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APRIL 5, 2019

Gene editing technology developer Inscripta , which has one of its offices in San Diego, saidt his week that has added another $20M in funding to its Series C round, bringing the round to a total of $105.5M. The company had originally announced its Series C in 2018, worth $85.5M.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

Illumina Ventures , the early-stage venture capital investor which was founded by San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina , says it has raised $230M for its first fund. the former SVP of Corporate and Venture Development for Illumina, and is based in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Singapore-based investment firm b>Temasek says it is funding and has launched a new, artificial intelligence startup that is headquartered in San Diego and Singapore, called Aicadium. The new startup will focus on developing a common machine learning platform to deliver AI-as-a-Service from discovery to deployment.

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MARCH 5, 2019

San Diego-based Erasca , a company which is using artificial intelligence to drive the discovery and development of new oncology drugs to help cure cancer, has raised $64M in a Series A funding, the company said this morning. According to the company, the new funding will to towards.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

San Diego-based Qpex Biopharma announced this morning that it has raised $33M in a Series A funding round, to launch its efforts to battle drug-resistant infections. The company also said it has an agreement with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), worth up to a total award of $132M.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

San Diego-based Dexcom, which develops equipment for continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes, has launched its own venture capital fund, Dexcom Ventures. The company said its venture capital arm will be led by Steve Pacelli.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

San Diego-based Neurophth, a gene therapy company, has raised $60M in a Series C funding round, the company said today. The funding was co-led by CMG-SDIC Capital and Sequoia Capital China, and also included Sunshine Insurance and China Merchant Bank International Capital.

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APRIL 29, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Palisades Growth Capital announced this morning that it has sold off its ownership interest Los Angeles-based L Docupace , a developer of software for the wealth management industry. Palisades said it sold its interests in Docupace to another private equity investor, FTV Capital.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

San Diego-based Soci , a developer of a social content discovery engine and social media marketing software product, has raised $1.5M Soci, led by Afif Khoury, develops a social content discovery and marketing engine. soci social media marketing venture capital content discovery' in a Series A funding. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. But I would point out that these days there are really talented tech developers & teams everywhere. Here are mine: 1.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

San Diego-based biotech startup ViaCyte , which is developing human cell therapy for treating diabetes, says it has raised $80M in a Series D funding round. The funding was led by Bain Capital Life Sciences, and also included TPG, RA Capital Management, Sanderling Ventures, plus angels.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

San Diego-based Plantible Foods, a startup developing a system to use Lemna--otherwise known as duckweed--as a protein source for humans, has raised $21.5M in a Series A funding. The company says it has now raised $27M for its efforts.

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MARCH 3, 2021

San Diego-based startup accelerator operator Nex Cubed says it has launched a virtual, summer startup acceleration program, focused on founders from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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MARCH 6, 2017

San Diego-based Raken has raised $2M in a funding round, for the company's construction reporting and compliance software. The funding was led by Rincon Venture Partners , and also included Eniac Ventures and Spider Capital. Raken is led and was co-founded by CEO Kyle Slager and CTO/CPO Dr. Sergey Sundukovskiy.

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JUNE 5, 2017

San Diego-based Comhear , a developer of immersive, 3D audio software, announced on Monday that it has raised $12M in a Series A funding. Comhear develops audio enhancing software. The company said its technology is based on research from the University of California San Diego (UCSD). READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 4, 2020

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Highview Capital said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Toronto-based First light Media , to acquire AT&T's Quickplay unit, which had provided managed services for delivering "Over-The-Top" (OTT) video services. Quickplay has operations in San Diego, Toronto, and Chennai.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

San Diego-based software developer ClickUp , which develop workplace apps, says it has raised $100M in its Series B funding round. The funding was led by Georgian, and also included Craft Ventures. ClickUp says it has now raised $135M in total.

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MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based biotech startup Biolinq , which is developing wireless-enabled biosensor patches for continuous monitoring of biomarkers, has raised $4.75M additional Series A funding, the company said this morning. The funding came from JDRF T1D Fund, Aphelion Capital and LifeSci Venture Partners.

