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JUNE 9, 2020

San Diego-based venture investor Versant Ventures has launched a brand new company out of its Inception Discovery Engine incubator in San Diego, saying this morning it has invested $50M in Lycia Therapeutics. professor of chemistry and HHMI investigator at Stanford University.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

San Antonio — A biomedical product developer, Watershed Idea Foundry, has created a method of identifying medical devices that have been implanted in the body that uses 3-D printing and its own software.

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JULY 19, 2019

San Diego-based medical technology startup CARLSMED has merged with Seattle-based Precisive Surgical , the two said this week, to combine their efforts to develop a personalized surgical workflow platform for spine deformity intervention. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Incubator San Diego Platform Acquisition 124

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JUNE 29, 2018

GroGuru , a startup developing irrigation automation technology for the agriculture industry, has raise $250,000 in a seed funding from Western Growers and Radicle Growth. GroGuru is part of San Diego- and Irvine's EvoNexus startup incubator, and develops a precision soil and irrigation monitoring system.

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JUNE 13, 2019

San Diego-based Atlazo , a startup developing systems-on-a-chip (SoC) semiconductors aimed at used in healthcare and Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications, has raised $3.4M The funding round was led by the Tech Coast Angels, and the TCA's San Diego chapter. in a seed funding round. in the round. in the round.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing tools to allow students to showcase their achievements, projects, and other portfolio of academic work to potential employers, has been acquired by educational software provider Instructure , the two announced late Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Tech Coast Angels San Diego Incubator Education 172

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

San Diego-based COI Pharmaceuticals , the life sciences incubator and support entity created by Avalon Ventures to support its portfolio companies, says that one of its companies, Calporta Therapeutics , has been acquired by Merck. The deal is worth up to $576M, including upfront payments and contingent milestone payments.

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Avalon San Diego Incubator Technology 124

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MAY 15, 2014

San Diego-based Janssen Labs , a life sciences incubator which is part of Janssen Research & Development, said it is expanding its footprint, and is opening up a new, 30,000 square foot lab in South San Francisco. janssen labs life sciences incubator francisco expansion space' READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

The Alliance estimates that Southern California’s tech community could be one-third the size of Silicon Valley’s by supporting or further developing the six pillars it already has for innovation to occur.

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Southern California Dollar Shave Club SoCal Develop 224

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Here at TechCo, we’ve done plenty of lists rounding up the most impressive incubators, accelerators, and coworking spaces in plenty of major cities and across a variety of sectors, from the best healthcare accelerators to a collection of the top women-only coworking spaces. Social Impact Incubator. Brooklyn Foodworks.

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JULY 31, 2014

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing an online platform to share a students'' academic portfolio, has raised $900,000 in a seed funding, according to startup incubator EvoNexus. portfolium seed funding academic venture capital evonexus accelerator incubator school education portfolio' READ MORE>>.

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Seed Funding Tech Coast Angels Funding Incubator 157

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm said this morning that it has launched a new, San Diego startup accelerator, which is being powered by Techstars. Qualcomm said its Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator will focus on helping to accelerate the development of a next generation of robotics and intelligence machines. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 2, 2018

San Diego-based Ligand Pharmaceuticals said on Friday that it has entered into a deal with venture capital investor venBio Partners , which will allow venBio's portfolio companies to enter into a pre-agreed worldwide OmniAb platform license agreement.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

San Diego-based biotech investor Avalon Ventures has scored an exit, saying late Tuesday evening that it has entered into a definitive agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), to sell Sitari Pharmaceuticals to GSK. Sitari was developing treatments for celiac disease, and was being incubated at COI Pharmaceuticals.

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MARCH 26, 2013

San Diego-based ZeaKal , a plant sciences startup focused on developing technology to increase the yield and oil content of crops, said this morning that it has raised $3.8M ZeaKal explained that it is developing its technology in partnership with the University of Missouri. in a Series A funding. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Incubator Content Research 147

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

San Diego-based RapidEngage , a developer of online survey software and tools used to collect customer feedback and to engage users, has been acquired by fellow online survey company QuestionPro. RapidEngage was one of the companies incubated at EvoNexus. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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SoCalTech San Diego Incubator Acquisition 185

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MARCH 3, 2021

San Diego-based startup accelerator operator Nex Cubed says it has launched a virtual, summer startup acceleration program, focused on founders from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

San Diego-based Sense4Baby , a brand new starting spawned out of the West Health Institute, has licensed a wireless fetal monitoring system from West Health, and moved into that firm's new incubator. West Health Instute said that Sense4Baby will become the first company in its new West Health Incubator.

