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AUGUST 12, 2010

Gevo is using both technology from UCLA to produce next-generation biofuels through genetically modified Escherichia coli (E. The IPO is being undewritten by UBS Investment Bank, Goldman, Sachs & Co., coli) bacteria, as well as technology from Caltech from the lab of Dr. Frances Arnold. and Piper Jaffray.

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MARCH 23, 2017

Los Angeles-based Water Planet , which develops water treatment membrane technology originally developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), revealed today that its seed investor is none other than actor Kevin Costner. Water Planet's CEO and founder is Erik Hoek, who was a Professor of Engineering at UCLA.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The Startup UCLA Accelerator Is About Entrepreneurship Not Investment Returns. Next → Later today, the Startup UCLA accelerator will have its inaugural demo day. UCLA doesn’t aim to make a financial return. Being in its inaugural class, Startup UCLA is still sorting through its own identity and business model issues.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Private equity investment firm Blackstone said Friday that it is expanding its university entrepreneurship program, Blackstone LaunchPad , to Southern California. blackstone launchpad student entrepreneurship program ucla southern california entrepreneur startup business' Blackstone said it is supplying a $3.5M READ MORE>>.

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MAY 2, 2013

Explain what kinds of investments TenOneTen makes or hopes to make? David Waxman: We''ve been making investments since the beginning of the year. Our investments include companies in the search technology space, such as SRCH2, which is one of our early investments. David Waxman: Right now, it''s just us. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Water Planet said the investment came from Air Liquide's ALIAD Corporate Venture fund, Bluestem Capital and UCLA Venture Fund. Water Planet is led by Eric Hoek, the former UCLA and UC Riverside professor who created the membrane technology behind another, water filtering membrane startup, NanoH2O, which is now part of LG.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2021

The thesis is that before investing in an early-stage startup it is close to impossible to know which of the deals you did will break out to the upside. You’ll find engineers out of MIT, Stanford, Harvard, UCSD, Caltech or execs out of UCLA, Spelman, NYU, etc. So is angel investing. to start their next company.

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MARCH 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based ImaginAb , a UCLA spinout which is developing antibody fragments for use in the diagnostic imaging market, said late last night that it has raised $12.5M The round was led by Novartis Venture Funds, and also included Merieux Developpement, Nextech Invest, Cycad Group and Momentum Biosciences.

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MARCH 9, 2018

As part of the funding, Bird said it has named angel and venture investment veteran Paige Craig as its new Head of U.S. Bird currently offers up its services in Santa Monica, Venice, UCLA, Westwood, and San Diego, and is looking at a nationwide expansion with the new funding. City Operations. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Los Angeles-based Tribogenics , which is developing handheld, X-ray technology, has scored a strategic investment from Nikon , via its subsidiary, Nikon Americas Inc. Size of the investment was not announced. Tribogenics is a spinout of technology originally developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

Moorjani also serves as adjunct professor at the University of Southern California (USC) and is a faculty advisor at UCLA's Anderson School of Management. Comcast Ventures says Moorjani will be seeking to make investments in various sectors, including data and business intelligence, marketplaces and social networks. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

El Segundo-based NanoH2O , the UCLA spinout which is developing reverse osmosis membranes for water desalination, has raised $14.87M as part of an ongoing, $30.6M NanoH2O is venture backed by Khosla Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Rusheen Capital Partners, and PCG Energy and Technology Fund.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 22, 2017

Over 40 presentations from our region's most prominent research institutions: CalTech, UCS, UCLA, UCSB, UCI, Childrens Hospital LA, Cedars Sinai, University of Hawaii, Arizona State University, LA BioMed, City of Hope, CalState LA and more!

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AUGUST 9, 2022

This round is being led by Point72 Private Investments, with previous backers Toba Capital, Index Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, BoxGroup, and VMG Partners also participating. They decided that this would be what they would tackle and build as a business. Things then took an investigative, plainclothes turn.

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APRIL 30, 2012

The equity round was led by BASF Venture Capital GmbH, Total Energy Ventures International and Keytone Ventures, and also included Khosla Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, CalPERS Clean Energy & Technology Fund represented by Capital Dynamics and PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund. in credit facilities.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

As we close out our contributions for the end of 2018, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. One company that we have mentored, invested in and serve on the board of, is in lending and has hit a very exciting tipping point. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018?

