socalTECH

JULY 6, 2010

The acquisition is the end of a long road for Greenplum--originally based in Sherman Oaks--and its investors, which includes San Diego's Mission Ventures. The firm appears to have gone through at least one recapitalization, and multiple executive team changes, and moved to Silicon Valley in the meantime.

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MAY 1, 2012

a provider of products for the fixed and mobile data network market, Allot announced this morning. Ortiva Wireless was venture backed by Artiman Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Comcast Interactive Capital, and others, and had raised somewhere north of $40M for its efforts. in revenues for the second half of 2012.

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Mission Ventures Acquisition Mobile Networking 145

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JANUARY 28, 2011

Sickler has previously served as Network Computing, Gadzoox Networks, Arzoon, Arcwave, and Ungermann-Bass. Nexiant is venture backed by InnoCal Venture Capital, Argentum Group, Forrest Binkley & Brown, Inverness Capital Partners, and Mission Ventures, among others.

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Innocal Mission Ventures Venture Capital Networking 140

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JUNE 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based RotoHog is in a partnership with social networking site Hi5 , Hi5 announced last night, and is using RotoHog to power a new fantasy sports game called 2010 World Futbol Challenge. Rotohog is headed by Kelly Perdew, and backed by Allen & Co, Mission Ventures, DFJ Dragon and Sports Capital Partners Worldwide.

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Social Network Mission Ventures Sites Networking 150

SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

Los Angeles LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA Los Angeles Startup Networking Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

Los Angeles LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA Los Angeles Startup Networking Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Those avatars could be used in virtual worlds, video clips, video games, and for social networking sites. Big Stage, which was once known as Clone, was venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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Metrics Tech Coast Angels Santa Monica Mission Ventures 145

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The round was led by Intel Capital, and also included current investors Comcast Interactive Capital, Artiman Ventures, and Mission Ventures. Ortiva's technology is used to optimize the delivery rate of video to mobile phones, based on network conditions and available bandwidth.

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SoCalTech Mission Ventures Mobile Resource 140

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2010

Nirvanix is a provider of a cloud storage service targeted at enterprises and web application developers; Nasuni develops a virtual network attached storage (NAS) file server that runs on VMware. Nirvanix is backed by Intel Capital, Valhalla Partners, Mission Ventures, Windward Ventures, and the European Founders Fund.

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Windward Mission Ventures San Diego Web 145

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MARCH 10, 2010

The firm said the certification came through the certification of an SMC Networks cable gateway, which uses the firm's components. MaxLinear is one of the Southern California companies in the midst of an IPO effort, hoping to list on the NYSE; the firm is venture backed by USVP, Battery Ventures, Mission Ventures, and UMC Capital.

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Southern California Mission Ventures Networking Capital 145

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2010

La Jolla-based Ortiva Wireless , a developer of wireless software used for handling video streaming over mobile networks, has raised $8.0M The funding included prior investors Artiman Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Comcast Interactive Capital. out of a $10.0M No details on the funding have yet been released.

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Mission Ventures Mobile Venture Capital Software 133

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Nirvanix said CommVault customers can select the firm's Storage Delivery Network (SDN) product via a drop-down selection within the Simpana software. Nirvanix provides storage-as-a-service through an online network. READ MORE>>.

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Windward Mission Ventures San Diego Networking 140

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Moderator: Kevin Jacques, Partner, Palomar Ventures; Panelists: Dave Ryan, Managing Partner, Mission Ventures; Patrick Eggen, QUALCOMM Ventures; Thomas Ellsworth, Chief Executive Officer, GOTV Networks; Colby Goff , SVP Network Strategy and Business Development, Boingo Wireless; Scott Lahman, Founder and CEO, GoGii.

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Mobile Technology Gogii Palomar 113

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

The funding came from Mission Ventures and Okapi Ventures. Leo Spiegel of Mission Ventures and Marc Averitt of Okapi Ventures have joined the firm's board as part of the funding. Leo Spiegel of Mission Ventures and Marc Averitt of Okapi Ventures have joined the firm's board as part of the funding.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The firm said the new round is a Series B, and comes from investors Intel Capital, Mission Ventures, Valhalla Partnes, and Windward Ventures. Prior to QLogic, Genereux was at DataDirect Networks (DDN), also serving as VP Sales, Marketing, and Support, and has previously served at Hitachi Data Systems.

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Windward S3 Mission Ventures San Diego 153

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APRIL 20, 2009

Los Angeles-based Sodahead , the online question and answer site backed by Mission Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels, said Monday that it has tied together in a strategic partnership with Technorati. Technorati is an online site which provides a way to search and browse blog posts. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures Social Network Blogging 133

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OCTOBER 28, 2008

Venice Beach-based Access 360 Media, which operates an out-of-home advertising network, said today that it has raised $8M in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Mission Ventures, and also included Bessemer Venture Partners. According to Access 360, the new funding will go towards accelerating company growth.

