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JANUARY 17, 2013

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report were released today, finding that a total of $683.7M The funding brings Southern California's total 2012 investments to $3.2 billion in venture capital. billion in venture capital. in funding.

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Southern California Orange County GRP Partners San Diego 237

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Glendale-based MyShape , which operates an online retailer focused on matching women to clothing based on their body type, confirmed this morning that it has raised a third round of venture funding. Amount of the funding round was not disclosed, although a regulatory filing last week placed the round target at $12.1M.

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MyShape Funding Tech Coast Angels Glendale 138

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 14, 2019

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 -- Los Angeles VC Panel and LAVA Annual Membership Meeting. Come meet three of the most active Venture Capital funds in Los Angeles. Meet the top VCs who are investing in Southern California. Find out what does it take to secure Venture Capital for your company.

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Venture Capital LAVA Los Angeles Angel 100

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APRIL 15, 2020

Pasadena-based Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health , a healthcare innovation fund led by Jay Goss and Dr. John Nackel, says it has launched a new venture capital fund, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Fund II. Size of the new fund was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Funding Draper Santa Monica Pasadena 133

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JULY 26, 2010

Pasadena-based Rockoco , a spinout of Caltech, has raised $1.5M in a funding round, according to lead investor the Pasadena Angels. According to the firm, it will use the funding to move the firm out of its current home at Caltech into its own facility.

Pasadena Angels 168

Pasadena Angels CalTech Pasadena Venture Capital 168

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JANUARY 6, 2011

Altadena-based TripTrotting , an online community that helps world travelers find hosts, has scored a Series A round of funding, according to sources close to the firm. The funding came from Idealab's New Ventures Group. Details on the funding, and size, have not yet been announced by the startup.

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Altadena Funding Pasadena Angels Idealab 164

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APRIL 12, 2010

Pasadena-based Idealab has launched a new company, TweetUp , which focused on showcasing Twitter users and helping them to grow an online following. its new Twitter marketplace was founded by Idealab's Bill Gross, and has scored funding from Index Ventures, betaworks, Revolution LLC, First Round Capital, Jason Calacanis, and Jeff Jarvis.

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Idealab Funding Pasadena Venture Capital 140

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , which operates an online marketplace and service for vacation rental booking, has raised $3.5M in a funding round. Details on the funding have not been announced by the firm. Tags: leisurelink vacation rental travel venture capital. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 164

Tech Coast Angels Clearstone Pasadena Angels Mission Ventures 164

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

According to one of Pasadena-based Metacloud ''s venture capital backers, the acquisition of the cloud services provider by Cisco on Wednesday was an "epic exit". The statement came from Jason Lemkin, a venture capitalist at Storm Ventures. metacloud venture capital merger acquisition cisco cloud private'

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Venture Capital Acquisition Ticketmaster Yahoo 113

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

According to the Pasadena Angels, one of the investors in the firm, the round also included the Tech Coast Angels and un-named venture capital firms. The Pasadena Angels said the funding will go towards expanding and growing Ondax's optic solutions. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Monrovia 159

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JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region.

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Southern California El Segundo Culver City Orange County 240

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JANUARY 5, 2015

The Pasadena Angels , one of the most active organized angel investment groups in the Los Angeles area, released some details on the groups'' 2014 performance over the holidays, saying that it saw a total of four exits--including a $100M exit over at Bluebeam --and closed 17 deals during the year. in new funding for its portfolio companies.

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Pasadena Angels Pasadena Angel Venture Capital 100

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APRIL 26, 2012

According to Cadence Biomedical , the Tech Coast Angels are among a number of new investors in a $1.1M, Series A2 funding for the company. The funding was led by HealthTech Capital, and also included the Sand Hill Angels, Tech Coast Angels, ACE Fund, Frontier Angel Fund, WINGS, Alliance of Angels, and Keiretsu Forum Northwest.

Tech Coast Angels 162

Tech Coast Angels Angel Keiretsu Funding 162

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APRIL 14, 2010

Pasadena-based Cramster.com , which operates an online home help web site, is announcing today that it has raised $6M in a Series B funding. The funding came from Primera Capital. As part of the funding, Ori Sasson of Primera is joining the firm's board of directosr. READ MORE>>.

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Pasadena Venture Capital Web Help 154

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Southern California venture totals for Q3 totaled around $1.0 billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. based in Malibu, which secured around $100M in funding to acquired the North American Credit-on-Self division of D&B in July. billion invested in Q2.

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Southern California Invest Westlake Village SoCal 196

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APRIL 19, 2010

Pasadena-based eSolar , the solar thermal technology developer backed by Idealab, Google, Quercus Trust, ACME Group, NRG Energy, and Oak Investment Partners, has raised $20M in an unannounced funding round, according to numbers from the latest quarterly venture capital report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association.

Idealab 154

Idealab Venture Capital Google Pasadena 154

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MARCH 14, 2014

Pasadena-based advanced chemistry technology developer Materia has raised $14.9M Details on the funding have yet to be announced by the company. materia nobel chemistry olefin metathesis venture capital' in the first part of what looks to be a $50.0M fundraising effort, according to a regulatory filing this week.

CalTech 178

CalTech Pasadena Venture Capital Capital 178

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AUGUST 20, 2010

San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody Software has confirmed that it has raised $14M in a new funding round for the firm's health and wellness business management software. The firm is headed by Rick Stollmeyer, and has also received backing from the Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Frontera Capital. READ MORE>>.

