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MemComputing Selected By Chevron Technology Ventures

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MemComputing did not say if the selection for participation included an investment from CTV. The company's technology was originally invented at the University of California, San Diego, at the labs of Dr. Massimiliano Di Ventra and Dr. Fabio Traversa at UCSD; Beane is a former Entrepreneur-in-Residence at UCSD.

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UC San Diego Gets $1M From Arm Of Intellectual Ventures

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The University of San Diego has received $1M from the incubator arm of Intellectual Ventures , the investment fund which was founded by recently deceased Microsoft co-founder Paul G.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. ” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” for $565 million to Excite.

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StartupSD: Mark Suster

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Mark Suster is a 2x entrepreneur who has gone to the Dark Side of VC. Mark is a UCSD graduate and writes one of the best startup blogs on the Internet. Come hear him talk about about SoCal startups, entrepreneurship and the investment scene. Thursday, March 31, 2011 -- startupSD: Mark Suster from Both Sides of the Table.

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Version 0.9. What Do You Think?

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If you’re in LA and looking for somebody to do project-based marketing jobs – Jacqui’s your lady (not to mention a fellow UCSD alum!). Become a resource for entrepreneurs to have access to the lawyers, accountants, real-estate professionals and other people with whom our entrepreneurs work. Sadly, I didn’t make the cut.

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If you Can’t Make Time, MakeSpace

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A few months ago I wrote about an entrepreneur, Sam Rosen, whom we brought on as an EIR at Upfront Ventures. Now remember that Sam is an entrepreneur. When I was in college ( UCSD, go Tritons !) If you Can’t Make Time, MakeSpace. Today we announced our launch. Here’s the deal. I felt bad. I enquired what he was going to do.

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Putting Tom Perkins Comments into Context

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Investment Partner Megan Quinn weighed in publicly. So if you need any proof that Perkins has no connection to his former firm if an investment partner hasn’t even met him he clearly doesn’t cast a long shadow over the firm. People don’t know him. I’ve personally never met him and don’t care to.

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