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Media Mission Ventures Venice Advertising 100

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MARCH 10, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rotohog , which develops fantasy sports games for sports leagues and others, has raised $2M in an inside round led by Mission Ventures and DFJ DragonFund. Perdew said the firm is providing its fantasy sports games to sports leagues, networks like FOX, and large media companies.

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Mission Ventures SoCalTech Venture Capital Los Angeles 100

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Slacker offers a personalized stream of music, which is updated via a network connection but also supports caching of music when not connected to a network. The firm is venture backed by Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds. READ MORE>>.

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Mission Ventures San Diego Content Networking 100

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MARCH 25, 2009

According to the firm, its new ID Network Attributes products use information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, reported identity fraud, and other information to detect possible identity theft. ID Analytics is venture backed by Investor Growth Capital, Canaan Partners, Trinity Ventures, and Mission Ventures.

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Product Mission Ventures San Diego Software 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Sodahead.com, which operates a web site where users can ask and answer questions, share opinions, and network with other users, said that it has now recorded more than 5 million votes and 8 million comments on the site. in venture funding since its launch in September of 2007.

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures Sites Web 113

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2009

Nirvanix provides cloud-based storage which can be used by both Internet and web-based businesses, as well as enterprises; the firm recently hired a VP of Sales from Brocade, and in October rolled out CloudNAS, software which creates a network-attached-storage device based entirely on the firm's Internet-based cloud storage API. READ MORE>>.

Windward 100

Windward SaaS Mission Ventures San Diego 100

socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2009

The certification covers the Nirvanix CloudNAS service, which creates a virtual network-attached-storage (NAS) device using Internet-based storage from the Nirvanix service for data storage. Nirvanix is backed by Intel Capital, Valhalla Partners, Mission Ventures, Windward Ventures, and the European Founders Fund.

Windward 100

Windward Mission Ventures San Diego Software 100

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Slacker, which is venture backed by Centennial Ventures, Rho Ventures, Mission Ventures and Sevin Rosen Funds, said that its new Slacker G2 Personal Radio Player offers the ability for users to listen to their Slacker Radio stations, even when not connected to a Wi-Fi network.

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Mission Ventures San Diego Networking Funding 100

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

In conjunction with the new program, Big Stage said that it has signed on virtual world developer Icarus Studios, and virtual conferencing firm The Venue Network as two companies using the new APIs. Big Stage is backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Venture, and the Tech Coast Angels.

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures Sample Pasadena 100

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JUNE 25, 2009

Phil Ressler, Big Stage's CEO, said that the firm is looking to also deploy similar voice-sync capability to video games, virtual worlds, virtual conferencing, and social networking sites like Facebook. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Southern California Mission Ventures Entertainment 100

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DECEMBER 11, 2008

GGL operates a video game social networking site, which provides news, communities, and online gaming tournaments and competitions. The firm is venture backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels; the firm's technology is a result of CIA-funded research efforts at USC.

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures USC Social Network 100

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Demand offers up a network of online, content driven web sites--plus a healthy domain name registration business--and has garnered lots of attention for specifically creating content for search engines. Venture backers : Mohr Davidow Ventures, Mission Ventures, Tech Coast Angels, Ron Conway. www.sodahead.com).

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Startup Tech Coast Angels Demand News 178

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

In other words, it uses what is happening: with the content out in the network with searches that land on the site, what happens when people visit the site, and various other kinds of behaviors. There are some very cool new features being released all the time as part of the software that powers this system.

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Los Angeles Angel Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

socalTECH tracks day-to-day venture capital activity in the Southern California region, and uses venture data disclosed by companies announcing funding; self-reported by both technology companies and venture firms; as well as regulatory filings and other sources.

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Southern California SoCalTech Technical Review Draper 100

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

David Sacks, one of the co-founders of PayPal, pitched Geni.com, an online site focused on both family trees and social networking. Magnify360 was voted the best investment opportunity by both venture capitalist audience members and panelists. READ MORE>>

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Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

With over 15,000 square-feet of space, the facility has room for dozens of startup teams, and already houses Industry, a Web-based professional networking and job market for the hospitality industry, and the San Diego office of OurCrowd, the Israeli crowdfunding platform. The other partners are Edward Adato and Daniel Schwarzblat.). “I

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

We saw that the company was starting to have some potential to take venture capital, and got a little more involved, recognizing the need to step up management. The board asked me to jump in, and I did, working with Ted Alexander and Jim Armstrong, of Mission Ventures and Clearstone Ventures, respectively.

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Startup Platform Clearstone Content 113