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AUGUST 5, 2014

A San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals startup, Mapp Biopharmaceuticals , is the source of the experimental Ebola treatment that has been given to the two Americans who are being treated for the dreaded disease, according to CNN. Mapp Biopharmaceutical is backed by LeafBio, Defyrus Inc.,

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San Diego Report Startup Develop 166

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AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?

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San Diego Southern California Technology Artificial Inteligence 100

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Technology developed in San Diego for defense purposes has helped to seed the region’s private sector with employees who have skills in fields like cybersecurity, engineering, and biotechnology, as well as spur commercial innovation, according to a report published in October by the San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC).

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San Diego Company Companies Report 76

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MARCH 17, 2015

Former San Diego-based security software developer Websense > --one of a number of companies acquired by private equity investor Vista Equity Partners and moved out of San Diego--is now in talks to be acquired by Raytheon , according to a report. Websense was acquired by Vista Equity Partners in 2013.

San Diego 100

San Diego Acquisition Equity Report 100

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AUGUST 27, 2018

However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?

San Diego 100

San Diego Southern California Technology Artificial Inteligence 100

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MARCH 6, 2017

San Diego-based Raken has raised $2M in a funding round, for the company's construction reporting and compliance software. The company develops cloud-based software used to help monitor construction project progress and compliance, and was founded in 2013.

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Report Software San Diego Capital 171

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

San Diego’s innovation clusters continued to grow in 2015, as local startups, funding deals, and job growth extended an economic growth spurt that began in 2013. That’s according to a report being released today by Connect, the local nonprofit group focused on technology and entrepreneurship.

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San Diego Report High Tech Study 40

Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

San Diego’s cybersecurity workforce has grown by nearly 15 percent over the past two years, according to a study released today by the Cyber Center of Excellence, a nonprofit industry group created to boost cybersecurity jobs and technologies in the region. The center also asked the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.

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San Diego Study Outsource Development Report 69

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JANUARY 9, 2017

San Diego-based Harvest.ai , a developer of software that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to prevent data loss from enterprises, has reportedly has been acquired by Amazon.com. The company was reportedly acquired for around $20M. Harvest.ai had raised only $2.3M

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Report San Diego Software 100

Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The San Diego artificial intelligence company Brain Corp. topped the chart for raising the most venture capital in San Diego during the third quarter that ended September 30, according to Venture Monitor data released Tuesday. As Xconomy reported in July, Brain Corp. As Xconomy reported in July, Brain Corp.

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San Diego Venture Capital Artificial Inteligence Funding 48

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

San Diego-based Qualcomm has inked a deal with Japanese display maker Sharp , to invest approximately $61M (5 billion yen) in Sharp, as part of a joint development deal. The deal, first reported by Japanese newspaper Nikkei, said that the two will work together to develop an energy-efficient, LCD panel for smartphones.

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Develop Development San Diego Report 147

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

San Diego-based Qualcomm is in talks to acquire fellow semiconductor developer NXP Semiconductor , in a deal worth more than $30 billion, according to a report on Thursday. No details on the merger were announced by Qualcomm, however, the WSJ said a deal could be expected in the next two or three months.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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Southern California Dollar Shave Club SoCal Develop 224

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

San Diego-based TuSimple, a developer of autonomous driving technology, said this morning that it has received a warning from the Nasdaq, saying that the company is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Listing Rule"), which requires timely filing of all required periodic financial reports with the SEC.

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Technical Review San Diego Report Technology 100

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MAY 17, 2021

San Diego-based Neuropore Therapies, which is developing treatments for Parkinson's disease, reported today that it has received $20M in a milestone payment from UCB. Neuropore Therapeutics said the payment is related to its collaboration with UCB and the evaluation of UCB0599 for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease.

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San Diego Report Develop Development 113

Xconomy

JULY 17, 2016

After the national MoneyTree Report was released last week, PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Ryan Spencer said he spent time on a call with Thomson Reuters, which provides the raw data, trying to figure out a change in the numbers for venture capital activity in San Diego. But the San Diego data was off. So the $350.5

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Funding Report 40

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JUNE 27, 2013

San Diego-based DriveCam is driving towards an IPO, and has hired a trio of investment banks to manage its IPO pricess, according to Reuters. Reuters reports that Morgan Stanley, Baclays PLC, and Credit Suisse AG have been hired to manage the company''s IPO, citing three sources familiar with the move. READ MORE>>.

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Report San Diego News Invest 147

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MARCH 12, 2009

UK-based Dotmatics , a developer of informatics and business intelligence software, reported today that the firm has opened up new offices in San Diego. Dotmatics develops web-based and other software tools for browsing and visualizing biological databases, scientific data, sharing research information, and more.

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San Diego Research Web Software 100

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JUNE 5, 2015

San Diego-based Lumedyne Technologies , a developer of MEMs-based, inertial direction sensors, has quietly been acquired by Google , according to multiple reports. The deal reportedly happened in November, and was worth $85M. Neither Google nor Lumedyne Technologies have announced or acknowledged the deal.

