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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. The Legler Benbough Foundation provided a $250,000 matching contribution to the new effort, with ISF providing $750,000. READ MORE>>.

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HelloTech Expands Tech Support Service To San Diego

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Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the on-demand, in-home technical services company founded by serial entrepreneur and tech investor Richard Wolpert, said it is expanding into San Diego, and has begun offering up its services in the city. The company now offers up its services in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.

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MemComputing Selected By Chevron Technology Ventures

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San Diego-based MemComputing , a startup developing high performance computing (HPC) technology, has been selected by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), for CTV's Catalyst Program, which supports early stage companies focused on the oil and gas industry. MemComputing is led by CEO and co-founder John Beane. READ MORE>>.

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MemComputing Joins Air Force Research Lab Space Accelerator

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San Diego-based MemComputing , a startup working on high performance computing technology, says it has been selected to join the Air Force Research Laboratory's Catalyst Space Accelerator , being held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Beane, formerly an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at UCSD.

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Southern California needs to find its hub for it to develop its own tech ecosystem

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Founded by Steve Poizner last year to accelerate the growth of a startup entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southern California, The Alliance is building a network of investors, entrepreneurs and universities to provide ballast in the south to the dominance of the Northern California tech industry.

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To Show Off SD Startups, Investors Hit the Road with New TV Show

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Now four San Diego, CA-based investors are debuting “VCs in a Van,” a vehicle (no pun intended) meant to spotlight local companies ripe for funding. lu—as they visit a handful of San Diego-based early-stage businesses seeking financing. First there was “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” The Blackbird.

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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 !) It was in San Diego and I had space in my apartment but I had a lot of extra stuff that was easier stored in a facility.

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