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JANUARY 10, 2023

San Diego-based CRISPR QC, a startup developing data and analytics tools for the gene editing market, announced on Tuesday afternoon that it has raised $1.6M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Serra Ventures, and also included CaerusX Ventures, the investment company of George Bonaros.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

San Diego-based Stemson Therapeutics , a startup working on therapies to cure hair loss, has raised $7.5M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Allergan Aethetics and Fortunis Capital. The funding from Fortunis Capital came out of its Impact Fund.

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APRIL 5, 2019

—Mobile app startup Bitmo announced it had raised more than $3 million in seed funding from investors including Everplus Capital, Longboard Capital Advisors, and several Southern California-based family fund offices.

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APRIL 23, 2021

San Diego-based Kandji, a startup which develops Apple device management software, says it has raised $60M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Felicis Ventures, and also included SVB Capital, Greycroft and Okta Ventures, as well as The Spruce House Partnership, and First Round Capital.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

San Diego-based Trust & Will , a startup which operates an online software tool to help people create their own estate plans, has raised $2M in a funding round, the company disclosed this week. Thec ompany was also part of the Techstars Anywhere startup accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 24, 2021

San Diego-based Drata, a startup working on security and compliance automation software, said it has raised $25M in its Series A funding. The funding was led by GGV Capital, and also included Okta Ventures, Silicon Valley CISO Investors (SVCI), Cowboy Ventures, and Leaders Fund.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

San Diego-based Independa , a startup developing products to help senior citizens live independently longer via technology, said this week that it has received a second round of seed funding, and launched its products. Amount and source of the funding was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2014

There seems to a perpetual shortage of local venture capital investors in the region, despite the huge growth in startup activity here, particularly along Silicon Beach. Among those funds is TYLT Lab (www.tyltlab.com), which recently announced a new, $20M early stage investment fund specifically focused on companies here.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

San Diego-based Independa , a startup developing products to help senior citizens live independently longer via technology, said this week that it has received a second round of seed funding, and launched its products. Amount and source of the funding was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

San Diego-based LoanHero , a startup which helps merchants easily offer up financing to their end customers, has raised $2.5M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday. The funding was led by Alsop Louie Partners and Mucker Capital. in equity funding for the company. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

San Diego-based Drata, a startup developing security automation and compliance software, has raised $3.2M in a seed funding, the company said Wednesday. According to the company, the funding was led by Cowboy Ventures, and also included Leaders Fund and SV Angel, along with angel investors.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

San Diego-based Biproxi , a new startup developing a commercial real estate data platform, has raised $10M in a seed funding, the company announced on Tuesday morning. Biproxi is led by founder and CEO Gordon Smith, who the company says has 30 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry.

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MARCH 21, 2019

San Diego-based Bitmo , a startup developing a mobile gifting and payment app, has raised $3M in a seed funding round, the company said on Thursday afternoon. Michael Smallwood is the founder and CEO of Bitmo.

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MAY 3, 2018

On-demand, car wash startup Washe , which lets users connect with professional mobile car washers, said this week that it has raised $3.5M in a seed funding, to help it to "greatly expand" its operation sin Los Angeles, as well as expand into other new markets. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

San Diego-based Launch Factory a new "venture studio" which is looking to recruit entrepeneurs to help it launch vetted business concepts, recently raised $2.5M in funding, according to the group. The funding came from a number of angels, including Broadway Angels, San Diego Venture Partners, and TI Platform Management.

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JUNE 7, 2019

San Diego-based IKIN said this morning that it has launched its company, backed by $5M in seed funding, to bring personalized, 3D holograms to life. The source of the seed funding round was not announced.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

San Diego-based XOKind , a new startup focused on building artificial intelligence software for the travel market, has raised $1.6M in a seed funding round, and emerged from stealth mode, the company said today. The startup said it will launch its first product in the travel and leisure area next year.

