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Networks In Motion Acquired For $170M

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Networks In Motion was venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures, and last announced a Series C funding of $10M in early 2006. READ MORE>>.

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Report: Southern California Venture Capital Totals $464M In Q3

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Silicon Valley had the lion's share of the venture funding dollars in Q3, with $1.75 For the quarter, San Diego County garnered the most venture capital, with $231.3M in funding raised; followed by Otonomy , a San Diego maker of treatments for hearing disorders, which raised $38.5M. in funding. in funding.

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Venture Firm: We Missed That Networks In Motion Deal

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NIM, which was acquired last week for $170M, had been backed by venture firms Redpoint Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures. OVP is known for its list of "missed deals" in its portfolio, and recently added Networks In Motion to its missed deal for its 2001-era Fund 6.

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VC Invest $587M In SoCal In Q4, But National Investments Drop 47 Percent In 2009

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Among the biggest investments in the region in the quarter were Torrance-based Amonix , which received nearly $40M in funding; among other large deals were San Diego's Zogenix with $35M raised, and Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , with $20.1M. Tags: venture capital investment quarterly moneytree thomson reuters. Orange County saw $48.7M

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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

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VC Invest $587M In SoCal In Q4, But National Investments Drop 37 Percent In 2009

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Among the biggest investments in the region in the quarter were Torrance-based Amonix , which received nearly $40M in funding; among other large deals were San Diego's Zogenix with $35M raised, and Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , with $20.1M. Tags: reuters thomson moneytree quarterly investment capital venture. Orange County saw $48.7M

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Venture Totals Drop In Southern California For Quarter

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The numbers were driven by large dollar fundings in the clean technology sector, including large rounds to PowerGenix, Aptera Motors, and Pentadyne. The totals reported may differ from other venture capital surveys, due to sources of information, timing of funding events, and classification of data.