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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

New research has found that San Francisco and London have become two of the world’s leading hubs for VC investment into tech solutions that address one or more of the 17 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), more commonly referred to as “Impact Tech” They are followed by Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Shanghai and Beijing.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

AngelList claimed in its report, Startup Growth and Venture Returns, that someone who "blindly invests in every credible deal" would do better than an angel investor who happened to miss "the best-performing seed investment". AngelList's service is aimed at promoting seed investment. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 14, 2014

Drawing from the UK Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) experience, US Senator Chris Coons will talk about the version of the Research & Development tax credit bill he sponsored on August 8 in New York City. All engaged parties indulge in progressive research and development, which is the pillar of economic prosperity.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). But they are also a tax on your time with portfolio companies, looking for new investments, running your shop and honestly they are a tax on your family life.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

San Diego-based oncology drug developer Sorrento Therapeutics has scored a strategic investment from NantWorks , the biotech research company led by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. sorrento therapeutics nantworks biotech lifescience venture capital strategic investment cancer immunotherapy' READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 4, 2010

SANYO Electric Group , which has its North American headquarters in San Diego, and the University of California, San Diego , said yesterday that they are in a research collaboration agreement focused on renewable energy. SANYO said the investment is the first it has made in the United states in the area of energy.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 15, 2019

The themes for CES 2019 will include autonomous vehicles, smart cities, the work place of the future, and other disruptive offerings developed in research labs on the UCLA campus, in startups, as well as in large global organizations. See [link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2018

As an advisor to new business owners, and an occasional angel investor, I see new business proposals daily, many seeking investors to fund early research and development (R&D) of a new product idea. Funding new product research and development is just too risky, with a large time delay before any return is likely.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

[Email readers, continue here…] Professional investors love to see companies where the first round of financing came from the entrepreneur, showing “skin in the game” and more motivation to succeed because of money invested as well as time and creativity.

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JANUARY 19, 2016

San Diego-based life sciences maker Illumina has participated in another investment round for San Francisco-based DNA synthesis startup Twist Bioscience , in a new Series D funding for that company. Nick and Joby Pritzker (via Tao Invest), Paladin Capital Group, Yuri Milner, Boris Nikolic, plus others.

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MARCH 25, 2015

Stevens had been involved in investments in NVIDIA, QuickLogic, Documentum, and other companies. donation california southern university school research brain capitalist capital venture sequoia stevens mark' Stevens had previously funded the USC Stevens Center for Innovation. He now runs S-Cubed Capital, his own private family office.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

San Diego-based Biomatrica , a developer of technology for storing biological samples at room temperature, announced this morning that it has scored an investment from In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of the U.S. In-Q-Tel is the investment arm of the CIA and other intelligence agencies. intelligence community. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Register Internet and social media startup names.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Professional investors love to see companies where the first round of financing came from the entrepreneur, showing “skin in the game” and more motivation to succeed because of money invested as well as time and creativity.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Both the University of California , and Caltech both appear to be key to the new clean technology investment fund, Breakthrough Energy , which is being led by former Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Irvine-based WiSpry , which develops tunable, radio frequency (RF) semiconductors, announced today that it has opened up a new research and development office in Aalborg, Denmark. The new office is the firm's first internationally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. This early stage is often called basic research , well before any specific commercially viable products might be envisioned. Technology pilots. Product verification and clinical trials.

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APRIL 26, 2010

The University of California, Santa Barbara and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation of Tokyo have just announced that Mitsubishi Chemical will invest $6M in the school, as part of an extension of a materials research and education alliance. Tags: mitsubishi chemical materials ucsb santa barbara grant research.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Technology development.

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MARCH 25, 2021

Los Angeles- and Palo Alto-based MaC Venture Capital has launched a new, $103M seed stage investment fund today, saying it plans to invest in technology startups across the fintech, e-commerce and marketplaces, interactive media, connectivity, enterprise SaaS, space and aerospace, logistics, and other sectors.

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APRIL 29, 2010

Schrodinger , a firm focused on computational drug design for the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology research industry, announced today that Bill Gates--through his investment firm, Cascade Investment--has invested in the company. Schrodinger is spread between Portland, New York, San Diego, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research, a publicly held firm commercialization technology in the life sciences, electronics, and energy markets, said today that it has raised $5.4M for investment in its subsidiary, Unidym, from strategic investor Tokyo Electron Ventures. for a number of the firm's subsidiaries.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

“The climate-oriented investment in Biden’s new plan would be roughly ten times what came through ARRA,” wrote Shayle Kann, a partner with the investment firm, Energy Impact Partners. ” Climate resiliency . Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S.

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APRIL 6, 2009

Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research disclosed this morning that the firm is increasing its ownership in Unidym, a developer of carbon nanotube technology and products. Tags: arrowhead research unidym investment. ownership in Unidym to 58.1% Arrowhead said the deal is worth 1,564,610 shares of its restricted stock.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2020

I was chairman of a company that, for twelve years never took a dollar of outside investment. If you can finance your enterprise through grants rather than equity or debt, you retain control and when it is time to sell your interest in the business, a lower sales price will create a higher return on your personal investment.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

San Diego-based Blacksmith Medicines, a new biotechnology company focused on creating medicines for immuno-oncology and inflammatory diseases by targeting human metalloenzymes, has raised a round of seed funding, and announced a research deal with Lilly. The new funding comes on top of existing investments in Blacksmith by Evotec A.G.,

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JANUARY 29, 2019

San Diego-based BioDuro , a life sciences contract research and development organization, has been acquired by private equity investor Advent International , the companies said over the weekend. Financial details of the majority, strategic investment in BioDuro were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

The funding was led by Sorrento Therapeutics, and also included Vickers Venture Partners, Premier Partners, BNH Investment, and Korea Omega, along with The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Kairos specifically invests in scientific research and technology developed at universities and research institutions, and has made more than 80 prior investments. According to the filing, the fund has yet to make its first sale in the new fund.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly always require an investment, sometimes large, in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different. It’s not free, but it’s an investment that you can’t afford not to make.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Irvine-based ThoughtWorld, a new market research and social media platform, says it has raised $2M in an angel investment round. The company, led by CEO Robert Ming, says the round gave it a valuation of $10M. The company says it launched the Alpha version of its platform on July 21st.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Onramp says its service helps financial advisors to research, model, invest, and securely manage their clients' cryptoassets. Onramp Invest is led by CEO and co-founder Tyrone Ross.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Bonfire says it plans to invest in 25 to 30 companies over a three year investment period, focused on the seed stage of investing. The firm said the larger fund size will go towards a slightly larger initial investment and a slightly higher percentage reserved for follow-ons. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2012

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Technology development.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Galen Buckwalter, former Chief Scientist at eHarmony, to its board, as part of an unspecified investment from Buckwalter. Amount of the investment was not disclosed.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Beverly Hills-based Kairos Ventures , a venture capital investment firm which focuses on commercialization of scientific advances, has raised $24.6M Kairos Ventures has not yet detailed any information on the new fund, as is usual for venture investment firms still in the midst of fundraising efforts. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

San Diego-based virtual reality startup Nanome, which is developing technology to help researchers explore the interaction of molecules and molecular compounds using VR, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company disclosed today.

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