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APRIL 28, 2017

San Diego-based Epic Sciences has raised $40M in a Series D funding, for its cancer testing technology, the company announced Friday morning. Epic sciences is developing blood-based tests which help predict drug response in cancer. The company said the fund will go to accelerate clinical studies and enhance its technology.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

San Diego- and Galway, Ireland-based ONK Therapeutics announced today that it has raised $21.5M The startup says it is developing optimally engineered natural killer (NK) cell therapies. in its Series A funding. The funding was led by Acorn Bioventures and ALSHC, plus Cormorant Asset Management.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

TuSimple , a developer of autonomous trucking technology which has offices in San Diego and in China, said on Wednesday that it has raised $95M in a Series D funding round. and Composite Capital. The funding came from Chinese investors SINA Corp. TuSimple says it has now raised a total of $178M. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

San Diego-based venture capital investor Mission Ventures has seen an exit in its venture portfolio this morning, at data science and Hadoop software developer Alpine Data. TIBCO said the buy will help it bolster its data science technology and analytics portfolio. in funding.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Kyriba , the financial software developer which got its start in San Diego, where it still has major operations, said today that it has raised $45M more in a funding round, led by Sumeru Equity Partners (SEP). The funding also included Bpifrance, Iris Capital, Daher Capital and HSBC. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2019

San Diego-based biotechnology company Cullgen has raised $16M in a Series A funding, to go towards possible treatments for cancer, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases, the company said this morning. The funding came from Sequoia Capital China and Highlight Capital. Ying Luo, Chairman and President of Cullgen.

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APRIL 22, 2019

San Diego-based Poseida Therapeutics , a biopharmaceuticals startup developing non-viral gene engineering technology, has raised $142M in a Series C funding, the company said on Monday. Other investors in the round included Aisling Capital Management, Pentwater Capital Management, Perceptive Advisors, plus Malin Corporation plc.,

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JUNE 21, 2018

San Diego-based startup Truepic , a developer of software which "notarizes" digital photos for authenticity, has raised $8M in a Series A funding, the company announced on Thursday.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

San Diego-based Mirium Pharmaceuticals , which is developing treatments for rare liver diseases, announced on Wednesday morning that it has raised $120M in a Series A funding round.

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MAY 25, 2018

Grail , the spinout of San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina , has raised $300M more in funding, the company said this week. The startup is developing blood testing technology which uses DNA analysis to help in early detection of cancer. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

San Diego-based GoSite , which develops an online platform to help small businesses put up online and mobile websites, has raised $16M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Longley Capital, and also included Stage 2 Capital, Ankona Capital, Serra Ventures and SaaS Ventures, and angels.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

San Diego- and Shanghai-based Ablaze Pharmaceuticals which is developing cancer treatments, said this morning that it has raised $75M in its Series A funding round. Ablaze has a partnership with San Diego based RayzeBio, and is focused on the Greater China market.

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MAY 14, 2021

San Diego-based Cue Health, which develops health information software, has raise $235M in a financing round, the company said on Thursday. The funding came from Perceptive Advisors, MSD Capital, and Koch Strategic Platforms, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, plus existing investors Johnson & Johnson Innovation -- JJDC, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

San Diego-based SGI-DNA , a biotech company which is developing synthetic genomics and dna data storage technology, announced this morning that it has raised $25M in its Series A funding round. The funding was led by Northpond Ventures, and also included Oxford Finance and BroadOak Capital partners. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer Sorrento Therapeutics announced on Monday that it has invested in a newly former company, Celularity , focused on treatment of cancer, inflammatory and degenerative diseases, and functional regeneration using placental technology.

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APRIL 17, 2018

San Diego-based business intelligence software developer VizExplorer announced this morning that it has raised a round of strategic funding from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management focused on private equity investments.

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APRIL 29, 2021

San Diego- and Shanghai-based Adcentryx Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on antibody drug conjugate (ADC) therapeutic development, says it has raised $50M in its Series A funding round. The funding was led by CBC Group, and also included Zoo Capital the venture arm of Boyu Capital.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

San Diego-based Qualcomm has put its backing behind a startup, ClearMotion , which is developing computer-controlled automotive chassis technology, which replaces shock absorbers with active components to dampen movement while you are driving. Clear Motion has yet to incorporate its technology into any available vehicles.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

The funding is being led by QED Investors; Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, Navitas Capital, and Prudence Holdings also participated. “It’s shameful what property developers have become,” Stech said. They operate on the principle of five F’s: “find, finance, fix, fill or flip” as Stech puts it.

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