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JANUARY 2, 2020

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Today, we share the thoughts of Peter Cowen , Managing Director of Sutton Capital Partners (www.suttoncapitalpartners.com).

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

Editor's note: As we head into the new year, we've been featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. This morning's reflections are from Kelly Perdew , managing general partner of at Moonshots Capital (www.moonshotscapital.com).

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MARCH 23, 2017

Los Angeles-based Water Planet , which develops water treatment membrane technology originally developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), revealed today that its seed investor is none other than actor Kevin Costner. Water Planet's CEO and founder is Erik Hoek, who was a Professor of Engineering at UCLA.

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APRIL 20, 2021

According to XPRIZE, it has awarded two companies--CarbonCure Technologies and CarbonBuilt, both working on ways to decarbonize concrete. CarbonCure Technologies has already raised venture funding from Bill Gates' fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, BDC Capital and others.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

Los Angeles-based Tribogenics , a startup working on technology to bring elements of Star Trek's "tricorder" to life, said this morning that it has raised $2.5M The firm, a spinoff of UCLA whose technology has been funded by DARPA, said the funding came from Flywheel Ventures and angel investors. in a venture funding round.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A new startup accelerator, SCALE Aerospace Ventures, launched in Los Angeles on Tuesday, backed by UCLA and Starburst, the company that had backed the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator. According to Starburst, is has launched the new accelerator in collaboration with UCLA, aimed at building an aerospace innovation hub in Los Angeles.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Carbonics says its technology is based on research conducted at UCLA and USC. carbonics venture capical material carbon semiconductor capital ucla' The funding came from TAQNIA international. Carbonics says it is working on incorporating its carbon nanomaterials into semiconductor radio frequency (RF) components.

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MAY 8, 2017

com) is using technology--mobile apps, telemedicine, and more--to overcome those and other challenges. Belinda Tan: Science37 is a technology-enabled, clinical research company. One of the areas where people are starting to look at innovation, is using technology to make trials more accessible to patients.

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APRIL 30, 2012

The equity round was led by BASF Venture Capital GmbH, Total Energy Ventures International and Keytone Ventures, and also included Khosla Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, CalPERS Clean Energy & Technology Fund represented by Capital Dynamics and PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund.

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MAY 11, 2021

The company said its technology was originally developed in the laboratory of Lili Yang, PhD, associate professor at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). Incubators, at the core level, take basic core level technology and try to build a company around it.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 22, 2017

Join us at Cal State Los Angeles for a full day of innovations and technologies presented by the region's finest researchers and inventors! This technology preview is geared for Serial Entrepreneurs, Angel Investors, and Venture Capital Investors.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Water Planet said the investment came from Air Liquide's ALIAD Corporate Venture fund, Bluestem Capital and UCLA Venture Fund. Water Planet is led by Eric Hoek, the former UCLA and UC Riverside professor who created the membrane technology behind another, water filtering membrane startup, NanoH2O, which is now part of LG.

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JANUARY 8, 2016

BBI's technology was developed at UCLA, and is based on research from the UCLA Wireless Health Institute, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA School of Nursing, and the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. BBI is led by Martin Burns. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 22, 2018

Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

LAVA inducted Mayor Riordan--who had a long and involved career in venture capital and private equity before his efforts in politics--into its LAVA Hall of Fame. The group, which promotes the venture capital industry in the Los Angeles area, also honored local companies for their funding and exit activity.

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JUNE 22, 2017

Join us at Cal State Los Angeles for a full day of innovations and technologies presented by the region's finest researchers and inventors! This technology preview is geared for Serial Entrepreneurs, Angel Investors, and Venture Capital Investors. See [link] (more)

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MAY 2, 2013

Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. In particular, funding for companies developing deep technology--software and cloud, as opposed to content and media--seems to be lacking.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

NanoH2O is commercializing technology developed at UCLA for reverse osmosis. The company is headed by technology veteran Jeff Green (Stamps.com, Archive). NanoH2O said the move will help it build the necessary infrastructure to support its expansion efforts. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

The company was founded by Dr. Michael Jung and Dr. Richard Pietras, both of whom are professors at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Enlibrium said the technology has been exclusively licensed from UCLA. Enlibrium is being led by David Campbell, Ph.D. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

