciences (synthetic biology for creating climate-smart, sustainable foods.).

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Startup CalTech San Diego Invest 203

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JULY 7, 2017

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. READ MORE>>.

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Culver City CalTech Research Tool 124

socalTECH

JULY 14, 2020

Pasadena-based Guru , a venture backed startup developing wireless power distribution technology, said this morning that it has released a development kit for its technology, which will allow potential partners to trial its millimeter-wave wireless power products.

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Develop Development CalTech Pasadena 113

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2021

Thousand Oaks-based Capsida Biotherapeutics, a new biotechnology company focused on using adeno-associated virus (AAV) engineering and cargo development platform to develop tissue-targeted gene therapies for multiple types of diseases, has uncloaked from stealth mode, saying it has raised $140M in total capital.

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Westlake Village Thousand Oaks Funding CalTech 113

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2014

Pasadena-based advanced chemistry technology developer Materia has raised $14.9M 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.

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CalTech Pasadena Venture Capital Capital 178

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2017

The round included $10M in new capital, combined with conversion of $6M in convertible debt. The funding was led by Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and also included Alethea Capital, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Brace Pharma, EcoR1 Capital, F-Prime Capital, Moore Venture Partners and Tavistock Life Sciences. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Morgan Asset Management and an affiliate of Upper Bay Infrastructure Partners , which will provide over $200M in capital for 8minutenergy's pipeline of products. As part of the financing deal, Alex O'Cinneide of Gore Street Capital will join 8minuteenergy's advisory board. gigawatt pipeline of projects.

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CalTech Los Angeles Capital Product 133

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The company says it specifically is looking to capitalize on the existing tech business community in Pasadena and the surrounding Los Angeles area, along with local schools like Caltech, The Art Center College of Design and Pasadena City College.

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Pasadena Outsource CalTech Technology 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Azusa-based Contour Energy , the developer of next-generation battery systems headed by Joe Fisher, said today that it has acquired carbon nanotube technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Controu said the technology can "dramatically improve" the power capabilities of lithium-ion batteries. READ MORE>>.

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Azusa Technology CalTech Design 124

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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Draper CalTech Southern California Education 191

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MAY 11, 2021

The company said its technology was originally developed in the laboratory of Lili Yang, PhD, associate professor at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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CalTech UCLA Los Angeles Funding 113

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, February 2, at Caltech. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and of the Art Center College of Design.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

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. I'm a huge fan of this innovation. and Half.com. and Half.com.

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Capital Venture Capital Startup Technical Review 284

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 22, 2017

Join us at Cal State Los Angeles for a full day of innovations and technologies presented by the region's finest researchers and inventors! This technology preview is geared for Serial Entrepreneurs, Angel Investors, and Venture Capital Investors.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). Incubators, at the core level, take basic core level technology and try to build a company around it.

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Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum. Encouraging the growth and success of technology-based entrepreneurial ventures in Southern California. Saturday, November 12, 2016 -- Entrepreneurs in a Biotech Moment.

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Entrepreneur CalTech Southern California Startup 100

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JULY 11, 2016

Impinj , a developer of RFID technology which has engineering offices in both Rancho Cordova and Newport Beach, has set the estimated IPO pricing range for its stock at between $12.00 The company's IPO is being underwritten by RBC Capital Markets, Pacific Crest Securities, Piper Jaffray, Needham & Company, and Canaccord Genuity.

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Orange County Pricing CalTech Venture Capital 100

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. The plant--which currently is producing ethanol--will be converted to product isobutanol using Gevo's technology. Gevo filed for an IPO in August. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 22, 2017

Join us at Cal State Los Angeles for a full day of innovations and technologies presented by the region's finest researchers and inventors! This technology preview is geared for Serial Entrepreneurs, Angel Investors, and Venture Capital Investors. See [link] (more)

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LAVA UCI CalTech UCLA 100

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Indi Molecular''s technology is based on PCC (protein catalyzed capture) agent technology licensed from the California Institute of Technology. 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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Culver City Startup CalTech Seed Funding 164

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 5, 2011

The CalTech Enterprise Forum presents Renewable Energy & The Smarter Grid: Opportunities for the Entrepreneur this Saturday May 7th. As aggressive policies and vigorous investments take hold, newer and smarter technology is rolling out. Caltech students can now register online. Venture Capital Outlook on Cleantech.

