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APRIL 2, 2009

Southern California Venture capital totals were up slightly in Q1 of this year from last quarter, to around $718M in deals, according to an analysis of socalTECH.com's proprietary venture database. PIPE in Cadence Pharmaceuticals , a $50M PIPE in Clarient , as well as venture investments in Sangart ($50M) and Victory Pharma ($45M).

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

In recent months, a dozen accelerators and incubators have emerged in the Southern California area, looking to help take the new generation of technology startups to funding and beyond. In contrast with our earlier list of accelerators , these typically do not have set schedules, defined programs, and investment amounts.

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JUNE 1, 2009

However, how much of a link do Israeli technology companies see with Southern California's technology industry? It will remain to be seen if local entrepreneurs from such firms as Zag, Docstoc, and others will open up more links between high tech firms and entrepreneurs in Israel and Southern California.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. But LA is not Silicon Valley and we don’t need to aspire to be so. But we have a great city for building technology companies. You can find very talented technology executives.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. Stay tuned.

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JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. We invested in Overture, which was sold for $1.2

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