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Software Tech Coast Angels SoCalTech Pasadena Angels 181

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AUGUST 27, 2009

Pasadena-based MyShape , the personalized fashion retailer run by Louise Wannier, has raised $10.5M in a new round of equity funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Wednesday. Tags: myshape fashion ecommerce venture capital. The filing says the fundraising is part of a nearly $12.1M READ MORE>>.

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MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 154

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APRIL 4, 2011

in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Jurvetson , and also included Rincon Venture Partners , Newport Coast Investments , Gil Elbax of Factual, the Pasadena Angels , and Siemer Venture Capital.

Draper 162

Draper Pasadena Angels Pasadena Venture Capital 162

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MAY 7, 2014

Pasadena-based managed cloud provider Metacloud has raised $15M more, in a Series B funding round, the company said this morning. Metacloud said it will use the new funds to expand its team, and also to accelerate the evolution of its product. metacloud private cloud service enterprise openstack venture capital'

Pasadena 164

Pasadena Venture Capital Capital Funding 164

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MARCH 25, 2010

Pasadena-based Materia , which is commercializing olefin metathesis catalyst technology developed by Caltech Nobel Prize winner Robert H. Grubbs, has raised $11.75M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding was not disclosed by the company. READ MORE>>.

CalTech 154

CalTech Pasadena Venture Capital Capital 154

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JUNE 26, 2013

In a model similar to the popular accelerator model that has spread nationwide, the three month program will aim at positioning graduates for larger rounds of funding from angel, strategic or venture capital investors. design accelerator pasadena startup incubator entrepreneur' READ MORE>>.

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Incubator Idealab Design CalTech 178

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY has raised a big, $35M venture capital round this morning, led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), along with Catalyst Investors (Catalyst) and Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP). As part of the funding, MINDBODY said that Norm Fogelsong of IVP has joined the company's board of directors.

Tech Coast Angels 173

Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Commerce 173

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MAY 5, 2014

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the provider of mobile advertising technology, announced this morning that it has raised $8M in a funding round. The funding came from Gordon Crawford and Blue Chip Ventures, as well as others. ubermedia venture capital mobile advertising idealab bill gross gordon crawford'

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Idealab Advertising Mobile Pasadena 164

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I’ve been meeting with LPs (those who invest in VC funds) over the past year and discussing trends I see in the market and where I think we need to be as a firm to be near to and meet the needs of our customers. In Massachusetts companies (and VCs) have migrated from out by Waltham to Back Bay (Boston) or Cambridge.

Technology 313

Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

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MAY 28, 2014

Pasadena-based venture capital firm California Technology Ventures has scored an exit at one of its portfolio firms, selling cardiac catheter maker AngioScore , to medical device firm Spectranetics. angioscore merger acquisition spectranetics balloon catheters surgery cardiac lifescience exit venture capital'

Technology 147

Technology Venture Capital Pasadena Acquisition 147

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APRIL 14, 2010

San Diego-based Allylix , which is developing chemical products for the flavor and fragrance industry, said yesterday that it has closed out its Series C funding round at $9M. The firm said the funding will go towards commercializing its initial three products, and also to advance other products in its pipeline. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 150

Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels San Diego Pasadena 150

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MARCH 2, 2010

Pasadena-based Perfect Market , a provider of software which enables monetization of long tail content of publishers such as newspapers, has raised $6.0M in a funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing by the firm. No details on the funding have been announced by the company. Perfect Market is a spinout of Idealab.

Rustic Canyon 145

Rustic Canyon Marketing Idealab Pasadena 145

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2011

Bolstering Freebinar's efforts is new funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Financial details of that funding were not disclosed, however, CEO Costin Tuculescu confirmed that it just saw a first close on its Series A.

Tech Coast Angels 244

Tech Coast Angels SoCalTech Pasadena Angels IP 244

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. Think about venture capital. Those that were around 30+ years ago never had to think about branding – there were hardly any other VCs. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research said this morning that it has raised $60M in a private offering, from RA Capital Management, LLC, plus its other existing institutional investors. arrowhead research biotherapeutics biotech lifescience venture capital pipe' READ MORE>>.

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Research Pasadena Venture Capital Capital 138

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MAY 6, 2013

The Pasadena-based company said the new financing was led by RA Capital, and included new investors Camber Capital, Special Situations Fund, and Aquilo Capital. Existing investors Sabby Capital, Sphera Global Healthcare Fund, and Jim Mellon also participated in the offering. READ MORE>>.

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Research Pasadena Venture Capital Capital 147

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

All of those ideas have a pre-commited amount of capital from investors willing to back those ideas. ideamarket venture capital idealab marketplace' READ MORE>>.

Ideas 159

Ideas Idealab Startup Pasadena 159

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JULY 17, 2017

Pasadena-based Impact Health said Monday that it has raised $13M in a Series A funding, to help connect patients with health insurers. The startup said the funding came from Techstars Venture Capital Fund and Foundry Group. Looking for the best health insurance plan for you?

Pasadena 140

Pasadena Venture Capital Funding Help 140

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In one of the largest rounds for a Central Coast company in recent years--and the largest venture investment in San Luis Obispo ever--cloud software maker MindBody has raised $50M in a funding round. Mindbody first raised funding back in 2009, when it gained backing from the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other local angels.

Tech Coast Angels 147

Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Venture Capital 147

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JUNE 7, 2012

Look out, Pinterest -- Pasadena-based LoveIt is looking to unseat the popularity of the photo sharing site, with its new platform, and $6M in funding.

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Pasadena Platform Organization Sites 235