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University of California Plans $250M Venture Capital Fund

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Startups related to the many University of California campuses in Southern California may soon have a new source of funding: The University of California itself, via a new, $250M venture capital. The fund would seek to invest in companies started on campus, from University research, and from students. READ MORE>>.

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Helicoid Industries Finds $2.4M

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Indio, California-based Helicoid Idustries , a startup developing advanced composite materials for use in the wind turbine, aerospace, sporting goods, auto parts, defense, and industrial market, has raised $2.4M--the first part of what looks like an ongoing $5M investment round. Helicoid is a spinout of the University of California Riverside.

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FarmSense Harvests $2.2M In SBIR Funding

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Riverside-based FarmSense, a developer of "smart sensors" for the agriculture market, has raised $2.2M The agtech startup says it is developing a sensor which helps farmers identify harmful insects in their fields, in real time. in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding.

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Reflections On 2019: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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The Alliance is following the classic start-up trajectory: transition from the big idea to your beachhead product offering. What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? The start-up has developed kinetic energy based, long-duration energy storage solutions.

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Deckard Technologies Finds $4M For AI Property Tax Software

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San Diego-based Deckard Technologies , a new startup founded by serial entrepreneur Neil Senturia, said on Monday that it has raised $4M in funding and launched a new company focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify property tax scofflaws.

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Soothe Picks Up $35M More For On Demand Massage Service

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The funding came from the Riverside Company. The company offers up flat rate pricing on massages, starting at $99.00 Los Angeles-based on-demand, massage service Soothe has raised another $35M in funding to expand its service into more cities, the company said on Thursday. for a 60 minute massage.

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Soothe Scores $10.6M For On Demand Massage Service

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The funding was led by The Riverside Company. The startup is led by Merlin Kauffman. Los Angeles-based Soothe has raised $10.6M for an on-demand, massage service, the company said this week. Soothe currently lets customers in the Los Angeles and a few other areas book a massage from a network of independent massage therapists.

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