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Green Dot Buys GE Capital's Walmart Cards

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Monrovia, California-based prepaid card provider Green Dot has acquired the reloadable prepaid card business of GE Capital , which are marketed under the Walmart brand, the firm said today. The companies said they expect the deal to close in the second half of the year. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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SiLC Technologies Sees $17M

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Monrovia, California-based SiLC Technologies, a developer of machine vision tools, says it has raised $17M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Alter Venture Partners and Dell Technologies Capital and also included Fluxunit -- OSRAM Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, Epson, UMC Capital, Yamato Holdings and Global Brain.

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Soliant Energy Names Marketing VP

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Monrovia-based Soliant Energy , a developer of concentrated solar energy systems, announced this morning that it has added Ben Jamison as the firm's new Vice President of Marketing. The firm said that Jamison will be responsible for all marketing related activities at the company. Solus Micro Technologies and NEC Technologies.

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Eleven of Southern California's Firms In The Alternative Vehicle Market

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On the heels of the much heralded IPO of Silicon Valley electric car darling Tesla Motors today on the NASDAQ, investors are now looking to what other firms might benefit from the electric vehicle market--and what appears to be a growing appetite for IPOs.

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AeroVironment Gears Up For Fight With Activist Investor Group

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Monrovia-based AeroVironment released a response Wednesday to activist investor Engaged Capital , which has taken a 5 percent stake in the maker of unmanned aerial vehicles and electric charging stations. Engaged Capital is an investor based in Newport Beach. READ MORE>>.

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Soliant Opens Pilot Plant

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Monrovia-based Soliant Energy , a developer of solar concentrators, is opening up its new pilot production plant in Monrovia today, saying that the plant will produce up to 1 megawatt of solar panels annually. Soliant's solar concentrators are targeted at the commercial rooftop market. READ MORE>>.

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Ondax Raises $2M More

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Monrovia-based Ondax , a developer of optical filters and laser sources based on research out of the California Institute of Technology, has raised $2M in a Series E investment. According to the Pasadena Angels, one of the investors in the firm, the round also included the Tech Coast Angels and un-named venture capital firms.