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JULY 17, 2017

Pasadena-based Impact Health said Monday that it has raised $13M in a Series A funding, to help connect patients with health insurers. The startup said the funding came from Techstars Venture Capital Fund and Foundry Group. Looking for the best health insurance plan for you?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

All of those ideas have a pre-commited amount of capital from investors willing to back those ideas. ideamarket venture capital idealab marketplace' READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

According to the Pasadena Angels, one of the investors in the firm, the round also included the Tech Coast Angels and un-named venture capital firms. The Pasadena Angels said the funding will go towards expanding and growing Ondax's optic solutions. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 26, 2013

The incubator said it is focused on the "power of great design to create market disruption"--citing such products as Apple''s smart phone and Pinterest as examples. design accelerator pasadena startup incubator entrepreneur' READ MORE>>. design accelerator pasadena startup incubator entrepreneur' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In one of the largest rounds for a Central Coast company in recent years--and the largest venture investment in San Luis Obispo ever--cloud software maker MindBody has raised $50M in a funding round. Mindbody first raised funding back in 2009, when it gained backing from the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other local angels.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY has raised a big, $35M venture capital round this morning, led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), along with Catalyst Investors (Catalyst) and Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP).

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socalTECH

MAY 29, 2013

Pasadena-based X1 Discovery , the developer of enterprise e-discovery and search tools, has some new funding in hand, and has been ramping its efforts in the market. discovery x1discovery electronic ediscovery venture capital idealab search tools enterprise' X1 Discovery is one of the companies out of Idealab.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 29, 2020

Kleiner Perkins , one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources. Speaking onstage at the Upfront Summit, an event at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Tim Cadogan , OpenX (Pasadena, advertising). Isaac Garcia , Central Desktop (Pasadena, software). Matthew Goldman , Wallaby Financial (Pasadena, financial). Josef Gorowitz , Swagbucks (Torrance, online marketing/rewards). Ryan Hudson , Honey (Pasadena, apps). Sean Callahan , SlimSurveys (San Diego, mobile apps).

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Pasadena-based MobLab , a new startup which develops personalized learning software for the education market, has scored a round of funding, the company said today. Nikou is the founder, managing partner, and CEO of private equity investment firm OpenGate Capital.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Pasadena-based New Matter , which is developing consumer focused, 3D printers, said today that it has raised $6.5M The funding was led by Alsop Louie Partners, and also included Arden Road Investments, Biotechonomy, Dolby Family Ventures, First Round Capital, Idealab and frogVentures. in a Series A funding round. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2017

Pasadena-based Virtualitics , a developer of analytics software aimed at the virtual reality and augmented reality application market, has raised $4.4M in a funding led by The Venture Reality Fund, the company said today.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

I’m often asked about the differences between being at a VC and being an entrepreneur and whether I prefer one or the other. The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” It was more hedge fund than venture capital.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2016

Pasadena-based Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals , a biopharmaceuticals developer aiming at treating hepatitis and other diseases has raised $45M in a private offering, the company said today. with Trout Capital LLC and Chardan Capital Markets LLC acting as financial advisors. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Pasadena-based Coronal Energy , a provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) project development, financing, and operation services for the utility, municipal and corporate market, has scored a strategic investment from Panasonic , the two said this morning. Financial terms of the funding were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

Pasadena-based advertising technology firm OpenX has raised $22.5M The new round was led by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, and also included Accel Partners, Index Ventures, SAP Ventures, Mitsui & Co. more in a round of funding, the company announced today, via a Series E funding round.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

HubHaus--which shows locations right now in Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Glendale, and Pasadena--matches up applicants for its houses with others with similar professions and personal interests. The company currently offers up its service only in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The funding was led by General Catalyst Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

I kind of think LA is just LA and doesn’t need some clever marketing term. A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. ReachLocal, founded by Zorik Gordon, publicly traded company helping small businesses across America use the Internet for marketing [Woodland Hills.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

I’m planning on going to a Tech Coast Angels mixer tomorrow and the topic for me is whether there is angel funding out there for startups that don’t meet classic VC models. By way of background for the question, there’s a great post by Bob Aholt, a Pasadena Angel: An Angel Investor’s Thoughts on Valuation.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2012

We spoke with Ryan Hudson, one of the co-founders of the Pasadena company, to learn more about the tool. Ryan Hudson: Honey is a new company here in Southern California, based in Pasadena. We think there's a really good place in this market for helping consumers to break down information silos, and this is an example of that.

