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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

In a bid to help research from the University of Southern California reach the market, the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation said Wednesday afternoon that it is awarding $439,000 in gap funding to seven projects from USC, which have a high potential to spin out of the school.

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MAY 10, 2017

Social games developer Zynga has funded a new effort to increase the diversity in the video game development industry, through a partnership with the University of Southern California , Zynga said on Tuesday.

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AUGUST 18, 2014

A new startup, Algorithmia , which was co-founded by a USC PhD student, said today that it has raised $2.4M in a seed funding round, to go towards its online marketplace for computer software algorithms. The funding came from Madrona Venture Group, Rakuten Ventures, Deep Fork Capital, and angels. Algorithmia is based in Seattle.

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MAY 7, 2014

Beauty Noted , an online beauty and cosmetics social discovery site founded by USC student Sarah Kortschak, said Tuesday that it has raised $2.2M in a funding round. The startup--which is based in San Francisco--said the funding came from Kortschak Investments, as well as IDG Ventures and Crosslink capital.

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

A new study compiled by the University of Southern California tallies up $380M raised in capital by USC spinouts in the last three years, and a 15 year total of $800M raised by 39 startups with roots at the school. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2013

The startup accelerator will actually based based at USC's Information Sciences Institute in Marina Del Rey. The school said that applications for the first program will be accepted through Monday, April 22nd. The school said that applications for the first program will be accepted through Monday, April 22nd. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 16, 2012

The founding Executive Director of the USC Stevens Center for Innovation , Krisztina Holly , is leaving the center to pursue other interests, USC said late Friday. According to the university, Holly decided to leave USC this month to pursue other opportunities for entrepreneurship and innovation. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

According to the school, the funding will go towards construction of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC. Benioff has been a member of USC's Board of Trustees since 2010, ad has a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the USC Marshall School of Business. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 7, 2010

USC Stevens Institute , the effort at the University of Southern California to spur innovation within the school, has tapped a number of venture capitalists to help guide a new mentorship and funding program, the institute said this morning. Amount of funding available to teams was not announced by the school.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based Alelo , which develops game-based, role playing simulations and teaching technology, says that it has partnered with the USC Institute for Creative Technologies , to co-develop disruptive learning technology.

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MARCH 7, 2012

In a bid to spur more startups out of the University of Southern California, the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation said Wednesday that it has awarded $498,700 to six research projects. USC's effort, the Ideas Empowered Program, is funded by James C. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Patrick Soon-Shiong , the billionaire founder of Abraxis Bioscience, has made a "multi-million" dollar donation to the University of Southern California , to endow a new chair at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. According to USC, the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, funded by Soon-Shiong and his wife, Michele B.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

The University of Southern California and wealthy engineer Fariborz Maseeh , now a hedge fund manager in Newport Beach, is announcing this week a $1M endowment, which will fund an annual, $50,000 prize for a business plan competition for the school's engineering students. affiliated event focused on spreading innovative ideas.

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MARCH 25, 2015

According to USC this morning, the $50M gift will go to endow the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute , which is focused on preventions and cures for brain injury and disease, including Alzheimer''s, schizophrenia and traumatic brain injury.

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JUNE 18, 2010

Department of Energy said this week that it has awarded more than $76M in funding, for advanced energy-efficient building technology projects and the development of training programs for commercial building equipment technicians, building operators, and energy auditors.

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APRIL 13, 2021

Dave told us a bit more about the Viterbi Startup Garage and several other associated efforts there at USC centered around the startup ecosystem. The Startup Garage is an incubator which gives preference to USC teams, or startups that are USC affiliated in some way, for example, alumni-led. What is Viterbi Startup Garage?

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JANUARY 21, 2010

The University of Southern California is reporting today that spinouts out of the school have raised $148m in the last two calendar years (2008-2009), and that there are now at least 24 USC spinouts currently in business. USC also reported that it owns equity in 32 startups, though none of those startups were identified.

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JUNE 22, 2009

A New York-based online learning firm with links to the University of Southern California has scored a round of funding, and added Redpoint's Greg Martin to its board, the firm said this morning. That program, MAT@USC, ofers a Master of Arts in Teaching through online courses. 2tor also has offices just North of USC on Figueroa Street.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Financial details of the funding were not disclosed. Audyssey''s technology is based out of research spun out of USC''s Immersive Audio Lab, called MultEQ. Los Angeles-based audio processing technology developer Audyssey and Intel Capital said Tuesday morning that Intel Capital has made an investment in Audyssey. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

Lookout , a firm developing security software for mobile phones and started by two recent USC graduates, has raised $5.5M in a funding , according to the New York Times this morning. According to the Times, the firm raised the new round of funding this month from Khosla Ventures.

