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Capsida Uncloaks With $140M In Funding

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Thousand Oaks-based Capsida Biotherapeutics, a new biotechnology company focused on using adeno-associated virus (AAV) engineering and cargo development platform to develop tissue-targeted gene therapies for multiple types of diseases, has uncloaked from stealth mode, saying it has raised $140M in total capital.

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Amgen Backed Alector Adds $133M

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South San Francisco-based Alector , a biotechnology company focused on finding treatments for neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, announced Wednesday that it has raised $133M in a Series E funding round. Alector said the financing will go to advance its clinical programs and expand the company's discovery platform. READ MORE>>.

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Reflections on 2019: Greg Monterrosa, Startup Community Leader

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Whats happening in regions in our counties with startup and entrepreneurial activity, especially in the Conejo Valley (Calabasas to Thousand Oaks) is exciting. Many jobs have been created and companies have received funding through our efforts of supporting and bringing value to founders. Im a huge fan of hardware as well.

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Xirrus Raises $20M In New Funding

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Thousand Oaks-based Xirrus , a developer of Wi-Fi networking hardware, has raised another $20M in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm today. Details on the new funding have not yet been announced by the company. The firm is headed by Dirk Gates, who founded Xircom, which he later sold to Intel.

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Amgen Re-Ups Investment In Sutro Biopharma

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The venture capital arm of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has placed more funding into one of its portfolio companies, Sutro Biopharma , which is working on developing a scalable biochemical protein synthesis platform aimed at cancer therapeutics. Sutro said it has raised $16.5M

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Interview with Brett Crosby and Brew Johnson, PeerStreet

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in a funding round. I grew up in Thousand Oaks, went to USC, and we met each other way back in the 90's. Brew Johnson: At the high level, it's a marketplace, a lending platform for real estate. One, is how to create a more scalable and efficient platform. Brett and I both grew up in Southern California.