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JUNE 13, 2019

San Diego-based Atlazo , a startup developing systems-on-a-chip (SoC) semiconductors aimed at used in healthcare and Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications, has raised $3.4M in a seed funding round. The funding round was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and the TCA's San Diego chapter.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Tortuga Logic , a new startup focused on chip-level cybersecurity technology whose founders include professors from UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, has raised $2M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Thursday. The seed funding came from Eclipse Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

San Diego-based 9am.health, a startup that offers up a virtual diabetes clinic, to provide care to those living with diabetes, has raised $3.7M in a seed funding, the company announced this morning. The funding came from Founders Fund, Define Ventures, Speedinvest and iSeed Ventures.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

San Diego-based Trust & Will , a startup which offers up online services to help people create trusts, wills, and guardianships, has raised $6M in a new funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The startup had announced $2M in an earlier funding in January of 2019. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

San Diego-based Luna DNA , a new genomic information startup based on the Blockchain protocol, and led by veterans of Illumina, sas it has raised $2M in a seed funding round. According to Luna DNA, the funding came from individual investors and former executives from DNA sequencing equipment developer Illumina.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

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. The company said its latest funding was worth $500,000.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

After starting Organovo in 2007, I spent much of the next decade as CEO seeking financing to advance our bioprinting technology. The change has caused me to reflect a bit on the state of finance in biotech and in San Diego biotech particularly. About 40 percent of my financing at.

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MAY 2, 2019

San Diego-based fintech startup Trovata.io , which is developing software to automate cash management, has raised $5.5M in a seed funding round, the company said this week. The funding was co-lead by FINTOP Capital and JPMorgan Chase.

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JUNE 5, 2018

San Diego-based Raken , a startup developing mobile software to manage construction projects, has raised $10M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by U.S. Venture Partners, and also included Tao Capital Partners, plus earlier investors Eniac Ventures, Rincon Venture Partners and Spider Capital.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

San Diego-based Molecular Assemblies , a startup developing enzymatic DNA synthesis technology, has raised $2.3M in a seed funding, the company announced this morning.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

San Diego-based Wildfire Systems is hoping that consumers will help its clients spread the word out about their products through a new platform it launched today, Wildlink. The startup is backed by Mucker Capital, which led a $2M seed funding round in the company in 2017. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

San Diego-based Sightly said this morning that it has raised $1.7M in a seed funding, to go towards its video advertising technology. The funding was led by Mack Capital, and also included Tomorrow Ventures and 500 Startups.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

San Diego-based Molecular Stethoscope , a biotechnology startup developing a blood-based, liquid biopsy platform for early detection and monitoring of disease, has raised $8.2M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Data Collective, Pfizer, Index Ventures, an un-named research university, and angels.

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APRIL 26, 2012

San Diego angel investor Howard Lindzon , via his Social Leverage fund, has backed a provider of SMS messaging services, SendHub as part of an angel funding round for the company. Lindzon runs stock messaging service StockTwits , and is a fairly active angel investor in Silicon Valley and other startups.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

San Diego-based Gossamer Bio , a new biopharma startup founded by former executives of Receptos, has raised $100M in a Series A funding, the company said late Thursday evening. Gossamer said the funding included seed funding from Omega Funds, and a Series A co-led by ARCH Venture Partners and Omega Funds.

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MARCH 25, 2015

San Diego-based Harvest.ai , a startup which says it was created by former, NSA field operation team members, has raised $2.3M in a seed funding. The funding round came from Trinity Ventures. Fred Wang of Trinity joins the company''s board with the funding. Harvest.ai READ MORE>>.

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MAY 27, 2015

La Jollla-based MANTA Instruments , a developer of technology for characterizing nanoparticles, has raised a round of seed funding, from Triton Technology Fund. Size of the funding was not announced. The company is part of the EvoNexus startup incubator, and is led by Rick Cooper.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

San Diego-based GoShare , the developer of an on-demand, moving and delivery app, has raised $1M in a seed funding round, the company said on Friday. The company said it will use the funding to improve its product and expand into new cities. The startup is led by Shaun Savage. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 26, 2017

Genomics startups are increasing in number and quality, so much so that three-year-old Illumina Accelerator has expanded with its latest class to accommodate five of them. Xconomy got an early look at the specialty accelerator’s sixth cohort, which includes a company named for a butterfly and the accelerator’s first digital health startup.

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APRIL 6, 2020

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