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Southern California Companies Raise $2.49 Billion In VC In Q2

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Other big fundings contributing to the total included a $220M funding round for San Diego biotech firm Human Longevity Inc. , $111M raised by Marina Del Rey-based Thrive Market , and $100M raised by Irvine cybersecurity sofwtare developer Cylance. Nationally, venture capitalists invested $15.3

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‘Megadeals’ Dominate Q2 as VCs Invest $15.3B, and Top 10 Deals

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Still, the amount invested marked a 12 percent drop from the $17.4 billion that venture firms invested during the same quarter last year, and there was a 22 percent decline in deals, according to MoneyTree data released today. billion invested in Venice, CA-based Snapchat. billion investments in 251 companies.