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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based Morphlabs , which develops software for managing public and private cloud computing infrastructure, said this week that it has launched a new product called mCloud On-Demand. The firm said the new product allows users to use Amazon's EC2 cloud service to deliver enterprise applications over the public cloud.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Redpoint Ventures , said late Monday evening that the firm has closed on Redpoint IV,a $400M, early stage venture capital fund specifically aimed at the social and mobile Internet, cloud computing, and clean technology. Tags: redpoint venture capital investment. The firm said it now has over $2B in management. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I can’t say for sure, but it feels to me like the re-urbanization of technology companies is driven by a broader trend of the tech industry overall – cloud computing. I think NY has always – by definition – been urban. But there does seem to be huge startup energy around the Flatiron District / Union Square.

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JULY 19, 2013

Irvine-based Netlist , a publicly listed developer of memory for the cloud computing and storage market, announced Thursday that it has raised $15M in credit financing. The funding came from Fortress Investment Group.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

NantHealth, which is based in Los Angeles, is apparently working to provide advanced, next-generation healthcare services by using fiber networks, cloud computing, and wireless technology, based on an earlier announcement by the firm in October. The company's existing investors include Verizon Investments. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

I will argue that LPs who invest in VC funds will also need to adjust a bit as well. These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry. The Emergence of “Open Cloud&# Infrastructure.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2017

Fund size: $400M (Fund VI) Managing Partners: Mark Suster, Yves Sisteron Partners: Greg Bettinelli, Kara Nortman, Kobie Fuller, Kevin Zhang Investment interests: Seed or A-Round investments with a median check size of $2.8 Managing Director: Bill Maris (formerly of GV/Google Ventures) Investment interests: Health care investments.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2011

Or the Cliff Note’s version: Open Source & Cloud Computing (led by Amazon) drove down tech startup costs by 90%. With more competition in early-stage many VCs are investing smaller amounts at earlier stages. Some are going later stage to not miss out on hot deals. I’ve been on-record here for a while.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

We spoke about my interest in cloud computing, digital media and mobile. I talked in specifics about a bunch of my investments including Factual , MongoLab , Maker Studios and Gogii (maker of TextPlus ). I invested in what I believe is the largest free & group texting platform in the country – TextPlus.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Irvine-based cloud computing services provider Caylent has raised $16M in a growth equity investment round, the company said on Monday. The company offers up "container orchestration" software, which is used to deploy software into clouds, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS). Caylent is led by CEO JP La Torre.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Managing Director: Derek Norton Investment interests: Connected consumer, Internet infrastructure, next generation e-commerce, digital media, gaming, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, consumer Internet, and some ad tech. Managing Director: Ryan Blair Investment interests: Companies which leverage direct-to-consumer model.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2012

in funding during Q2 of 2012, down from Q1, and slightly below investments in Q2 of 2011. The region saw the most investments in Los Angeles, with $329.0M in investment, then. The region saw the most investments in Los Angeles, with $329.0M in investment, then. Tied with four investments east. in funding.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

We very quietly went live with our second fund, Okapi Ventures II, LP, back in March and have already made 4 investments. becomes a reality in 2013 with the consumerization of enterprise software and cloud computing leading the charge. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? I think "enterprise 2.0"

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Also, we had an investment in a company that went public this year, BroadSoft, which is one of 2010's best-performing IPOs. 3) Cloud computing offerings as an enabler to lean startups. A number of companies in the portfolio delivered very strong operating results in 2010, which is exciting.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Thorsten von Eicken , Rightscale (Santa Barbara, cloud computing). Internap , PricewaterhouseCoopers , Demand Media , Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles LLP , Oracle , Cresa Partners , UK Trade & Investment , PIXT , and many others. Holden Steinberg , Pagewoo (Santa Monica, advertising).

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JULY 14, 2010

The round was led by Global Gateway Investment Group (G2iG), and also includes Frontera Group LLC, CSK Venture Capital Co. El Segundo-based Morphlabs , the latest startup of Winston Damarillo, is announcing today that it has raised $5.5M in a Series B financing round. and AO Capital Partners Ltd.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud computing provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) raised a big, $30M funding round for the company--the first in the company''s long history. Simon Anderson: DreamHost offers a web hosting, and now, cloud computing platform and storage.

