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APRIL 10, 2014

Zumbox had raised at least $28M in funding from such investors as Compushare, Shelter Capital Partners, Michael Eisner, and others. zumbox postal delivery mail shutdown employment jobs layoff' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Finally, Jeff Cohn, a venture capital consultant, tell us 10 Ways President Obama Can Help Create Jobs. Turning to venture capital, it looks like Southern California venture capitalists are mostly missing from the Forbes Midas List this year.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

According to Emulex, it expects to save $30M in annual costs through a "cost savings program", and will purchase $200M in its shares in a share repurchase program, as part of an effort to return capital to its shareholders. emulex fibre channel storage host adapter hardware merger acquisition jobs layoff employment executive'

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MARCH 5, 2009

Last month, the firm's CEO, Peter Hoskins, told socalTECH that the "Most of what we do is consistently profitable, by design. Tags: jobs employment layoff video comerica content maniatv shutdown.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso recently stepped down as CEO , and the company had some major layoffs last September. nastygal fashion executive retailer venture capital' Nasty Gal has previously raised funds from Index Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Why did you decide to move to venture capital? We had to do a reduction-in-force and layoff early in our career, and I thought we were done. I've been going through the startup journey, and just finished our Series D investment. That allowed me to take a step back, and relocate. Minnie Ingersoll: That's a good question.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

According to InsideHPC, Verari Systems shut down due to lack of access to capital. Verari had raised over $59M in funding from such investors as Carlyle Group, Celerity Partners, Sierra Ventures, and Voyager Capital. Tags: verari systems blade server shutdown employment jobs layoff. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

NastyGal--founded by Sophia Amorusa--had been facing some major headwinds over the last few years, which had resulted in Amorusa resigning as CEO and layoffs at the company. The report today, from PandoDaily, follows an earlier report from the fashion industry which said that NastyGal was seeking a buyer for the company.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2008

A spokesperson at the firm told socalTECH that the shutdown occurred yesterday, and that the firm is now in the process of looking for buyers of its technology. High Tower was backed by Falcon Fund, Hallador Venture Fund, INROADS Capital Partners, J.F.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Tags: aptera venture capital layoff employment jobs electric green automobile auto.

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MARCH 19, 2009

According to Cortex, it has reduced its personnel by approximately 50 percent, because of the "continuing uncertainty in the capital markets" and the economy. Tags: employment layoff cortex pharmaceuticals psychiatric lifescience.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

A spokeperson for the firm told socalTECH that the change was due to an "unprecedented change in the economic environment." According to Spot Runner, the 115 represents about 30 percent of the company. READ MORE>>

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Autobytel said it has hired RBC Capital Markets to explore "strategic alternatives" at the firm, which usually indicates that a company is looking for a buyer. The firm said it expects to save $10M annually as a result of the layoffs and elimination of other expenses. Autobytel provides marketing services for automotive dealers.

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JANUARY 16, 2009

Among other cost cutting actions, the firm said it will implement a 10 percent reduction in employee base pay, suspend its 401(k) matching program, suspend annual increases and bonuses, and make "significant reduction" in its non-essential operation and capital expenditures. Tags: cymer jobs employment economy layoff semiconductor.

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APRIL 13, 2020

We raised $160M, and our core limited partners are Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Coller Capital. Greg Martin:I still have a venture firm, Archer Venture Capital, and continue to invest in later stage venture cpaital opportunities. Because of our capital partners, that's something we can offer. We feel very good.

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DECEMBER 12, 2008

in the fourth quarter for the layoffs, including severance for Riesenbach. The firm also reiterated its interest in a sale; the firm said it is still pursuing "strategic alternatives" with RBC Capital Markets. The firm will take a charge of $4.5M

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

According to a memo leaked from Wag's new CEO, Garrett Smallwood, the company is also laying of a number of employees as it loks to have a capital base that is "right-sized to the needs of our business and strategy". The sale comes less than two years after SoftBank invested $300M in Wag , via the SoftBank Vision Fund. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

According to a memo leaked from Wag's new CEO, Garrett Smallwood, the company is also laying of a number of employees as it looks to have a capital base that is "right-sized to the needs of our business and strategy". The sale comes less than two years after SoftBank invested $300M in Wag , via the SoftBank Vision Fund.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Jaunt's backers include Disney, Evolution Media Partners, and China Media Capital (CMC). However, in a blog posting , Jaunt said it is "letting go of a significant portion of our staff." Jaunt is based in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Sending the zeros and ones into the air was the same and sending nutrients into your mitochondria, except that at Visalus, it was not capital intensive like it was at SkyPipeline. It was really the same business, but with less capital. Ryan Blair: I took $20M of personal capital to start the fund. So where is the fund now?

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

OneRoof had previously been backed by Black Coral Capital and Hanwha Group, however, Hanwha pulled its backing of the company in October of 2014. The company said it is now "considering various measures to preserve cash" and looking to "maximize the value of its assets."

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MAY 25, 2016

OneRoof Energy is backed by Black Coral Capital. The company said it is moving away from the more traditional, door-to-door and other aggressive sales tactics that are being used in the solar market. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 22, 2008

and Sequoia Capital, and provides human-edited search pages and news summaries. According to Calacanis, the firm is "fairly certain" that advertising for the next two years will be "severely depressed." The cuts will give the company runway past 2012. Mahalo is venture backed by Burda Digital Ventures, CBS, News Corp., READ MORE>>

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

The debt comes from Avenue Capital Management II, L.P. In a related move, the company said that it has engaged the services of Lazard to help the firm develop and implements its business divsestiture strategy. and Sola, will be in the form of senior-subordinated secured second-lien notes.

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