The funding was led by Tata Industries, and also included MRM Capital and the Cycad Group. Sofie Biosciences--which is a spinout of UCLA and Caltech--said the funding will go towards further development of its technology. sofie biosciences venture capital lifescience molecular diagnostics positron' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

El Segundo-based NanoH2O , the UCLA spinout which is developing reverse osmosis membranes for water desalination, has raised $14.87M as part of an ongoing, $30.6M NanoH2O is venture backed by Khosla Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Rusheen Capital Partners, and PCG Energy and Technology Fund. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

TechCrunch is heading to UCLA on October 18 and we’ve assembled some of the AR/VR industry’s most prescient founders, investors and executives to chat about the startups and trends driving virtual and augmented reality in 2018. UCLA, Los Angeles // October 18. See full agenda here. Kickstarting an Industry. Reality Checks.

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MAY 29, 2013

A local, clean energy business plan competition started by the California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Southern California (USC), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has awarded $160,000 in prizes in its latest competition. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 16, 2015

Santa Monica-based Rayton Solar , a startup developing solar industry manufacturing technology, announced this morning that it has raised $1M in seed funding, and is looking for another $1.2M. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based NanoH2O , the clean technology startup developing reverse osmosis membranes for water desalination, announced this morning that it has hired Randy Truber as Director of Global Sales Strategies. Truby joins the firm from Toray Membranes USA, and also has served at Fluid Systems and Hydranautics. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, October 27, at UCLA. InVenture is next stage microfinance – focusing on providing expansion capital. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

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JUNE 10, 2010

Westlake Village-based WaveConnex , an early stage startup developing wireless technology based on millimeter-wave, 60Ghz signals, has raised $2.0M The company, which is based on technology developed by UCLA professor Frank Chang, includes the notable involvement of billionaire and Abraxis founder Patrick Soon-Shiong.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

ImmunGene said it is developing developing antibody-cytokine fusion technology therapies to treat cancer. immungene venture capital biotech biotechnology cancer therapeutics' As part of the funding, ImmunGene said it has added Frank Yu and Mike Gresser, Ph.D. to its board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 10, 2010

El Segundo-based NanoH2O , the water filtration technology spinout of UCLA, has raised $10M as part of an ongoing, $50M funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. NanoH2O's technology is used for desalination and water purification. Green was one of the founders of both Stamps.com and Archive, Inc.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Gevo , the Caltech spinoff developing biofuels processing technology, said last week that it has completed its acquisition of a biofuels plant in Luverne, Minnesota. The plant--which currently is producing ethanol--will be converted to product isobutanol using Gevo's technology. Gevo filed for an IPO in August. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more. But we have a great city for building technology companies. You can find very talented technology executives.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Gevo , the biofuels startup spawned out of technology from the University of California, Los Angeles and Caltech, has set an offering range for its IPO. Gevo is venture backed by Khosla Ventures, Virgin Green Fund, Total Energy Ventures, Burrill Life Sciences Capital Fund, Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund, and LANXESS, among others.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Marina Del Rey-based Tribogenics , the developer of X-ray technology being aimed at enabling handheld, ultra-miniature portable x-rays, has raised $6.2M Tribogenics' technology based on research out of UCLA--enables the generation of X-rays without need for high voltage power sources. The round was led by the Founders Fund.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

NanoH2O is headed by Jeff Green, and is based on technology spun out of UCLA. NanoH2O is backed by Khosla Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Rusheen Capital Partners, and others. MacDonald was most recently Senior Vice President and General Manager of Polaroid's Instant Imaging business unit. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2021

This is Venture Capital. Let’s assume that you’re a reasonably well-connected person, you have a strong network of friends & colleagues who work in the technology sector and you have many friends who are investors either professionally or as individuals. Focus a lot on the denominator. Chances are you’ll see a lot of good deals.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

This round is being led by Point72 Private Investments, with previous backers Toba Capital, Index Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, BoxGroup, and VMG Partners also participating. They decided that this would be what they would tackle and build as a business. Things then took an investigative, plainclothes turn.

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