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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Westlake Village-based gravity-based energy storage technology developer EnergyVault says it will list on the NYSE, via a merger with a special purpose acqisition company (SPAC), Novus Capital Corporation II. and others.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

CoverHound , which has offices in Westlake Village, and is also one of the portfolio firms of Los Angeles-based venture investor Core Innovation Capital , has raised $33.3M Los Angeles investor Core Innovation Capital, which makes investments in fintech startups, also invested in CoverHound's prior round.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

INVST , a Westlake Village-based startup which offers up an online platform to help alternative investment funds find accredited investors, has signed up three new clients for its service, the company said this week. invst investedin alon goren deal institutional crowdfunding accredited investment tracking finnance'

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MARCH 27, 2012

Westlake Village-based Row 44 , the provider of in-flight broadband equipment, announced today that it has linked with MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) in an in-flight live streaming television and on-demand video entertainment effort. Financial details of the deal and investment were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 25, 2017

Westlake Village-based Sienna Biopharmaceuticals , which is developing medical dermatology and aesthetics treatments, has raised $40M in a Series B funding. David Pyott, plus new investors Fidelity Management & Research Company, certain investment funds advised by Clough Capital Partners L.P.,

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Los Angeles has long been in San Francisco’s shadow when it comes to life sciences investment. Westlake Village BioPartners is launching today with $350 million in committed capital. But a new venture capital firm led by industry veterans is trying to cast the City of Angels in a new light.

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JULY 6, 2010

An analysis of Q2's venture capital deals and investment activity in Southern California find that venture capitalists invested around $1.6 billion invested in Q1, and up from $1.0 in investment), Energy ($190.2M in investments) and Medical Deviecs ($128.1M in investments in Q2). billion in Q2 of last year.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

billion in investments, according to the Q3 analysis of venture capital deals by socalTECH.com. According to an analysis of socalTECH's proprietary database of venture capital deals, venture investors invested slightly more than the $966M in Q3 of 2009, but less than the $1.6 billion invested in Q2.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

Westlake Village-based inVia Robotics , the developer of warehouse robots led by Lior Elazary, has raised $20M more in funding, in a Series B round. inVia said the new funding was led by Point72 Ventures and also included investments from Upfront Ventures and Embark Ventures.

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JUNE 11, 2012

Westlake Village-based Row 44 , the provider of inflight Wi-Fi and entertainment services headed by John LaValle, announced today that it has raised $45M more in financing. Row 44 explained that part of the investment will go towards infrastructure for its European and Trans-Asia airline customers.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Westlake Village-based Aspyra said Monday that it has been acquired by Orion Healthcare Ventures LLC. Orion Healthcare Ventures is an investment firm focused on healthcare IT ventures. The firm, which develops healthcare information technology products, did not disclose financial details of the acquisition.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Westlake Village-based ValueClick announced this morning that it has acquired Investopedia.com , an online site focused on financial information and education. Investopedia provides information to consumers on financial terms, education, investing, and more. The deal was worth $42M in cash. million unique U.S. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

A major competitor to Westlake Village-based Row 44 , which develops Wi-Fi equipment for the commercial aviation market, has scored a big funding round this morning. Those investors include Ripplewood Holdings, Blumenstein/Thorne Information Partners and other investment entities associated with Oakleigh Thorne.

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MAY 26, 2009

Last week's angel investment report by the Angel Capital Association reported that investments by angel investors dropped nine percent in 2008, with a hefty percentage of angel investors--40 percent--expecting this year will be a down year. Tags: angel investment capital venture.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Westlake Village-based Specialists On Call , a firm developing a service to provide physician specialists to urban, suburban, and other hospitals via videoconferencing, has raised around $11.73M in a series of fundings, according to regulatory filings by the firm this week.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Maverick is based in Westlake Village, to be more specific, which once hosted a Keiretsu Forum chapter. Is Maverick part of the evolution of angel investing? Tags: insights opinions frank peters frankpetersshow maverick angels angel investment. Is Maverick Keiretsu reincarnated? Just how are they unique? READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

Calacanis--who launched his campaign earlier this week, targeting angel group the Keiretsu Forum --has now expanded his list of target angel groups to not only Keiretsu, but also Westlake Village-based Maverick Angels , PrivateEquityForums.com , Los Angeles-based iHollywoodForum's Tech Supper Club , and Angels Den UK.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

which has substantial operations in Westlake Village, Beverly Hills-based RealD , Monrovia-based Green Dot , and Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal. In fact, a recent study released by Ernst & Young found that there were eight companies in Southern California, out of 22 total in California, who were lined up for an IPO in Q4.

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DECEMBER 2, 2008

Westlake Village-based Inphi Corporation, a manufacturer of high speed analog semiconductors, said this morning that it has appointed Dr. Tsugio Makimoto as an advisor for the company. According to Inphi, Makimoto will help the firm identify new opportunities for investment. Makimoto is also an IEEE Fellow.

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JUNE 24, 2009

Westlake Village-based Move , which operates the online real estate site Move.com, Realtor.com, and other related properties, said today that it has sold the assets and certain liabilities of its Welcome Wagon property to South Florida Media Group. Move said that it was advised by investment bank DeSilva+Phillips in the deal.

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JULY 7, 2010

Row 44 / John Guidon / Westlake Village - Guidon sold his last firm--Comcore Semiconductor--back in 1998 to National Semiconductor, for a substantial gain. Elbaz sold Applied Semantics to Google in 2003, for pre-IPO stock, reaping first round investors more than a 100x return on their investment.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

In 2007, we started to put some policy attached to the money, and created a jobs investment fund. In fact, they just helped us invest in Lottay, where we participated in their Series A round of investment. That is used to match any investment that DFJ Frontier makes in companies in Ventura.

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APRIL 9, 2020

How is it you convinced investors, even though you're not from the medical field, even though you are experienced startup founders, to make the investment in your company? Guy Friedman: I'm based in Saint Louis, Missouri, and Yarone is based in Westlake Village. Neither of us had a healthcare background before we started this.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Maverick Angels , the angel investment group headed here by John Dilts , told its members today that it is launching two new chapters in the state of Utah. Tags: maverick angels angel investment venture capital utah expansion. The group said its will open a chapter in Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah, to be headed by Brent Israelson.

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