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APRIL 19, 2011

The firm--which invests in seed and early stage venture capital--said that it has promoted Russ Lebovitz, Ph.D., The firm said Lebovitz will focus on investments in developing and originating science-based investment themes and startup opportunities. to Venture Partner, from his prior role as a venture advisor to the company.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Monrovia-based Ondax , a developer of optical filters and laser sources based on research out of the California Institute of Technology, has raised $2M in a Series E investment. According to the Pasadena Angels, one of the investors in the firm, the round also included the Tech Coast Angels and un-named venture capital firms.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Monrovia-based Green Dot , a provider of pre-paid VISA and Mastercard cards, has filed for an IPO, saying this morning that it is looking to raise up to $150M in an IPO on the NYSE. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Piper Jaffray, and UBS Investment Bank. The firm's IPO is being undewritten by J.P.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Monrovia-based Xencor , the biopharmaceuticals firm headed by Dr. Bassil Dahiyat, has inked a licensing deal with German pharmaceuticals firm MorphoSys , Morphosys said over the weekend. The compound is being used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Monrovia-based Telscape , a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) and wireless service provider serving the Hispanic market, has been recapitalized, according to investment bank Gemini Partners. Financial details of the recap were not disclosed by the firms.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Angel investing group the Tech Coast Angels has officially announced its new investment fund, the ACE Fund , as the group has begun to broaden out its investments strategy. The TCA said it will invest in a minimum of ten entrepreneurial enterprises. Tags: tech coast angels fund angel venture capital investment.

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JULY 22, 2010

Monrovia-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid credit cards which hit the market today, closed up 22.2 In what might also result in a mini boom in angel investing in Southern California, a significant number of Tech Coast Angels have benefited significantly from their seed investments in Green Dot.

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

Monrovia, California-based Soliant Energy has scored $21M in a venture capital round, including a $2.5M investment from GE Energy Financial Services, GE said Tuesday.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

which has substantial operations in Westlake Village, Beverly Hills-based RealD , Monrovia-based Green Dot , and Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal. In fact, a recent study released by Ernst & Young found that there were eight companies in Southern California, out of 22 total in California, who were lined up for an IPO in Q4.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Those companies include Irvine-based Fisker Automotive , which has the healthy backing of such firms as A123 Systems, Ace Investments, Eco-Drive Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Palo Alto Investors, Qatar Investment Authority; Santa Monica-based CODA Automotive , with backing from Aeris Capital, Angeleno Investors, Countyline, (..)

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