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Google Report Technology San Diego 100

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.

San Diego 40

San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

San Diego-based SweetLabs , the developer of the Pokki desktop app software, reported Wednesday that it has awarded $50,000 in its Pokki Challenge, a contest for encouraging developers to create desktop applications using HTML5.

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Develop Development San Diego Google 124

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AUGUST 12, 2021

San Diego-based Citadel Defense, which develops counter-drone technology, reported on Thursday that it has scored a $6M contract from an un-named, U.S. Department of Defense customer. According to the company, the contract covers its AI-enabled solution to detect, classify, track, and defeat drones.

Outsource Development 113

Outsource Development San Diego Report Custom 113

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MAY 21, 2021

San Diego-based Evofem Biosciences, a developer of biopharmaceuticals for female reproductive health, reported it raised $50M in its previously announced public offering. It said it will net approximately $46.6M after underwriting discounts, commissions, and expenses. The offering was run by H.C. Wainwright.

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San Diego .Net Activity Advertising 113

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

San Diego-based Cue Health , which is developing COVID-19 testing products, reported late last night that it has received a $481M award from the. Cue Health said that all manufacturing for its tests will be performed exclusively in San Diego at its facilities. Ayub Khattak is founder and CEO of Cue.

San Diego 124

San Diego Report Product Help 124

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APRIL 20, 2012

San Diego-based Chumby , which had developed Internet-connected, alarm-clock like devices and similar technology, has shut down, according to a report Friday. The Verge, which first reported the news, said that Chumby's employees are now working for Technicolor, and the firm is looking to sell off its technology.

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Report Avalon San Diego News 157

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AUGUST 20, 2021

San Diego-based Borrego, a developer of utility-scale, renewable energy projects, reported this week that it has been selected to build three new, utility-scale solar projects in Michigan. According to Borrego, it was selected by AES Corporation to engineer and construct the three power plants in Michigan.

San Diego 113

San Diego Report Develop Development 113

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MARCH 30, 2021

San Diego-based drone security systems developer Citadel Defense reported on Tuesday that it has snagged a new contract, from the U.S. Department of Defense, worth $5M. Other details on the contract were not announced.

Artificial Inteligence 124

Artificial Inteligence Outsource Development San Diego Report 124

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

But the development of non-addictive, non-opioid pain drugs lags far behind drug R&D for other diseases ( I wrote a few months ago about why that is ), and a report from BIO released today helps quantify just how little the industry is doing in this area, and how rarely they succeed when companies do try.

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Develop Development Report Help 73

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

LumaTax , a new startup has offices in both San Diego and Seattle, Washington, has raised $2M in a funding, the company said on Thursday. LumaTax develops software which can be used by small businesses to automate the paperwork required for paying sales taxes. The company is initially launching its product in California.

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Software San Diego Report Sales 100

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

San Diego-based online nonprofit fundraising software developer Classy reports that nonprofits on the service raised $37.9M on Tuesday, Giving Tuesday, the highest amount raised on a single day on its platform.

San Diego 113

San Diego Platform Software Development Activity 113

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

San Diego-based TuSimple , which is developing camera and vision systems for use in self driving trucks, has reportedly raised $350M. TuSimple has been developing systems that use CMOS imaging sensors for self driving truk fleets. The funding was led by VectoIQ, and also included Goodyear, Union Pacific, CN Rail, U.S.

San Diego 113

San Diego Acquisition Report Funding 113

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

San Diego-based Citadel Defense , which develops counter-drone technology to help detect and identify unauthorized drones, claims it has deployed its technology for three, undisclosed U.S. government agencies. The company said those deployments were all through a pilot program.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Outsource Development San Diego Report 100

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

in funding, according to the latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree report, based on data from Thomson Reuters. According to the report, there were 71 deals worth a total of $663.2M for San Diego, then $189.0M Carlsbad-based Ostendo Technologies , a developer of solid state lighting raised $41.8M

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Southern California Orange County Report Santa Barbara 100

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

San Diego-based renewable energy developer Borrego Solar Systems reported this morning that it has been selected for two, utility-scale solar power projects in Montana and South Dakota.

San Diego 113

San Diego Report Sites Develop 113

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JULY 30, 2020

San Diego-based solar power developer EDF Renewables North America reports that it has signed a deal for a 200 megawatt (MW) solar plus battery storage project for NV Energy. Financial details of the deal were ot announced.

San Diego 113

San Diego Report Develop Development 113

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JUNE 19, 2012

Reports this morning say that San Diego-based ServiceNow is planning to start its IPO roadshow this week, as the firm looks to brave a post-Facebook-IPO market. According to reports , the firm expects to price its IPO as late June.

Report 145

Report Southern California San Diego Equity 145

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Venture capital investments in Southern California in Q3 totaled to $464.18M, according to the latest numbers released by the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA Money Tree Report this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. For the quarter, San Diego County garnered the most venture capital, with $231.3M Nationwide, there was $4.8

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Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Rustic Canyon 195