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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Toba Capital , the venture fund run by former Quest Software founder Vinny Smith, has backed reporting and analytics dashboard software developer Grow.com in a $16M Series B funding round. Grow.com offers up reporting and analytics software specifically for SMBs and non-technical users, and is based in Orem, Utah. READ MORE>>.

Orange County 157

Orange County Capital Funding Seed Funding 157

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JULY 11, 2018

The Irvine Company , which operates a huge list of shopping centers in Orange County and elsewhere, including Fashion Island and the Irvine Spectrum, is in the midst of a flap over license plate data sharing. READ MORE>>.

Orange County 124

Orange County Company Companies Report 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

ll explore and explain the new reporting and transformation capabilities available in the aggregation framework. One of the most popular NoSql implementations just got much better! In the past, performing aggregations was a pain. Now with the 2.2 release, much of the map/reduce necessities have been eliminated.

Orange County 100

Orange County Framework Report 100

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JULY 29, 2011

A report, published Friday by Wired, says that Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu has cut its use of web analytics service Kissmetrics -- a startup founded by former Orange County entrepreneur Neil Patel -- after U.C. Berkeley security researchers detected the use of undetectable cookie code by Kissmetrics.

Hulu 165

Hulu Orange County Report Research 165

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JANUARY 11, 2019

According to the report, Los Angeles garnered the lion's share of the local funding, with $1.77 billion in Orange County. The region had a total of 124 deals logged by Dow Jones VentureSource, split between 75 in Los Angeles, 29 in San Diego, and 20 in Orange County. Southern California raised $2.96

Southern California 150

Southern California Orange County Venture Capital San Diego 150

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Venture capital investments in Southern California in Q3 totaled to $464.18M, according to the latest numbers released by the PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA Money Tree Report this evening, based on data from Thomson Reuters. For the quarter, San Diego County garnered the most venture capital, with $231.3M Nationwide, there was $4.8

Southern California 195

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Rustic Canyon 195

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APRIL 6, 2020

Orange County-based mobile device case maker Urban Armor Gear (UAG) said this morning that it has rolled out a line of biodegradeable, compostable smart phone cases, which it says are made out of 100% compostable bio-plastic. Worried about the environmental impact of your smartphone? The new "Outback" series of cases starts at $39.95.

Orange County 113

Orange County Mobile Report Help 113

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APRIL 12, 2017

billion in venture capital dollars were invested in the Southern California region in Q1, according to the latest MoneyTree Report , issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and CB Insights. The report tallied up $926.4M Investments in LA/OC were up slightly from the $898.3M invested in Q4, with San Diego also up from $175.73M in Q4.

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital Southern California Orange County Invest 113

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 8, 2016

Surf Air expands routes in Europe, SpaceX signs lease for Orange County office, and Fullscreen offers sample content via AT&T and DirecTV.

Orange County 113

Orange County Sample SpaceX Report 113

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

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 in funding in Orange County. in funding in Q3, down from the much larger, $2.5 for San Diego, then $189.0M

Southern California 100

Southern California Orange County Report Santa Barbara 100

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey has been linked to a pro-Trump, anti-Clinton group, which circulates "dirty memes" about Hillary Clinton, according to a report on Thursday. Oculus was started in Orange County, but moved to Silicon Valley shortly after it was acquired by Facebook.

Orange County 100

Orange County Social Media Report Media 100

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Irvine-based Menlo Micro , a developer of micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) devices used for radio frequency switching, has emerged as one of the two leaders in RF MEMS switching, according to a report from the IEEE Spectrum.

Report 124

Report Custom Customer Marketing 124

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Paul, Bridgeport CT, and Philadelphia), with Orange County at number 20, tied with Newark NJ, Washington DC, Boulder CO, and Raleigh NC. According to NetProspex, a provider of business contact information, its analysis found that Ventura was fourth out of the top 25 social cities, behind San Francisco, San Jose, and New York.

Ventura 208

Ventura Orange County Social Media Report 208

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MAY 6, 2014

Epicor Software , the supply chain management software company whose roots are in Orange County, has been put up for sale by private equity firm Apax Partners, according to reports Tuesday. The WSJ said that Apax Partners, which owns Epicor, is looking to sell Epicor for around $3.5

Equity 185

Equity Orange County Software Southern California 185

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. Be Great recognizes seven main startup points in Los Angeles: “Silicon Beach”, West LA, Culver City, Pasadena, Orange County, South Bay, and Downtown LA.

Report 104

Report Orange County Startup West Los Angeles 104

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

The financing came from the Tech Coast Angel''s ACE Fund, as well as angel investors from Orange County. One of its major markets has been providing outage reports and text message handling for utilities, allowing customers to report outages by text message. READ MORE>>.

Orange County 153

Orange County Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital Report 153

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

A new report released today by Next 10 , a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy group, says that Southern California--and California, as a whole--leads the green innovation, cleantech venture capital, and energy market. The report was compiled by research firm Colaborative Economics.

Southern California 165

Southern California Report Orange County Patents 165

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AUGUST 21, 2012

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.

OCTANE 150

OCTANE Orange County High Tech Mentor 150

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Santa Ana-based Ingram Micro , an electronics distributor, has reportedly laid off about 8 percent of the firm's North American workforce, or 300 employees, according to a report from ChannelWeb. ChannelWeb quoted an executive at Ingram, who said that the layoff occurred Tuesday, with as many as 150 cuts in the firm's Orange County offices.