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

TechCrunch is heading to UCLA on October 18 and we’ve assembled some of the AR/VR industry’s most prescient founders, investors and executives to chat about the startups and trends driving virtual and augmented reality in 2018. UCLA, Los Angeles // October 18. See full agenda here. Kickstarting an Industry.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

As a fund manager, showing the credibility of being able to execute on an investment thesis while garnering the support from the larger investment community that that thesis makes sense is a tremendous milestone. Furthermore, while a small fund, we invest across the country, and Thin Line has relationships in every time zone.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

NanoH2O is commercializing technology developed at UCLA for reverse osmosis. The company is backed by BASF Venture Capital GmbH, CalPERS Clean Energy & Technology Fund, Keytone Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund, Rusheen Capital Partners, and Total Energy Ventures International.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Los Angeles-based NanoH2O , the UCLA spinout developing reverse osmosis membranes used for purifying water, said today that it has named John Markovich as the firm's Chief Financial Officer. and Stamps.com, and is venture backed by Khosla Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, and Rusheen Capital Partners. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

This morning, we have a contribution from investor and investment banker Peter Cowen of Sutton Capital Partners. Sutton Capital Partners is a technology investment banking firm and we are, investors in local SaaS/subscription companies and is well known as the host of the annual Recurring Revenue Conference. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 11, 2011

The firm, which is headed by technology vet Jeff Green, and based on research out of UCLA, said that Truby will bolster its commercial team. NanoH2O is venture backed by Khosla Ventures , Oak Investment Partners , Rusheen Capital Partners , and PCG Energy and Technology Fund.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

According to Pasadena-based green marketplace firm OnGreen , the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and University of Southern California (USC) scored a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help foster student entrepreneurs via a business plan competition run by the group called First Look West.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Our interview this morning is with Kelly Perdew of Moonshots Capital , a Los Angeles based investment firm that makes seed stage investments in early stage companies�and in particular, for this Veterans Day, in companies founded by military veterans. Great catching up with you, tell us a little bit about your new investment fund?

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JANUARY 18, 2011

NanoH2O is headed by Jeff Green, and is based on technology spun out of UCLA. NanoH2O is backed by Khosla Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Rusheen Capital Partners, and others. MacDonald was most recently Senior Vice President and General Manager of Polaroid's Instant Imaging business unit. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

NanoH2O''s technology was originally spun out of UCLA. The company is backed by such investors as Oak Investment Partners and Khosla Ventures. NanoH2O said the new plant will go towards supplying its products in the Chinese market, and addressing the market in China for both desalination and wastewater treatment. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

Closing our inaugural fund was big news for us, but even bigger news in my perspective has been the breakaway performance of many of our investments led by military veteran founders: 1. Those investments are a huge validation of our Fund thesis: investing in Extraordinary Leadership, with a heavy emphasis on military veteran co-founders.

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JUNE 23, 2017

Bill Maris recently opened up Section 32 as a new, $150M investment fund in San Diego. The new group says it will develop initiatives that encourage tech entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and top talent to locate to and stay in Southern California, complementing and extending the success of Silicon Valley and the Bay Area. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based NanoH2O , a UCLA spinout commercializing water filtering and desalination technology, has raised $5M in a equity funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Wednesday. Tags: nanoh2o venture capital funding water membrane technology ucla desalination. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2013

UCLA’s EA fast-pitch Conference is being held at UCLA tomorrow, with fast-pitch Semi Finals and the Final Round. Robert Jadon, Director of Startup UCLA. Every person listed above is an acknowledged and distinguished investment professional and entrepreneur. William Hsu, co-founder of MuckerLab.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

We sat down with TX Zhuo , who is heading up the firm's venture investments, about the fund and his path here after a recent stint at Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors fund in Palo Alto. We are going to focus most of our investments in LA. We have four investments so far, two of which are public. What is Karlin Ventures?

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JUNE 10, 2010

El Segundo-based NanoH2O , the water filtration technology spinout of UCLA, has raised $10M as part of an ongoing, $50M funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. No details on the funding have been announced yet by the company, which is headed by Jeff Green.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

Sandra Itkoff – Entrepeneur in Residence, UCLA Institute for Innovation and Technology Transfer. Mike Swords – Executive Director of Strategic Research Initiatives and Global Partnerships, UCLA. Tom Soto – Managing Director/Investment Committee Member, TCW/Craton. Let’s Talk Money.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

While it was a good year for our merger and acquisition practice in the SaaS and fintech space, our most exciting news is in our merchant banking sector where we invest in and advise growth companies often for several years. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2013

They're using the ROC platform to have their events in all one place, and take their investing from 8 to 30 days, down from 90 days. Walter Grieves: We partnered with USC, UCLA, and Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, Anderson, Annenberg Center, we have an internship program. We had the AT&T hackathon here in April, UCLA hackathon.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

VCs and angels are still investing. This is a unique opportunity for you to present to the leading local VCs and nation's largest angel investing group at the fourth annual TCA Fast Pitch at Korn Hall at the Anderson Business School at UCLA. Tuesday, February 24, 2009 -- Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch. See [link] (more).

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JUNE 28, 2009

The UCLA Anderson School of Management and the German American Business Association (GABA), invite you to an exciting panel discussion with top digital media executives and venture capitalists followed by a reception at the UCLA Faculty Center. Tuesday, June 30, 2009 -- Online and Mobile Video. See [link].

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