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MAY 1, 2019

Solarflare's network interface cards are used in cloud computing, fintech, and other data center applications, where applications require low latency network access. Xilinx was a strategic investor in the last funding announced by Solarflare, and Solarflare's other investors have included Oak Investment Partners.

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MAY 13, 2016

Bluewolf provided IT consulting and cloud computing for Salesforce.com, and had more than 500 employees spread across 12 offices in the US, Europe, and Australia. RLH Equity is the private equity investment company founded by former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, outgoing USC Athletic Director Pat Haden, and Chris Lewis.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

San Diego-based Kazuhm , a startup developing a distributed computing workload platform, has received a funding round from Analytics Ventures, Analytics said this week. Size of the investment was not announced. Tim O'Neal, a former executive at Intuit, is CEO of Kazuhm.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 7, 2018

The Fabric, an early-stage investment company developing new infrastructure technologies, has raised $15 million for its third investment vehicle. Announced at the Montgomery Summit in Santa Monica, Calif.,

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 4, 2009

In this Strategy Series we will discuss: * Is investing back in an upswing yet? With the resurgence of angel investment and smaller financing rounds  are VCs still players? Or are mobile and cloud computing still in for 2010? If so, what trends are VCs betting on? Green tech?

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

According to Nirvanix, the software now allows companies to turn a 1U server into a NAS filer, while actually storing its data on the Nirvanix cloud computing service. The new product is targeted for use in backup and archiving. The firm charges for data stored on the service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Assigning them the title of CIO seems like a bit of overkill, especially these days of serious “cloud” computing, meaning big servers have left the building. All the IT work in most startups is done by a college intern, or the owner’s son. Chief Legal Officer.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Because of the advancements in cloud computing by companies like RightScale and open source software such as MySQL , the costs to create a scalable web service have decreased by a factor of ten since the year 2000. The company was subsequently sold for far less than the total capital invested in the business.

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Entrepreneur Cloud Computing Invest Funding 140

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. Bottom of the sales funnel.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

The investment also brings its total capital raised since its 2008 inception to $386 million. The company plans to use its new capital to continue investing in its platform as well as toward strategic partnerships. This investment allows us to expedite our plans and offer even more to our existing customers.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor. We discussed how initial investments and follow-ons work in this short 2-minute clip.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2021

Today with the growing number of disruptive technologies available, like cloud computing, wireless sensors, Big Data, and mobile devices, an incremental solutions mindset is no longer enough to win. The best athletes are naturally gifted, but even they train constantly and invest hours of practice every day.

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Startup Cloud Computing Ideas Entrepreneur 174

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Middle Market Investment Banking. Joyent - An Enterprise Class Cloud Computing Company funded by Intel Capital, provides the most comprehensive cloud solution available today. Costello and Sons Insurance Brokers (www.costelloandsons.com). Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Startups Made Simple.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

Today, we have some thoughts from Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital , a private equity investment company in San Diego. 2014 was the most active year in TVC history as measured by the number of investments/acquisitions/follow-ons/exits we completed. What was the most significant event for you or your company this year? READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Because of the advancements in cloud computing by companies like RightScale and open source software such as MySQL , the costs to create a scalable web service have decreased by a factor of ten since the year 2000. The company was subsequently sold for far less than the total capital invested in the business.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2009

My goal is to bring in informative speakers who stretch our collectively thinking on topics that will influence our investment strategies and use it as a way for us to share our experiences in ways that I hope benefit the Southern California technology ecosystem. All have been fascinating.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

John Greathouse: We opened up our practice in San Diego by investing in Zingle and Raken. That said, I did enjoy this talk by a16z's Peter Levine regarding the future of cloud computing. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year?

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Santa Barbara Cloud Computing San Diego Southern California 100

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Because of his grounding as an investment banker, Jeff appreciated the value of hard data. These small, back-office changes eventually led to the technological expertise underlying Amazon Web Services (AWS), by far the most successful public cloud computing platform. However, he also understood that data has its limitations.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

We wanted investment partners that understood performance marketing and what it was like to be an entrepreneur from having done it before themselves. We wanted our investors to have great reputations among their portfolio companies and we wanted a fair set of investment terms. We met with a ton of VC’s and angels. Deaf or blind?

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Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The education sector tends to have limited resources dedicated to IT investments which can make it challenging for schools to integrate the network technologies and keep up with the latest advancements. Even so, schools are increasingly relying on cloud computing to store and handle data in lieu of managing data on local servers.

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Networking Cloud Computing Education Resource 79