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Venture Capitalists Invest $493.2M In Southern California In Q1

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in investments in Q1 of the year, across 54 deals. Investments were down from $625.4M invested in Q1 of 2010. The largest investment was $111.92M invested in Irvine-based Fisker Automotive , followed by $76.4M invested in Santa Monica-based Coda Automotive. billion in 736 deals in the first quarter vs. $5.6

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Tarzan To The Beatles: 4 Of The All-Time Greatest Business Deals

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VC Shut Down – Software startup Miramar Systems negotiated a seven year provision with their venture capitalists which gave the company an option to refund the their investors’ money, if the company was not sold within seven years. In the seventh year, Miramar''s executives remitted to the VCs their investment, along with nominal interest.

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