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OCTOBER 29, 2021

Laguna Hills-based dental technology developer Sonendo priced its IPO late last night, saying that it will sell 7,800,000 shares of its common stock at $12.00 per share, which will provide the company total gross proceeds of $93.6M. The company is expected to start trading today on the New York Stock Exchange as SONX.

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MAY 18, 2021

San Diego-based Evofem Biosciences, which is developing biopharmaceuticals for women's contraception and related areas, says it has priced a $50M, public offering, and also will receive up to an additoinal $50M upon exercise of accompanying short-term warrant.

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MARCH 25, 2021

Irvine-based VIZIO priced its IPO last night, saying it will sell 12,250,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $21.00 The price is at the low end of its earlier estimated IPO range of $21.00 The company's IPO was underwritten by J.P. The company's IPO was underwritten by J.P.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

On the phone … Me: So, you raised venture capital? Me: At what price? Him: It wasn’t priced. So you did raise with a price. It’s just a maximum price. Him: But when I raised my first round we didn’t know how to price the company. How will you price the next round?

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AUGUST 2, 2018

There can be nothing more important in your business planning that selecting the proper pricing niche, making your story clear using that niche, and the defending your position against the competition. There are five major classes or niches a company should examine and make its own in calculating positioning in the marketplace.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Santa Monica-based GoodRx , a developer of a digital healthcare and prescriptions service, has set an IPO pricing range of between $24.00 The company is looking to raise as much as $1.1 According to the company, it is looking to sell 39,807,691 shares of its common stock in the IPO. and $28.00 GoodRx has filed to trade as GDRX.

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JUNE 11, 2021

La Jolla-based biopharmaceuticals startup Janux Therapeutics said early this morning that it has priced its IPO, offering up 11,400,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 The company begins trading this morning on the Nasdaq Global market under the ticker symbol JANX. Janux Therapeutics is developing T cell engager immunotherapies.

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JUNE 8, 2020

La Jolla-based Avidity Biosciences , which is developing oligonucleotide-based therapies for rare and serious diseases, has set the pricing range for its IPO, saying it is looking to sell 10 million shares at between $14.00 The company said it has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Market as RNA. and $16.00 READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2021

Long Beach-based Agilon Health, which operates a network of physicians focused on Medicare patients, has set its IPO pricing range, saying it hopes to sell 46,600,000 shares of its common stock at between $20.00 The company's IPO could raise as much as $1.232 billion for the company. and $23.00

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

San Diego-based Odonate Therapeutics , a pharmaceuticals startup focused on chemotherapy drugs, has priced its IPO, saying on Wednesday afternoon that it has priced its IPO at $24.00 per share was on the low end of its initial estimated pricing range of $24.00 The $24.00 READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 16, 2021

Los Angeles-based Magnite, the sell-side advertising software developer which was previously known as Rubicon Project, says it has priced an offering of $350M in convertible senior notes. The company said the convertible note offering was made to qualified institutional buyers. The company trades as MGNI on the Nasdaq.

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MARCH 16, 2021

The company said it expects its initial offering price to be between $21.00 The company is looking to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VZIO. Morgan and BofA Securities, along with Wells Fargo Securities Guggenheim Securities, Needham & Company, Piper Sandler as well as Roth Capital Partners.

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JULY 16, 2020

Growing companies usually require more working capital during their periods of rapid growth. In past insights we have calculated the amount of additional capital needed for a business as it grows, and the additional capital required is often surprisingly large. Catching up from past insights.

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MAY 29, 2019

CrowdStrike , the cybersecurity software developer which has a significant research and development presence in Irvine, has set its IPO pricing range, saying on Wednesday that it looking to sell 18,000,000 shares of its common stock at between $19.00 The company has applied to list as CRWD on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Los Angeles-based The Honest Company has set its anticipated IPO range, saying in a filing on Monday morning that it is now expecting to price its IPO at between $14.00 The company has applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as HNST. King & Associates, Loop Capital Markets, Penserra Securities LLC, and Ramirez & Co.,

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MAY 16, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar has priced its IPO, saying last night that it will sell 7.8 The pricing was below the company''s earlier, estimated IPO range of $12.00 The company raised around $71.1M The company offers up online pricing of news cars as well as powers affiliate car buying programs. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 2, 2018

The Series C round from late stage and growth capital investment firm, The Riverside Company , caps a busy first quarter for the massage service. The former CFO of MarketShare, Heyrick has helped the company expand to over 11,000 massage therapists in its network.

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MAY 29, 2014

Santa Barbara-based Resonant , which is developing radio frequency filters (RF) used for mobile devices, has priced its IPO, saying it is offering up 2,700,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $6.00 The company is slated to start trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market as RESN today. for the company.

