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MAY 3, 2012

Forbes Magazine has just published its annual Midas List , its annual ranking of the top 100 venture capitalists, and -- despite a record number of IPOs and exits last year from southern California technology companies -- Southern California's venture capital community was shut out of the list entirely.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Monrovia, California-based Prolatca Bioscience , which supplies human milk-based fortifiers for premature infants, said today that it has closed a Series D funding round. Size of the round was not announced by the company, however, a regulatory filing by the firm yesterday indicates the equity funding was worth $15.0M.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

Monrovia, California-based Prolacta Bioscience , the venture-backed company which is turning donated breast milk into human milk fortifier for premature babies, reported this week that it has donated more than $1M to various charitable organizations over the past five years. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Monrovia-based Prolacta Bioscience , the venture-backed provider of human milk-based fortifiers for premature infants, said today that it has inked a deal with the National Milk Bank , where the firm will process all of the milk through the bank for conversion into human milk formulations. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 15, 2010

in a Series B funding round led by GRP Partners, which also included Park Ventures. As part of the funding, Brian McLoughlin of GRP Partners joins the firm's board of directors. Wave Crest looks to be in the same, prepaid payment card sector as Monrovia-based Green Dot, which is expected to hit the public markets very soon in its IPO.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Monrovia-based AeroVironment , which develops both unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and also electric vehicle charging technology, said today that it has been selected by energy firm NRG Energy to develop a privately funded, comprehensive electric vehicle charging system.

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JUNE 29, 2010

On the automobile side, there are at least six Southern California companies also working on their own, electric or other alternative vehicles, competing against Tesla and the traditional carmakers. Boone Pickens; Aptera Motors , in Carlsbad, which has funding from Google and Idealab; and Phoenix MC , based in Ontario.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

The Cleantech Corridor is a 2,000 acre development zone on the eastern side of downtown Los Angeles, which Los Angeles officials--including Major Antonio Villaraigosa--hope to turn into a center for attracting clean technology companies.

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MAY 27, 2011

Ever since the huge success of Monrovia-based Green Dot in its IPO last year, netting a huge return for local angels, investors here have taken a second look at financial startups. We spoke with founder Jonathan Cooper about what the company is all about. What is ATMCASH? Customers can send money online or via their phone.

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