socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The company's products are particularly well suited for critically ill, premature babies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), and specifically to avoid issues with necrotizing enterocolitis, a potentially fatal complication occurring in premature infants. READ MORE>>.

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Arcturus Draper Monrovia Capital 166

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The funding came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tenaya Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund. The company said the new funding will go to grow its operations, aggressively build out its product assortment, and to further develop its personalization technology.

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MyShape Draper Web Los Angeles 162

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2015

Los Angeles-based StackSocial , which offers up online technology sales and deals on software and other products, is in a major expansion, saying yesterday that it has launched a new Health & Fitness category. READ MORE>>.

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Draper Sales Los Angeles Software 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

The two said the deal will help increase efficiency of the Amonix products, and help lower costs. Solar Junction, which is backed by New Enterprise Associates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Advanced Technology Ventures, and IQE, said it is developing highly efficient solar cells specifically for CPV applications.

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Develop Development Draper Technology 147

socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2012

in a new round, from Black Diamond Ventures, DFJ Frontier, Ascend Ventures, Bryant Park Ventures and Draper Associates. The firm offer up video-based, mobile marketing services and products. Mogreet said it has opened up a new office headed by Joshua Pyne, who the firm snagged from ChaCha, the mobile questions and answers service.

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Mogreet Sales Draper Mobile 157

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2011

San Diego-based Genomatica , a firm developing sustainable chemical products using renewable feedstocks, has raised $21.25M in additional funding, according to numbers released in the recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. Genomatica develops technology to replace fossil fuel based chemicals with renewable products.

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Draper San Diego Web Report 164

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The round came from CEC Capital, Tsing Capital, and Presidio Ventures, along with prior investors Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The company said the funds will go to bring its first products to market and to accelerate commercialization of its technology.

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Technology Draper Mission Ventures Capital 153

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2010

Prolacta is venture funded by Alta Ventures, DFJ Frontier, Arcturus Capital, DFJ Mercury, Funk Ventures, Phillip Capital, Gideon Hixon Fund, and Draper Associates L.P. READ MORE>>.

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Arcturus Draper Monrovia Funding 221

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2011

Prior investors Alloy Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mohr Davidow Ventures and TPG Biotech also participated. The firm said the new funding will go towards demonstration-scale production and early commercialization plans for its 1,4-butenediol product, which is made from renewable feedstocks. READ MORE>>.

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Draper San Diego Funding Capital 140

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2011

EdeniQ's product is used at US, corn-based ethanol plants for increasing yields. EdeniQ is backed by Element partners, Cyrus Capital, Angeleno Group, Morgan Stanley, The Westly Group, Draper Fisher Jurveston, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Draper Los Angeles Technology Capital 140

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2012

EdenIQ, which is taking biomaterials technology being applied to sustainable chemical and fuel production, said it has raised both equity and debt in the funding. EdenIQ , the spinout of San Diego-based Altra Biofuels , the developer of biofuels processing technology, has scored $30M in new venture capital funding, the company said today.

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Draper San Diego Equity Venture Capital 133

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2010

The firm attributed the growth to new product enhancements, corporate expansion, and increased customer sign-ups. Fonality's products are targeted at small, medium-sized, and enterprise customers, and provides PBX capability and related services. Actual financials from the privately held firm were not disclosed.

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Culver City Sales Draper Software 154

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2010

The firm attributed the growth to new product enhancements, corporate expansion, and increased customer sign-ups. Fonality's products are targeted at small, medium-sized, and enterprise customers, and provides PBX capability and related services. Actual financials from the privately held firm were not disclosed.

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Culver City Sales Draper Software 150

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2010

Craig Venter and funded by Draper Fisher Juvetson, Meteor Group, Biotechonomy LLC and Plenus, S.A., Craig Venter and funded by Draper Fisher Juvetson, Meteor Group, Biotechonomy LLC and Plenus, S.A., La Jolla-based Synthetic Genomics , a firm founded by DNA sequencing inventor J.

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Draper Research Funding Develop 178

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

According to a message on the firm's site, it is "temporarily suspending its retail operations" and is no longer offering products. 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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MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 217

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

San Diego-based Genomatica , a developer of renewable chemical production technology and processes, has inked a strategic joint development agreement with Waste Management , the firms announced this morning. Syngas is harvested from anaerobic digestion of waste, gasification of coal, and landfill capture. READ MORE>>.

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Research Draper San Diego Technology 154

socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2010

According to the firm, the new funding was led by TPG Biotech, and also included prior investors Mohr Davidow Ventures, Alloy Ventures, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The company said the funding will go to expand its product pipeline, as well as to hire additional chemical industry veterans to its executive team.

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Draper San Diego Venture Capital Funding 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 29, 2012

My latest interview with tech entrepreneur Andrew Draper helped me realize what an important part passion plays in the whole tech entrepreneurial process. Manpacks has been featured in Forbes , Men’s Health , Inc. , Thrillist , The Awesomer , TechCrunch , Mashable , and more.

