socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Irvine-based Enevate , a developer of rechargeable battery technology, is expanding in Irvine, according to reports today. The venture backed firm, which has investments from Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, is tripling its office space to 22,000 square feet, according to the Orange County Register.

Orange County 150

Orange County Draper Mission Ventures Report 150

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2013

CapLinked develops an online deal room and deal management platform, which allows companies to manage business transactions and financing via the cloud; the company is now targeting its platform for use in mergers & acquisitions, financings, asset sales, and investor reporting. READ MORE>>.

Draper 178

Draper Software Engineering Platform Google 178

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Mountain View-based Google confirmed in its quarterly earnings report this week that it was the biggest investor in the recent, $1 billion funding round for Hawthorne-based SpaceX. The remainder of the funding round came from Fidelity, Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Valor Equity Partners and Capricorn. READ MORE>>.

SpaceX 100

SpaceX Google Invest Draper 100

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. No details on the new funding have been disclosed by the firm.

Draper 164

Draper San Diego Web Report 164

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Los Angles-based Cognition Technologies , the developer of semantic, natural language processing technology focused on the Internet search area, is reporting a win with Microsoft's Bing search engine today. Cognition is venture backed by Draper Associates, Tim Draper, Fingerhut Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 150

Tech Coast Angels Draper Report Software 150

socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2010

billion, across 180 clean technology companies in Q1, according to a report released yesterday by the Cleantech Group and Deloitte. According to the report, the investment represent a new record total in the number of quarterly clean technology investments. Clean technology venture cpaital deals hit $1.9

Technology 160

Technology Draper Santa Monica Venture Capital 160

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2012

Monrovia, California-based Prolacta Bioscience , the venture-backed company which is turning donated breast milk into human milk fortifier for premature babies, reported this week that it has donated more than $1M to various charitable organizations over the past five years. READ MORE>>.

Arcturus 164

Arcturus Monrovia Draper Organization 164

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

SpaceX reports it now has a manifest of 40 launches on its schedule, with 60 percent of those representing commercial launches. SpaceX is backed by venture firms the Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor Equity Partners. Details of the financials behind the latest win were not announced.

SpaceX 145

SpaceX Draper Hawthorne Equity 145

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

La Jolla-based ProQuo , a venture-backed startup helping consumers manage and reduce junk mail, has quietly shut down, according to reports. ProQuo was venture backed by Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and had raised around $15M in funding. The shutdown was first noted by Xconomy. READ MORE>>.

Draper 133

Draper Mission Ventures Report Startup 133

socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2009

A new report on the venture capital market was released Monday from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital association, and finds that venture capital fundraising has dropped to $1.6 According to the report, the largest fund raised was for Khosla Ventures III, worth $750M, followed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson X, worth $196M.

Venture Capital 147

Venture Capital Draper Report Capital 147

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

San Diego-based Brickfish , a developer of social media and networking software being used by brands, reported today that it has hired on a Paul Botto, most recently Head of Analytics for the North American Sales Organization at Google, as its Vice President of Sales. Brickfish is venture backed by DCM, Draper Richards L.P.,

Google 140

Google Sales Social Media Draper 140

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the space rocket venture headed by Elon Musk, reported Tuesday afternoon that it has gained a contract to launch an Earth observation satellite from Astrium. SpaceX is funded by the Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Musks's personal fortune. Financial details of the contract were not announced.

SpaceX 124

SpaceX Draper Hawthorne Report 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

The numbers, which were drawn from venture deals tracked and reported in socalTECH's proprietary venture capital database, found that there was $719.7M The numbers, which were drawn from venture deals tracked and reported in socalTECH's proprietary venture capital database, found that there was $719.7M

Southern California 100

Southern California SoCalTech Technical Review Draper 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2009

Arcadia-based Siimpel , a developer of micro-electro-mechanical optical technology, hauled in $8.78M in its November funding, according to figures released in this week's PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. Siimpel's MEMs-based products provide autofocus, and very small form factors. READ MORE>>.

Arcadia 100

Arcadia Zone Ventures Draper Venture Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The seed round was led by investments from Richard Chino, a key early member of GoTo.com and Smarter.com; Dan Murray, CFO of Machinima ; Derek Draper of Wildfire by Google; Nikhil Srivastava of KKR ; Angel Investor Andrew Schwartz and other angles from LA and Silicon Valley. 750,000 for Scaling & Product development.

Seed Funding 79

Seed Funding Product Develop Development 79

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Southern California venture capital investments total $497.8M, according to the latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, which were released this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Nationally, venture capital investors invested $21.8

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Southern California Invest Capital 154

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2013

CapLinked didn’t just raise money but announced it had acquired several new clients, including Edwards Lifesciences, Draper and Kramer, and Proprietary Capital who join a growing and impressive roster of previously disclosed CapLinked clients such as Thomson Reuters, Sun Capital, and NextView Ventures.

Draper 68

Draper Google Software Engineering Invest 68

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Pasadena-based MyShape has raised $12M in a round of venture capital, the company's CEO, Louise Wannier, confirmed Monday after reports that the firm had closed a round of funding, but said the round was still in progress.

MyShape 100

MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 100

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Jackson and Christopher Grey, CapLinked helps clients to communicate and exchange data in a secure and confidential environment, complete with flexible permission controls and powerful activity reports. The Los-Angeles based cloud-based enterprise platform has also received funds from Hercules Growth Fund, and Peter Thiel among others.

Capital 69

Capital Angel Startup Draper 69

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Report Card. Sam was also a member of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and inaugural new media team and previously worked for Google, Credit Suisse, The Colbert Report, and Senators John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. million from Rincon Ventures & Tim Draper. How has Launchpad LA done? Ranker - Raises $1.3

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

Xconomy

MAY 4, 2017

In a survey of 29 Silicon Valley venture capitalists in December, the VCs mulled whether President-elect Donald Trump would buoy up their investment prospects with lower corporate taxes and government regulations, or worsen conditions by heightening global political instability and raising the risk of a major military conflict or economic downturn.

Venture Capital 65

Venture Capital Invest Artificial Inteligence Allegis 65

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44