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AUGUST 3, 2010

venture capital investment in the clean technology sector was up in Q2. According to the study, US VC investments in cleantech hit $1.5 The study said that is a 63.8 The study said that is a 63.8 the areas with the most investment were automotive, solar, and biofuels deals.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based Sketchy, an educational technology company known for creating visual study tools, says it is taking aim at the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) in a deal with Blueprint, a provider of MCAT prep products. Sketchy is backed by TCG and Reach Capital, who invested $30 million in the company in 2020.

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MARCH 8, 2012

The Tech Coast Angels , the organized Southern California angel investment group, helped boost California into the top states for angel investment deals, according to a new study released today. percent of angel investments in the state. percent of angel investments in the state. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 24, 2019

The note came from Sofinnova Ventuers, which led the investment, and also included Nova Seeds and Lundbeckfonden Emerge. The company is currently in an ongoing, Phase 2B study. AFYX Therapeutics is developing treatments for mucosal diseases, with its lead compound aimed at treatment of oral lichen planus.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

A new company, Apex Innovation Sciences --with headquarters in Long Beach, California and Marlton, New Jersey--has formed out of a corporate merger of CNS Network and Hassman Research Insitute , along with the Clinical Trial Centers Alliance , three companies in the clinical trial studies industry, the companies said this morning.

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MAY 2, 2017

The company said the funding is the first close of a targeted $30M funding round, and came from existing shareholders Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Advent Life Sciences, Cormorant Asset Management, Legend Capital, NeoMed Management, and individuals. Axonics said it hopes to begin that study in the second half of the year.

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MAY 4, 2018

According to Science37, it is in a strategic collaboration with UCB to improve the clinical trial experience, with initial studies in the areas of neurology and immunology. Financial details of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 28, 2019

According to the startup, the investment brings its Series A total funding to $15M. The company said the new funding will go towards its technology platform, and to fund additional clinical studies. The funding came from JDRF T1D Fund, Aphelion Capital and LifeSci Venture Partners. Jared Tangney is CEO of Biolinq. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 24, 2017

The funding was led by Pfizer Venture Investments (PVI), and also included Alexandria Venture Investments, along with U.S. eFFECTOR said the funding goes towards Phase 2 efforts for eFT508, the company's investigational small molecule MNK1/2 inhibitor, which is currently being studied for treating colerectal cancer.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's biggest angel investment group, says its performance record and returns on its investments are higher than the average angel, in nearly all categories, based on a new academic study. in active investments. According to the TCA, it had a 3.3x average of all angels.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

The funding came from Sofinnova Investments and Canaan. According to Intrepida, the funding will go towards investigational new drug (IND) application-enabling studies of Intrepida's lead oncology program. in a funding round, according to the company. Intrepedia was co-founded by Joel F. Martin, Ph.D., chief scientific officer.

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APRIL 28, 2017

According to Epic Sciences, the funding was led by Hermed Capital, and also included Altos Capital Partners, Domain Associates, Genomic Health, Pagoda Investment, Reach Tone Limited, RMI Partners, Sabby Capital and VI Ventures. The company said the fund will go to accelerate clinical studies and enhance its technology.

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JULY 15, 2013

A new study released earlier this month has ranked the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta metropolitan area, as well as the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos metropolitan area among the top ten markets for venture capital activity. investment capital venture capita diego barbara santa' in deals in 2012 and 3.3 Provo-Orem, UT; and 10.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

Silicon Valley Bank is big supporter and has been a sponsor of socaltech for many, many years. I studied East Asian religions in college and was intrigued to hear that a Buddhist monk was delivering meditation and mindfulness via a mobile app. Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen of Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

A new study released Tuesday from Ernst & Young finds that the State of California led the nation in terms of its attractiveness to renewable energy investments in 2011. states for investments in wind, solar energy, geothermal energy, California led the nation in energy projects. According to the report, which ranked U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

According to Blue Ox Healthcare Partners, it led the $52M investment, which are being used to accelerate Epic's clinical studies for oncology decision support services in its pipeline and execution of its long-term growth plan. Names of other investors in the round were not announced. Epic has now raised more than $137.5M

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

We did our first close in the summer of 2014, and over the first nine months we raised our fund and started investing. Fund I was fully deployed by June 30th of 2017, and we went out to raised Fund II, which was a wet close, where you invest as you close. Those investments have really broken out. They're all big winners.

