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JULY 18, 2017

A look at the companies who are private, backed by venture capital, and are valued at more than $1 billion across Southern California -- from San Diego to Los Angeles to Santa Barbara -- is an interesting contrast in the wide range of types of technology companies across the region. SpaceX (www.spacex.com). Razer (www.razerzone.com).

Southern California 133

Southern California Orange County SpaceX Santa Barbara 133

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APRIL 17, 2015

More than half of this quarter''s investment due to a single, nearly $1 billion investment in Hawthorne-based SpaceX. Other large funding deals in the quarter included $186M invested in Lynda , $76.28M invested in San Diego''s aTyr Pharma , and $50.0M invested in SmartDrive Systems.

Southern California 100

Southern California Orange County SpaceX Statistics 100

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JANUARY 20, 2011

The biggest investments for the quarter went to Irvine-based Fisker Automotive , which raised $78.0M, followed by Hawthorn-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), the commercial rocket firm of Elon Musk, which raised $50.2M. In terms of the region, San Diego led in terms of total investments, with $193.1M

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Southern California Invest Capital 154