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WizRocket Conjures Up $8M

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Walnut, California-based WizRocket , a developer of mobile ad technology which helps companies better profile and target customers, has raised $8M in a funding round. The funding came from Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners. WizRocket said Sequoia's Mohit Bhatnagar led the investment. Walnut is in eastern Los Angeles County.

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Shea Ventures Gets Exit At Quickoffice

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It looks like the venture capital business is doing a lot better than the home building industry for Walnut-based J.F. The homebuilder, which also runs a venture capital arm call Shea Ventures , just scored an exit from one of its portfolio firms, mobile app maker Quickoffice. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Investor Benefits From Fabrinet IPO

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A little known Southern California venture capital investor is benefiting from the IPO of Silicon Valley-based Fabrinet today, after Fabrinet said it has priced its IPO and will list on the New York Stock Exchange. Tags: venture capital fabrinet merger acquisition. Shea Ventures--which is based out of J.F. Shea web site.