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APRIL 28, 2010

This was the first episode where Jason wasn’t on the show, which gave me the chance to have another VC on the show to discuss deals. Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. VC Financings: 1. I keep meaning to get him drunk to spill the stories.

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JUNE 10, 2016

Startup Week San Diego, like a lot of other places that host similar events, has been billed as a weeklong celebration of entrepreneurship. But while Startup Week San Diego has always collaborated with UP Global, San Diego entrepreneur and Startup Week organizer Austin Neudecker said, “We’ve always been an independent entity.”.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. If you want to understand how the VC industry is changing there is a great primer in the link.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, has made investments in four companies working on 5G technology and products. According to Qualcomm Ventures, it made strategic investments in Celona , Cellwize , Azion and Pensando. Size of the investments were note disclosed.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. In case VC’s haven’t figured this out yet, shit rolls downhill. My blog linked to Brad Feld’s blog because I was so grateful for his series on term sheets and he was one of the biggest reasons that as a VC I felt compelled to blog. And covered we did.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup which develops a service to help college students provide portfolio of their work to employers, has raised $6.6M The funding was led by SFJ Ventures, and also included University Ventures and USA Funds. in a funding round, the company disclosed on Monday. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Call him an optimist if you must, but San Diego Venture Group president Mike Krenn says venture financings for San Diego’s early stage tech startups are on a tear. “I Venture data, however, only partly support Krenn’s exhuberance. I haven’t seen it this good since 2007,” he says.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

San Diego-based venture capital investor Mission Ventures has seen an exit in its venture portfolio this morning, at data science and Hadoop software developer Alpine Data. TIBCO said the buy will help it bolster its data science technology and analytics portfolio. in funding.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

San Diego-based Pack, a developer of e-commerce tools, says it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Alpaca and Vanterra Ventures. Pack says it is developing what it calls "headless commerce", which helps brands create personalized shopping experiences.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

San Diego-based Take Lessons , an online marketplace which helps people find local teachers for music and singing lessons, disclosed today that it has raised $4M in a Series A follow on funding. The funding was led by Triangle Peak Partners, and also included Siemer Ventures, Crosslink Capital, and SoftTech VC, among others.

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APRIL 17, 2017

San Diego-based TakeLessons set out nine years ago to create a Web-based platform that helped match music students with qualified instructors. Since then, TakeLessons has raised a total of $20 million in venture capital, and expanded into new markets and services.

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MARCH 17, 2014

San Diego-based healthcare staffing firm AMN Healthcare Services said this morning that it has made a strategic investment in PipelineRx , a developer of clinical, telepharmacy medication management services. PipelineRx''s other strategic investors include San Diego-based CareFusion and the California Healthcare Foundation (CHF).

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JUNE 19, 2014

San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, is backing the developing of software to help home care agencies manage their workers and operations. ClearCare is based in San Franciso. clearcare home care agency software back office saas venture capital qualcomm'

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

It’s a great one about entrepreneurship, friendship and the collaborative economy that is helping families in need across the world. Every year my family meets in San Diego for Thanksgiving. And there are a ton of dog sitters in Sacramento so I’m sure we’ll be able to help.” The Background.

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MARCH 7, 2014

San Diego-based Emotient has raised $6M in a funding round, to go towards the company''s technology for facial expression recognition, the company said Thursday. The funding was led by new venture capital fund Handbag, which is led by Seth Neiman, and also included Intel Capital. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 28, 2014

San Diego-based professional networking site Connequity says it has raised $550,000 in an angel round, and has opened up a new Series A funding, after renaming the company from its former name, GROWconnections. connequity venture capital angel professional social networking linkedin referrals' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

San Diego-based Gretel.ai, a startup which is developing privacy technology, has raised $50M in a Series B funding, the company said today. The funding was led by Anthos Capital, and also included Section 32, Greylock, and Moonshots Capital. According to the company, it has now raised $65.5M. is led by CEO Ali Golshan.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

Limeade , a developer of software which helps employers improve the health of their employees, has raised a big, $25M funding round, the company said this morning. Limeade is backed by San Diego-based private equity investor TVC Capital. TVC Capital also participated in the new funding. Limeade is based in Seattle.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

San Diego-based Vionic , a developer of technology for helping companies create social media deals and promotions, said Wednesday that it has raised $900,000 in a funding round. vionic social offers venture capital angel media software advertising' The funding came from angel investors. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