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JULY 18, 2014

TubeMogul , which develops software to help advertisers with their online video buying, priced its IPO last night, offering up 6,250,000 shares of its common stock at $7.00 The company will starts trading this morning on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as TUBE. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of user-friendly, Internet-connected, whole-home audio systems, set its estimated IPO pricing range on Monday morning, the next step in bringing the company to market. According to its updated S-1 filing, Sonos is looking to sell 13,888,888 shares of its common stock at between $17.00

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JUNE 11, 2014

La Jolla-based biopharmaceuticals developer Ambrx has set its initial estimated pricing range for its IPO, saying in a filing this morning that it expects to price its IPO at between $12.00 The offering will raise around $86.94M for the company. and $14.00 Ambrx has applied to list on the NASDAQ Global Market as AMBX.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

SendGrid , the developer of email delivery tools and back-end email services with operations in Irvine, has set its estimated IPO pricing range this morning, saying it is looking to sell 7,700,000 shares of its common stock at between $13.50 The company has been approved to list on the NYSE as SEND. and $15.50

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I’ve heard a lot of people question whether there is too much money in venture capital chasing too few great deals. Others believe that new business models are emerging that could replace venture capital all together. If you fast forward one generation of tech companies it’s a completely different story. some have pronounced.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

La Jolla-based biopharmaceuticals developer Auspex Pharmaceuticals has priced its IPO, saying it will offer up 7,000,000 shares of its common stock at $12.00 The company will begin trading this morning as ASPX on the NASDAQ Global Market. The company''s IPO was underwritten by STifel, BMO Capital Marketings, Robert W.

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MAY 2, 2017

Veritone is looking to list as VERI on the NASDAQ Capital Market and hopes to raise as much as $20M in its IPO effort. Veritone's IPO underwriters are Wunderlich, Craig-Hallum Capital Group, and Northland Capital Markets. billion price tag. and $16.00 per share, as it launches its roadshow. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology provider Rubicon Project priced its IPO last night, saying that it is selling 6,770,995 shares of its common stock at $15.00 Rubicon Project priced at the lower end of its initial estimated IPO range, which was $15.00 Rubicon Project is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp.,

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Woodland Hills-based BlackLine Software , the developer of accounting and financial close software, has priced its IPO, saying late Thursday evening that it will sell 8,600,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 BlackLine priced at the high range of an already increased estimated IPO range, which was set to $16.00 earlier this week.

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MARCH 24, 2017

Irvine-based Alteryx priced its IPO on Thursday evening, saing that it will sell 9,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at $14.00 The company, which develops data analytics software, priced at the high end of its estimated initial IPO range, which had been between $12.00 and Cowen and Company. and $14.00

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MARCH 14, 2014

San Diego-based precision medicine developer Ignyta has priced its IPO, saying last night that it is offering up 5,245,000 shares of its common stock at $9.15 for the company. Ignyta will trade on the NASDAQ Capital Market as RXDX, starting today. Ignyta is a precision medicine company targeting treatment for cancer.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Carlsbad-based Obalon Therapeutics , which is developing a balloon-based medical device for assisting in weight loss, has set the estimated initial IPO pricing range for its public offering, saying it now expects an initial public offering at between $14.00 if it prices at the high end of its estimated range. and $16.00

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MARCH 1, 2017

has officially priced its IPO, saying on Wednesday afternoon that it will sell 200M shares of its common stock at $17.00 billion for Snap, the company behind Snapchat , valuing the company at approximately $24 billion. Morgan, Deutsche Bank Securities, Barclays, Credit Suisse, and Allen & Company LLC. billion each.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Thousand Oaks-based Ceres , the developer of specialized seeds for the biofuels market, has priced its IPO, saying that it will offer up 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at $13.00 per share IPO range, after seeing a delay of a week in the expected pricing by the firm. The IPO was underwritten by Goldman, Sachs & CO.,

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JULY 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based 3D movie technology provider RealD said late Thursday evening that it has priced its IPO, offering 12.5M The IPO priced above the firm's initial estimated IPO pricing of between $13.00 William Blair & Company, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and BMO Capital Markets Corp.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

But what IS the right amount of burn for a company? Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Conversely if you’re burning $600,000 per month (yes, some companies do) then you only have 5 months of cash left. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.

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JULY 23, 2011

There are five major classes or niches a company should examine and make its own in calculating positioning in the marketplace. They are: Price. Companies that compete on price rarely compete against others who emphasize service or quality. Innovation.

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DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? But rest assured valuations get reset.

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