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socaltech: Last day for Nominations for the Socaltech 100!

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We''re honored to have the following folks helping us to pare down the hundreds of names we''ve received so far for the Socaltech 100, and we''ll be providing profiles of our selection committee in the coming weeks. Socaltech is planning to recognize the Socaltech 100 in conjunction with the Digital Family Reunion in December.

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Orange County's OCTANe, OCVG Merge

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Two major orange county technology advocacy and business groups, OCTANe and the Orange County Venture Group (OCVG) said today that they have merged their organizations. The two groups had already slated a combined VC in the OC and the Innovation Showcase in May.

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Announcing The Socaltech 50: Southern California's Up-and-Comers

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We''re proud to announce the Socaltech 50 , our list of the 50, up-and-coming people in Southern California''s technology ecosystem. So, without further ado, here''s the list of this year''s 2013 Socaltech 50 : Basil Abifaker , Transaction Wireless (San Diego, digital gift cards). TX Zhuo , Karlin Ventures (Los Angeles, investor).

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Interview with Matthew Jenusaitis, OCTANe

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At the same time, the need for the products and services that OCTANe provides are greater in a recessionary economy than in when the economy is booming. For OCTANe to be successful, we want to see our technology ecosystem grow. Historically, OCTANe has been loosely married to UC Irvine, where OCTANe first started five or six years ago.

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OCTANe LaunchPad Firms Raise More Than $25M

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OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

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Tear Film Innovations Raises $9M

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Visionary Ventures Fund is a new, Orange County-based venture capital investment firm, focused on opthalmology investments, which works directly with the OCTANe Launch Pad accelerator; Tigris Ventures is a seed stage funding and medical device incubator located in Del Mar. READ MORE>>.

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Visionary Venture Fund Raises Funding For Opthalmic Investment Fund

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Aliso Viejo-based Visionary Venture Fund , a new venture capital firm specifically focused on only investing in opthalmology companies, has closed its first round of funding for a targeted $30M venture fund, the company announced on Tuesday. Jeffry Weinhuff is Managing Partner of the new fund. READ MORE>>.

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