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UCLA Pulls Commitments From Binary Capital

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JUNE 27, 2017

UCLA , a limited partner in venture capital investment fund Binary Capital , has pulled its committment to the venture fund over the weekend, after Managing Director Justin Caldbeck was accused of unwanted advances towards women. UCLA had been one of the venture capital fund's first investors.

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University of California Plans $250M Venture Capital Fund

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Startups related to the many University of California campuses in Southern California may soon have a new source of funding: The University of California itself, via a new, $250M venture capital. The fund would seek to invest in companies started on campus, from University research, and from students. READ MORE>>.

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ThousandEyes, Spawned At UCLA, Raises Funding From Sequoia

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JUNE 19, 2013

A new startup, which was created at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has just raised a first funding round from Sequoia Capital. ThousandEyes , created by two UCLA computer science Ph.D.''s, in Computer Science from UCLA; his co-founder is Ricardo Oliveira, who also received his Ph.D. READ MORE>>.

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On Funding?—?The Denominator Effect

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JUNE 28, 2021

On Funding?—?The The Denominator Effect I recently wrote a post about funding for investors to think about having a diversified portfolio , which I called “shots on goal.” If you funded 30–40 deals perhaps just 1 or 2 would drive the lion’s shares of returns. This is Venture Capital. Focus a lot on the denominator.

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AuditFile, Started At UCLA, Raises $3M For Auditing Software

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AUGUST 14, 2014

AuditFile , a developer of cloud-based auditing software for CPAs, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The company was founded by Kevin Bong, who started the company in his dorm room at UCLA as a senior. The funding came from Banneker Ventures, Tim Draper, Nas Draper, as well as other angel investors.

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UCLA To Tap Outside Board For Startup Deals

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The group will tap a yet un-named group of outside experts to help technology startups coming out of UCLA to better navigate their way through commercialization efforts. The moves come as the University of California system approved a move to allocate $250M in a venture capital fund to invest in startups founded by UC faculty and students.

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Verge Genomics, Founded By UCLA Scientists, Raises $4M In Seed Funding

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NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Verge Genomics , a biopharmaceuticals startup founded by scientists out of UCLA, said Tuesday that it has raised $4M in a seed financing round. The funding was led by IA Ventures, and also included Two Sigma Ventures, Draper Associates, Great Oaks VC, Slow Ventures, Karlin Venture, Elad Gil and David Lee. READ MORE>>.

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Online Learning Company Ties With UCLA Extension, CAA

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JUNE 23, 2011

A new, venture backed online education company, Encore Career Institute , headed by Steve Poizner, said today that it has linked with the UCLA Extension to offer up professional certificates and career counseling online. The firm said it has raised $15M in a Series A venture capital funding from InterWest Partners and Granite Ventures.

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Silicon Beach Report March 17: Kite Pharma Names UCLA Researcher to Board.

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MARCH 17, 2017

Kite Pharma names UCLA researcher to board of directors, Embark Ventures looks to raise $50 million venture capital fund.

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Reflections on 2020: Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Today, we have Aaron Fyke , Founder and Managing Partner of Thin Line Capital (www.thinlinecapital.com). Thin Line Capital successfully reached the final close of its first fund. Furthermore, while a small fund, we invest across the country, and Thin Line has relationships in every time zone. READ MORE>>.

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NanoH2O Lands $60M In Funding

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APRIL 30, 2012

El Segundo-based NanoH2O the developer of high efficiency, reverse osmosis membranes for seawater desalination, announced this morning that it has raised a total of $60M in equity and debt funding. As part of the funding, BASF Venture Capital, Total Energy Ventures and Keytone Ventures will all gain a seat on the firm's board of directors.

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Clicker.com Links With UCLA

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , the online video guide service funded by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures, said that it has linked with the University of California, Los Angeles, with a branded version of the service specifically for UCLA students. READ MORE>>.

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Water Planet Raises Series B Funding

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Los Angeles-based Water Planet , which develops water treatment membranes, said today that it has raised a new, Series B funding round. Size of the funding was not disclosed. Water Planet said the investment came from Air Liquide's ALIAD Corporate Venture fund, Bluestem Capital and UCLA Venture Fund.

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CircuitHub, With Roots At UCLA, Launches Hub For Hardware Designers

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JANUARY 24, 2013

The firm--co-founded and headed by UCLA Visiting Scholar Jon Friedman--has created an online site which lets hardware designers tap into the data sheets, symbols, components, and footprints of electronic components, for free, either by downloading or by connecting a Dropbox account.

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Reflections on 2018: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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JANUARY 2, 2019

As we close out our contributions for the end of 2018, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. He has been an angel investor in over 50 tech companies, is an LP in 5 seed funds and has served on over a dozen venture-backed boards. READ MORE>>.

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

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AUGUST 12, 2010

Gevo is using both technology from UCLA to produce next-generation biofuels through genetically modified Escherichia coli (E. Gevo is venture backed backed by Khosla Ventures, Virgin Green Fund, Total Energy Ventures, Burrill Life Sciences Capital Fund, and the Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund.

