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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

San Diego-based Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that it has launched a brand new, venture capital investment fund, which will focus only an artificial intelligence. The first investment out of the fund is in AnyVision , a startup working on face, body, and object recognition. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

As I’ve written about recently, at Upfront Ventures we started talking a couple of years ago about wanting to fund stuff with more meaning. I think this is a combination of being realists as venture capitalists that outsized returns in our funds must come from taking on bigger, more impactful projects that can move markets.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

So eventually you have your company funded but only 2 of the 5 people who started the company are still around. Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. They want to lock in future clients at an early stage.

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JUNE 8, 2014

To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. million under management across three funds. million in 46 companies and we have helped those companies raise an additional $215 million from venture capital funds and individual investors.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Los Angeles-based Brainbase , a developer of intellectual property licensing software, has raised $3M in a seed funding round, the company said today. The company said it added Ray Hatoyama, CEO of Hatoyama Studio and a director at LINE Corp, to its board in conjunction with the funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2019

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. You need all these before you start looking for funding. Some of the other items may cost a lot less, and may be worth far more in the long run.

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APRIL 2, 2018

in a Series C funding. SiFive said the funding round came from Sutter Hill Ventures, Spark Capital and Osage University Partners plus Chengwei Capital, Huami, SK Telecom and Western Digital. SiFive develops RISC-V cores, which it sells as intellectual property (IP) for incorporation in other products. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 10, 2019

in a Series D funding round, which came from Sutter Hill Ventures, Chengwei Capital, Spark Capital, Osage University Partners and Huami, and also included new investor Qualcomm Ventures. SiFive develops RISC-V processor IP and silicon; the company says it has now raised a total of $125M.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

San Diego-based PCN Technology , a developer of Ethernet and IP networking hardware, said this morning that it has raised $5.25M in a funding round. The firm said the round included its existing investors, executives, and board members, along with Enertech Capital and new individuals in San Diego.

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APRIL 25, 2011

You own the IP you create. If you can show regular cashflow and are willing to put your profits into their bank you can often fund expansion this way. My advice wasn’t to shut down all product / IP initiatives but rather to be clear on their purpose and how to monetize them. He is the majority owner.

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JULY 16, 2013

San Diego-based CyberFlow Analytics has raised $2M in a seed round of funding, to go towards its software for protecting corporate IP from corporate espionage and malware. The firm said the seed round of funding came from Toshiba America Electronics Components. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

The first check I wrote was just over 10 years ago into a company called Invoca who just announced a new $56 million in funding led by Scott Hilleboe at HIG Growth Partners. We not only have our Series A funds that can write $500k?—?$15 15 million first checks but we also have three growth funds. Over the past 2.5

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

million, our Seed Funds mostly between $200–300 million and have delivered median ownerships of ~20% from the first check we write into a startup. So we largely sat out fundings of NFTs or other areas where we didn’t feel like we were the expert or where the valuation metrics weren’t in line with our funding goals.

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MARCH 21, 2013

Hopefully it’s not as a way of avoiding fund raising or finding quick pockets of money. Importantly, make sure that you retain IP rights to your custom work which needs to be part of the engagement contract. At a minimum co-ownership of the IP. Only Work on Projects That Support Your Core Product Effort.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based Beyond Limits , the artificial intelligence software developer which recently raised a big, $133M funding round, has linked with management consulting firm The Carnrite Group , the two said on Wednesday. The company announced a big, $133M Series C funding at the end of September, from Group 42 and bp ventures.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

In a loss to the Los Angeles technology industry, Voice over IP software developer Fonality has relocated its headquarters to Texas, the firm said today. Fonality is venture backed by Azure Capital Partners, DFJ Growth Fund, Intel Capital, and MHS Capital Partners. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2013

Santa Barbara-based CALIENT Technologies said this morning that it has raised $27M in a round of venture funding, from both new and existing investors. According to Calient, it will use the funding to enhance its portfolio of optical circuit switching systems, to extend its IP portfolio, and for working capital.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley?

