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Frost Venture Partners Snags OCTANe's Vasquez

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Frost Venture Partners , the "big data" startup incubator started by DatAllegro''s Stuart Frost, has just hired away Luis Vasquez, OCTANe''s VP of Entrepreneurship and LaunchPad director, as its new Vice President of Investor Relations. According to OCTANe and Frost, Vasquez joins Frost Venture Partners on July 1st.

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Interview with Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe

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That was primarily driven by the economy; when the economy is down, investments are down, and it is increasingly difficult to d a startup. At the same time, the need for the products and services that OCTANe provides are greater in a recessionary economy than in when the economy is booming.

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OCTANe LaunchPad Firms Raise More Than $25M

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OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

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Financing a Start-Up

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Virgina Lorimor There are several options for financing a start-up business that tend to follow a natural course in a business’ development: Personal Investment. This is where all entrepreneurs have to start. Groups like Tech Coast Angels and Octane hold pitch sessions to hear entrepreneurs sell their businesses.

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Southern California Accelerator Report Card: Q1 2013

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There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. where we totalled up $33.85M in funding.

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OCTANe, California Life Sciences Association Launch Dual Program

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OCTANe , the industry group which focuses on Orange County life sciences and technology companies, and the California Life Sciences Association (CLSA), said on Wednesday they are launching a new Life Sciences Growth Accelerator Program , which it says will help emerging life sciences companies.

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