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JUNE 30, 2010

San Diego-based TargeGen , a firm developing small molecule kinase inhibitors for the treatment of myelofibrosis (MF) and polycythemia vera (PV), has been acquired by Sanofi-aventis, in a deal worth as much as $560M, the firm said Wednesday. TargeGen had raised over $113M in venture funding from A.M.

Enterprise Partners 140

Enterprise Partners San Diego Acquisition Pricing 140

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Santa Barbara-based AxiaMed , which is developing healthcare payments technology, said late Tuesday afternoon that it has raised $12.4M in a funding round. The funding was led by Health Enterprise Partners (HEP), and also included Nashville Capital Network and other existing investors.

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Santa Barbara Enterprise Partners Networking Capital 113

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

La Jolla-based Celladon Corporation , a developer of biopharmaceuticals targeting cardiovascular disease, said Wednesday afternoon that it has raised $43M in a financing round. Celladon is developing a compound for treating heart failure.

Enterprise Partners 124

Enterprise Partners Venture Capital Capital Invest 124

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JANUARY 3, 2019

San Diego- and Baltimore-based private equity investor JMI Equity is the lead backer of a developer of artificial intelligence software for the healthcare industry this morning. The funding was led by JMI Equity, and also included Health Enterprise Partners (HEP) and Health Velocity Capital (HVC). READ MORE>>.

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Equity Artificial Inteligence Software Enterprise Partners 113

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Solana Beach-based Wildfire Systems, which develops technology used for powering reward and loyalty programs, has raised $15M in a Series A funding, according to the company. Wildfire is led by founder and CEO Jordan Glazier, who is a technology vet, having served at eBay and also been the CEO of Eventful.

Enterprise Partners 113

Enterprise Partners Commerce Capital Platform 113

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

A quick analysis by socalTECH of our tracking of venture capital deals in Southern California finds that there was around $879M in venture funding activity here in Q3. Numbers from those firms will differ--sometimes drastically--due to sources of information, timing of funding events, and classification of data.

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Southern California Venture Capital Northridge Tech Coast Angels 140

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

La Jolla-based Celladon , a developer of treatments for heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, has raised $21.8M funding round, according to a filing from the firm today. Details on the new funding round were not disclosed by the company. out of a $24.6M

Enterprise Partners 100

Enterprise Partners Venture Capital Capital Funding 100

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MAY 26, 2009

Vista-based Ophthonix , which is developing high definition vision correction products, announced Tuesday afternoon that it has raised $25.9M in what it is calling a "Series AA" funding round. The firm said the funding will go to rollout of its products in the U.S.

Enterprise Partners 100

Enterprise Partners Capital Funding Invest 100

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JULY 10, 2009

San Diego-based Scoperta , which is developing fabless specialty steel technology utilizing scrap materials, has raised $1.4M Other details on the funding have not been released, however, the firm is backed by Enterprise Partners and Vista Ventures, and Drew Senyei of Enterprise sits on the firm's board of directors.

Enterprise Partners 100

Enterprise Partners San Diego Capital Technology 100

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MAY 21, 2009

Details on the new funding have not yet been released by the firm. Quartics has previously raised capital from Enterprise Partners, Focus Ventures, Foundation Capital, Globespan Capital Partners, and Integral Capital Partners. as part of an ongoing, $21.7M

Enterprise Partners 100

Enterprise Partners Venture Capital Media Research 100