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Can tapping the power of the crowd not only help you find customers and help fund your project, but also help you shape your startup idea and find funding? Dirk Ahlborn: We are coming out of the nonprofit incubator, the Girvan Institute of Technology, which has been around since 2002, and is funded by NASA Ames.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Now, given our current economic crisis and VC ‘challenges’, the barriers to funding have gone up significantly as well. How’s that for duality.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based XCast Labs , a provider of voice-over-IP services, is reporting today that it had 48 percent revenue growth in 2009, and now has more than 100,000 users. The firm said it has been profitable since July, and saw growth from IP-PBX, SIP Trunk, residential, and reseller customers. The firm did not disclose financials.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I might also be concerned about taking my idea directly to a large, well funded competitor who is know for innovation. More Reading Finally, if you are reading this, then you probably should be reading more about Startup IP ( Intellectual Property ) and definitely follow Jill Hubbard Bowman's IP Law for Startups.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Pasadena-based FastSoft , a developer of Internet acceleration appliances based on research out of Caltech, has raised $950K in a debt funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. No details on the funding have been announced by the firm. The company's technology is based on research into optimizing the TCP/IP protocol.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

Los Angeles- and South San Francisco-based Unity Influence , a developer of influencer advertising software, has raised $1M in funding, according to the company. Source of the funding was not announced. The company was founded by Jacobo Lumbreras and Patrick Ip. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Techstars and Luma Launch. The startup--led by Patrick Ip--develops software to automate the creation of custom visual content for brands. The company said it has pilots now with Sony Music and National Geographic.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2010

iSkoot Technologies includes substantially all of the assets of San Francisco-based iSkoot, a developer of social networking and Skype-compatible voice-over-IP software for mobile phones. iSkoot was backed by Charles River Ventures, Jesselson Capital, Khosla Ventures, Vision Opportunity Master Fund, and ZG Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I might also be concerned about taking my idea directly to a large, well funded competitor who is know for innovation. More Reading Finally, if you are reading this, then you probably should be reading more about Startup IP ( Intellectual Property ) and definitely follow Jill Hubbard Bowman's IP Law for Startups.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sophoi , a developer of media IP mananagement software, has been acquired by Oracle, Oracle said Monday. Sophoi was backed by Oracle which had funded the firm to the tune of $17.5M Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Sophoi filed for bankruptcy on September 1st.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

More than 80 percent of the IP out of those institutions gets licensed, but less than 20 percent of that goes into startups. The thesis is, we need collaboration, ideas, and IP, and to translate that into innovation. The thesis is, we need collaboration, ideas, and IP, and to translate that into innovation.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

How 'IP Capitalists' are beating Venture Capitalists in Innovative Companies? At this special Technology Council event you will learn: Discover how to build an IP strategy that strengthens your business and have access to cash when needed. See how to fund a company with IP Funding, as an alternative to VC funding.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

If your idea is so amazing that it warrants my hard-earned angel money or the money of my LP investors from our fund then why should I take a risk on you if you won’t take a risk on yourself? Partners in VC funds only wanted to fund entrepreneurs who had a certain percentage of their net worth tied up in their venture.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Tom O'Toole and Brandon Villery will cover issues on licensing, due diligence, NDA, different types of IP (trade secret, patent, trademark, copyright), etc. They will emphasize IP licensing and IP licensing issues of importance to entrepreneurs.

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JANUARY 28, 2013

If you're FreedomPop , the Encino-based startup, you start by offering up free 4G wireless data access, and then expand to offer free, voice-over-IP services, along with home-based wireless Internet services. In our Series A, we also took some funding from Dall Capital Partners, and they know telco very well. They're fantastic backers.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

It’s clear that the exuberance has returned to hiring, paying large compensation, poaching staff with big payouts and large fund raising events at lofty prices. It’s why as an investor I look for talented teams with long-term vision, a unique point-of-view, differentiated IP and a desire to build something enduring.

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JUNE 3, 2009

in a Series A funding round, for the firm's voice-over-IP services. According to XCast, the funding includes an investment by Siemer and Associates, as well as Frontera Capital and the Pasadena Angels. XCast Labs had announced funding from Siemer in February, but did not disclose the amount of that funding.

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JUNE 3, 2009

in a Series A funding round, for the firm's voice-over-IP services. According to XCast, the funding includes an investment by Siemer and Associates, as well as Frontera Capital and the Pasadena Angels. XCast Labs had announced funding from Siemer in February, but did not disclose the amount of that funding.

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