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Funding Incubator San Diego Startup 204

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

San Diego-based Tear Film Innovations , a developer of a medical device for treating "dry eye", has raised $9M in a Series A funding, the company said this morning. The funding round was led by Visionary Ventures Fund and Tigris Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Orange County OCTANE San Diego Incubator 113

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MARCH 19, 2014

HardTech Labs said that it will provide as much as $150,000 plus, and up to $300,000 or more to startups in the accelerator, which looks to tap the many contract manufacturers with operations in Tijuana, as well as development resources in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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Outsource Development Class Incubator San Diego 221

Xconomy

OCTOBER 1, 2018

VelosBio joined Johnson & Johnson’s JLABS @ San Diego incubator in January. The company is developing antibody drug conjugates, a class of cancer drug that links antibodies to potent cancer-fighting toxins. These drugs are meant to provide a targeted strike to tumors, sparing healthy tissue.

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San Diego Incubator Class Study 91

Xconomy

AUGUST 22, 2016

In downtown San Diego, a private real estate company best known for its master-planned communities in suburban Southern California has posed some existential questions for regional tech hubs looking to build their own startup ecosystems. 101 West Broadway tower in downtown San Diego.

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Xconomy

JUNE 30, 2016

Healthtech entrepreneur Parker Hinshaw and his wife Jean Balgrosky said they intended to take a step back when they founded Bootstrap Incubation near San Diego in the fall of 2012. They came to San Diego in 1996, when Scripps Health hired Balgrosky as CIO and senior vice president. Jean Balgrosky.

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San Diego CIO Incubator Startup 67

Xconomy

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The idea in 2011 was to create a space at what was then Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical research and development facility in San Diego for an “innovation center,” a place where 18 to 20 life sciences startups could incubate, replete with lab space and equipment. The first JLABS incubator opened here.

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APRIL 18, 2013

San Diego-based ecoATM , the startup led by Tom Tullie which develops kiosks for recycling used mobile phones, MP3 players, and tablets, reported yesterday that it has now recycled more than one million electronic devices. EcoATM develops self serve kiosks which pay users cash when they trade in their electronic devices.

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Claremont San Diego Incubator Venture Capital 157

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, twelve companies moved into the new downtown San Diego, EvoNexus incubator--which is run by CommNexus. Running that effort is Kevin Hell , the founder of DivX, who we caught up with to learn more about EvoNexus and how the group is trying to help grow technology startups in San Dieog.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

San Diego-based Hush , a startup out of the EvoNexus incubator, has blown past its initial crowdfunding goals, raising more than $105,000 so far in the first five days of the company''s crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.

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San Diego Incubator Product Startup 147

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JULY 15, 2015

San Diego-based MicroPower Technologies , which develops solar powered, wireless surveillance systems, said late Tuesday evening that it has expanded distribution of its products to Australia. MicroPower Technologies is one of the companies which came out of the EvoNexus business incubator. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 10, 2013

San Diego-based Xpenser , a startup developing a cloud-based service to help prepare and submit expense reports for its users, has been acquired. The firm was one of the companies which had been part of the EvoNexus incubator. The firm was founded in 2008. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Software San Diego Incubator Acquisition 193

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JANUARY 14, 2015

San Diego-based TruMed Systems , a developer of automated, vaccine dispensing systems for physician''s offices, has raised $5.5M in a Series B funding, according to the EvoNexus incubator. Other details on the funding were not announced.

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JULY 21, 2015

San Diego-based MicroPower Technologies , which develops wireless, video surveillance systems, said yesterday that it has launched a new certification and training program for its partners. MicroPower was part of the CommNexus incubator, and is backed by Karmel Capital, the Tech Coast Angels, and others. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2013

San Diego-based MicroPower Technologies , which develops wireless, solar-powered surveillance hardware, has raised $5.7M The company said the new funding will go towards product development, sales, and marketing. in an equity funding, the firm said this morning. The funding came from Karmel Capital and others.

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MAY 27, 2015

La Jollla-based MANTA Instruments , a developer of technology for characterizing nanoparticles, has raised a round of seed funding, from Triton Technology Fund. The company is part of the EvoNexus startup incubator, and is led by Rick Cooper. The company is part of the EvoNexus startup incubator, and is led by Rick Cooper.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

San Diego-based venture investment fund Avalon Ventures has made a seed investment in a developer of a social shopping service, LoopIt , according to the companies. and is a spinout of Redstar Ventures, a venture incubator firm in Cambridge. Size of the funding was not announced. LoopIt is based in Cambridge, Mass.,

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Avalon San Diego Incubator Invest 159

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JUNE 1, 2015

San Diego-based MicroPower , the developer of solar powered, wireless surveillance systems, says has extended its reach in the United Kingdom, via a strategic alliance. MicroPower is backed by Karmel Capital, Motorola , and the Tech Coast Angels, and was part of the EvoNexus business incubator. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Technology San Diego Incubator 100

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FEBRUARY 6, 2014

San Diego-based wireless video surveillance developer MicroPower Technologies --which was part of the EvoNexus business incubator--said this week that it has started up a financing program, to spur demand for its surveillance systems.

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