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Enterprise Forum CalTech Southern California Venture Capital 56

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

The company said the funding will go towards further developing its technology, which its says can product synthetic peptide molecules that are equivalent or superior to molecular antibodies. Indi Molecular''s technology is based on research out of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). READ MORE>>.

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Seed Funding Culver City Funding CalTech 157

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APRIL 21, 2011

Impinj , a developer of RFID chips which has satellite engineering office in Rancho Cordova and Newport Beach, and which was founded by a California Institute of Technology (Caltech) professor, has filed for an IPO. The firm said it is raising up to $100M on the markets. The IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley , J.P.

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CalTech Orange County Venture Capital Capital 165

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MAY 2, 2013

Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. In particular, funding for companies developing deep technology--software and cloud, as opposed to content and media--seems to be lacking.

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Invest Technology Startup Venture Capital 159

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JULY 30, 2009

A analysis released by Ernst & Young this week finds that clean technology investments are up significantly this quarter, rising 73% to $572M from last quarter. Tags: clean technology venture capital cleantech green energy.

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Technical Review Invest Technology CalTech 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech). Their focus is green technology. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

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MARCH 6, 2014

If it seems strange to find the inventor of Bitcoin living in the San Gabriel Valley, it''s actually not all that surprising given the area is home to one of the most prominent research universities in the United States, The California Institute of Technology ; NASA''s Jet Propulsion Laboratory ; and the original Internet incubator, Idealab.

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San Gabriel La Canada Flintridge La Canada CalTech 124

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

The funding was led by Tata Industries, and also included MRM Capital and the Cycad Group. Sofie Biosciences--which is a spinout of UCLA and Caltech--said the funding will go towards further development of its technology. sofie biosciences venture capital lifescience molecular diagnostics positron' READ MORE>>.

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Culver City CalTech UCLA Venture Capital 147

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 2, 2010

Saturday, May 8, 2010 -- Getting the Green for Your Green Technology: Financing Your GreenTech Venture. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. Join us for a program focusing on the financing opportunities and sources in the green technology sector. See [link] (more).

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Enterprise Forum Technology CalTech Capital 100

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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. The firm's technology is based on research form UCLA focused on producing next-generation biofuels through genetically modified Escherichia coli (E. and $15.00

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Westlake Village CalTech UCLA Southern California 145

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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. Elevance is using olefin metathesis technology, licensed from Materia, and originally developed by Noble Prize winning Caltech professor Robert H.

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CalTech Pasadena Equity Funding 140

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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. As part of the announcement, the firm said it has also scored two technology transfer contracts with NASA. The firm--fresh off $14.2M The firm--fresh off $14.2M READ MORE>>.

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CalTech Azusa Outsource Development Study 160

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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Southern California Dollar Shave Club SoCal Develop 224

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. READ MORE>>.

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Azusa Funding CalTech Research 145

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 19, 2018

With lead investors like Fika Ventures and Fathom Capital, and co-investors, including Toyota AI Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, Riot.vc, Osage University Partners and Stage Venture Partners, Elementary Robotics is readying itself for commercial pilots with a few undisclosed customers as it proves out its technology.

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Los Angeles Angel Artificial Inteligence CalTech 207

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Elevance just announced a $104M venture capital round in July, a Series E round which came from Lacustrine Limited via Genting Genomics Limited, and Total Energy Ventures International. READ MORE>>.

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CalTech Technical Review Pasadena Research 133

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JULY 26, 2010

Pasadena-based Rockoco , a spinout of Caltech, has raised $1.5M Rockoco is developing technology which increases the polish of natural diamonds, beyond previously achievable levels. 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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Pasadena Angels CalTech Pasadena Venture Capital 168