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JULY 29, 2021

The funding came from Microsoft's venture capital fund, M12, as well as Qualcomm Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Hitachi, Ltd., Westlake Village-based warehouse robot developer inVia Robotics, which is led by Lior Elazary, says that it has raised $30M in a Series C funding round.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Irvine-based Cie , the "venture studio" formerly known as Cie Digital Labs, has tapped Wavemaker Partners Executive-In-Resident Trent Johnson as its new Senior Vice President. According to Cie, Trent Johnson will head up its corporate ventures practice, serving as SVP of Corporate Ventures. and Southeast Asia.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Once a company founder has tapped the funds available from his or her resources and from friends and family, if the company needs more cash for growth, the most obvious next step is to look for money from angel investors and venture capitalists, typically in the $300,000 TO $3,000,000 range.

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JULY 20, 2020

, which develops products that parents add to breast milk or formula to help prevent infants from developing severe food allergies to peanut, egg, and milk, has raised $3M in a funding round. The company claims that its process can help reduce the risk of developing food allergies by up to 80 percent. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

El Segundo-based Slingshot Aerospace, which develops software which aggregates information from satellites, ground-based sensors, and more to help with situational awareness, has named Melanie Stricklan as its new CEO. Stricklan is one of the company's co-founders, and was most recently serving as Chief Strategy Officer.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

Traditional venture capitalists may have made it rain on expensive Hollywood studios that were promising virtual reality would be the future of entertainment and social networking (given coronavirus fears, it may yet be), but Talespin and others like it are focused on much more mundane goals.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Los Angeles-based venture investor Fifth Wall has raised a new, $100M venture capital fund, which it says will invest in "emerging brands and retail concepts". Fifth Wall said this new fund includes more than 50 corporate strategic investors. Fifth Wall said this new fund includes more than 50 corporate strategic investors.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2020

A new initiative from a Los Angeles investor is taking stock of venture firms and their ability to commit capital in an effort to match firms that are still open for business and cutting checks to startups that are fundraising in the age of COVID-19. For established businesses that need additional support, the door remains open.

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JUNE 26, 2019

Jackson, has launched a new product for helping companies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency area. According to CapLinked, the new product, TransitNet is a new software product to manage title verification, financial reporting, and corporate governance for blockchain-based securities and digital assets. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 8, 2020

Pasadena-based Green Dot Corporation , which offers up banking services, and is best known for its prepaid Mastercard products, has named former Walmart executive Daniel Eckert as Executive Vice President & Chief Product, Strategy and Development Officer.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Santa Monica-based InvolveSoft , which develops software to help companies encourage their employees to volunteer for events and help contribute to their local communities, has raised $2.5M The funding was led by Bonfire Ventures, and also included Greycroft, Bertelsmann, Launch Capital, CrowdSmart and Noname Ventures.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures. The financial pain of unplanned delays. We often accept that development schedules for young companies are almost always too optimistic. Growth before the VC arrived was not a problem.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Santa Monica-based Tuition.io , which helps employers offer up student loan repayment assistance as part of their employee benefits, has raised $7M in a Series B funding round, the company said today.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Santa Monica-based Tuition.io , the startup which helps employers offer up student loan repayment assistance as part of their employee benefits, has named Bobby Wall as Vice President of Engineering at the company. Wall was previously co-founder and CTO of on-demand laundry startup Washio. Tuition.io Tuition.io The placement at tuition.io

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JUNE 19, 2014

Calabasas-based Spotlight Ticket Management has raised $6M in a growth financing round, the company said today, which came from Point Judith Capital, and also included Coyote Ridge Ventures. Spotlight Ticket Management develops a cloud-based platform which helps large companies manage, distribute, and market their tickets. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 22, 2013

Encinitas-based ForwardMetrics has just taken $1M in a seed funding round, to help companies better conduct their strategic planning. DiVinere''s co-founder is Scott Warner, who was founder and CEO of AccuSoft Corporation. forwardmetrics forward metrics strategic planning software venture capital' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Atara Biotherapeutics is working on off-the-shelf, allogeneic T-cell immunotherapy to help treat cancer, autoimmune and viral diseases. The company is based in South San Francisco, but was founded in Thousand Oaks and has a large facility in the city.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The funding is coming from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Reimagined Ventures, Trinity Capital Investment, Celtic House Venture Partners, Marubeni Ventures, Sixty Degree Capital, Mojo Partners alongside with previous investors GGV Capital, WI Harper Group, Digital Garage, CentreGold Capital , Scrum Ventures, and other unnamed participants.

