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Local VCs Assess Wall Street, Technology Investment Climate

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How is the instability on Wall Street affecting local venture capitalists? According to some local Southern California venture investors, it absolutely is affecting how they are thinking about the investment environment. The question is, what does this mean for entrepreneurs and companies looking for investments? "I

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Meet The VC

SoCal Tech Calendar

Join us for an informative (and informal) discussion with Dave Ryan of Mission Ventures. Dave will describe his firm's investment philosphy, investment process, and the current state of VC fundraising and investment. This event is for entrepreneurs only.

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LAVA hosts PwC's Shaking the MoneyTree

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The MoneyTree Report is a quarterly study of venture capital investment activity in the United States. As a collaboration between PwC and the National Venture Capital Association based upon data from Thomson Reuters, it is the only industry-endorsed research of its kind. See [link] (more)

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Out of the Lab

SoCal Tech Calendar

Getting research out of the university lab and into a growing business poses a unique set of challenges - especially when the scientist is assumed to be the entrepreneur. Not only are the founders deeply invested in the research, but their chosen profession is academia rather than the business world. See [link] (more).

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Insights and Opinions: Tax Extenders Bill Will Stifle Innovation In the US

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For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have an editorial from Robert Kibble , who is a director of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), and Managing Partner at Mission Ventures.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

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If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital? This is often in the 5-7% range. TechCrunch.

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Plug and Play San Diego Finds Home in New Downtown Works Space

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In the Bay Area, Roudi said about 180 companies pay Plug and Play an annual fee to get an inside track on incubating startups, and in some cases could be making investments in San Diego companies as well. As entrepreneurs, “Most of us have a diamond in the rough, and you polish it by talking with others.”. billion under management.