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2012

Los Angeles-based Gridtest Systems , a developer of measurement tools for the electric vehicle (EV) market, said this morning that it has raised a seed round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Financial terms of the investment were not announced.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. You cannot be just a biz dev type, salesperson, marketing genius or whatever and divorce yourself from product. Market validation – This one is optional but important. At an angel round you can get away with no market validation. They might be as hard as raising VC.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

A study of the venture capital deal flow in Southern California conducted by socalTECH shows that venture capital deals dropped for Q3, to around $720M in deals, in a market dominated by clean technology firms. in venture capital deals in the third quarter, down dramatically from $1.2B

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LATechDigest

MAY 16, 2016

TechSparks Pasadena. Innovate Pasadena. Upfront VC Defends uBEAM Against Accusations ( link ). THRIVE MARKET Featured on CBS This Morning ( link ). Wednesday May 18. AWS Revisiting Security. Build a Brand w/ Cult Following. Paige Craig. Thursday May 19. ISSA LA (-5/20). Smart & Sustainable Cities. SB Young Pros.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Pasadena-based California Insitute of Technology said this week that it has tapped a venture capitalist for its Board of Trustees. Gupta, cofounder and managing director of Nexus Venture Partners and an alumnus of the school, has been elected to its board. According to Caltech, Narendra K. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Bolingbrook, Illinois-based Elevance Renewable Sciences , a developer of ingredients for use in personal care products, detergents, lubricants and other specialty chemicals and fuel markets, based on renewable feedstock, has raised $100M in funding, the firm said Tuesday. Materia is headed by Michael Giardello. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

That data--if you could just find the right piece--could be useful in a number of areas, particularly in the financial markets. Whether that''s for competitive analysis or market analysis, our product is basically able to monitor--on a very large scale--things that are important to your particular company.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Monday, March 12, 2007 MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point The NY Times did a piece today on MyShape, a start-up in Pasadena - Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Fit. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2018

Pasadena-based WaveMaker Three-Sixty Healthcare (www.wavemaker360.com) com) recently , announced a new healthcare focused venture capital fund, worth $25M. There are now a number of products, technology, and services which are being brought to market, which a few years ago had no way for an entrepreneur to generate money.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

I wrote a version of this post four years ago but given the hectic nature of today’s tech markets I thought it was worth revisiting and updating. I’m not talking about two people from the same company (like co-founders) or two partners at a VC firm. Canceling meetings is a part of modern day life.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2012

How do you create a business around the still-emerging market of electric vehicles and avoid those issues? One way is developing testing tools and infrastructure around that market, to help those manufacturers in their research and development, which is just what Calabasas-based GridTest Systems (www.gridtest.com) is doing.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2010

Joe Fisher: The reason we're changing our name, is our original name, CFX Battery, was descriptive of our first technology coming to market. Joe Fisher: Back about three years ago, Caltech took some of the intellectual property involved with this to an event, where once a year they invite venture capital groups to come in.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Pasadena-based robotics technology firm Evolution Robotics has scored another $13.88M in venture funding, the firm disclose today. Evolution Robotics said the funding was led by CMEA Ventures, and also included Vodafone Ventures, Idealab, and the Quercus Trust. READ MORE>>

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research, a publicly held firm commercialization technology in the life sciences, electronics, and energy markets, said today that it has raised $5.4M for investment in its subsidiary, Unidym, from strategic investor Tokyo Electron Ventures. for a number of the firm's subsidiaries.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

We give them options and advice on the best course to reach their goals, such as responding quickly and getting to market faster. Where's the open source market nowadays--a few years ago, people were playing around with business models, how is yours working? It gives them an escalation path only dealing with us. So far so good.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. We spoke with Phil Ressler--a former venture capitalist from Clearstone Ventures--who is now CEO of BigStage.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Back in 2003 and 2004, we were focused on the international market, and started outsourcing to India and the Philippines for call center services. We said--look, taxi is our break and butter, the market has accepted us, and there's a real business there. The original company found that getting IVR deployed was actually very hard.

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