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AUGUST 13, 2009

The Department of Energy (DOE) said this week that it has awarded $377M in funding for 46, Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) focused on reducing dependence on imported oil and to curtail greenhouse gas emissions, including a center at the University of California, Santa Barbara , and one at the University of Southern California.

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JULY 27, 2021

Most startups come to early stage VCs and angels woefully unprepared for equity funding. Join Genevieve LeMarchal at the next Oceanside Chat at USC Viterbi Startup Garage to learn the most common areas that entrepreneurs overlook when seeking their first round of equity funding.

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APRIL 3, 2019

in a seed funding round. The funding came from the Mayo Clinic, the Venture Reality Fund, Wavemaker 360, USC Marshall Venture Fund and Michelson 20MM.

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JUNE 25, 2020

The amount of funding in Valance was not disclosed by the company, although the firm disclosed that $1M in funding into the company came from Upfront Ventures. The startup lists such partners at Upfront Ventures, the USC Black Alumni Association, PledgeLA, Startup Grind, Morehouse College, and Quibi.

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MARCH 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based Relativity , which is developing automated, robot-based, 3D printing technology specifically aimed at manufacturing space rockets, has raised $35M in a Series B funding round, the company said today. The funding came from Playground Global, Social Capital, Y Combinator Continuity, and angel investor Mark Cuban.

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DECEMBER 1, 2011

in angel funding, from Jarl Mohn, Gordon Crawford, Kevin Wall, Activation Media Partners, Baroda Ventures, SV Angel, Jeff Pulver, and Richard Crowell. nProgress said its ntro app had a pilot launch at USC and UC Berkeley; the firm is now opening up the app in both Los Angeles and the Bay Area. nProgress is backed by $1.7M

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Holly is an MIT-trained engineer, serial entrepreneur, and the former Vice Provost for Innovation at the University of Southern California (USC). Good Growth Capital says it has just launched a third, $100M seed/Series A fund focused on deep tech startups. who also is in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 18, 2018

Pasadena-based Embodied , a startup which says it is developing "life-like robots to revolutionize care and wellness for humans", announced Monday morning that it has raised $22M in a Series A funding round. Jason Schoettler from Calibrate Ventures and Andrew Firlik from JAZZ Venture Partners both join the company's board with the funding.

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MAY 22, 2018

Santa Monica-based Halogen Ventures , the female-focused venture capital fund run by Jesse Draper, has made an investment in email newsletter and millennial women's news source TheSkimm. as part of its first fund, Halogen Ventures LP. TheSkimm is based in New York City. Halogen Ventures recently raised $10.4M READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2010

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MARCH 28, 2014

The company--which runs online degree programs for the University of Southern California (USC) and many other schools--had been backed by Redpoint Ventures, which funded the company out of its Los Angeles office. 2U''s first, online degree program was with USC''s Rossier School of Education. Redpoint Ventures owned 23.2

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

The USC Stevens Institute for Innovation , the effort of the University of Southern California to foster innovation within its campus and the community, has been turning an eye to how to more effectively spin out academic efforts into companies. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

in a funding round. The funding came from TAQNIA international. Carbonics says its technology is based on research conducted at UCLA and USC. Marina Del Rey-based Carbonics , a developer of carbon nanomaterials aimed at improving the power consumption and performance of wireless semiconductors, has raised $5.5M

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MARCH 15, 2011

New York-based 2tor , the online education startup which powers online degree programs from the University of Southern California (USC) and others, has raised $32.5M in a Series C funding. The funding came from Highland Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and CityLight. 2tor also has operations near USC.

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APRIL 18, 2012

According to 2tor, the credit line comes from Comerica Bank, and will be used to fund growth and its strategic initiatives.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Online higher education startup 2tor , which has offices in Los Angeles and a prominent deal with the University of Southern California, said this morning that it has raised $26M in a Series D funding round. 2tor develops online, college education degree programs, including a major deal with two of USC's schools to provide online degrees.

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JUNE 4, 2015

USC named its business school after Gordon Marshall in 1996, after he made gave a $35M endowment to the business school; he also has funded a number of positions at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Marshall founded Marshall Industries in 1953. Marshall Industries was sold to Avnet in 1999. Marshall Industries grew to $1.8

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