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Xirrus Ranks Two In WSJ Top Startups List

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In a proof that it's not all social media and e-commerce here in Southern California, number two ranking startup in The Wall Street Journal's ranking of the "Top 50 Startups" is none other than wireless hardware provider Xirrus , based in Thousand Oaks. That list included Laguna Hills-based Glaukos at number 7; Donuts Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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Two Local Firms Make WSJ Clean Technology List

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The Wall Street Journal, at a conference in Santa Barbara this week, named its list of "Top 10" clean technology firms, naming two local companies to the list of firms with the "greatest potential to succeed." The WSJ held its ECO:nomics Executive Conference in Santa Barbara this week.

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Ostendo Raising Funds to Advance Virtual Reality Display Technology

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Adding to the confusion, the most-recent MoneyTree Report on San Diego venture capital activity shows that Ostendo raised almost $10 million in VC funding during the second quarter. Razi, Bussel, and Dull are also on the board of Ingenu, the San Diego wireless technology company known previously as On-Ramp Wireless.

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Entrepreneurs Look to Angels and Micro-VCs for Cash

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When those investors do open their wallets, they’re shunning risky investments in favor of what the Wall Street Journal called “the upper echelon of highly valued startups” such as Airbnb and WeWork. You could make a good case that these investors are taking the “venture” out of “venture capital.”

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In Digital Device Boom, Tear Film Sees Window for Dry Eye Treatment

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He’s the CEO of San Diego medical device startup Tear Film Innovations, which recently raised a. Come to think of it, do your eyes feel dry? Some eye doctors are finding more cases of dry eye in young adults, and even children. That has Rob Thornill seeing opportunity. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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With $6M Investment, Histogen Aims to Grow Hair Business in China

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Histogen, a San Diego-based regenerative medicine company with technology for growing skin cells and related products, said it has raised $6 million from an affiliate of Huapont Life Sciences, a healthcare products company based in Chongqing, China.

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Avalon Leads $18M in Early Funding for Cancer Immunotherapy Startup

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Fortis Therapeutics, a new San Diego biotech, has raised $18 million in initial funding to develop drugs for hard-to-treat prostate and bone marrow cancers. San Diego’s Avalon Ventures led the Series A round, and has established Fortis at COI Pharma, the firm’s biotech incubator (which now houses 16 life sciences startups).

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