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Enterprise Partners Portfolio Firm Heads Towards IPO

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One of the portfolio firms of San Diego venture capital firm Enterprise Partners is heading towards an IPO, according to a S-1 filing Friday. The IPO is being underwritten by UBS Investment Bank, Jefferies & Company, Baird, and Cowen and Company.

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Southern California Sees Boom In Venture Investments In Q4

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Think there is a technology investment slowdown? billion invested in venture capital in Q4 of 2015, according to the latest numbers released over the weekend by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. billion invested in Q4 matched the $1.3 billion invested in Q4 matched the $1.3 in San Diego.

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Southern California Investments On Uptick, Totals $686.5M For Q1

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Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M Southern California's investment totals bucked the national trend, which found that there was a 9 percent drop in dollars to $4.7 of the total invested in Q1.

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Anzu Partners, With Offices In San Diego, Raises $128.4M Venture Fund

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Anzu Partners , a venture capital and private equity investors focused on industrial technology with offices in the San Diego area, has quietly raised $128.4M The company--which has offices in La Jolla, plus Massachusetts, Florida, and Washington, DC.--revealed in its first venture capital fund. READ MORE>>.

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XIFIN Acquired By GTCR

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GTCR said that founder and CEO Lale White will continue to lead the company. GTCR said the investment came from its $3.85 GTCR said the investment came from its $3.85 XIFIN''s backers include Boulder Ventures, Enterprise Partners, and Windward Ventures. GTCR was advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the deal.

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Why SoCal's VCs Are Ignored On Forbes' Midas List, By The Numbers

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An interesting post by William Hsu of Mucker Capital shows that the list is strongly weighted towards venture capitalists who have gone to Stanford University, investors who worked for McKinsey & Company, or who have worked for Morgan Stanley.

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Celladon Gets $43M For Heart Failure Treatments

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The round was led by Pfizer Venture Investments, and also included Lundbeckfond Ventures, Novartis Venture Funds, H&Q Healthcare/Life Sciences Investors, and GBS Venture Partners--all new investors--along with prior investors Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, and Venrock Associates.