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Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

This morning, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Our interview this morning is with Kelly Perdew of Moonshots Capital , a Los Angeles based investment firm that makes seed stage investments in early stage companies�and in particular, for this Veterans Day, in companies founded by military veterans. Great catching up with you, tell us a little bit about your new investment fund?

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Reflections On 2019: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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JANUARY 2, 2020

Today, we share the thoughts of Peter Cowen , Managing Director of Sutton Capital Partners (www.suttoncapitalpartners.com). Socaltech has partnered with Sutton Capital Partners with their Recurring Revenue Conference for several yars. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?

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Water Planet: Our Seed Investor Is Kevin Costner

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MARCH 23, 2017

Los Angeles-based Water Planet , which develops water treatment membrane technology originally developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), revealed today that its seed investor is none other than actor Kevin Costner. Water Planet's CEO and founder is Erik Hoek, who was a Professor of Engineering at UCLA.

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Reflections on 2018: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

This morning's reflections are from Kelly Perdew , managing general partner of at Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com). Raising money as a first-time VC fund is hard.In Many of my friends who are VCs (and some friends who tried to raise a fund unsuccessfully) warned me that raising for a first-time fund would be very difficult.

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Scripted.com, Backed By LA Investors, Finds $9M More

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

Scripted.com , which operates an online marketplace for professionally written content--which was originally backed by LA investors--has raised $9M more in a funding. The new funding came from Crosslink Capital and Redpoint Ventures, and also included angels Gil Penchina, Auren Hoffman (LiveRamp) and Justin Moore (Axcient).

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XPRIZE Names Two Winners In Carbon XPRIZE Competition, Including LA Startup

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APRIL 20, 2021

CarbonCure Technologies has already raised venture funding from Bill Gates' fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, BDC Capital and others. CarbonBuilt's technology was originally developed at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.

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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Get Research Funding

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals , which is developing treatments for central nervous system and neurological disease, said this morning that it has received funding from Fast Forward LLC, a nonprofit established by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and EMD Serono, a subsidiary of Merck. READ MORE>>.

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Carbonics Raises $5.5M For RF Materials

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

in a funding round. The funding came from TAQNIA international. Carbonics says its technology is based on research conducted at UCLA and USC. carbonics venture capical material carbon semiconductor capital ucla' The company is led by Kos Galatsis. READ MORE>>.

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Tribogenics Gets Funding From Nikon

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

According to Tribogenics, the funds goes towards commercialization of its handheld XRF analyzer products, which allow X-rays to be taken from a small, handheld device. Tribogenics is a spinout of technology originally developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Size of the investment was not announced.

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Appia Bio Takes $52M For Stem Cell Therapy

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MAY 11, 2021

Los Angeles-based Appia Bio, a biotech startup focused on developing engineered allogeneic cell therapies from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for cancer patients, has launched from stealth mode, saying it has raised $52M in a Series A funding round.

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TX Zhuo Talks About LA's Newest Venture Fund, Karlin Ventures

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

One of the biggest complaints that local entrepreneurs have with Los Angeles has been a dearth of local sources of venture capital. However, the recent surge in startup activity has attracted a lot more capital into the area, including a significant amount of capital from LA's latest fund: Karlin Ventures (www.karlinvc.com).

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Bruin Biometrics Raises $9M

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JANUARY 8, 2016

Los Angeles-based Bruin Biometrics , a developer of a hand-held medical devices for detecting early-stage pressure ulcers, said this morning that it has raised $9M in a funding round. Bruin Biometrics said it will use the funding to accelerate commercialization of its product, which is currently available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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Bird Banks $100M In Series B

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MARCH 9, 2018

Santa Monica-based Bird , which operates a network of "last mile" electric vehicles for connecting users with public transportation like buses and subways, has raised $100M in a Series B funding, the company said on Friday. As part of the funding, Bird said it has named angel and venture investment veteran Paige Craig as its new Head of U.S.

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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings

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AUGUST 9, 2022

The funding, a Series C, will be used to continue expanding Boulevard’s product and engineering teams and to build out more tools targeting an ever-wider set of users in the bigger wellness and beauty sector (those product additions are typically big — it most recently added a whole new payments feature). Focusing on the U.S.

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Falcon Computing Finds $8M For Big Data Acceleration

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MAY 8, 2017

Falcon Computing Solutions , a developer of software specifically aimed at accelerating big-data applications with hardware--including both GPUs and FPGAs--has raised $8M in a funding round. The company said it recently opened its new headquarters in Santa Clara, growing beyond its existing offices in Los Angeles and Beijing. READ MORE>>.

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Sofie Biosciences Lands $5M In Series A

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

Culver City-based molecular imaging products maker Sofie Biosciences said Tuesday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Tata Industries, and also included MRM Capital and the Cycad Group. The new funding comes on top of a SBIR grant the company announced earlier this month.

