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Venture Capital Totals $603.2M In Southern California In Q3

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Venture capital investments in Southern California for Q3 of 2011 are up from last year, but down from last quarter, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. was invested in the region. billion was invested in 1,015.

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Slingshot Aerospace Finds $8M More

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El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace , a developer of situational awareness technology that brings together imagery and data from satellites, drones, airplanes, and other sensors, has raised $8M in its Series A funding, the company said this morning. The company says it has now raised a total of $17.1M

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Slingshot Aerospace Names New CEO

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El Segundo-based Slingshot Aerospace, which develops software which aggregates information from satellites, ground-based sensors, and more to help with situational awareness, has named Melanie Stricklan as its new CEO. Stricklan is one of the company's co-founders, and was most recently serving as Chief Strategy Officer.

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Slingshot Aerospace Lands $2M For Space Simulation Tool

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El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace said this morning that it has received $2M in funding to go towards developing of a new, space training simulation tool for the U.S. Space Force.

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Slingshot Aerospace Names Advisory Board

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El Segundo- and Austin-based Slingshot Aerospace says it has named a Board of Advisors, which will provide it with counsel, advice, and support. Slingshot is venture backed by ATX Venture Partners, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Techstars Ventures, and Okapi Venture Capital, along with others.

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ABL Space Systems Scores $200M, Now Worth $2.4 Billion

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El Segundo-based space launch systems developer ABL Space Systems has raised $200M in a Series B expansion round, bringing the company's valuation to $2.4 billion, the company said on Monday. According to ABL Space Systems, the funding came from its existing investors. The company says it has now raised a total of $420M.

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CUJO AI Gets Funding Injection

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El Segundo-based CUJO AI , a developer of artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity software for telecom network operators, has raised a round of growth capital from KPN Ventures, the company said this morning. KPN Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Netherlands-based KPN, a large telecom company.