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MAY 9, 2016

Edeniq , a cellulosic biofuels technology developer which had spun out of now defunct, Los Angeles-based Altra Biofuels, has been acquired by Silicon Valley biofuels developer Aemetis , the two said late last week. Aemetis said Edeniq had approximately $20M in revenues in 2015, and 30 employees.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed , the developer of tools to help businesses manage their location data in online local search services, says it has added Google+ and Bing management to its tools. READ MORE>>. momentfeed googl plus bing local data information'

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MAY 9, 2013

Los Angeles-based business transactions and dealroom service CapLinked has rounded up some new investors today, saying that it has added additional investors in its Series A funding. The startup said its clients include Edwards Lifesciences, Draper and Kramer, Proprietary Capital, Thomson Reuters, Sun Capital, and NextView Ventures.

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JANUARY 20, 2015

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX , the Los Angeles area commercial rocket and spacecraft developer led by Elon Musk, announced Tuesday afternoon that it has raised a billion dollars in a financing round.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based MyShape , the online personalized fashion and women's clothing and apparel firm, said today that it has raised $5.5M The funding came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tenaya Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund. more in funding.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based Siemer Ventures , the venture capital arm of investment bank Siemer & Associates, has been one of the most active local investors lately--and is continuing that trend, with the investment in Ribbon. in a seed funding round. in a seed funding round.

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JULY 6, 2011

Visalia-based EdeniQ , a developer of biofuels technology and a spinout of Los Angeles-based Altra Biofuels , said Wednesday that it has linked with German firm IKA Works on supplying biomass mixing and milling technology for the biofuels and biochemical markets. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2012

The firm, headed by Josh Payne, develops a way for web publishers to integrate e-commerce into their websites. Hints of the funding came out earlier this month when the firm showed up on Siemer Ventures' list of portfolio companies. READ MORE>>.

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Draper Seed Funding Commerce Software Development 100

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based MyShape , the online personalized fashion and women's clothing firm, has shut down. MyShape had raised north of $36M in funding from such investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Tenaya Capital.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Los Angeles-based Cognition Technologies, a provider of search engine technology, claimed Tuesday that it has created the "world's largest semantic map of the English language." The firm said that the information is being used as part of its technology for helping to improve search results and to personalize and filter content.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based MyShape , which develops a personalized shopping site for women's apparel, said today that it has named Mercedes De Luca as CEO of the firm. The company also said that it has added De Luca to the board.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. years there has been an initiative in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA. He previously co-founded Charlie , a Los Angeles based media company and interactive agency. For the past 2.5

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. PERSON Timothy Draper PERSON|Timothy Draper. NAME Timothy Draper. SIGNIFICANCE PASSING-MENTION. --> Tech Titans Hit the Beach As Silicon Valley moguls go on a home-buying spree in Los Angeles, theyre reshaping the real-estate landscape. Loading… Real Estate. » More.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

There is no cost but you must physically be based in or move to Los Angeles for the 6 months of the program. On the funding, business creation, business development fronts I think we did quite well. We want to get more people from outside of Los Angeles to spend time with our companies. How’d we do?

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Internally, we look very similar to a tech company, in that we have a development team, go-to-market team, and product people, and the ultimate goal of what we want to accomplish is to create companies that can run independently, with their own management teams. That''s why creative people seek out Los Angeles.

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JUNE 1, 2011

Although I've been in Los Angeles, my last company was actually based in Chicago. Clark Benson: We raised money from Draper Fisher Jurvetson in Palo Alto, Rincon Ventures, and a number of angels. What lessons did you learn at your last company which you're applying here? Most of that funding is going towards staffing up.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

TechZulu wants to thank not only the Los Angeles tech community but the entire tech community for all the awesome support you have given us throughout this past year. From local Los Angeles tech events to worldwide conferences and expos. is funded by: Y Combinator, Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates.

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