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Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: AR/VR in LA on October 18

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

TechCrunch is heading to UCLA on October 18 and we’ve assembled some of the AR/VR industry’s most prescient founders, investors and executives to chat about the startups and trends driving virtual and augmented reality in 2018. UCLA, Los Angeles // October 18. See full agenda here. Kickstarting an Industry. Reality Checks.

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NanoH2O Raises $14.8M

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

El Segundo-based NanoH2O , the UCLA spinout which is developing reverse osmosis membranes for water desalination, has raised $14.87M as part of an ongoing, $30.6M No details of the funding have been announced by the company yet. fundraising effort, according to a regulatory filing from the firm. READ MORE>>.

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ImmunGene Raises $9M

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Thousand Oaks-based ImmunGene , a startup biotech company developing antibody-based, protein therapeutics for treating cancer, said today that it has raised $9M in a Series A funding, to advance its early stage development products. According to the company, the funding came from Ally Bridge Group. The startup is led by Sanjay D.

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MARCH 22, 2018

We’ve also seen a substantial inflow of venture capital from all over the world.”. Caltech generates more patents than any other university while UCLA boasts more startups founded by its graduate than any other school in the nation. In fact, as is well-reported, the luster of Silicon Valley is fading.

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NanoH2O Sets COO

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

NanoH2O is commercializing technology developed at UCLA for reverse osmosis. The company is backed by BASF Venture Capital GmbH, CalPERS Clean Energy & Technology Fund, Keytone Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund, Rusheen Capital Partners, and Total Energy Ventures International.

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Enlibrium Finds $15M For Cancer Drugs

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

The funding was led by Avalon Ventures and TPG Biotech, and also included Correlation Ventures and Osage University Partners. The company was founded by Dr. Michael Jung and Dr. Richard Pietras, both of whom are professors at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Enlibrium is being led by David Campbell, Ph.D.

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Graduway Gets Investment From Manhattan Beach's K1

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AUGUST 8, 2019

The companies said the funding will provide Graduway with "significant resources" to continue its growth and innovatino efforts, as well as to expand its product suite, plus to help it grow its operations in North America. Graduway is based in the UK, and offers up its software to educational institutions and non-profit organizations.

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Scripted.com Finds $150K

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Scripted.com , the online marketplace for freelance writers which has a number of Southern California angel investors, said Wednesday that it has raised another $150,000 in funding. Founder Sunil Rajaraman started Scripted.com (formerly known as Scripped.com) in Los Angeles, but the firm later moved operations to San Francisco.

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Tribogenics Lands $2.5M For Portable X-ray Technology

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

in a venture funding round. The firm, a spinoff of UCLA whose technology has been funded by DARPA, said the funding came from Flywheel Ventures and angel investors. Tribogenics has developed technology which will enable small, handheld X-ray devices, originally developed from research at UCLA. READ MORE>>.

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Local Clean Energy Business Plan Contest Awards $160,000

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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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Rayton Solar Finds $1M

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JUNE 16, 2015

Santa Monica-based Rayton Solar , a startup developing solar industry manufacturing technology, announced this morning that it has raised $1M in seed funding, and is looking for another $1.2M. READ MORE>>.

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UCLA Pulls Commitments From Binary Capital

University of California Plans $250M Venture Capital Fund

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Verge Genomics, Founded By UCLA Scientists, Raises $4M In Seed Funding

Online Learning Company Ties With UCLA Extension, CAA

Silicon Beach Report March 17: Kite Pharma Names UCLA Researcher to Board.

Reflections on 2020: Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital

NanoH2O Lands $60M In Funding

Clicker.com Links With UCLA

Water Planet Raises Series B Funding

CircuitHub, With Roots At UCLA, Launches Hub For Hardware Designers

Reflections on 2018: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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

Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

Interview with Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

Reflections On 2019: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

Water Planet: Our Seed Investor Is Kevin Costner

Reflections on 2018: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

Scripted.com, Backed By LA Investors, Finds $9M More

XPRIZE Names Two Winners In Carbon XPRIZE Competition, Including LA Startup

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Get Research Funding

Carbonics Raises $5.5M For RF Materials

Tribogenics Gets Funding From Nikon

Appia Bio Takes $52M For Stem Cell Therapy

TX Zhuo Talks About LA's Newest Venture Fund, Karlin Ventures

Bruin Biometrics Raises $9M

Bird Banks $100M In Series B

Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings

Falcon Computing Finds $8M For Big Data Acceleration

Sofie Biosciences Lands $5M In Series A

Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: AR/VR in LA on October 18

NanoH2O Raises $14.8M

ImmunGene Raises $9M

Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

NanoH2O Sets COO

Enlibrium Finds $15M For Cancer Drugs

Graduway Gets Investment From Manhattan Beach's K1

Scripted.com Finds $150K

Tribogenics Lands $2.5M For Portable X-ray Technology

Local Clean Energy Business Plan Contest Awards $160,000

Rayton Solar Finds $1M

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