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Pathway Genomics Lands Investment From Google

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San Diego-based Pathway Genomics has scored an investment from Google , the two said Wednesday, as part of an investment out of IBM''s Watson Group. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. IBM said the investment comes out of its $100 million fund for Watson-related startups. READ MORE>>.

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Google Puts Support Behind Backstage Accelerator

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Los Angeles-based Backstage Accelerator , the startup accelerator run by Backstage Capital, which seeks to support underrepresented founders, has received a big boost to its efforts today, after Google said that it will be supporting Backstage Accelerator to help it scale its efforts.

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CerraCap Cares Invests In Aquagenuity

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Costa Mesa-based impact-focused venture capital investor CerraCap Cares announced this morning that it has made an investment in Aquagenuity, a startup that provides real time information about water quality. Size of the investment was not announced. Nikki Arora and Sylvia Kim are General Partners at CerraCap Cares.

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Google's Investment In SpaceX Round Totals $900M

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Mountain View-based Google confirmed in its quarterly earnings report this week that it was the biggest investor in the recent, $1 billion funding round for Hawthorne-based SpaceX. The investment gives Google and Fidelity combined a 10 percent ownership in SpaceX. READ MORE>>.

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Lowercase Capital Boots Up New LA Investment Fund

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Another, Silicon Valley investor-- Chris Sacca --has his eyes on investments in Los Angeles, saying that his super angel fund, Lowercase Capital , has just hired a full time director in Los Angeles to make investments in local startups. Sacca did not say how large of a fund he is dedicating to Los Angeles investments.

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A Deep Dive into What Has Really Changed in Venture Capital

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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. We’re in a new tech bubble!” some have pronounced. Valuations are out of control” is the mantra of others.

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AppOnboard Connects Into Google Play

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Los Angeles-based mobile app demo technology developer AppOnboard , which is led by serial entrepreneur Jonathan Zweig, said this week that it has launched the ability to demo apps and games directly within Google Play. Zweig is the former founder and CEO of AdColony, which he sold a few years ago for $350M. READ MORE>>.

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