This was really a fun week at TWiVC because we decided to have an entrepreneur come and talk about raising capital rather than having a VC come on. He’s also candid, humble and helpful. Discussion: Had a long chat about PicClick , a company founded by Ryan Sit in San Diego. They sponsor TWiVC. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

San Diego-based Embarke has raised $1.25M in a funding round, which the company''s founder said came from a number of venture capitalists and angel investors. embarke venture capital funding seed email marketing optimization' The company is led by Al Bsharah. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 18, 2021

For today's interview, we sat down and chatted with >Zeb Evans, the founder and CEO of San Diego-based ClickUp (www.clickup.com), the developer of a workplace productivity software platform which is based by such companies as Google, Airbnb, and Nike. ClickUp has raised $135M in venture capital so far. What is ClickUp?

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

San Diego-based Surglogs, a healthcare startup developing software for managing regulatory compliance for ambulatory surgery centers and health care facilities, has raised $10.5M The funding was led by OpenOcean, and also included Credo Ventures, 8VC and a group of angel investors from previous rounds. in a Series A funding.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

San Diego-based Mobile Learning Networks , which is developing tablet-based apps to help students work with tutors, has raised $350,000 in a funding round, the company announced Thursday. mobile learning networks tablet tutoring tutor venture capital angel funding' Source of the funding was not announced.

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MARCH 13, 2018

In the Boston office of GE Ventures, managing director Alex de Winter is overseeing investments in companies like Veracyte, which is applying machine learning to genomic sequencing technology to help doctors distinguish benign growths from cancer.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

San Diego-based GoSite , which develops an online platform to help small businesses put up online and mobile websites, has raised $16M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Longley Capital, and also included Stage 2 Capital, Ankona Capital, Serra Ventures and SaaS Ventures, and angels.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

San Diego-based Trust & Will , a startup which operates an online software tool to help people create their own estate plans, has raised $2M in a funding round, the company disclosed this week. Thec ompany was also part of the Techstars Anywhere startup accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 3, 2014

San Diego-based growth equity investor TVC Capital has boosted portfolio company Levels Byond , and invested an additional $2.5M The company''s software is used to help manage video and photo assets, and to help manage libraries of digital content. more in Series A funding in the company. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 25, 2014

Domain Elite , the joint venture between San Diego investor Domain Associates and China''s Elite Consulting, said today that it has made an investment in SMART Medical Systems , a developer of endoscopy and colonoscopy products. Domain Elite said it invested $6.5M READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2014

San Diego-based Sente , an aesthetics medicine company focused on skincare, said this morning that it has raised $5M in a Series C financing round. sente skincare aesthetics skin medicine sales marketing venture capital lifescience biotech dermal repair' The company is led by Michael York. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2014

The list has been short on local investors for the last few years , even as many Southern California companies have helped place other, Silicon Valley venture capitalists high up on the investor ranking. forbes midas list southern california venture capital cornerstone ondemand servicenow jmiequity' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 22, 2018

We’ve also seen a substantial inflow of venture capital from all over the world.”. Meanwhile, UCSD in San Diego has a deep bench of biotechnology expertise stemming from its proximity to the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, the Salk Institute, and the Scripps Research Institute.

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MAY 19, 2014

San Diego-based Sophiris Bio said this morning that it has raised $2M in funding from Aspire Capital Fund, and received commitments of up to $13M more, to help fund its efforts to develop a treatment for localized prostate cancer. sophiris venture capital pipe biotech lifescience' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 28, 2016

Many coastal VCs and entrepreneurs believe that Trump’s America-first, anti-immigration platform could put the brakes on the venture industry’s core globalization strategies. Much has been written in the tech industry as a result of the Presidential election.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

San Diego-based Apmetrix , which provides software for video game and mobile game analytics, said Friday that it has raised a round of funding. The round came from Analytics Ventures, La Costa Investment Group, and KI Investment Holdings. apmetrix venture capital videogame mobile analytics smartphone software'

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JANUARY 14, 2021

San Diego-based Drata, a startup developing security automation and compliance software, has raised $3.2M According to the company, the funding was led by Cowboy Ventures, and also included Leaders Fund and SV Angel, along with angel investors. in a seed funding, the company said Wednesday.

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MARCH 25, 2014

San Diego-based Assay Depot , which operates an online marketplace focused on scientific services, said this morning that it has raised $3M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Bootstrap Venture Fund. assay depot venture capital marketplace scientific service market' READ MORE>>.

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