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OCTOBER 1, 2008

A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. invested in Q3 of 2007, and down slightly from venture numbers in Q2, when there was approximately $966M in venture deals.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

The company said the funding--the first close on a larger, $10M round--will go towards commercialization of its products and additional clinical studies. As part of the funding round, Janelle Goulard, Director of Health Investment for Pangaea, has joined the company's board.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

The two said they will undertake a feasibility study on connecting the two cities using a Hyperloop system. Both Hyperloop Transporation Technologies and crosstown competitor Hyperloop One have been looking towards the Middle East for deep pocketed investors and customers, willing to fund investments in the futuristic technology technology.

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MARCH 28, 2018

The funding was led Green Pine Capital Partners and Prosperico Ventures plus UCF Medical Investment, Jointown Pharmaceutical Group, and Lilly Asia Venture, as well as others. Singlera is split between La Jolla and Shanghai, China. The company said it is focusing on early stage detection of cancer using cell-free DNA. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Newport Beach-based CureDuchenne Ventures , a company which specifically funds startups working on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, said on Monday that it has made an investment in TRiNDS , a new contract research organization. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Justin Lassoff: There was a study recently that showed that investors, in general, have a bias against women. The example in the study, was it showed that men often asked negatively focused questions when asked by women entrepreneurs. She, as well as several other, wonderful female investors, will be at our upcoming conference.

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MAY 4, 2020

Alume says it will use the new funding for a Phase 1/2 study of ALM-488, an intravenously administered peptide-dye conjugate for fluorescence highlighting of nerves during surgery. and former CEO of Amylin). READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 24, 2013

The firm, which develops technology used in root canal therapy, said the funding was led by Orbimed Advisors, and also included Themes Investment Partners, Fjord ventuers, and NeooMed Management. As part of the funding, Frank Yu of Themes Investment Partners has joined the company''s board.

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DECEMBER 30, 2015

TVC Capital has also been a big supporter of socaltech over the years. Just this year alone we have studied 3,400 North American enterprise software companies including many in SoCal and dug in deep on over 200 of these companies. Our first investment in the new fund was a $12 million investment in Beverly Hills based MediaPlatform.

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AUGUST 16, 2011

Maverick Angels , an angel investment group investing in Southern California companies, said today that it has named Patrick Henry as its newly elected Southern California Chapter President. Henry replaces Bill Barber, who continues as a member. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 9, 2019

in Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences from West Virginia University, and told us a bit about the fund, its investments, and his advice to entrepreneurs looking for investment from the company. We invest in life sciences, medical devices, but we're also a generalist investing in SaaS technologies and real estate, as well.

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

A new study compiled by the University of Southern California tallies up $380M raised in capital by USC spinouts in the last three years, and a 15 year total of $800M raised by 39 startups with roots at the school.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

When I first joined Crosscut Ventures five years ago, the firm had $20 million under management and was just starting to invest out of its second fund. We now have $250 million under management, are investing out of our fourth fund and have made more than 80 investments.

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APRIL 5, 2010

On March 10, socaltech.com profiled a study of the financial outcomes of 700+ southern California IT startups from 1995-2009 completed by Jon Funk of OceanRoad Partners and others. Tags: oceanroad study acquisition merger california southern. Thus, knowing how (More.). Read the rest of Jon's analysis.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The round was led by MPM Capital, and also included prior investor ProQuest Investments. As part of the funding, Aires said that it has entered into an agreement with Novartis, where Novartis will gain an exclusive option to acquire the firm completing successful completion of its Phase 2 clinical study of its lead compound, Aironite.

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MAY 4, 2011

NeuroVigil's technology is based on research from the Salk Instutute for Biological Studies. NeuroVigil has previously raised seed funding from DFJ Frontier, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Zone Ventures, which invested $250K in the firm when it won the 2008 DFJ Venture Challenge. The firm was founded by Dr. Philip Low.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

La Jolla-based Salk Institute for Biological Studies , known for its life science research, disclosed this morning that the firm has added venture capitalists Fred Dotzler to its board of trustees.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

La Jolla-based Salk Institute for Biological Studies , known for its life science research, disclosed this morning that the firm has added venture capitalists Fred Dotzler to its board of trustees.

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MAY 25, 2012

For Scott Ferreira , the founder of MySocialCloud.com (www.mysocialcloud.com), it was an investment from Sir Richard Branson and Jerry Murdock. After that weekend in Miami, he introduced us to his friend Jerry Murdock, who has invested in lots of tech companies. Whta were you studying before the startup?

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