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Calibrate Ventures Raises $80M Investment Fund

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Pasadena-based Calibrate Ventures , a brand new venture capital firm founded by Kevin Dunlap and Jason Schoettler, announced on Tuesday morning that it has raised $80M in its very first venture capital fund, Calibrate Ventures, L.P. READ MORE>>.

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Guidance Software Funds Data Security Program At Caltech

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Pasadena-based Guidance Software , which makes computer forensics and digital investigation software, said today that it has funded a data security research program at the Caltech Institute of Technology (Caltech). READ MORE>>.

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Gevo, With Ties To Caltech and UCLA, Files For IPO

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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. Frances Arnold. and Piper Jaffray. READ MORE>>.

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Caltech Taps Venture Capitalist As Trustee

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Pasadena-based California Insitute of Technology said this week that it has tapped a venture capitalist for its Board of Trustees. According to Caltech, Narendra K. Gupta's firm is based in Menlo Park, and primarily invests in companies serving India and the global markets.

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Making The Pasadena Angels Relevant To Today's Startups, With Terry Kay

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In a world with a rash of startup incubators and accelerators, super angels, crowdfunding sites, and more, what''s the relevance of organized angel investments groups? First off, for those not familiar with the Pasadena Angels, talk about the group? Terry Kay: If you want to do angel investing, do it with a group.

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Upfront Backs Jiko For Banking Alternative

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Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm Upfront Ventures has made an investment in Jiko , a startup developing an alternative to traditional banks. in Applied and Computational Mathematics from Caltech. Jiko offers up a mobile app, a cash back debit card, and offering up investment options like U.S.

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Local Universities Get $360K From DOE For Cleantech Entrepreneurship

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Three local universities, plus a Pasadena-based startup, have received a $360,000 grant to promote student entrepreneurship in clean technology. The new effort, led by Caltech's Resnick Institute, is hoping to tap into OnGreen's network to find mentors to guide student groups and clean energy projects.

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