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Local Angels Back Technology Weight Loss Program Retrofit

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According to RETROFIT, it raised $2M in a financing round, which came from I2A Fund, New World Ventures, and FireStarter Fund, as well as angels. Those angels included Renee LaBran , a partner at local investor Rustic Canyon / Fontis Partners, and Howard Lindzon , the founder of San Diego-based StockTwits.

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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 The biggest investments in Southern California for the quarter were for San Diego's SkinIt , a maker of customized "skins" for electronic devices, with $60.0M

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SoCal Gets $739M In Venture Capital In Q2

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in funding, and San Diego $198.18M in investments. Investments were slightly down from Q2 of 2010, when the region saw $856M in funding. The largest investments for the quarter in Southern California were for Fisker Automotive , which raised $115M in the quarter; and Cameron Health , which raised $107M in funding.

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Eleven of Southern California's Firms In The Alternative Vehicle Market

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Boone Pickens; Aptera Motors , in Carlsbad, which has funding from Google and Idealab; and Phoenix MC , based in Ontario. Car makers are not the only firms in Southern California playing a role in the alternative vehicle market. A number of companies providing systems and infrastructure for the industry are also here.

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SoCal Venture Deals Up In Q2

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in 21 deals, and San Diego saw $170.6M San Diego's biggest deals were for Sonexa Therapeutics , which raised $37.2M, Astute Medical , which raised $26.5M, and Nereus Pharmaceuticals , with $20.0M Nationally, venture deals in the U.S. totaled $6.5 billion, the strongest quarter since the third quarter of 2008.

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Southern California Venture Totals Drop in Q4

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For Southern California as a region, funding totaled $485M in 74 deals for the quarter, a significant drop from both Q4 of last year, which had $829M and 102 deals; and also from the prior quarter, when there was $779M invested in 84 deals. San Diego led in the report for the quarter, with $205M in 24 deals; Los Angeles had nearly $198.6M