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MAY 20, 2014

Los Angeles-based OpenX launched a new software development kit for the mobile video advertising market today, aimed at helping iOS and Android developers to add video ads to their apps. OpenX said the SDK offers up "plug-and-play" video advertising to help mobile app publishers and developers monetize their inventory. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Irvine-based videogame accessory and hardware maker Razer is planning on launching a new, corporate venture capital fund, starting next year, according to a report. Razer, which is led by Min-Liang Tan, reportedly plans to invest in companies, which it plans to incubate and help with its international business.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

To address that disaster, Ken Button and Randy Bishop�two veterans of the startup industry�created ContractSafe (www.contractsafe.com), a new online service aimed at helping companies to tame that mess and manage and store their contracts in the cloud. Typically, these documents are a mess. So how'd you end up starting the company?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according to a classic Crunchbase article. They have too many highly paid partners, fat fees, an aging corporate infrastructure and difficulty raising money from institutions.

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

Los Angeles-based online and mobile advertising technology developer OpenX Technologies has launched a new system it says helps publishers forecast their traffic and manage their advertising inventory. OpenX is venture backed by Accel Partners, Index Ventures, SAP Ventures, and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. However, innovation-driven corporations often have the urgency to act (or risk losing market share, relevance, etc) and resources to deploy.

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JUNE 29, 2014

It’s not hard to find people willing to write the narrative that “venture capital is not an asset class” or “venture capital has performed terribly.” This year an associate from Upfront Ventures – Glenn Poppe – helped me pull together more information about how our industry is changing.

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Especially if they have sold their companies and live comfortably upon the proceeds, these people are often the most willing to help and the most patient through the process. Some larger communities have organizations of corporate directors, composed of a combination of service providers and professional corporate directors.

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JULY 3, 2013

The funding was led by Javelin Venture Partners, and also included Rethink Education, Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, Kapor Capital, Expansion Capital and Ed-Mentor. Engrade''s cloud based tools are aimed at helping teachers, school administrators, and others by unifying all of a district''s software and systems.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

grant, to be given to a partnership including UCLA, UC Irvine, USC, and the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), to connect university students with a network of venture coaches. Blackstone said it is supplying a $3.5M The new effort is open to students in any major. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Carlsbad-based DB Networks , a developer of cyber security software aimed at corporate networks, has raised $17M in a funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by Grotech Ventures, and also included Khosla Ventures and Citi Ventures. He also has served at IPivot and @Work. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

The new funding was led by Shasta Ventures, and also included OrbiMed, Reed Elsevier Ventures, and TELUS Corporation, along with prior investors Easton Capital, New Leaf Venture Partners, and New Science Ventures. tigertext venture capital healthcare text texting communications enterprise software'

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JUNE 9, 2014

According to OpenX, the new product combines real-time-bidding (RTB) and ad network demand into a single auction system, which can help publishers maximize their advertising yield and increasing competition for their inventory. OpenX is backed by Accel Partners, Index Ventures, SAP Ventures, and Samsung Venture Investment Corporation.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

Comcast Ventures , the venture capital arm of Comcast Corporation , announced this morning that it has opened up an office in Santa Monica, and hired on Dinesh Moorjani as Managing Director in the new office. Moorjani was previously Executive-in-Residence at Warburg Pincus, and also was founder and CEO of Hatch Labs.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Most of the venture capital firms covered in TechCrunch and other tech publications compete for a spot on the cap table of the hottest Bay Area, New York or Los Angeles companies of the moment. Revolution Ventures managing partner Tige Savage. Revolution Ventures managing partner David Golden.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Two, Orange County venture capital investors are behind a developer of socially-driven, healthcare software aimed at helping health plans encourage healthy activity by their members. welltok health wellness venture capital healthplan plan program okapi miramar' Welltok said today that it has raised $18.7M READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

However, most enterprises are overlooking an existing, in-house bank of computing resources--desktops and otherwise idle computers--which could help reduce the costs and give them more control over their cloud computing. We had an idea to recapture what we saw was a huge pool of unlimited corporate resources. Explain what Kazuhm does?

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

Temecula-based Sightly , a startup which helps local business create and market themselves with online video, said Friday that it has raised $5.6M The funding was led by Bright Capital Digital, and also included Foresight Ventures, along with current investors Floodgate, Tomorrow Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Mack Capital and 500 Startups.

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