Orange County 124

Orange County Layoffs Report Product 124

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JANUARY 17, 2014

in the fourth quarter, according to the latest number from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, in its MoneyTree report. Los Angeles led the region with $309.79M in total investments for Q4 of 2013, with San Diego ($145.0M) and Orange County ($143.6M) with nearly the same venture investment toal.

Southern California 246

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Tech Coast Angels 246

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Lake Forest-based Western Digital joined a chorus of Orange County firms reporting strong results for the most recent quarter, saying Thursday afternoon that it had revenues of $2.6 billion in its fiscal Q2, which ended January 1st. According to WD, it had hard drive shipments of 49.5 million units, delivering $2.6B

Orange County 124

Orange County Report .Net 124

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JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region.

Southern California 240

Southern California El Segundo Culver City Orange County 240

TechCrunch LA

JULY 17, 2020

Beginning on July 20, KFC will be selling Beyond Fried Chicken at 50 stores the Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego areas, while supplies last, the company said. Popularizing lab-grown meat could have a significant impact on climate change according to reports.

Southern California 307

Southern California Orange County Los Angeles San Diego 307

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Nanoogo , an online service focused on helping encourage creativity in kids, has scored a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels, according to a report today from the group. Nanoogo has been working with K5 Launch, the business accelerator which has been focused on funding companies in Orange County. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 166

Tech Coast Angels Orange County Funding Report 166

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APRIL 14, 2016

in venture capital in Q1, according to the latest MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Reuters. in funds invested, across 47 deals; Orange County had $158M invested across 15 deals; and San Diego had $253.5M billion was raised in the region.

Southern California 100

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Ventura 100

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MARCH 15, 2016

Wag currently also serves Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Chicago, Orange County and San Diego. Wag's smartphone driven servie provides GPS tracking of dog walkers, and pictures and videos of your pet, including a "pee and poo report". READ MORE>>.

Orange County 100

Orange County San Diego Los Angeles Demand 100

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APRIL 17, 2015

MoneyTree report, which was released this evening, The quarter was the biggest, investment quarter for Southern California since the dot com era. in investments, and Orange County saw $172.81M in funding. Southern California saw a staggering $1.9 billion was invested in the region at the tail end of the dot com boom.

Southern California 100

Southern California Orange County SpaceX San Diego 100

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Irvine-based Enevate , a developer of rechargeable battery technology, is expanding in Irvine, according to reports today. The venture backed firm, which has investments from Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, is tripling its office space to 22,000 square feet, according to the Orange County Register.

Orange County 150

Orange County Draper Mission Ventures Report 150

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JULY 15, 2016

Vinny Smith , the founder of Orange County's Quest Software , has put his backing behind a new data integration sofware startup, Grow. Grow said this week that it has raised $11M in a Series A funding, which came from Toba Capital, the investment funding company run by Smith. Grow is based in Utah.

Orange County 100

Orange County Software Funding Capital 100

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JUNE 3, 2009

A new report by the Milken Institutue, attempting to rank the "top high-tech centers" in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, shows Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego areas are all within the top 10 "preeminent high-tech metros" ranked by high tech employment and wages. The report was released Tuesday.

High Tech 100

High Tech San Diego Orange County Report 100

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

The latest MoneyTree report from the three find that $603.2M invested in Orange County. In Orange County, the largest deals were for Aliso Viejo's GaiKai , which raised $30.0M, Anaheim-based Fisker Automotive , with $25.0M was invested in the region. Los Angeles received $260.0M in San Diego, and $141.4M

Southern California 212

Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Capital 212

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

in venture capital in Q3, according to the latest numbers from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data From Thomson Reuters. in venture capital raised in Q3; Orange County had $155.96M in investments for the quarter. was raised in venture capital.

Southern California 234

Southern California Orange County Tech Coast Angels Company 234

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Orange County-based PortfolioDashboards.com , a developer of software for providing updates and information to angel and other investors, launched today, saying that it is looking to provide angel investors and venture capitalists with regular, standardized, and aggregated performance data and reports on their portfolio companies.

Orange County 150

Orange County Invest Report Angel 150

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Demographics at funds and startups will also be under the microscope, since signatories have agreed to report on their composition by race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability status, immigration status, veteran status, educational attainment, socioeconomic origin, tenure at a firm. for technology investment and corporate development.

Los Angeles 249

Los Angeles Angel Entrepreneur Orange County 249

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2013

The latest investment from Toba is in backup, recovery, and business continuity appliance provider Quorum , based in San Jose, which reported an $11M Series B funding this morning from Toba Capital and Airtek Capital Group. According to a recent report , Toba Capital is expecting to put as much as $150M into venture deals this year.

Orange County 159

Orange County Southern California Startup Venture Capital 159

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JULY 20, 2012

According to the report, which tracks venture capital activity nationwide, there were 89 deals in the quarter, the same as in Q1, but less than the 97 deals in the same quarter of last year. Orange County, with $203.6M Orange County, with $203.6M Nationally, the report tallied $7.04 in investment, then.

Southern California 145

Southern California Orange County GRP Partners Funding 145

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

The TechAmerica CyberCities report, which was released Wednesday, found that New York led the nation in high tech employment, with 316,971 workers, followed by Washington, DC. San Diego as ranked 12th with 110,985 workers, and Orange County was 14th, with 95,047 workers. Orange County had 76.74

High Tech 198

High Tech Study Orange County Southern California 198