socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2019

CoverHound , the online insurance shopping marketplace with offices in Westlake Village, has raised $55M more in a funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by Hiscox, and also included Chubb, Aflac Ventures, and MS&AD. The company says it has now raised $110M in total. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2019

CoverHound , the online insurance shopping marketplace with offices in Westlake Village, apparently raised a funding round, according to what appears to be a broken embargo by a Silicon Valley technology news site. Coverhound's offices are split between San Francisco and Westlake Village.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Westlake Village-based gravity energy storage technology developer Energy Vault announced this morning that it is in a $100M transaction with two companies, Atlas Renewable and China Tianying, which involves a $50M investment subscription and an expansion of a PIPE agreement from $150M to $200M.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 25, 2021

Westlake Village-based Energy Vault, which is developing gravity-based, grid-scale energy storage systems, has raised $100M in its Series C funding round, the company announced this morning. According to the company, the new funding will go towards deployment of its platform.

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2021

Thousand Oaks-based Capsida Biotherapeutics, a new biotechnology company focused on using adeno-associated virus (AAV) engineering and cargo development platform to develop tissue-targeted gene therapies for multiple types of diseases, has uncloaked from stealth mode, saying it has raised $140M in total capital.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 11, 2016

Westlake Village-based PureSpectrum , a startup which operates an online marketplace to help buyers collect survey panels, has raised $1.6M in a funding round, according to the company. The company was founded by Michael McCrary. The funding came from multiple, un-named strategic partners. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2017

Westlake Village-based Ember Technologies , the maker of a temperature controlled, thermal mug, has raised $13M more in funding, the company disclosed today. Source of the funding was not announced.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

CoverHound , which has offices in Westlake Village, and is also one of the portfolio firms of Los Angeles-based venture investor Core Innovation Capital , has raised $33.3M The company now reportedly has a valuation of over $103M. in a Series C funding. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 27, 2020

So far this year four privately held companies have made the transition to trading on the public markets. By month’s end, five more are anticipated to join the class of 2020 initial public offerings—and four of those are in life sciences, according to IPO research firm Renaissance Capital.

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socalTECH

JULY 5, 2017

Westlake Village-based Sienna Biopharmaceuticals , a startup biopharmaceuticals firm developing products for the medical dermatology and aesthetics market, has filed for an IPO. The company has applied to list as SNNA. Morgan, Cowen, and BMO Capital Markets. Sienna said it is hoping to raised up to $74.8M

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

INVST , a Westlake Village-based startup which offers up an online platform to help alternative investment funds find accredited investors, has signed up three new clients for its service, the company said this week.

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2011

Westlake Village-based online advertising firm ValueClick announced this morning that it has acquired Greystripe , an operator of a brand-focused mobile advertising network. The company expects Greystripe to add $24 to $26M in revenues for the remainder of 2011. The deal was worth $70M in cash. in the deal. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2016

Westlake Village-based Sienna Biopharmaceuticals , a new aesthetics and medical dermatology startup, said Thursday that it has raised $34M in a Series A financing round. The funding was led by ARCH Venture Partners, and also included Altitude Life Science Ventures, Partner Fund Management, and Venvest Capital, along with angels.

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socalTECH

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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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2010

Westlake Village-based Cynvenio Biosystems , a developer of high speed, bioseparation instruments for the life sciences market, has raised $1.96M in a Series B funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Tags: cynvenio biosystems lifescience venture capital funding bioseparation.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Southern California venture totals for Q3 totaled around $1.0 billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. for Row 44 , the Westlake Village-based developer of wireless equipment for commercial airlines. billion invested in Q2. billion invested in Q2.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

Westlake Village-based Altasens , a developer of CMOS image sensors, has raised $15.1M Details on the funding have not been announced by the company. out of a $20.1M funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Thursday.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Westlake Village-based Inphi , a developer of high speed, analog semiconductors, announced today that it has hired on a new VP of Operations, Atul Shingal. The firm is venture backed by Tallwood Venture Capital, Mayfield Fund, Walden International, and others. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

Westlake Village-based Zumbox , a developer of a system for sending electronic mail to postal addresses, announced today that it has raised $8M in a funding. Tags: zumbox venture capital angel electronic postal email mail. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Westlake Village-based Specialists On Call , a firm developing a service to provide physician specialists to urban, suburban, and other hospitals via videoconferencing, has raised around $11.73M in a series of fundings, according to regulatory filings by the firm this week.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

One complaint we sometimes hear from venture capitalists visiting Southern California for the first time, is the difficulty of finding experienced entrepreneurs and executives. socalTECH.com has mined its proprietary database of high tech companies and entrepreneurs and identified just a few of the repeat entrepreneurs to watch in the region.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

The event this week launches some companies, and showcases the talent we have in the space. It's a place where companies can network with each other, collaborate the business, in a brainstorming atmosphere. We put out an RFQ to all sorts of venture capital firms in California, in order to be the fiscal steward of that money.

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