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Venture Capitalists Invest $493.2M In Southern California In Q1

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The latest venture capital numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters, was released tonight, showing that Southern California had $493.2M The most active investors for Q1 in Southern California were DFJ.

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Former Miramar Ventures' Partner Goyal Heads New $50M Healthcare IT Fund

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Maneesh Goyal , formerly a venture capitalist at Corona Del Mar-based Miramar Venture Partners, is now officially head of his own fund--a $50M, healthcare IT fund called MergerTech Capital. Goyal had told contacts in Southern California in early November that he had decided to depart Miramar for the chance to run his own fund.

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What Mattered in 2010: Bruce Hallett, Miramar Venture Partners

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All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. Last week, we asked with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Ventures about his opinions, and today, we're featuring the thoughts of Bruce Hallett , a venture capitalist at Miramar Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Welltok, Backed By Trio Of Socal Investors, Buys Mindbloom

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Welltok is backed by a trio of Southern California investors, including Qualcomm Ventures, Miramar Venture Partners, and Okapi Venture Capital. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Welltok is based in Denver, Mindbloom in Seattle. billion deal in 2008.

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Trio Of SoCal Investors Back Welltok

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Three, local venture capital investors -- Miramar Venture Partners , Okapi Venture Capital , and Qualcomm Ventures -- are part of a group investing $22.1M Miramar and Okapi are in Orange County, and Qualcomm is in San Diego. Miramar and Okapi are prior investors in Welltok, having backed the company last year in its Series B.

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Q3 Venture Investments For SoCal Total Around $1.0 Billion

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Southern California venture totals for Q3 totaled around $1.0 Q3 has traditionally been a slower, venture funding quarter in Southern California, due to summer vacations and a slower work schedule for both high tech companies and venture firms during the summer months. billion invested in Q2. billion invested in Q2.

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Southern California Venture Totals Drop in Q4

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Most sectors saw drops in investment during the year, with the exception of few--including a couple of sectors where Southern California has a significant presence, in Clean Technology and Media & Entertainment. In terms of last quarter's activity by industry in Southern California, Industrial/Energy led, with $76.4M