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Draper Startup Social Media Web 77

Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

One of the leading contenders in the A.I. chip race, Graphcore , announced Thursday it pulled down $200 million in a Series D fundraising round that set its valuation at $1.7

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Technical Review Product Venture Capital Software Review 65

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2009

El Segundo-based ZADSPACE , a stealth mode firm developing advertising related products or technology, has raised an additional $500,000 in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm, bringing its total fundraising to $1.91M. Details on the funding have not been released by the firm.

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El Segundo Funding Draper Advertising 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2010

According to Prolacta, it will process all donor milk collected through IBMP, ensuring milk safety, providing donor screening, providing drug testing, pasteurization, final product testing, labeling, and packaging for the IBMP. READ MORE>>.

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Arcturus Draper Monrovia Screening 124

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2009

LG Innotek is a Korean developer of camera components, modules, and related products. Qualcomm, Motorola, Micron Technology, along with investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Portage Venture Partners, Zone Ventures, Scales Venture Partners, and SunAmerica. Siimpel was formerly known as SiWave, and is backed by DOCOMO Capital Inc.,

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Arcadia Invest Zone Ventures Draper 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2009

Siimpel's MEMs-based products provide autofocus, and very small form factors. The firm is backed by DOCOMO Capital, Qualcomm, Motorola, Micron Technology, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Portage Venture Partners, Zone Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, and SunAmerica. READ MORE>>.

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Arcadia Zone Ventures Draper Venture Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2013

Jackson added that the firm was proud of its product, and even uses its own software to manage their capital raised from investors. Business Entrepreneurship Startups AccessDNA Artesian Group Caplinked Chris Harris Conversion Capital Draper and Kramer Eric M. Over $3M Raised.

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Draper Google Software Engineering Invest 68

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Dan, now named as Product Manager for the Blockchain acquired Zeroblock apps, tells the audience about life after acquisition. Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator. Brock Pierce – Digital Currency Entrepreneur and Angel Investor. The post 500 Startups Presents Bitcoinference appeared first on TechZulu.

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Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

Draper III, in his new book titled “ The Startup Game.” According to Draper, in addition to the above Rule Number One, there are many other questions that need to be answered before a CEO should recommend to the board that it is time for an IPO: Do you really need the money? Is your spotlight bright enough to start a new wave?

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Social Media Media Draper Startup 89

socalTECH

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. We created a product that would allow you to print barcodes.

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Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

There were regular events where experts talked about: fund raising, term sheets, constructing a team, product development, establishing biz dev partners, M&A, dealing with the press, etc. Jackson, Tumblr, and Dick Clark Productions. million from Rincon Ventures & Tim Draper. This education will continue.

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Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

LATechDigest

MAY 13, 2016

In addition to advising the companies on various core business practices and ways to improve their products, SMASHD LABS worked to create experiences that set them apart form other accelerators, in order to enrich its entrepreneurs with different ways to approach their businesses and their products.

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Mentor Venture Capital Draper USC 75

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

People are all now using their mobile devices to find products and services. That was backed by BVP and Draper Fishre Jurvetson, A-league venture investors, before YouTube got bought by Google and all the wind got taken off the ocean. We had a fine business in 1-800-DENTIST, our phone-based referral service. So, that's my story.

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Startup CitySearch Outsource Development Organization 113

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

I also talked about Virgin Money , a product that I have used to lend friends money in the past. I know the product intimately and it rocks. Assistly’s main competitor is ZenDesk, whom I’m told also has a great product. I played with both products and had good experiences. 2.2mm in Series A.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Xconomy

JANUARY 24, 2019

million in seed—in 2018 to advance its growing suite of products, digitized. On Thursday, the company announced it closed on financing of $2 million—half a million in pre-seed funding and a subsequent $1.5 Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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San Diego Seed Funding Funding Startup 73

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2011

We also make some e-commerce revenue, because some people are ranking products, so we can make affiliate revenue or lead revenue on clicks on things like cars. Clark Benson: We raised money from Draper Fisher Jurvetson in Palo Alto, Rincon Ventures, and a number of angels. Most of that funding is going towards staffing up.

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Startup Platform Sites Java 195

Xconomy

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The Medicines Company exited the infectious disease business last year when it sold three bacteria-fighting products to Melinta Therapeutics. But Melinta didn’t get all of the company’s bug-fighting drugs, and what’s left has become a new company—Qpex Biopharma.

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San Diego Company Companies Develop 86

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2011

We felt we could win against extremely well funded companies by just having the best product out there, which is what Accordent was able to do. If we're up against a Kleiner Perkins term sheet, or a Draper Fisher Jurvetson term sheet, the company is going to go with the big name, even if our valuation is higher.

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Capital Hermosa Beach El Segundo San Diego 168

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 10, 2010

is funded by: Y Combinator, Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates. Their products are designed to be powerful, affordable and relevant. Headquartered in San Francisco, Justin.tv Media Temple hosts websites. Big and Small. For years they've taken complex technology and simplified it for the everyday website owner.

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Stickam Draper Technical Review SoCal 71

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 6, 2010

TechZulu is heading out to CES and we got tons of products/gadgets/games/companies to review and interview. is funded by: Y Combinator, Alsop Louie Partners and Draper Associates. Their products are designed to be powerful, affordable and relevant. Today is the day! Headquartered in San Francisco, Justin.tv Big and Small.

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Stickam Technical Review Draper Venture Capital 40