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The Trade Desk Launches Venture Capital Arm, Makes First Investment

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Ventura-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk is launching its own venture capital arm, and has made its first investment, the company said this morning. The company said that the new investment fund, TD7, will invest in open Internet startups.

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Interview with Alex Schneider, Ventura Ventures Technology Center

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On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. What is the Ventura incubator? It's about 10,000 square feet of space in downtown Ventura, in a city owned office building. We ended up selecting DFJ Frontier.

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Apollo Robotics Names CEO, Scores Angel Investment

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Ventura-based Apollo Robotics , a new startup developing autonomous drone hardware and software aimed at automated surveying, announced this morning that it has named Rob Cammack as its Chief Executive Officer. Cammack is an existing angel investor in the company.

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Patagonia Invests In AeonClad Coatings

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Ventura, California-based outdoor clothing manufacturer Patagonia said Monday that it has made an investment in Teas-based AeonClad Coatings , a developer of water-repellent coatings and other specialty coatings technology.

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LA's AET Fund Raises $50M For Entertainment Technology Investment

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A new, Los Angeles venture capital fund, AET Fund said on Wednesday that it has raised $50M to make investments in entertainment technology, and hired someone to head up its U.S. investment efforts. AET Fund said that so far, it has made investments in six different startups, including HypeVR, FABLE STUDIO, Tyffon Inc.,

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Beanfields Gets Series B Round For Snack Brand

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The funding was led by PowerPlant Ventures, and also included NRV and Western Technology Investment. Beanfields' CEO is Arnulfo Ventura. Los Angeles-based food brand Beanfields , a manufacturer of vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, kosher chips, said this week that it has raised a Series B funding round. READ MORE>>.

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VertueLab Launches Climate Impact Fund With Donation From LA Philanthropists

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A new, climate-focused investment fund--the VertueLab Climate Impact Fund --said it launched yesterday afternoon, fueled by a donation from a couple of Los Angeles area philanthropists. The Woka Foundation was co-founded by Barbara Karplus and her husband Rob Womer, two philanthropists from Ventura County.

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