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Report: Venture Capital Dollars In 2017 On Way To Record

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Total venture capital investment dollars in 2017 are on their way to a decade high, according to a new report issued today, with $21.5 The 3Q 2017 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor report said the latest quarter worths of investment brings 2017's total to $61.4 billion invested in the third quarter in more than 1,699 companies.

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LA Leads In Entrepreneurs, Says Report

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A new study released by the Kauffman Foundation this week shows that the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has the highest number of entrepreneurs per 100,000 people, of the top fifteen largest MSAs. The report covers all business entrepreneurs, not just those in the high tech industry.

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SpinLaunch, Backed By Google And Kleiner Perkins, Gets DOD Contract

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Long Beach-based SpinLaunch , a space launch services provider which recently relocated from Silicon Valley to Long Beach, reported on Wednesday that it has been awarded a launch prototype contract from the Department of Defense (DOD). READ MORE>>.

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PortTech Forum: Environmental Report Card

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 -- PortTech Forum: Environmental Report Card. In the first PortTech Forum of 2013, representatives from both the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will focus on key environmental issues in the San Pedro Bay area. See [link] (more)

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MoneyTree Report: Southern California Q3 Venture Totals Drop To $663.27M

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in funding, according to the latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree report, based on data from Thomson Reuters. According to the report, there were 71 deals worth a total of $663.2M According to the report, there were 71 deals worth a total of $663.2M in funding in Q3, down from the much larger, $2.5

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LA Leads In Entrepreneurs, Says Report

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A new study released by the Kauffman Foundation this week shows that the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has the highest number of entrepreneurs per 100,000 people, of the top fifteen largest MSAs. The report covers all business entrepreneurs, not just those in the high tech industry.

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Southern California Leads In Green Jobs, Says Report

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A report released today from the Brookings Institution counts the region as among the job leaders in clean economy jobs. San Diego, which was counted separately in the report, had 22,862 clean technology jobs. California as a whole has 318,156 clean economy related positions, according to the report. READ MORE>>.