socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Pasadena-based Squawkin , a developer of mobile apps which let users communicate using voice, photos, and text, said Monday that it has raised $2.5M equity private capital venture startup communications social squawkin' in a funding round, and also has launched its apps. The startup is led by Dean Glasse. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Pasadena-based QLess , which develops software to help eliminate lines for businesses, has raised $5.5M in a private equity funding, the company said today. The funding was led by Palisades Growth Capital and Act One Ventures, and also included several of its prior investors.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

According to the startup--which is based in San Francisco--it will let participants in the process share in equity and other profits from those companies. All of those ideas have a pre-commited amount of capital from investors willing to back those ideas. ideamarket venture capital idealab marketplace' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The company--which develops software-as-a-service which helps local businesses manage scheduling, staff management, point of sale, ecommerce, marketing, and more--said the funding came from Bessemer Venture Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, Catalyst Investors, W Capital Partners and Montreux Equity Partners. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2015

Pasadena-based Calhoun Vision , a company which is developing implantable, light adjusting intraocular lenses used to treat cataract surgery, has raised $69.0M The financing was led by Longitude Capital, and also included H.I.G. BioVentures, Balance Point Capital Partners, and RA Capital Management. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2011

Pasadena-based venture capital firm Arcturus Capital has scored an exit out of its portfolio this morning, as Milpitas, California-based Pliant Technology was acquired by SanDisk in a deal worth $327M. SanDisk is a major manufacturer of flash memory.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2011

The round was led by Prospector Equity Capital and Arcturus Capital, and also included the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels. Andrea Belz joins the firm's board as part of the funding, representing both the Pasadena Angels and Tech Coast Angels.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Kleiner Perkins , one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources. Speaking onstage at the Upfront Summit, an event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2010

The amount of the funding, which came from Index Ventures, betaworks, Revolution LLC, First Round Capital, Jason Calacanis, and Jeff Jarvis, had not been announced in April. According to the filing, the funding included both equity and warrants, and included a total of 11 investors. TweetUp is based in Pasadena. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2009

Pasadena-based MyShape , the personalized fashion retailer run by Louise Wannier, has raised $10.5M in a new round of equity funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Wednesday. Tags: myshape fashion ecommerce venture capital. The filing says the fundraising is part of a nearly $12.1M READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In my new role as the first executive director for the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, I spent a lot of time outside of my home turf of Pasadena -- visiting innovation nodes such as San Diego, Irvine, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Venice, Santa Monica, and others. What was the biggest lesson you learned this year? READ MORE>>.

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Steve Reich

MAY 17, 2012

Yesterday, I joined a group of Pasadena and Tech Coast Angels for a discussion of crowdsourcing equity investments for startups. The JOBS Act of 2012 makes it possible to raise equity capital from small investors for the first time. The discussion was lively, to say the least.

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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. Both Caltech and Materia own some equity in Elevance from those licensing transactions. Elevance and Materia entered into their licensing deal in November of 2007. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2009

Pasadena-based eSolar , which is developing solar thermal power plants and technology, disclosed this morning that it has scored $30M in an investment from Indian firm ACME Group, in conjunction with a deal to construct 1 gigawatt of solar power plants in India. Tags: india solar venture capital group acme esolar photovoltaic.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

Buck Jordan: The story is, I was at the tail end of my last fund, Canyon Creek Capital, and I wanted to try something different. He thought that was b t, and he said-if you are able to do this, he told me he'd be my first customer and supply us with seed capital. You no longer have to be an investor in a giant venture capital fund.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

After three years of that, I decided I needed to go back to the entrepreneurial world, and joined up with another young company, which was SupplyFrame in Pasadena. To give you an overview, there are something like 6,000 equities in the U.S. It was interesting for us to see that, in addition to equity, you also turned to crowdfunding.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

For the life sciences industry, one of the largest landlords, and closest observers, is Alexandria Real Estate Equities. The Pasadena, CA-based urban office real estate investment trust (REIT), founded in 1994, has grown into one of the country’s largest developers of world-class collaborative science and technology campuses.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

They have PR and distribution through key partnerships that leverage their brands into markets they want by simply sharing equity. It was interesting to learn the criteria, depth and breadth of what other companies were willing to provide if they believed in their offerings. Novel concept.

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